Norwich University was represented at the 3rd Annual International Forum for Peace, Security & Prosperity
Norwich University was represented by a special delegation at the 3rd Annual International Forum for Peace, Security & Prosperity in Sicily, Italy. The delegation consisted of three members of Norwich’s Corps of Cadets and Dr. Travis Morris, Associate Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
![Cadet Wineriter and Cadet Darby standing with two of the Ukrainian Cadets in the Piazza Armenia.](/sites/default/files/styles/460x460/public/2023-04/cadets-italy.jpg?h=c35ab9d9&itok=vWe16vrE)
The Italian Army hosted the event in support of the Forum organizers. The Forum focused on Operation Husky and Information Warfare and included institutional representation from Italy, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Read more in the first edition of Notes from the Field from the John and Mary Frances Patton Peace and War Center at Norwich University.
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About the Peace and War Center
The John and Mary Frances Patton Peace and War Center is a Norwich University academic center of excellence for students, scholars, and practitioners seeking to advance interdisciplinary knowledge on the relationship between peace and warfare at local, national, and global levels. www.norwich.edu/pawc
About Norwich University
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in baccalaureate and graduate degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army and is the oldest private military college in the United States of America. Norwich is one of our nation's six senior military colleges and the birthplace of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
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