Today marks the end of my postings on the Norwich University blog at eLearners.  In the next few days, I will begin my new blog that will focus on my next “adventure in education” as I earn my Doctor of Business Administration at Walden University.  I have already enrolled and begin classes on June 29.   As I write this, that is a mere six hours away.  Even though I have not done any work, there is already a lot to write.

I want to close out this final post on my Norwich blog with the following statement:

When I decided to go to graduate school, the word “Norwich” had never crossed my mind or my lips.  Living a few thousand miles away from Vermont, I believe that I have a valid excuse.  I already had my choice of schools narrowed down to three and Norwich was not one of them.

Then I received an email informing be about Norwich.  After doing some investigating, I signed up for the MBA program.  Being a school that was nearly 200 years old, I knew the education I would receive would be of high quality.  I was not disappointed.  The 18 months I spent in that program was more challenging than four years of undergraduate work.  Moreover, the residency program at the end was an event that made it all worth it.

During this adventure, I met some of the most interesting people and learned things that I do not know that I would have been exposed to at another institution.  Everyone on the faculty, administration, student body and ever nook and cranny of Norwich has been a pleasure to work with.  

The visit to Vermont was something I will never forget!  I have lived in the city and in the country.  I have seen mountains and desert.  Nevertheless, I can honestly say that Vermont is unique in a way that I cannot explain.  It is a beautiful, humble place that I will visit in the future.

Now I am on to other challenges.  Of the three schools I will have attended when I graduate with my D.B.A., I will only wear the Norwich ring.  I will look back at Norwich as my most memorable experience.

Norwich Forever!