Reunion Video

One of the highlights of the previous smaller UR NROTC Reunions has been the video that Valerie (Pilner) Denney ('80) has been enthusiastically producing.  She has graciously volunteered to continue this project.

All she needs are pictures!  Whether you plan to attend the reunion or not, you may have some photos you would like to share with your fellow former midshipmen.  The most fun photos are those of groups of midshipmen during some NROTC event.  In the past, individuals have submitted a picture of an important career event or a funny situation.

If you have any pictures that you would like to share please post them on the UR NROTC Alumni Facebook page.  (If you are not currently a member of Facebook or the UR NROTC group please sign up.) Valerie will download and incorporate them into the video.

Friday Panel Discussion

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During the 2015 Meliora Weekend, the NROTC Unit will be hosting a “NROTC Alumni Leadership Panel” with a broad spectrum of professional expertise and experience.  The panel discussion will feature former Midshipmen alums, each having served in the Navy or Marine Corps during a different era of conflict in the past half-century. 

As in previous leadership panels, the upcoming panel’s objectives will be four-fold:

First, as part of the Meliora Weekend, the panel is a great venue for alumni of different graduating classes to interact with successful classmates.  It opens up greater opportunity for dialogue and networking between those with a key common experience.  In this case, NROTC and military service in the Navy or Marine Corps.

Second, the panel affords the opportunity for current NROTC Midshipmen to gain insight into the importance of the alumni body, to begin interaction and networking with those in various fields, and to broaden their perspective of career opportunities.

Third, it unequivocally emphasizes that success can be reached by pursuing many paths.  Again, for the current Midshipmen this can lead to an active duty military career, to an active/reserve combination or to using their military experience as a springboard into an entirely different field, nationally or internationally.  In order to capitalize on the diversity of NROTC graduates, we are inviting panelists from a variety of career choices and backgrounds.

Finally, I am certain that interaction with today’s Midshipmen--tomorrow’s junior officers--will be reassuring to those of you who have already served especially any lessons learned from your experiences that you can impart to Midshipmen.  We have an outstanding group of leaders preparing to take the reins of leadership of our Navy and Marine Corps.

We truly hope you can join us for Meliora Weekend and our NROTC Unit events.