CO SitRep

Check out the new section to our website, a personal letter from the Commanding Officer at CO SitRep.

Security Symposium

The planning for our second annual security symposium is well underway - here's the advance flyer (click on image to enlarge):

Imbedded Journalist to Speak to the Battalion

On March 25th, journalist and Adjunct Law Professor Willy Stern will be speaking to the Midshipmen at the Battalion about his experiences as an imbedded journalist in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr. Stern holds an undergraduate degree from Williams College and an MPA from Harvard University. He has been a staff writer at publications around the globe, including Business Week, Forbes, and, most recently, The Nashville Scene. His exhaustive investigations of airplane safety, police corruption and crooked charities have won numerous national journalism awards. Professor Stern’s op-eds and analyses have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and The New Republic, to name a few. At Vanderbilt Law School, Professor Stern teaches Methods and Ethics of Information Gathering. We thank him in advance for taking the time to share his experience with our Battalion!

Run for our Veterans

New Website

The new Vanderbilt NROTC Alumni Website is now live - check it out at www.vanderbiltnrotc.com and let us know what you think!

Sad News

One of our 2003 graduates, LT Allison Oubre, flying Navy Helicopters, was killed this summer in San Diego in a helicopter crash. We are working on several programs to recognize her service, at Homecoming, and with a special recognition award as well. A classmate of hers, Lt Alvord, arranged for a memorial bench to be placed on campus. Cost of this memorial is estimated at around $5,000 and donations can be sent to the following address (checks should be made out to "Allison Oubre Memorial Fund")

Vanderbilt Gift Processing Office
PMB 407727
2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville TN 37240-7727

Homecoming Forum

We are taking our Alumni Association to a whole new level. At the next Homecoming over the weekend of October 16th, the Vanderbilt Navy ROTC , along with the College of Arts and Science, will be hosting a forum titled: "Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security in the 21st Century." The forum will discuss current and future threats to the United States and its allies. Topics will include discussions about cyber warfare and attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, including biological agents. Put this on your calendar, you will not want to miss it.

As more details emerge, we will post them here along with the complete biographies of the panelists.