Dewey Hall houses the School of Business & Management, which offers majors in accounting, computer science, computer security and information assurance, and management. The 1902 building is named after one of Norwich's most famous alumni, Rear Adm. George Dewey, a Montpelier native and U.S. naval hero of the Spanish-American War.
Dewey Hall houses the NU Center for Advanced Computing and Digital Forensics, directed by internationally known digital forensics expert Dr. Peter Stephenson, is where Computer Security and Information Assurance majors are trained in real-world situations.
History: Dewey Hall is named after Montpelier, Vt., native Rear Adm. George Dewey. A graduate of Norwich University (1854) and the United States Naval Academy, Dewey commanded the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish-American War, defeating the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay. Ground was broken for Dewey Hall in 1899, and it was completed three years later. The building originally spanned two stories with the first floor holding the offices of the president, commandant, assistant treasurer and stenographer and the university library and museum. The second floor offered rooms for trustees and faculty, a 500-person assembly room and chapel, and a United States Weather Bureau outpost. In 1908, the library and part of the museum moved to the Carnegie Library building, known today as Chaplin Hall. In 1910, the Weather Bureau also moved, freeing space for the Military Department and others. Following a fire on October 27, 1925 caused by defective wiring, Dewey Hall was rebuilt as a three-story structure.