A College President Worried About the Risks of Dorm Isolation. So He Moved In. Col. Mark Anarumo, the president of Norwich University, had been through suicides of students during in-room lockdown. He thought he could help by moving into the dorm. Col. Mark Anarumo, the president of Norwich University, moved into a dormitory at the end of January. As president, he is a major general in the Vermont State Militia.Credit...Annie Flanagan for The New York Times Published March 4, 2021Updated March 27, 2021 NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Derek Furtado, a sophomore at Norwich University, had just stepped out of the shower in his dormitory and was shaving, a towel wrapped around his waist, when he looked to his left and saw the figure of a man in military uniform.