On April 20th another exciting milestone occurred when the Faculty Assembly at Vermont Tech became the fourth and final Faculty Assembly to endorse the proposed academic organizational model for Vermont State University. The development of this model started with a proposal from faculty on the Labor Task Force, which the Chief Academic Officers led by Provost Nolan Atkins then used to create a draft structure. The draft was made with guiding principles in mind, such as creating cross-campus departments and schools that fostered collaboration and shared responsibility for program delivery, innovation, and providing expanded opportunities for students. After receiving extensive feedback and a faculty survey conducted by the Faculty Federation, a proposed structure was submitted for a vote by the Faculty Assemblies.
The organizational model that was developed and endorsed envisions five schools with a graduate division. The five schools are:
- Nursing, Movement, and Healthcare
- Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences
- Business and Professional Studies
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
- Arts and Communication
Thank you so much to the faculty across each of the campuses and the Faculty Federation for their work helping to come up with a model that aligns with the new University’s mission to prepare “all students for meaningful work and responsible citizenship by fostering their intellectual, personal, and creative growth in an accessible, caring, and inclusive community.”