Here is a link to the VTSU Optimization 2.0 Refined Report. Press Release: Vermont State University Refines Optimization 2.0 Program Recommendations and Buyout Plan that Averts the need for all but One Layoff Refined plan incorporates feedback from stakeholders, identifies additional areas for growth to meet students where they are with relevant, high-demand degrees and …
Here is a link to the Draft Optimization 2.0 Report, including a cover letter to faculty from Mike Smith, Interim President of Vermont State University. The following is a press release regarding this report that was issued October 3, 2023: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 3, 2023 PRESS CONTACT:Katherine Levasseur Director of External and Governmental Affairs katherine.levasseur@vsc.edu …
In late July, President Smith convened an Optimization 2.0 Working Group which launched the second phase of our program array work that was done last fall. The working group includes faculty and staff from across the university, including university leadership, faculty, staff, deans, and representatives from key departments such as admissions and marketing. The team’s …
As we near the completion of the spring semester, students are registering for fall classes in the first VTSU term schedule. Once the semester is complete, the core team will shift its focus to support critical faculty projects. May retreats for the expanded F2F+ pilot and the General Education Connections Seminar 1 course are being …
With the program array now finalized for Fall 2023, the Academic Programs Core Team continues to work through the program and course-level details needed to incorporate the new program offerings into the new university catalog and other academic systems. Based on this work, the catalog project team has been working diligently to assemble all the …
A lot of work has been done over the course of 2022. Some highlights from the Academic Programs transformation team are: 1. Program Array Approval Since Summer 2021, the faculty have been creating an optimized program array for VTSU. This work consolidated 250+ into just over 100+ undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Many of the …
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The Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation (CTLI) at VTSU is beginning to take shape. The Director, Jen Garrett-Ostermiller, began in October, getting immediately involved in transformation work while building a vision for the short-term and long-term needs and possibilities for the center. The center will provide leadership and create space for a community of …
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Last update, we reported on the first round of programs approved by faculty. Here is the next set of programs, which were approved last week and now headed to President Grewal for his approval: Construction Management (A.A.S., B.S.) Manufacturing Engineering Technology (A.E., B.S.) Natural Science (B.S.) Outdoor Education, Leadership, and Tourism (A.S., B.S.) Physical Education …
Jen Garret-Ostermiller, VTSU’s Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, joins the Core Team effective this week. Undergraduate academic policy alignment is nearly complete, with only four policies remaining to be aligned. Work is now underway to align the graduate policies. Another sub team is developing guidelines for setting the course maximum capacity so …
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