News and Updates

Reminder – Upcoming Board and Committee Meetings

Agenda and meeting materials for upcoming meetings are posted here. May 2, 2022, 2:00 p.m.                           Executive Committee (Zoom) May 9, 2022, 1:00 p.m.                           DEI Committee (Zoom) May 9, 2022, 2:00 p.m.                           Audit Committee (Zoom) May 16, 2022, 1:00 p.m.                         Board of Trustees (Zoom) May 23, 2022, TBD                                 Finance & Facilities Committee (Zoom) May 23, 2022, …

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Visit to NECHE

On April 21st, 2022, Chief Academic Officer Yasmine Ziesler, Chief Financial and Operating Officer Sharron Scott, Interim-President of Castleton Thomas Mauhs-Pugh, Board Chair Lynn Dickinson, and I attended a meeting of the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). We presented and responded to questions related to our substantive change request seeking approval for the …

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Introducing Dr. Parwinder Grewal as Inaugural Vermont State University President

Dr. Grewal has over 25 years of experience in higher education; most recently in leadership roles with University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, a university created through the merger of three long-standing legacy institutions. Before this, he served as the Department Head of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and …

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Spotlight Feature 4/11/22: Advising Model & Approach

This model is being presented to the faculty assemblies and will continue to be updated as we finalize our design. For additional context, please see Student Experience Team Update (4/11/22) and Academic Operations Team Update (4/11/22). Vision and Mission Advising Approach: Student Advising Hierarchy of Needs The advising approach is developmental and holistic to accommodate …

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Reminder – Upcoming Board and Committee Meetings

Agenda and meeting materials for upcoming meetings are posted here. April 18, 2022, 2:00 p.m.                        Board of Trustees (Zoom) May 9, 2022, 1:00 p.m.                           DEI Committee (Zoom) May 9, 2022, 2:00 p.m.                           Audit Committee (Zoom) May 16, 2022, TBD                                 Board of Trustees (Zoom) May 23, 2022, TBD                                 Finance & Facilities Committee (Zoom) May 23, 2022, …

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Workforce Development Team Update (4/11/22)

The Workforce Development Team has begun examining design principles in four major areas for our work going forward. These areas are:  Systems improvement and integration Program Development and Student Services Communications and Engagement Financial sustainability. This work is in preparation for an upcoming presentation to the Project Sponsors and key stakeholders.  It is also helping …

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Academic Operations Team Update (4/11/22)

The Academic Operations teams have made significant progress in many areas and are now bringing designs forward for discussion and review.  This includes the final proposed design of the academic organization structure for Vermont State University.  The structure being voted on by the four Faculty Assemblies at their April meetings was the majority preference expressed …

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Student Experience Team Update (4/11/22)

Student success is the number one priority for the student experience teams. For prospective students, finding the right fit gives them their best chances for success.  With the variety of academic programs, flexible learning modalities and campus options, Vermont State University will provide every student, regardless of type, the opportunity to find the right fit …

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