News and Updates

Transformation Update to the Board of Trustees

At its Board meeting on March 19th, the Board received a transformation update, laying out the  Campus Direction for Vermont State University. See here. The objectives of the campus vision are to build on the distinctive identity and strengths of each campus and to use the vision for each campus to identify necessary strategic investments …

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State and Federal Relations Update (3/28/22)

President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus federal appropriations package, which includes Congressionally Directed Spending, earlier this month.  The Vermont State Colleges has three projects that were funded: Northern Vermont University at Lyndon will receive $250,000 to support student persistence and retention of first-generation, low-income students, and students with disabilities.  This was a priority …

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Reminder – Upcoming Board and Committee Meetings

Agenda and meeting materials for upcoming meetings are posted here. April 11, 2022, 1:00 p.m.                        Finance and Facilities Committee (Zoom) April 11, 2022, 2:00 p.m.                        Board of Trustees (Zoom) April 18, 2022, TBD                                Board of Trustees (Zoom) May 9, 2022, TBD                                   DEI Committee (Zoom) May 9, 2022, TBD                                   Audit Committee (Zoom) May 16, 2022, TBD                                 …

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Academic Operations Team Update (3/28/22)

The Academic Operations teams are excited to be moving several significant projects forward through the design stage. A model for Vermont State University’s academic organization will be voted on at Faculty Assemblies in April. Designs for the Connections General Education program and an advising model will also be presented to Faculty Assemblies in April for …

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Student Experience Team Update (3/28/22)

The Student Experience sub-teams are continuing their design work, and several projects should be ready to go through a design review with sponsors soon. One additional project the team has been working on (with the Administrative Operations Team) is the tuition pricing analysis. We have been working with our partner, Maguire Associates, to do an …

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Workforce Development Team Update (3/14/22)

The Workforce Development Core Team continues with discovery, as well as reviewing future tools for use when in the design phase.  Specifically, Helen Linda has briefed us on process mapping as a tool to assist with the discovery work.  Workforce activities at each college are very different as they address different audiences with different education …

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Academic Operations Team Update (3/14/22)

Academic Operations sub-teams are working on process mapping and design of their projects.  A focus for all work guided by the Core Team is to develop a working definition of Student Success for Vermont State University and key metrics to be used to track progress.  The Board’s Education, Personnel and Student Life (EPSL) Committee will …

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