Administrative Operations is preparing for the first of its stage gate meetings. The Facilities sub-team and the Information Technology sub-team are scheduled to go through the discovery gate meeting with the Project Sponsors and stakeholders[1] on January 19, followed by the Operations and Processing sub-team on February 10. The Alumni and Development sub-team, which was …
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Since completing the discovery stage gate meetings,[1] the student experience teams have been processing sponsor/stakeholder feedback. The strategic vision of the hybrid university is helping each team to go back and reflect on their design principles through the lens of achieving digital-first student services. With the help of the project management team, considerable time has …
The Academic Operations teams have identified and prioritized their projects and are currently working to identify the tasks, timing, and other project elements. Several important project elements have been accomplished in recent weeks. For example, the General Education working group has created a first draft of a mission, vision and goals for Vermont State University’s …
The third Monday in January has been recognized as a federal holiday since 1983 and is an official day of service and celebration of the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. If you are not familiar with it, I would encourage you to read Martin Luther King, Jr’s “The Other America” speech — a powerful …
Dear Vermont State Colleges Community, Welcome to 2022 and best wishes for a happy and healthy year ahead! Our regular updates to you throughout the Transformation process can currently be found on the VSCS website at https://www.vsc.edu/transformation/. However, while not yet complete, the new transformation microsite is now live at https://transformation.vsc.edu/. New Transformation Website …
With the holidays almost upon us and 2022 around the corner, it seemed fitting to use today’s transformation update to take a quick look back at 2021, as well as preview some of the things we can look forward to in 2022. Year in Review by the Numbers 0 – We froze tuition for the …
Transformation Website and Transformation Update Work is underway on the new transformation website and we hope to be able to share details about the new website in the next Transformation Update. An update on the progress of transformation was provided at today’s Board of Trustees’ meeting. The presentation slide deck is available here. Brand Pillars …
Launch of the Search for the First President of Vermont State University On Friday, the Presidential Search website was launched (https://www.vsc.edu/presidential-search/), along with the Official Presidential Search Profile/Candidate Prospectus. The website includes the charge to the Search and Screen Committee from the Chair of the Board, the members of the Committee, the timeline for the …
How did we get here? The Vermont State Colleges System was facing a significant and unsustainable structural deficit, even before the pandemic hit.[1] Declining enrollment across all campuses, smaller high school graduating classes, significant debt due to campus infrastructure needs, and chronic underfunding from the state had placed tremendous pressure on the finances of the …
This transformation update is primarily focused on actions taken today by the VSC Board of Trustees. Anti-Racism Pledge The Board voted to approve the Anti-Racism Pledge created by members of the Coalition of Minority Students Organization at NVU-Johnson and the VSCS Student Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of the following …
