We wish all those who celebrate a bright and happy Diwali! Diwali is on October 24 this year; it is a festival of lights that is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains and is part of a longer five-day celebration. As part of our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, we encourage …
We are pleased to share an update on the following job appointments for the IT Shared Services team: Sarah Chambers will be Director of Learning Technologies Erik Lightbody will be Manager of Helpdesk Services Steve Bohnyak will be Manager of Endpoint Systems Tony Harris will be Manager of Academic Systems/Support We are excited to share …
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The Workforce Core Team continues to work on defining the terms contained in the metrics the Board of Trustees approved in September. These includes, for example, defining what is meant by experiential learning and professional development will be imbedded in every degree program by 2028. The Team is working on the design of the new …
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Development of the VSCS library system design and work on library staffing plan continues. Given the time-sensitive dependency with launching a new VSC library website, the Shared Services Council has approved moving ahead to hire a new e-resources and systems librarian. Updates on the IT Shared Service progress are shared above.
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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The Student Success Core team held its second meeting on October 12. Both the International Student Support team and the Health and Wellness team presented their designs to Sponsors on October 20, 2022. A task force has been launched to focus specifically on new student onboarding for the Fall 2023 cohort. This work includes online …
With the undergraduate application launched, the team is very busy planning out and developing the next phase of the cycle including application review procedures, decision communications, financial aid budget, and offer system set-up with associated communications. Staffing design work continues and we are moving along with the transition to our team members working in their …
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This past Thursday, October 20, 2022, the second Student Advisory Council meeting of fall 2022 was held. In light of the feedback provided at the first SAC meeting, the focus at this meeting was to seek student feedback on three areas: Building Unique Campus Identities: Students were presented with the descriptions that have been generated …
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Researchers at NVU-Johnson are beginning a five-year regional study to figure out how to stop the spread of Lyme disease with $228,000 grant from CDC. The Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science Program from Vermont Technical College received a Zero Energy Design Designation seal of recognition by U.S. Department of Energy. Heidi Welch, Director of …
Indigenous Peoples’ Day was first proposed in 1977 by a delegation of Native Nations to the International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas. In October of 2021, Governor Scott made a declaration to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Vermont. We join the State of Vermont in recognizing that Vermont was “founded and …
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