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 …
Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 10, 2022 Read More »
The VSCS hopes you will join us in wishing the Jewish members of our community a belated good new year, L’Shana Tova. Rosh Hashanah (The Day of Judgement) was 9/25-9/27, Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) was 10/4-10/5, and the nine days between are known as the High Holy Days. As part of our commitment …
At the Board of Trustees retreat September 20, the following summary of progress was presented to the Board. Over 90% of senior leadership positions at VTSU have now been filled. These functional leaders are working to translate the designs that emerged from the transformation teams and sub-teams into organizational and staffing plans that will fit …
Transformation Update Presented to Board of Trustees: Summary of Progress Read More »
Please help us spread the word by encouraging your friends and community members to come learn more about our campus locations! We are hearing great news from the road. Our admissions team members are reporting a lot of excitement about Vermont State University from prospective students. Open House events are: Castleton Campus: October 10 Williston …
The New Student Experience Team celebrated the launching of our two undergraduate applications for admission to Vermont State University in the last two weeks. Students can choose to apply directly to Vermont State through our own SLATE hosted application or they can choose to apply through the Common App. Over the coming weeks, the team …
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The Student Success Core Team, which is comprised of more than a dozen members representing various functional areas and faculty and staff, met for the first time on September 29. Initial work includes organizing more than 30 projects for completion in time to welcome the first VTSU student cohort. The projects range from implementing one …
The Transformation website has been updated to reflect the new Transformation Teams structures. You can find details about these teams under two categories: Creating Vermont State University or Transforming Vermont State Colleges. This reorganization better reflects the scope of each team’s work and is aligned with the administrative structure of Vermont State University. While the …
Amid widespread workforce shortages, Vermont Tech’s apprenticeship program sets an example. Fair Bolsters Biosecurity Safeguards; Vermont Tech vet tech students facilitate checking livestock and animals coming into the Tunbridge World’s Fair. VSC Workforce Development Division will participate in Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center panel discussion. MSN article on States with free college tuition features 802 Opportunity …
We reported on the update to Workforce Development last time. As noted above, the Board of Trustees approved the Vision for the Workforce Development for the VSCS at its September retreat. The vision includes bringing together the workforce teams across the future VTSU to create a unified and integrated workforce development team. The overall workforce …
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Since these Transformation Updates were first sent, starting in April of 2021, they have come out regularly every other Monday. We are going to shift this model slightly going forward, to take into account Monday holidays. We know Transformation has increased workloads for many and we want to limit that as much as we can, …
