Project Management

Changes to Transformation Team Structures

To align with the leadership structure of the Vermont State University, we will be changing the structure of the transformation teams over the next few months. The core team structure will be shifted to have five teams that better match the purview of the new leaders: New Student Experience, Student Success, Academic Programs, Administrative Operations, …

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Updated Way to Provide Input and Feedback

A few weeks ago we announced the ability to provide input and feedback to the Transformation teams through a direct email at VSC-Transformation@vsc.edu. One of the emails that came in through this channel included a request to provide a method of engagement that allows individuals to stay anonymous if they chose. Based on that feedback, …

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Transformation Update #17

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 …

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Transformation Update #16

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 …

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Transformation Update #9

TRANSFORMATION TEAMS The work of the Transformation teams is now underway.  The Academic Operations Core Team has held three meetings and is off to a very positive start. Team members have developed an extensive initial list of objectives and deliverables, intentionally elevating DEI in defining priorities, and are ready to convene and engage several of the sub-teams …

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Transformation Update #7

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:  LAUNCHING TRANSFORMATION TEAMS Starting the week of July 12th, we will be kicking off the first two cross-functional Transformation teams, Student Experience and Academic Operations.[1] These teams will help to define the student learning, support, and engagement processes for the new university and will provide recommendations for how to support these processes with …

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