Transformation Teams

Slate Transformation Project Launching

An IT systems project for Slate is kicking off this week. Slate is our customer relationship management (CRM) system that supports several critical business functions.  The Slate Transformation team will be holding a three-day hybrid retreat at Vermont Tech on January 19-21, 2022.  This project is being overseen by the Student Experience Core Team and …

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Workforce Development Team Update (01/17/2022)

The Workforce Development team is continuing to engage in discovery.  Historically workforce and continuing education were often siloed within institutions and so there is much to learn through the discovery process.  Representatives of the Workforce team are also engaged on the Slate and Colleague project teams to ensure that our technical designs address their potential …

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Administrative Operations Team Update (01/17/2022)

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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Student Experience Team Update (01/17/2022)

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 …

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Academic Operations Team Update (01/17/2022)

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 …

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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 #12

STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL Thank you to all those who have nominated themselves or nominated others to serve on the Student Advisory Council.  We have a broad cross-section of nominees by institution, part-time/full-time, traditional/early college/adult learner, commuters/residential, in-state/out of state, veterans, first generation, students of color, students who manage disabilities, et cetera.  The Student Advisory Council …

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Transformation Update #10

STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL We will be launching a Student Advisory Council in September to help guide the work of the Transformation Teams as we work to design the future of the new university that will be formed by unifying Northern Vermont University, Castleton University, and Vermont Technical College. Student input will be essential to ensuring …

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