Transformation offers a chance like no other to build principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice into the core of the work we are doing. To be student focused, all students need to feel like they are not just welcome but supported in a way that meets them where they are. To be able …
This week, VSC was awarded an over $255,000 grant for the Face-to-Face Plus (F2F+) Pilot Faculty Development project from the Davis Educational Foundation*. This follows on the $281,000 grant received from the Foundation last year to support the work of faculty to develop optimized programs. Vermont State University is set to be leading the hybrid …
Three Interim Assistant Vice Presidents of Business Operations for Vermont State University have been appointed. Congratulations to Laura Jakubowski (CU), who will serve as Interim Assistant VP of Finance & Compliance; Lauren Philie (NVU), who will serve as Interim Assistant VP of Advancement & Alumni Relations; and David Rubin (VTC), who will serve as Interim …
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We had previously reported in April that the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) had approved the substantive change proposal for the creation of Vermont State University and for Parwinder Grewal to serve as president of VTC, CU, and NVU for the coming year. On June 17, 2022, NECHE provided a letter detailing this …
I am honored to start my role as the inaugural president for Vermont State University and serve as president for Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College for the 2022-23 academic year. I am particularly excited about the transformation work that you all have done over the past two years. The continuation of …
Student & Residence Life are preparing for their Design Gate. The Campus Events group presented their plan for the fall, balancing having consistency across campuses while also having some unique events on specific campuses. Slate implementation is moving forward. There is preparation of a recommendation about when and how to integrate data with Colleague. We …
The Administrative Operations teams work has accelerated over the course of Summer 2022. Information Technology has many items on their plate. They have been updating cyber security policies and implementing multi-factor identification software. They are preparing for a business intelligence proof of concept to assess the possibilities of using a streamlined approach to access data. …
Dr. Richard Rhodes’ from Austin Community College (ACC) spoke with our team to give input on how we can best serve all learners with the Workforce Development division. Dr. Rhodes was able to speak from experience of how ACC was able to significantly raise enrollment by lowering barriers of cost and improving access to support. …
A key goal of the unification is to increase accessibility for students across everything Vermont State University has to offer. We believe that Vermont State University is the first example of an institution planning to deliver its entire academic program array—to a varying extent for each individual program depending on the learning requirements—with faculty and …
Interviews for interim positions are underway and selections will be communicated soon. Similar review and selection processes have begun for the permanent positions. We are excited to continue this process now that Dr. Grewal has started, to build the leadership team that will report to him and will continue to elevate transformation to the next …
