Spring is near! Yes, we have a few more snow events and mud season to get through, but you can tell it is right around the corner based on the number of visitors to our campuses! March and April are very important months for prospective students. Each of our campuses will be hosting admitted student …
The search for the inaugural President of Vermont State University is well underway. We are seeking to hire a President for Vermont State University effective July 1, 2022. We will be asking our accreditor (New England Commission on Higher Education) to permit the incoming president to serve as the president of Castleton University, Northern Vermont …
The Council convened again on Thursday, February 24th, this time to discuss advising and academic support. Members of the Advising and Academic Support Sub-Team attended and presented some initial design work related to the future advising model for Vermont State University to collect feedback, and they also engaged in some discovery work related to academic …
Faculty are involved in numerous areas of work, including: Preparing information for Admissions for optimized programs for Vermont State University; Planning for curriculum reviews; Designing the details of the Vermont State University Connections General Education program; and Reviewing academic organization models for the new university at this month’s Faculty Assemblies. In addition, over 40 faculty …
The Brand Launch and Marketing Operations Sub-Team is in the early stages of turning planning into action for an exciting brand launch to: Build awareness and generate excitement for Vermont State University; and Ensure continued heathy enrollment for our communities. Coming soon, be on the lookout for ways you can continue to participate and contribute …
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The Admissions and Financial Aid teams met this past week at Vermont Tech-Randolph to spend some time together to plan for the future. The number one priority for both teams is to provide the best experience for our students. Conversations focused on designing services for Vermont State University that build on the current strengths of …
Based on the feedback we received at the Town Halls, first and foremost, I want to acknowledge how challenging it is to wait for answers and how we all want to know what things will look like once Vermont State University is launched and we become a two-institution system. While the reality is that Transformation …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
