Dear VSCS Community, Over the last two weeks, we have seen an outpouring of voices concerning Vermont State University’s announcement regarding changes to the Libraries and Athletics. We value passionate public discourse and diverse viewpoints. By its nature this discourse is often loud and messy. As public institutions of higher education, we value the …
Message from the Chancellor: Libraries and Athletics Decisions Read More »
Two major transformation decisions have been made regarding athletics and our libraries. In making these decisions, our goal is to strengthen and expand access to our athletics offerings and provide greater equity of access to our library services. To become a thriving hybrid university, we must make strategic decisions in many different areas to preserve …
Announcing Changes to Vermont State University Athletics and Libraries Read More »
A lot of work has been done over the course of 2022. Some highlights from the Academic Programs transformation team are: 1. Program Array Approval Since Summer 2021, the faculty have been creating an optimized program array for VTSU. This work consolidated 250+ into just over 100+ undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Many of the …
Updates on Academic Programs Projects (12/19/22) Read More »
The Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation (CTLI) at VTSU is beginning to take shape. The Director, Jen Garrett-Ostermiller, began in October, getting immediately involved in transformation work while building a vision for the short-term and long-term needs and possibilities for the center. The center will provide leadership and create space for a community of …
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The faculty have begun the process of approving the 103 programs that will make up the Vermont State University academic catalogue. Following faculty approval, the programs will be submitted to President Grewal for final approval. From there, the Admissions team and Marketing team will be able to share information about the programs as they continue …
Updates on Academic Programs Projects (11/21/22) Read More »
We would like to share out some of the recently approved full-time faculty searches across the Vermont State University campuses. More will be announced as program plans finalize. The recent approvals are: VTSU Castleton: Accounting Archeology Computer Information Systems Nursing Sport Management/Athletic Training Geology (shared with VTSU Lyndon and Johnson) VTSU Johnson and Lyndon: Applied …
The Academic Operations Core Team is looking forward to transitioning into a new structure with the appointment of Kelley Beckwith as Vice President for Student Success and completion of design elements from related sub-teams and working groups. Over the next two weeks, the team will be reviewing an expanded, integrated student success design with sponsors …
A key area of discussion for the Academic Operations Core Team has been starting to define what it means in specific, operational ways for VTSU to be a hybrid university that supports all students in all locations and all modalities. Several of our sub-teams are beginning to identify a set of tools and practices that …
Most of the sub-teams related to academic operations have completed design and are starting to work on development. The Face-to-Face Pilot (F2F+) is making great progress and the experience is changing how faculty are thinking about the possibilities for how instruction can be delivered in flexible ways. The next step is thinking through the opportunities …
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 …
