At its Board meeting on March 19th, the Board received a transformation update, laying out the Campus Direction for Vermont State University. See here. The objectives of the campus vision are to build on the distinctive identity and strengths of each campus and to use the vision for each campus to identify necessary strategic investments that better meet the needs of students and programs. This will also help to set priorities in planning how to re-size our current campus footprint and infrastructure to meet our needs moving forward, while simultaneously demonstrating the commitment to our existing locations and communities.
The Board recognized that athletics serves as a core element of the student experience and is a source of diversity and energy. Accordingly, the update made clear that there will be no immediate changes to athletic offerings at Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, or Vermont Technical College and that, post-transition, the existing mascots will be retained and will be incorporated into the branding standards for Vermont State University.
The Frequently Asked Questions page on the Transformation website has been updated to reflect this and other information shared at the Board meeting. See Frequently Asked Questions – VSCS Transformation.