Greetings Vermont State University community,
As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to share my gratitude to you for your hard work, commitment, and innovations all through the year. I know navigating the changes and uncertainty have been difficult, but your contributions have been tremendous. You are part of a unique endeavor and are building something remarkable for the state of Vermont.
Thank you to the faculty and staff for all you are doing. To our students, thank you for continuing to inspire us and be the living proof of our professional commitment.
Yours,
President Grewal
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Transformation Updates
Please join me in congratulating two more Vermont State University leadership appointments: Deanna Tyson will be the Assistant Vice President of Athletics and Fitness and Lauren Philie will be the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations. Both Deanna and Lauren were in interim positions prior to these appointments. Additional transformation updates can be found in the most recent Sway.
This issue includes the following:
- Spotlight: An Update on Systems Projects
- First-Generation College Celebration Day: November 8th
- Transformation Project Updates
- Progress Report Accepted by NECHE
- Announcing Three Vermont State University Leadership Appointments
- Vermont State Colleges in the News
Upcoming Vermont State University Events
Town Hall Meetings
President Grewal invites all faculty, staff, and students to Town Hall meetings on:
- December: 5, 12
- Time: 12:15-1 pm
- Location: Zoom – https://vsc.zoom.us/j/88441214720
In the News
Parwinder Grewal Settles In as the First President of Vermont State University
Vermont colleges growing cannabis education programs
From Our Campuses
Castleton
Men’s Hockey’s Alderson Featured on NHL.com
Castleton University men’s ice hockey freshman forward Mason Alderson, a native of London, England, was recently featured on NHL.com’s “Color of Hockey” series—a running series penned by William Douglas that covers people of color in the sport of hockey. Read the entire article.
NVU Johnson
NVU Receives NBHWC Approval for Health Science – Health & Wellness Coaching Program
Graduates of NVU’s Health & Wellness Coaching program will be eligible to sit for the NBHWC Certification Exam to become a Certified Health & Wellness Coach. Read the entire article.
Plazek Joins Association of Canadian Studies
David J. Plazek, PhD, Professor of Political Science, was elected to the Executive Council of the Association of Canadian Studies in the United States in October for a three-year term. Plazek is Co-Chair of the Culture, History, and Political Science Department and Director of the Institute of Canadian Studies.
NVU Lyndon
NVU Honors the Memory of Hall of Famer Mark O’Brien
The Northern Vermont University-Lyndon community paid tribute to alumnus and athletic Hall of Famer Mark O’Brien ’89, who passed away in June of 2020. Mark was an outstanding basketball and baseball player at Lyndon. He was inducted into the Lyndon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. Read the entire article.
Vermont Tech
VCBB begins partnership to fill worker shortages in conjunction with universal broadband
“Vermont Technical College is excited to work with the fiber industry in Vermont to provide apprenticeship training for this sector. We are working on developing all the elements of the program with the CUDs, VCBB and construction firms who are doing this work,” said Patricia Moulton, Vermont State Colleges Workforce Division Executive Director. Read the entire article.
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“As I was planning my F2F+ course for this semester, I wanted to ensure that all of my students felt as though they were a contributing member of the class. I chose to incorporate Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning activities and broke students up into small teams. I change the teams every five weeks. This helped to promote a sense of community and increased student engagement. An unintended benefit has been that students report being surprised by how quickly the class time passes, a difficult feat for a 75-minute, 8 a.m. class!”
-Shannon Newell, PhD, NCSP, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, School Psychology Graduate Program Coordinator, Castleton University