Greetings Vermont State University community, Here we are—September already behind us, and October in front of us. My family and I are enjoying our first Vermont foliage season. It’s a treat to see each campus in its autumnal glory. I hope you are enjoying this special season, whether it’s your first or umpteenth. In the […]
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Vermont Tech’s Apprenticeship Program Sets an Example
With workforce shortages across the nation, the Vermont State Colleges System is working to provide more apprenticeships to students. Vermont Technical College is just one school in the state with programs placing students in apprenticeships. The school said with current workforce shortages, these programs are getting even more popular. “The old adage was ‘go to college to get […]
Continue ReadingAll University Update September 26, 2022
Greetings Vermont State University community, It is now officially fall, and while we mark a change of seasons, I want to also recognize that it’s been a year of changes for all of us, individually and collectively. For some of us, September marked the first year of the college experience, while for others turning the […]
Continue ReadingNorthern Vermont University Named a New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases by CDC
Grant-funded regional collaboration is designed to reduce diseases spread by ticks and mosquitoes Johnson, Vermont — Northern Vermont University has received a $228,000, five-year award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to participate in the newly formed New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC). NEWVEC aims to bring together academic […]
Continue ReadingDOE Announces First Cohort of Post-Secondary Programs to Receive New Zero Energy Design Designation
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded its first-ever Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) seal of recognition to 17 leading educational programs that are preparing tomorrow’s architectural and engineering leaders to design and build the most sustainable buildings possible. This new DOE designation distinguishes post-secondary academic […]
Continue ReadingGlobalFoundries Announces New Scholarship Program
GlobalFoundries Inc. (GF) (NASDAQ: GFS), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, announces its first scholarship program for students at Vermont Tech. The GF Scholarship Program will offer an annual $5,000 scholarship and a paid summer internship to three selected candidates from Vermont Tech’s Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and/or Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering Degree, and/or Diesel, and/or Automotive […]
Continue ReadingVermont Tech Announces 40+ Graduates of GE Aviation Apprenticeship Program
GE a world leader in providing aircraft engines, systems and avionics, with a location in Rutland, Vermont, announces that its GE Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Programs graduated 41 apprentices in toolmaking, electrical maintenance, and mechanical maintenance on August 26, 2022. The graduation took place at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel. Patricia Moulton, executive director of Vermont […]
Continue ReadingSpring 2022 Dean’s List and President’s List Honors
Northern Vermont University is proud to announce the 416 students who earned Dean’s List and President’s List honors during the spring 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List achieve between a 3.50 and 3.99 semester average, and students named to the President’s list achieve a 4.00 semester average. Congratulations on your wonderful achievements! President’s […]
Continue ReadingVermont Tech Awarded $1.2 Million by U.S. Department of Commerce
On August 9, 2022, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) would award a $1.2 million grant to Vermont Technical College to expand the college’s agricultural workforce development and entrepreneurship training programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and will support the establishment of agricultural […]
Continue ReadingVermont Tech Hosts AeroCamp
Vermont Tech hosted another successful year of AeroCamp on their Williston campus. Learn more about this youth summer program: WCAX-TV: Vt. Camp has Kids Taking to the Sky WVNY-TV: Campers take to the skies at AeroCamp
Continue ReadingNVU Faculty Awarded NIH Grant and Named VSC Faculty Fellow
Northern Vermont University Professor Dr. Gina Mireault was recently awarded a prestigious research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and was named a Vermont State Colleges Systems (VSCS) Faculty Fellow for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Continue ReadingNVU Students Sweep NATAS Student Production Awards
Northern Vermont University broadcast and digital journalism students swept the Multimedia Journalist category in the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Boston/New England Chapter of the 2022 College/University Student Production Awards.
Continue ReadingVermont Tech Awarded Grant to Increase Meat Processing Courses
Vermont Technical College has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the state’s Working Lands program to increase meat processing courses at the school. State agriculture officials say the money will create a number of certificate opportunities for students. Officials say about 70 students a year will learn the trade which ultimately will help address workforce shortages in […]
Continue ReadingVermont State University Unveils New Unified Brand Identity & Logo
Vermont State University, the first statewide, hybrid higher education institution in the United States, launched its unified brand identity and logo during a live virtual broadcast today. The unveiling is a major milestone in a transformation process unifying three institutions – Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College. Sixteen months ago, the Vermont […]
Continue ReadingNursing Students Work in Life-like Simulation Lab
Vermont Tech nursing students work in the life-like simulation laboratory on both the Randolph Center and Williston campuses. Learn more in the links below. WCAX: Vt. health care students put to the test with lifelike simulators WCAX: How an unusual patient helps health care workers train for emergencies WPTZ: Health care students work together in […]
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