November 11, 2020 Stacy Plourde, RDH, MS, CPHDH , the college’s COVID-19 Coordinator, sent the following message to all students that was shared with college employees: Today, the suspected case of COVID-19 of an employee at Catamount Center has been confirmed as positive. With this confirmation, college staff have notified all students and employees who […]
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*Please note: this page is under construction and changes will be forthcoming. Resources Comprehensive Program Review Final Charter Charter Meeting: November 11, 2020 Transformation of Physical Infrastructure Final Charter Charter Meeting: November 19, 2020 Non-Traditional Pathways Final Charter Charter Meeting: December 2, 2020 Enhance Enrollment Pathways Final Charter Charter Meeting: December 14, 2020 Analysis of […]
Continue ReadingOctober 28 Update on the Coronavirus
October 28, 2020 President Moulton sent an update to the Vermont Tech Community about another positive case among our student population. Good morning Vermont Tech Community, Vermont Tech has recently been alerted to a positive COVID case among our students. A nursing student at one of the distance sites has tested positive for COVID-19 and […]
Continue ReadingOctober 20 Update on the COVID-19 Coronavirus
Dear Vermont Tech students, I hope the new modalities and unusual circumstances have been better and smoother than expected for all involved, and that the hybrid semester has somehow helped provide the hands-on instruction Vermont Tech is known for. However, the continued unusual circumstances we are still experiencing require unique approaches to grading and course […]
Continue ReadingOctober 13 Update on the COVID-19 Coronavirus
October 13, 2020 Today, President Moulton sent an official statement about the college’s plans for the spring semester academic calendar: Many of you are asking about plans for the Spring semester. To communicate as early as possible to enable planning for our students, faculty and staff, I am sharing the colleges plan for the Spring […]
Continue ReadingPresident’s All College Update: October ’20
Additive Manufacturing Center for Excellence As previously reported, Vermont Tech was awarded a contract with the U.S. Army’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) office as part of its National Imperative for Industrial Skills for nearly $8M. This contract will establish the first advanced manufacturing education, research and development facility in Vermont. The first! Some […]
Continue ReadingVermont Tech to Receive NECHE Accreditors for Routine Evaluation
Vermont Technical College will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit October 26-28, 2020, by a team representing the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education is one of seven accrediting commissions in the United States that provide institutional accreditation on a […]
Continue ReadingVermont Tech Knights Golf in Engineering Society Tournament
Patrick Melvin (BS.EET), Ronnie Corey (AE.MEC), and Quinn Munns (BS.EET) represented Vermont Tech at the annual Vermont Society of Engineers (VSE) Golf Tournament at Cedar Knoll Country Club in Hinesburg, Vermont on September 25, 2020. The annual VSE tournament raises funds for scholarships to engineering students at Vermont Tech, Norwich University, and the University of […]
Continue ReadingState Lawmakers Pass Funding Package in Support of VSCS
Allocation includes bridge funding to stabilize the system for students, employees, and communities of VSCS. Today, the Vermont Legislature advanced to the Governor a state budget that underscores the state’s commitment to the Vermont State Colleges System. The package includes an additional $56.1M for the Vermont State Colleges System: $30M of annual base funding, $23.8M […]
Continue ReadingAtmospheric Sciences Professor’s Work Helps to Predict Ice Storm Power Outages
Atmospheric Sciences Professor Jay Shafer is leading the effort to predict ice storm power outages in Vermont.
Continue ReadingNVU Professor Researches the Role of Magnesium and Nutrition on Health
NVU Professor Powell Publishes New Book of Poetry
Congratulations to NVU Associate Professor Elizabeth Powell on the publication of Atomizer, her third book of poetry.
Continue ReadingNVU Assistant Professor Studies Impact of Climate on Bird Nesting Habits
Lisa Zinn, visiting assistant professor at NVU-Johnson, is researching how climate change influences bird nesting using her bird banding skills to track bird populations on campus.
Continue ReadingSeptember 3 Update on the COVID-19 Coronavirus
September 3, 2020 Vermont Tech is now including its testing information on the college website for transparency and ease of access to these data. The institution is mandated to report out on dates defined by the State, and will also update this information as additional students return to campus for lab weeks. Due to that […]
Continue ReadingLeahy and Vermont Tech Announce a Nearly $8 Million Investment for Research
Senator Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Vermont Technical College (Vermont Tech) President Patricia Moulton Monday announced a $7.969 million contract awarded to Vermont Tech from the U.S. Army’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) office as part of its National Imperative for Industrial Skills. The contract, which has an additional […]
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