This semester, the Ornithology class at VTSU Johnson embarked on an exciting journey through Vermont’s diverse ecosystems, offering students hands-on experiences with the state’s rich birdlife. Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area was one of the standout destinations, where students marveled at the sight of Snow Geese in their natural habitat. This trip provided a unique opportunity […]
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AET Showcases Student Research at Lunch-and-Learn
The Architectural Engineering Technology program at Vermont State University holds a lunch-and-learn event once or twice a year. It is a time for a faculty member or student to talk about something either academic, professional, or personal, possibly related to the program or completely foreign to it, to students across all four years of the […]
Continue ReadingManchester Journal: Vermont State University notes growing interest in plumbing, electrical apprenticeship programs
RANDOLPH – As the state kicks off Apprenticeship Week, Vermont State University (VTSU) is proud to announce that its plumbing and electrical registered apprenticeship programs have grown over 20% in two years. Enrollment for the current academic year is at a record high of over 870 apprentices after multiple years of sustained growth. “Vermont State […]
Continue ReadingVermont State University Professor Honored with American Mountain Guides Association’s Educator of the Year Award for Transformative Adventure Education Program
Lyndon, VT – In the fall of 2013, Dr. Ben Mirkin arrived at what is now Vermont State University’s Lyndon campus with a dream. He envisioned a program where students could not only earn college credits, but also gain nationally recognized credentials in adventure education. Today, that dream is a vibrant reality, as Ben’s vision […]
Continue ReadingVermont State University Celebrates 20% Enrollment Growth in Plumbing and Electrical Apprenticeship Programs
Randolph, VT – As the state kicks off Apprenticeship Week, Vermont State University (VTSU) is proud to announce that its plumbing and electrical registered apprenticeship programs have grown over 20% in two years. Enrollment for the current academic year is at a record high of over 870 apprentices after multiple years of sustained growth. “Vermont State […]
Continue ReadingScience Friday: Managing Some Invasive Plants Might Reduce Blacklegged Ticks
In much of the eastern US, October and November usher in an autumn peak of the blacklegged tick season. For years, researchers have noticed that these ticks, also called deer ticks, are more abundant on certain invasive plant species, like Japanese barberry, that create dense thickets in the forest understory. Now, a group of scientists in Vermont and […]
Continue ReadingRespiratory Therapy Program Continues to Thrive at Vermont State University
UVM Health Network Scholarships Put Training for Well-paying RT JobsWithin Reach of More Vermonters Williston, Vt.— The University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) and Vermont State University (VTSU) partnered last year to breathe new life into the state’s only Respiratory Therapy (RT) program—a program that continues to thrive and has once again added new students this […]
Continue ReadingVermont State University Professor Receives Fulbright Scholarship for Academic Collaboration in Romania
Randolph, VT – Vermont State University (VTSU) is proud to announce that Dr. Ran Lahav, a distinguished professor of philosophy, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship. This award will enable Dr. Lahav to travel in March, 2025 to the West University of Timisoara in Romania, where he will spend three weeks engaging in a […]
Continue ReadingMeat+Poultry: Vermont State University to build state’s first on-campus meat plant
RANDOLPH, VT. — Vermont State University (VTSU) announced that construction on a new meat processing facility is underway at its Randolph, Vt., campus. The new butchery expands the university’s Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship. “This facility is a pillar of our future trainings and our future degree program,” said Glenn Evans, the executive director of the […]
Continue ReadingWCAX: VTSU to build meat processing facility at Randolph Center campus
RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (WCAX) – Construction is underway on a new meat processing facility at Vermont State University’s Randolph campus. As sharp knives cut through big slabs of beef, construction moved forward on a new butchery that is an expansion of Vermont State University’s Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship. “This facility is a pillar […]
Continue ReadingNBC5: Vermont State University to launch a meat processing facility
RANDOLPH, Vt. — Vermont State University is hoping to fill a much-needed void in the agricultural community with plans to build a state-of-the-art meat processing facility on the Randolph campus. The Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship’s new initiative aims to bolster educational opportunities and meet the growing demand for skilled professionals in the meat […]
Continue ReadingInside Higher Ed: A Messy Merger’s Unlikely Comeback
After a tumultuous launch, Vermont State University’s first-year enrollment grew 14 percent this fall. Is its recovery proof of concept for campus consolidation? 10/3/2024 By Liam Knox Vermont State University, the product of a 2022 merger of three struggling regional colleges, was created to save the state’s flailing higher education system. If it didn’t succeed, […]
Continue ReadingVermont State University program prepares cannabis entrepreneurs for an expanding industry
Castleton, Vt – Though still illegal under federal law, cannabis sales in states is a multi-billion dollar industry. And as the business and its culture continue to develop, a university in the Green Mountain State is hoping to turn out the next generation of workers for the industry. Vermont State University’s ‘Cannabis Studies Certificate Program’ […]
Continue ReadingNBC5: Vermont State University to receive $1.8M grant to study ticks, invasive plant species
JOHNSON, Vt. —A team of faculty and student researchers at Vermont State University has been given a nearly $2 million grant to research the connection between ticks and invasive plant species in the state. VTSU announced it has been awarded $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation to conduct research along with researchers from the […]
Continue ReadingVermont State University Researchers Receive a National Science Foundation Grant to Study Links Between Ticks and Invasive Plant Species
Johnson, VT – Vermont State University (VTSU) is proud to announce that it was recently awarded a $1.8 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, along with researchers from the University of Maine, to conduct groundbreaking research on ticks and invasive plant species. VTSU faculty members Drs. Kristen Ross and William Landesman are co-investigators on the […]
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