New 3D Technology Certificate Program and 3D Summer Camp for Vermont High School Students to be offered at Vermont State University

The certificate program will provide training in a range of cutting-edge 3D technologies, and prepare Vermonters for the rapidly expanding pool of professions adopting 3D applications. The program includes three courses – 3D imaging, 3D modeling, and 3D printing – that can be taken in any order and that will provide a comprehensive perspective on 3D technology. 

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Career Tech Education Students to Visit VTSU Randolph March 26

Vermont State University will welcome students from Vermont’s Career and Technical Education centers to the Randolph campus on Tuesday, March 26, for an event designed to introduce them to different tracks to entering the building industry. 

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Vermont Animation Festival Begins Friday, March 22

The Vermont Animation Festival welcomes notable creators Dustin Grella and Dan Bandit (a.k.a. Ghostshrimp) to the ninth annual festival March 22-23, 2024, hosted by Vermont State University Lyndon in partnership with Catamount Arts.

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Vermont Arts Council Presents Virtual Showcase of VTSU Student Filmmakers

The Vermont Arts Council Spotlight Gallery is hosting a virtual exhibit of films from March 1-April 30 created by students in the Cinema & Production concentration within VTSU’s B.A. in Communications program; a virtual artist talk will be held March 8, 5-6 p.m.

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Registration Open for Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Competition

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Vermont State University will welcome middle school and high school students to the Randolph campus for the 10th annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Competition on March 14 and 28! 

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Vermont Animation Festival Announces Animator Dustin Grella as Keynote Speaker

The Vermont Animation Festival welcomes animator and documentary filmmaker Dustin Grella as the Keynote Speaker for the March 22-23, 2024 festival hosted by Vermont State University Lyndon in partnership with Catamount Arts.

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Vermont State University Will Use $1.9M Grant to Improve Access to Higher Ed for Rural Students

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The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded VTSU $1.9 million dollars over four years through the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development program—the latest is a series of welcome grants obtained by VTSU.

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Vermont Nursing Students Embrace Platelet Donation as a Class Act

The Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage. The lowest number of people in 20 years are giving blood, per the nonprofit. Shortages are not uncommon in the U.S., as the number of donors has fallen 40 percent in the last two decades. When nursing students in Vermont State University’s first-year class learned about blood and blood products and the critical need for them, several classmates strongly felt the need to start donating—and the idea spread.

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Vermont State Students to Apply 3D Modeling Technology to Fairbanks Museum Collection

Vermont State students from two academic programs will work together to complete a 3D modeling project for the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) beginning January 16. 

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Tammy Gosley ’21 Named 2023 Vermont Early Childhood Educator of the Year

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Tammy Gosley, a 2021 graduate of Vermont State’s Online Early Childhood Education degree program and a lead teacher at Bennington County Head Start/Early Head Start, was named the 2023 Vermont Early Childhood Educator of the Year!

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Shelly Holt Allen ’81 Retires from 41-year Trail-blazing Career as Videographer at WCAX

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Shelly Holt Allen ’81 has documented many significant events in the state during her nearly 42 years as a videographer with WCAX. She’s covered crime scenes, weather events, press conferences, judges being sworn in, governors signing new laws, and features of all kinds, working long days, nights, weekends, early mornings, and many holidays to cover the stories that impact Vermonters.

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Condemning Acts of Terror

In the wake of an emotional week for our community, we grapple with the violence in Israel and Palestine. Hamas’s actions have brought tragedy and loss to both sides, including to innocent civilians, children, and U.S. citizens, resulting in thousands of casualties with more than 123,000 displaced.

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Vermont State University Meets Targeted Enrollment Projections for New and Returning Students as it Welcomes the Class of 2027

Vermont State University (VTSU) welcomes more than 1,400 new undergraduate students to campus for the Fall 2023 semester and is pleased to report it has met its enrollment projections for its first post-unification academic year.

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Vermont State University to Host First Annual Academic Excellence Conference

Lyndonville, Vt. — Vermont State University will host its first annual Academic Excellence Conference on Saturday, September 9, 2023 on the Vermont State Lyndon Campus from 10 a.m. to 4 […]

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Vermont State University Hosts First Homecoming Weekends

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Vermont State University announces its inaugural Homecoming & Family Weekend celebrations that bring together students, alumni, families, friends, and our local communities for a vibrant and memorable experience across its campuses – Castleton, Johnson, Lyndon, and Randolph.

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