Gilfoy has an Assistant Mixing Engineer Credit on Taylor Swift’s Song “I Knew It, I Knew You” In fact, he packed his entire life into a car and drove the six day road trip from the east coast to Los Angeles in January 2022 with virtual strangers. A few months before, he’d sent a message […]
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Alumni Profile: Ryan DeLena’s Path from VTSU OELT Student to Outdoor Leader & Filmmaker
Ryan DeLena’s Path from VTSU OELT Student to Outdoor Leader & Filmmaker Hands-on learning opportunities helped Ryan thrive in the OELT program Finding his fit in the Outdoor Education, Leadership, & Tourism Program Ryan DeLena lives in a converted van, spending his winters in the Mount Washington valley and the other three seasons in Acadia. […]
Continue ReadingFinding a path and a purpose: Taylor Woodward leveraged his Construction Management degree and his personal drive to excel at DEW Construction
Taylor Woodward (Vermont Tech class of 2012) leads with three non-negotiable core values: optimism, initiative, and accountability. These principles guide every decision he makes – including how he hires and fires – as President and CEO of DEW Construction where he leads more than 130 employees across Vermont, New Hampshire, and southern Maine. Those values […]
Continue Reading“Everything you need is already there, inside you. Try.” – Jess Duncan, Director of Career Development and Innovation.
Castleton Grad Hopes to Inspire and Encourage the Next Generation at Vermont State University Through every chapter of her journey, Jess Duncan has carried forward a lesson shaped by her own experience: that failure is both inevitable and essential. “Failure has been my best teacher,” she says. “The most unwelcome one! But it’s where the […]
Continue ReadingFrom a Dirt Road in Coventry to Producing the World’s Biggest Sporting Moments: Ben Riegel’s Path from Lyndon to ESPN
Ben Riegel was glued to SportsCenter growing up. “The six o’clock, eleven o’clock, one o’clock shows… that was my childhood,” he said. “I would watch it before school and have it on all the time. I thought I would be Stuart Scott.” Saturday nights at home meant pizza, a sleeping bag, and watching games with […]
Continue ReadingRutland Herald: Making a Difference, Making a Living conference
This story was originally published by the Rutland Herald on November 7, 2025. The Vermont State Colleges System gathered the voices of leaders across Vermont to demonstrate how education can be transformed into passion and purpose. In partnership with The Hub CoWorks, Community College of Vermont, Vermont State University and the Chamber & Economic Development […]
Continue ReadingVTSU Castleton Athlete Interns at NCAA
One Castleton student is experiencing the NCAA, as an intern beginning in the organization’s Indianapolis office and culminating at the its Women’s College Basketball Academy in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Continue ReadingTammy Gosley ’21 Named 2023 Vermont Early Childhood Educator of the Year
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!
Continue ReadingNVU-Lyndon honors the memory of Hall of Famer Mark O’Brien
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.
Continue ReadingNVU Hosts Homecoming and Family Weekends
Northern Vermont University welcomes NVU students, alumni, and their families to a Homecoming and Family Weekend on their home campus in September.
Continue ReadingNVU Alumni Take Home 10 New England NATAS Emmy Awards
Seven Northern Vermont University-Lyndon communications alums took home ten Emmy awards at the New England National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 45th Boston/New England Emmy Awards ceremony on June 4, 2022.
Continue ReadingAlumnus Wins Food Network Holiday Baking Contest
Adam Monette of St. Albans, Vermont, was named the winner of the Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship on December 20, 2021. Monette, a culinary instructor at Northwest Career and Technical Center (NCTC), competed alongside 12 bakers from across the country to win $25,000 and a feature in Food Network Magazine. He is a graduate of Vermont Tech’s […]
Continue ReadingRemembering Byron Angell
Byron H. Angell, age 92, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Byron was a long-time professor at Vermont Technical College, and ultimately Department Head of Electromechanical Engineering Technology. The photo to the right is from the 1971 VTC yearbook. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Boardway and Cilley Funeral Home […]
Continue ReadingHaley Frechette: A first-generation student’s story
In all the chaos of the election, it would be easy to lose track of the fact that November 8th was National First-Generation Student Day. This day was meant to highlight and celebrate those who are the first in their family to attend college. I am proud to be one of those Vermonters.
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