The newly created Vermont State University is reporting a 14 percent increase in enrollment this fall, a sharp turnaround after years of declines and a chaotic reorganization
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Vermont State University Reports Uptick in Enrollment
Vermont State University is thrilled to celebrate an uptick in enrollment and welcome over 1,700 new degree-seeking students in the Class of 2028! This fall, over 70% of the Class of 2028 hails from Vermont, with representation from all 14 counties.
Continue ReadingVermont State University Sees Enrollment Boost as it Starts its Second Year, Welcoming Nearly 1,700 Students in the Class of 2028
New student enrollment is up 14% over Fall 2023, including over 1,130 Vermont students, 110 more Vermonters than last fall. Out-of-state enrollment increased on every campus and online.
Continue ReadingNew student enrollment at Vermont State University ticks up, a hopeful sign after a tumultuous first year
More than 1,700 first-year students are expected to enroll at Vermont State University, an increase of about 14% compared with fall 2023 and a sign of hope for the public, multicampus university. The roughly 200-student enrollment bump in the university’s second-ever fall semester — just over a year after it was formally created — represents welcome news as it works to shore up its financial state.
Continue ReadingSusan Smereka and Kevin Donegan Collaborate in New Art Show
Some couples are great at camping. Without argument, they know who carries the water, when to poke the fire, how to assemble the tent. From the outside, it looks seamlessly easy — all the more miraculous when each partner has a strong personality and a distinct idea of how their excursion should go. Susan Smereka and Kevin Donegan are surely one of those couples, although their tents, on view as part of “Fluid Dynamics2” at the Julian Scott Memorial Gallery in Johnson, did end up upside down and on the ceiling.
Continue ReadingVTSU Enrollment Reported Up 5% for Fall Semester
Vermont State University has reported a 5% increase in enrollment for the fall semester, reflecting a positive trend in student admissions. This growth is attributed to the university’s efforts to provide flexible learning options and its commitment to serving a diverse student body.
Continue ReadingVermont State University Team Studies Arctic Microbes in Greenland, Alaska
Vermont State University researchers and students are back from an incredible summer trip to Greenland where they were studying the impact of climate change on Arctic microbes! Check out this recent WCAX coverage to learn how VTSU undergrads Caleb Tilton and Dominic Mazzilli are diving into permafrost samples to uncover the secrets of these tiny organisms and understand how the warming climate is impacting soil communities.
Continue ReadingCollege Cannabis Course Is Growing Vermont’s Weed Workforce
Vermont State University’s Cannabis Studies Certificate Program is attracting young people to the state and creating a career pipeline for the cannabis industry, which is now worth tens of billions of dollars nationally. The program has also helped boost enrollment from outside Vermont, with roughly half of the students attending classes remotely.
Continue ReadingPartners, artists collaborate for Julian Scott show
The Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, on the campus of Vermont State University Johnson, presents Fluid Dynamics2, a collaborative exhibit and art installation featuring partner-artists Susan Smereka and Kevin Donegan. The exhibit runs from Aug. 27 to Oct. 4, with a reception and artist talk Aug. 29 at 3 p.m.
Continue ReadingCaitlin Stover, PhD, RN, named New Vermont State University Dean of Nursing and Health Science
Vermont State University (VTSU) welcomes Caitlin Stover, PhD, RN as the new Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences. Stover joins VTSU as the nursing program continues to expand to meet the demands of the health care workforce crisis.
Continue ReadingStatement from Vermont State University President David Bergh on the passing of William (Bill) T. Doyle
“Bill was a distinguished academic and incredible public servant. We are proud that his professional career began with an internship at Johnson. His sixty years of dedicated service to Vermont and his leadership in the political science department are legendary.”
Continue ReadingVermont State University campuses work to cultivate relationships with communities
JOHNSON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State University has been through a lot in the past year, and so have many of the towns the campuses are in. Now, VTSU hopes to bring the campuses closer to the communities that they’re in by cultivating positive relationships.
Continue ReadingVermont State Colleges System Hosts Artificial Intelligence Retreat, Empowering Technology Learning Across Vermont’s Public Higher Education System
With recognition that we are living through an era in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our society, on August 8, the Vermont State Colleges System’s (VSCS) Teaching & Learning with Technology (TLT) hosted an AI Retreat to bring together faculty and staff from across Vermont’s public higher education system to explore the profound implications of this technology on education.
Continue ReadingArchitectural Engineering Professors Attend National Conference
Professors Chris Reilly, PE and Scott Sabol, PE, of the Architectural Engineering Technology program on the Vermont State University (VTSU) Randolph campus, recently attended the 2024 conference of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), held in Raleigh, North Carolina August 7-10, 2024.
Continue ReadingVTSU Summer Class Teaches Educators About Robotics in the Classroom
NORTH CLARENDON — A summer class through Vermont State University is aiming to spread robotics and STEAM education through the state’s teachers. The hybrid class, which began in July, will run until the end of October and is offered through VTSU’s Center for Schools, the primary purpose of which is to support the work of […]
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