A Message from President Elaine C. Collins NVU Community, I write this morning to let you know that late yesterday afternoon, we received our first positive COVID-19 test result. The case involves a remote commuting student from the Lyndon campus who is in isolation and receiving off-site services. We are working with the Vermont Department […]
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October 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 Break Days Announced
A Message from President Elaine C. Collins Last Thursday night, the executive team met with the NVU student leadership from both campuses to assess how the fall semester experience is going within the restrictions in place due to COVID-19. Based on this discussion, along with feedback from many students, faculty, and staff, the executive team […]
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 ReadingNVU Visual Art Faculty Interviewed on Puppet Pages
Justin Lander, a part-time faculty member in the Visual Art program at NVU’s Lyndon campus teaching puppetry this semester, is also one-half of Hardwick-based Modern Times Theater.
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 ReadingNVU Julian Scott Gallery Director Curating 125th Anniversary Exhibitions for Vermont’s First Art Museum
Phillip Robertson, director of the Julian Scott Gallery and part-time faculty in the Studio Arts program at NVU-Johnson, is curating the T.W. Wood Gallery’s 125th Anniversary Celebration Exhibitions.
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 ReadingHomecoming@Home — September 26
NVU Alumni and Students Invited to Celebrate “Homecoming@Home”
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.
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