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Campus Profiles
Can you connect the Vermont school with its corresponding claim to fame?
* A Student Run Organic Farm
* World-Class Study Abroad Programs
* The Best Pastry Classes in the East
* An Award Winning Drill Team
* A Degree in Outdoor Education
Bennington College
Burlington College
Castleton State College
Champlain College
Community College of Vermont
Goddard College
Green Mountain College
Johnson State College
Lyndon State College
Marlboro College
Middlebury College
New England Culinary Institute
Norwich University
Saint Michael's College
Southern Vermont College
Springfield College of Human Services
Sterling College
University of Vermont
Vermont Law School
Vermont Technical College
Woodbury College
Now that we've piqued your interest, there's a lot more to Vermont colleges than their signature clubs or academic programs. In this section you'll find a snapshot of each campus as well as information about its civic engagement programs.
If something about another campus interests, puzzles,
intrigues or inspires you, log into your email or pick up a phone!
Bennington College
Location: Bennington, VT
Type: Private Liberal Arts
Date Founded: 1932
Number of students: 336 Most students live on campus.
Graduate Programs: Masters programs in Fine Arts, Teaching, and ESL.
Bennington was founded on the belief that the education most worth having is the one you create for yourself. The College does not require you to fulfill a set of ready-made requirements; instead, it challenges you to discover your own intellectual identity and to design an education that will help turn you into the person you hope to become. In other words, Bennington does not expect students to conform, but to transform.
At Bennington, students learn to challenge the traditional divides between intellect and emotion, vocational and cultural interests. They learn to express themselves in the rich and varied language of physics, choreography, history, sculpture, biochemistry, musical composition, poetry, philosophy, and drama. They learn to work hard, and to do well-at first because the faculty expects no less of them, but very soon because they expect no less of themselves.
The faculty plays a crucial role in helping students accomplish this distinctive education. Students learn about literature from authors who write and publish it-in the same way that they learn choreography from dancers who create and perform their own work. Physicists and philosophers and playwrights teach at many other colleges, but typically they ask their students to do very different work from the kind they do themselves. At Bennington, students don't learn about biology (or poetry, history, or anthropology) from their teachers; rather, they practice with their teachers.
Contact information:
Eva Chatterjee-Sutton
Associate Dean of Students
1 College Drive
Bennington, VT 05201
802 440-4330
ecs@bennington.edu
Location: Burlington, VT
Type: Alternative Liberal Arts
Date Founded: 1972
Number of students: ~300 There is no on-campus housing. Many students are of non-traditional college age and live in Burlington or elsewhere in Northwestern Vermont.
Above all, Burlington College treats students as individuals-- individuals with important contributions to make to the intellectual spirit of the college community. These contributions become the center of college life. Working in discussion-centered classes of between eight and fifteen members, students come to know each other and themselves -- well. In a classroom atmosphere that balances academic rigor and mutual support, students are challenged to discover what truly matters to them. In this stimulating environment, classes can take on lives of their own as students direct the discussions and instructors, at times, become equal observers-learners in the process.
The respect students are given in the classroom is reflected in the College's non-grading evaluation system. At the outset of each course or other learning activity, student and instructor negotiate a learning contract that sets expectations as well as specific learning goals. At the end of the semester, both student and instructor provide written evaluations of progress made toward these central goals. The evaluation period becomes, then not a harried time of cramming for exams or scrambling for a grade, but a time for reflection on what one has learned.
Student-Run Civically Engaged Groups:
Student Association
The Burlington College Student Association was revived in the Fall
of 1999. A group of students, concerned with the lack of student involvement
at Burlington College, got together and conducted elections and reestablished
the Student Association Executive Committee. The BCSA has been active
in creating events that keep students involved with the Burlington
College Community. We have also shown our presence in the local community
by volunteering or fund raising for different organizations. We have
recently coordinated student representation on various administrative
and academic planning committees, ensuring that students have active
participation and a voice in the future of our school.
Contact information:
Jack Austin
Director of Development
95 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
802 862-9616
Location: Castleton, VT
Type: Public State College
Year founded: 1787
Number of students: 650 undergraduates
Percentage living on-campus: 90%
The College is dedicated to the intellectual and personal growth
of students through excellence in teaching, close student-faculty
interaction, numerous opportunities for outside-the-classroom learning,
and an active and supportive campus community. Castleton prepares
its graduates for meaningful careers, further academic pursuits, and
productive citizenship.
Castleton is small enough to be a community where individuals matter,
yet large enough to offer a diverse and challenging curriculum with
more than 30 academic programs. At Castleton there is an understanding
of the need for both career preparation and a liberal arts education.
As a member of the Vermont State Colleges, Castleton extends its resources
to the community and supports efforts to improve the region's institutions,
organizations, and businesses.
Stafford Center for the Support and Study of the Community
(www.csc.vsc.edu/communityservice)
The Center provides a variety of opportunities where learning is achieved
by directly applying knowledge gained in the classroom, in the community,
internships, and service-learning initiatives. The Center also coordinates
some of the larger volunteer programs such as America Reads and Alternative
Breaks.
Student-Run Civically Engaged Groups:
Service Organizations
Community Service Club; Save the Children; Teaching, Educating, Assisting,
and Mentoring (T.E.A.M.)
Awareness/Activism Organizations
Negative Images Awareness & Prevention (N.I.A.P.); One in Ten
- Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual; Stop the Hate; Students Against Rape
& Sexual Assault (S.A.R.S.A.); Support Your Troops; Women's Issues
Groups
Cultural Organizations
Multi Cultural Club
Religious Organizations
Christian Fellowship, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Hillel
Political Organizations
College Republicans
Student Voice/Campus Publications
The Cairn (Newspaper), Vermont Literary Review (Magazine), 91.3 WIUV
FM - Campus Radio
Student Government
Student Association
Contact information:
Chrispin White
Director, Stafford Center
1 South Street
Castleton, VT 05753
802 468-1431
chrispin.white@castleton.edu
Jan Rousse
Assistant Director, Stafford Center
Moriarty House, Alumni Drive
Castleton, VT 05735
802 468-1371
jan.rousse@castleton.edu
Jason York
AmeriCorps VISTA
Jason.york@castleton.edu
802 468-1429
Location: Burlington, VT
Type: Private College
Year founded: 1878
Number of students: 1,701 (mostly undergraduates)
Most students live either in dorms or in surrounding neighborhoods in Burlington.
Graduate program: Master of Science in Managing Innovation and Information Technology
Champlain College endeavors to be a national leader in educating today's students to become skilled practitioners, effective professionals and global citizens. Champlain's agile and entrepreneurial approach to higher education uniquely blends technology leadership, market savvy, innovation and fiscal responsibility with a commitment to "the human touch." This distinctive approach permeates the delivery of relevant, student-centered and rigorous programs in business, applied technology and public service.
Community Connection Center for Service & Civic Engagement
http://campus.champlain.edu/getreal/
The office promotes volunteerism, service-learning, and the connection
of one's classroom work to the larger social context.
Student-Run Civically Engaged Groups:
GET REAL Community Service Club
DREAM Youth Mentoring Program
Habitat for Humanity
Blood Drive for the Red Cross
SCAD (Students of Champlain for an Active Democracy)
Contact information:
Nancy Cathcart
Community Connection Coordinator
Durick Hall
802 865-5408
cathcart@champlain.edu
Abbe Sweeney
A*VISTA/Community Outreach Coordinator
802 860-2720 ext. 2356
abbe.sweeney@champlain.edu
Lauren Selfridge
Student Outreach Coordinator
802 860-2720 ext. 2356
lauren.selfridige@champlain.edu
Location: 12 sites (administrative offices in Waterbury, largest site in Burlington)
Type: Community College
Year founded: 1970
Number of students: 8,000
CCV is a public, two-year, open admissions institution providing degree, transfer, occupational, and continuing education opportunities. There is a special emphasis given to Vermonters who would otherwise have limited access to college because of a number of barriers, including low income, lack of academic preparation, family obligations, time constraints, or geographic remoteness. To fulfill its mission, CCV offers classes in communities throughout Vermont, selects instructors from within those communities, and draws upon local resources and facilities. Most degree-seeking students work toward the associate degree, and because all associate degrees are individualized, students have a great deal of choice in selecting their courses and planning their programs. Students also work toward meeting the college's general education requirements. CCV promotes an educational philosophy which fosters self reliant learning (guiding the students in learning how to learn).
Student-Run Civically Engaged Groups:
The Student Activities Board (SAB) provides students with a forum
for expressing their concerns about the services offered by CCV and
also serves the college by reviewing student-related policies and
procedures. The board is made up of a student liaison representative
from each of the college's 12 sites.
Contact information:
Mel Donovan (Statewide)
Director of Student Support Services
PO Box 120
Waterbury, VT 05676
802 241-1179
mel.donovan@ccv.vsc.edu
Katie Flanagan (Burlington site)
Coordinator of Academic Services
119 Pearl Street
Burlington, VT 05401
802-865-4422
flanagak@mail.ccv.vsc.edu
Location: Plainfield, VT (10 miles from Montpelier)
Type: Small, Progressive, Intensive Residency College
Year founded: 1938 (accredited in 1959)
Number of students: 500 (65% of which are graduate students)
No students live on campus. All programs are intensive residency programs, meaning that students come to campus for days or weeks at a time to plan or work on their studies and then return to their communities.
Goddard is a small college in rural Vermont for plain living and hard thinking. Its mission is to advance the theory and practice of learning by undertaking new experiments based upon the ideals of democracy and the principles of progressive education asserted by John Dewey. At Goddard, students are regarded as unique individuals who will take charge of their learning and collaborate with other students, staff, and faculty to build a strong community. Goddard encourages students to become creative, passionate, lifelong learners, working and living with an earnest concern for others and the welfare of the Earth.
Goddard has had an interesting history as a self-proclaimed place of "alternative education" and "experimentation." Throughout all periods of "Goddard's turbulent history" and up until today, "transformative and transdisciplinary learning continues to have meaning for the institution as well as for the individuals who come to it."
Because Goddard has no residency option, traditional student clubs and organizations do not exist. However, the very design of a Goddard education creates civically-minded and social justice-oriented graduates.
Contact information:
Ben Williams
Teacher Licensure Officer/Faculty
123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield, VT 05667
802 454-8311 x 301
williamsb@goddard.edu
Location: Poultney, VT (65 miles Southwest of Rutland)
Type: Private Environmental Liberal Arts
Year founded: 1834
Number of students: 650 undergraduates
Percentage living on-campus: 90%
Green Mountain College is a 4-year, coeducational, private college.
As an environmental liberal arts college, Green Mountain offers students
a special opportunity to integrate modern environmental thought into
a traditional liberal arts or pre-professional course of study, regardless
of major. Students may earn a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science,
or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in one of the College's 25 majors
and academic programs.
At the heart of the College's environmental mission is the 37-credit
Environmental Liberal Arts General Education Program, which all GMC
students complete. ELA combines the skills and content of a strong
liberal arts course of study with a focus on the environment. This
program is rooted in the idea that a thorough understanding of natural
and social environments, and our relationships with them, coupled
with the skills, knowledge, and courage necessary to act as responsible
citizens in a globally interdependent world, are central to the development
of a person's intellect and character. The core theme of the environment,
in both a local and global sense, is thus imbedded in and defines
the philosophy of a liberal arts education at the College.
Campus Outreach and Service-Learning (COSL)
www.greenmtn.edu/learning/service_learning/index.asp
Through the COSL Program, GMC works to fully integrate education,
experience, and community in positive and meaningful ways for students,
faculty, and community members alike. COSL promotes and facilitates
community partnerships and service-learning within GMC courses, as
well as individual community service and learning experiences.
Ceridwen Farm and Campus Sustainability Project
www.greenmtn.edu/farmgarden/index.asp
Considered a multi-faceted approach to engaging the curriculum, campus
life, and the community, the farm is used for service-learning, volunteer,
and educational projects.
Student-Led Civically Engaged Groups:
Service Organizations
Mentoring Club, YES- Youth Energy Squad
Awareness/Advocacy Organizations
Divercity (G/L/B/T/I), Environmental Club, SCGF-Student Campus Greening
Fund- run by Student Senate, Cerridwin Farm
Student Voice/Campus Publications
Mountaineer (student newspaper), Reverie (student magazine)
Student Government
Student Government Association
Contact information:
Sue Sutheimer PhD.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Director of Service Learning
One College Circle
Poultney, VT 05764
802 287-8099
sutheimers@greenmtn.edu
Tim Hughes-Muse
Farm Manager
hughesmuset@greenmtn.edu
Location: Johnson, VT
Type: Public State College
Year founded: 1828
Number of students: 1,759 (undergraduate - 1,532, Graduate
- 227)
From its days as the Lamoille County Grammar School to the Johnson Normal School to Johnson State Teachers College, the current Johnson State College is a story of people working, caring, and learning together. Johnson State College exists today even as it was created over 160 years ago. We endeavor to provide our students with the skills, knowledge, and understanding, which are the basis for productive employment, civic involvement, and lifelong learning.
Johnson offers a wide variety of undergraduate majors as well as Masters programs in Education, Counseling, and Fine Arts and a certificate in Non-Profit Management. Unique programs include Outdoor Education, Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Wellness and Alternative Medicine.
Service Learning Office
www.johnsonstatecollege.edu/studentlife/209.html
The Center for Service Learning at Johnson State College, located
in the Dewey Campus Center, offers thoughtfully organized direct service
opportunities that address specific social issues and community needs.
The center is organized and run by student leaders and volunteers.
Student-led Civically Engaged Groups:
Activism/Awareness Organizations
Activist Coalition, Gay/Straight Alliance, Humanities and Debate Club
Cultural Organizations
International Students Club, Society for Creative Anachronism
Religious Organizations
Pagan Teaching Circle, Christian Fellowship
Artistic Organizations
JSC Dance Ensemble, Music Club, Theater Club
Student Voice/Publications
Basement Medicine (College Newspaper), WJSC 90.7 fm
Staff Organized Service Programs
Habitat for Humanity, America Read, Big Brother/Big Sister, Domestic
and International Alternative Breaks
Contact info:
Jill Piacitelli
Coordinator of Community Services
Dewey Campus Center 156
Johnson, VT 05656
802 635-1694
piacitej@jsc.vsc.edu
Ellen Hill
Director of Center for Service Learning and Non-Profit Management
Studies
Dewey Campus Center
Johnson, VT 05656
802 635-1257
hille@jsc.vsc.edu
Location: Lyndonville, VT
Type: Vermont State College
Year founded: 1911
Number of students: 1,280 50% of students live on campus
Lyndon State College is committed to offering liberal arts and professional programs that challenge students to develop their full potential in an environment that fosters personal attention. An innovative and comprehensive general education program is the cornerstone for the development of foundational skills and knowledge upon which major programs of study build. Integrating theory and practice, Lyndon prepares graduates competent in their field, equipped to respond to the challenges of an evolving society, and able to advance the quality of life in a diverse global community.
Student-Led Civically Engaged Groups:
Service Organizations
A.S.S.I.S.T. (A Society of Students in Service Together)
Religious Organizations
LCF (Lyndon Christian Fellowship)
Cultural Organizations
LSCGSA(Gay, Straight Alliance)
Student Government
Student Association
Arts Organizations
Twilight Players (performing and interpretive arts); Literary Society
& Lyndon Review; LSC Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television
(AWRT); National Press Photographers Association; SPJ (Society of
Professional Journalists)
Student Voice/Campus Publications
The Critic (campus newspaper); WWLR Impulse 91.5
Contact information:
Leo Sevigny
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
PO Box 919
Lyndonville, VT 05851
802 626-6418, leo.sevigny@lyndonstate.edu
Location: Marlboro, VT (Southeastern corner)
Type: Private Liberal Arts
Date Founded: 1946
Number of students: 336 (Most students live on campus)
Graduate programs: Masters programs in Information Technology, Management, and Education are held in nearby Brattleboro.
With 336 students and 41 faculty, Marlboro College offers a student-centered approach to education that is structurally and culturally different from those of other colleges.
Unfettered by generic course requirements, freshmen determine with their faculty advisors an individualized course of study that is appropriate to their academic backgrounds, interests and needs. Freshmen and sophomores choose from some 250 courses in 33 areas of study, in classes ranging in size from five to 20 students. Juniors and seniors work one-on-one with their professors and in seminars of up to six students. Each graduating senior completes a self-designed Plan of Concentration that is reviewed by an outside evaluator who is an expert in the student's field. All this occurs within a campus community governed by students, faculty and staff in monthly Town Meetings. The philosophy of enlisting students to take responsibility for their education and their community is rooted in the college's beginnings, when in 1947 G.I.s returning from World War II insisted on playing a dynamic role in structuring their education.
Student Government
The college's community assembly is modeled on the traditional New
England Town Meeting. All students, faculty and staff members may
participate, each with an equal vote.
Contact information:
Carrie Renee Weikel
Director of Student Activities
PO Box A
Marlboro, VT 05344
802 258-9248
weikelc@marlboro.edu
Location: Middlebury, (one hour South of Burlington)
Type: Private Liberal Arts
Year founded: 1800
Number of students: 2,350 full time undergraduates
Most students live on campus, in dorms or in social, special interest, or language houses.
Graduate and/or affiliate programs: Summer Language Schools, Bread Loaf School of English, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad in China, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Russia and Spain. In the process of affiliating with the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California.
Middlebury is one of the country's top liberal arts colleges. It offers its students a broad curriculum embracing the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences. Middlebury is an institution with a long-standing international focus, a place where education reflects a sense of looking outward, and a realization that the traditional insularity of the United States is something of the past. We seek to bring to Middlebury those who wish not only to learn about themselves and their own traditions, but also to see beyond the bounds of class, culture, region, or nation. Indeed, the central purpose of a Middlebury education is precisely to transcend oneself and one's own concerns. This transcendence may come for some through the study of other cultures; for some through the study of the environment; for others it will come through inquiry into such fields as physics or philosophy, mathematics or music.
Alliance for Civic Engagement
www.middlebury.edu/campuslife/volunteering/ace/
The Alliance for Civic Engagement serves the educational mission of
Middlebury College by integrating teaching and learning with an understanding
of one's place in society and the civic obligations that derive from
it. In pursuing these goals the Alliance supports innovative pedagogy,
diverse programming, and meaningful partnerships with community agencies
and other organizations in the local, national, and international
arena.
The Alliance provides students with opportunities to make real world connections to the local community and beyond through service and educational outreach. This newly configured office demonstrates the College's commitment to fulfill its mission to help students prepare to take their place as thoughtful, ethical leaders able to meet the challenges of informed citizenship.
Student-Run Civically Engaged Groups:
Service Organizations
Volunteer Services Organization, Middlebury Alternative Breaks, Community
Friends, Page 1 Literacy, Foundation for Excellent Schools, Relay
for Life, Operation Smile, Habitat for Humanity, Butch's Team, UNICEF
Activism/Awareness Organizations
We Owe the World, Dialogues for Peace, IIQ, Feminist Action at Middlebury,
Student Global AIDs Campaign, Amnesty International, Organic Garden
Cultural Organizations
International Students Organization, Middlebury Open Queer Alliance,
African American Alliance, Allianza Latinoamericana y Caribena, UMOJA,
PALANA
Political Organizations
Student Government Association, College Democrats, College Republicans,
College Progressives, Model United Nations, Debate Club
Student Publications/Radio
The Campus, Skin Deep (literary magazine), Kalediscope (year book),
WRMC
Religious Organizations
Religious Life Council, Hillel, Spirit: Unitarian Universalist Society,
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Newman (Roman Catholic), Christian
Orthodox Association, Islamic Society, Christian Science Organization
Contact information:
Tiffany Nourse Sargent
Director of ACE
139 McCullough Student Center
Middlebury, VT 05753
tiffanys@middlebury.edu
802 443-5082
Betsy Mackey
Contact for Community Service
139 McCullough Student Center
Middlebury, VT 05753
bmackey@middlebury.edu
802 443-3010
Peggy Burns
Contact on Poverty Studies
139 McCullough Student Center
Middlebury, VT 05753
mburns@middlebury.edu
802 443-3450
Meredith Billings
AmeriCorps VISTA
139 McCullough Student Center
Middlebury, VT 05753
802 443-3099
mbillings@middlebury.edu
New England Culinary Institute
Location: Three campuses: Montpelier, VT; Essex, VT and Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Type: Culinary School
Year founded: 1980
Number of students: 250
Our instructors are skilled chefs and industry professionals enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge, experience, and passion for food. You'll work closely with your instructors in small, intense classes and be measured by your mastery of skills, not grades.
Our classes are some of the smallest in culinary education, and average seven students to one instructor with a maximum class size of ten students in production classes. The hands-on experience in our teaching restaurants is only possible because of our small class size and the dedication of our chef-instructors to students' educational experience. With over 80 dedicated faculty members serving a student body of no more than 250 students in residency at any time, NECI students receive a level of personal attention and instruction that inspires them throughout their careers.
Since 1980, NECI has grown from seven students to nearly 3,000 graduates, from one academic program to seven programs, and from one campus to three - two in Vermont and one in the British Virgin Islands. Throughout this time, NECI's commitment to small classes, intense real-life experience, and excellence in a caring, personal community has never changed.
Contact Information:
Andrea Silva McManus, Ed.D.
Chair Dual Enrollment Programs
New England Culinary Institute
802 764-2156
andreamcmanus@neci.edu
Location: Northfield, VT (outside of Montpelier)
Type: Private Military Liberal Arts University
Year founded: 1819
Number of students: 1,900
Graduate Programs: Norwich offers a 5 year track leading to a Masters in Architecture as well as online Masters programs in the following areas: Civil Engineering, Business Administration, Diplomacy, Justice Administration, Science and Information Assurance, Military History and Nursing.
Affiliate Programs: Exchanges with Chinese Military Academy and the oldest ROTC detachments in the country.
At Norwich, you'll develop traits common among leaders in every profession - discipline, integrity, confidence, critical thinking, adaptability, loyalty, and honor - through a wide range of opportunities that will empower you in lasting ways you never imagined. At the core is a rigorous academic environment emphasizing interactive classes, mentoring relationships with faculty, and extensive hands-on learning.
Students attend Norwich either as traditional, everyday college students or as members of the Corps of Cadets. Whether students select the traditional lifestyle or the military lifestyle, they are challenged with leadership experiences and receive a balanced, rigorous education, allowing them to act as well as think and to execute as well as conceive.
Volunteer Office
www.norwich.edu/campus/studentvolunteer.html
The volunteer office coordinates Norwich's largest volunteer programs
including: Alternative Spring Break Trips (domestic and international),
American Red Cross Blood Drives, Clothing and Canned Food Drives,
Habitat for Humanity, Haunted Hayride, Hunger Banquets, "Make
A Difference Day," Mentoring Program, and the One-to-One Study
Partners Program.
Service-Learning Office
www.norwich.edu/academics/servicelearning.html
The service-learning office at Norwich, coordinates quality partnerships
between faculty members and community agencies. These partnerships
result in service-learning projects that make explicit connections
between the service and course objectives, engage students in meeting
a real community need, and incorporate quality reflection activities.
The service-learning office does this by working closely with all
stakeholders - community partners, faculty, and students. In addition,
the Service-Learning Scholars Program gives student the chance to
educate their peers as well as faculty about service-learning.
Student-Run Civically Engaged Organizations:
Democratic Club
Republican Club
Norwich Christian Fellowship
Knights of Columbus (Catholic)
The Guidon (newspaper)
The Harold "Doc" Martin Society (multicultural)
NUEMS (emergency medical services)
WNUB (student radio)
Television Production Unit
Contacts:
Nicole DiDomenico
Director of Volunteer Services
158 Harmon Drive
Northfield, VT 05663
802 485-2670
ndidomen@norwich.edu
Michelle Barber
Service-Learning Coordinator
158 Harmon Drive
Norwich University
Northfield, VT 05663
802 485-2644
mbarber@norwich.edu
Martin Makowski
AmeriCorps VISTA
158 Harmon Drive
Norwich University
Northfield, VT 05663
(802) 485-2644
Location: Colchester, VT (just outside of Burlington)
Type: Private Catholic Liberal Arts
Year founded: 1904
Number of students: 1900
Almost 100% of students live on campus.
Graduate Programs: Master's programs include: Administration and Management; Clinical Psychology; Education; Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language; and Theology and Pastoral Ministry
Saint Michael's College is a residential, Catholic, liberal arts college where 1900 undergraduates from around the United States and the world take part in a fully engaging education of the mind, body and spirit. Saint Michael's is among the elite ranks of only 270 colleges and universities nationwide allowed to host a prestigious Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus, making clear why Newsweek magazine labeled the college a "hidden treasure" that deserves more national recognition. In addition, the College has been identified by U.S. News and World Report for 14 consecutive years as one of the 15 finest master's universities in the North.
Service to the community and to all humankind is a vibrant part of student life, reflecting the heritage of service of the Edmundite priests who founded Saint Michael's-the only Edmundite college in the world-in 1904. Today, more than 70 percent of the student body actively pursues community service projects through Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts (M.O.V.E.), reflecting a unique passion for social justice issues on campus. In the classroom, ethical and moral considerations always complement intellectual discourse. And students can find spiritual engagement through the extensive programming offered by the Office of Edmundite Campus Ministry.
Edmunite Center for Peace and Justice
The Saint Michael's Peace and Justice Center works to engage the Saint
Michael's community to explore Peace and Justice issues through the
following efforts: Our ongoing lecture series and campus events, the
Peace and Justice Committee, the Saint Michael's Amnesty International
Chapter, and Internet Resources.
M.O.V.E. http://www.smcvt.edu/Admin2.asp?SiteAreaID=2690&Level=1
M.O.V.E. is one of Saint Michael's most popular student organizations,
serving as a clearinghouse for a multitude of volunteer service opportunities.
As a component of the Office of Edmundite Campus Ministry, M.O.V.E.
recognizes that service is a distinct part of the Edmundite tradition.
MOVE is student run program supported by a full time Director and a 10-month Assistant Director. The students who coordinate the twenty-eight MOVE programs compose the membership of the MOVE Core Team. Throughout the academic year, M.O.V.E. core team student leaders actively recruit participants for service programs. These programs can range from one-time activities that just require a few hours, to week-long extended service trips in cities across the U.S. and the world.
Student-Led Civically Engaged Groups:
Service Programs (MOVE)
After School Games, America Reads, Best Buddies, Corrections Volleyball,
DREAM Mentoring, Extended Service, FOCUS (For Our Children's Utmost
Success), Habitat for Humanity, Humane Society, International Outreach,
Little Brother / Little Sister, Lund Family Center, Middle School
Mentors, MOVE International, Senior Citizens, SOFA (Saving for Others
Furniture Association), Special Events, Special Olympics, Spectrum
Youth and Family Services, Temporary Relief, Trek Summer Pre-Orientation,
Winooski Youth Connection, Woodside Tutoring, Women and Family, Fire
and Rescue
Awareness/Activism Organizations
Ally Group, Amnesty International, A-Team (alcohol awareness), Diversity
Coalition, Free the Planet (environmental), Peace and Justice, Political
Science Club, Philosophy Club, Education Club, Student Global AIDS
Campaign
Cultural Organizations
Alianza, Martin Luther King Jr. Society (multicultural)
Artistic Organizations
Chorale, Coffee House Series, Dance Team, Sleepless Knights (a capella),
Hearing Voices (women's a capella), Wind and Jazz ensembles
Student Voice/Campus Publications
Defender (newspaper), The Echo (online publication), Hilltop (yearbook),
Onion River Review (literary publication), WWPV (radio)
Political Organizations
SMC College Republicans, College Democrats
Student Government
Student Association
Contact Information:
Heidi St. Peter
Director, MOVE
Saint Michael's College
Box 395, Winooski Park
Colchester, VT 05439
802 654 2674
hstpeter2@smcvt.edu
Ashley George
AmeriCorps VISTA
Service-Learning
ageorge@smcvt.edu
Location: Bennington, VT
Type: Small liberal arts with a career focus
Year founded: 1974
Number of Students: 500
At Southern Vermont College, our philosophy begins with a deep belief in the potential of every individual. The College is committed to offering a dynamic, career-oriented, liberal arts education to students from diverse backgrounds. Recognizing varied academic experiences, the College challenges students to advance to significantly higher levels of academic performance. Southern Vermont College places an emphasis on students who are serious about enhancing their lives through higher education. The size of the College community and personalized nature of our instruction offer a student-focused environment which develops critical thinking and communication skills. Service-learning experiences are central to the College's curriculum and its sense of community and social responsibility. Students are involved in a dynamic teaching and learning partnership that includes interactive instruction and community-based internships.
Southern Vermont College is committed to supporting students' academic and financial needs within its resources. The students' educational experience is enhanced by a wide-range of on-campus support services. Every effort is made to offer institutional financial assistance to students who strive to achieve academic success.
The Southern Vermont College experience fosters personal development, leadership abilities, and knowledge and skills essential to future success, whether on a career path or in graduate study. The students do this in a safe, environmentally respectful, creative, and caring campus community. Graduates are prepared to be lifelong learners and well-rounded, socially responsible citizens who can confidently face challenges presented by a complex, global society.
Community Action Office
www.svc.edu/student/servicelearn.html
Southern Vermont College received a three-year grant in January 2001
to further develop service-learning courses, improve College-community
partnerships, and increase awareness of service-learning among the
College and Bennington communities. The Community Action Office houses
these efforts and also coordinates volunteer opportunities.
Student-Led Civically Engaged Groups:
Service Organizations
Alpha Phi Omega (organizes: Big Brothers Big Sisters, America Reads,
Bennington Hospice, Second Chance Animal Shelter, the Community Food
Cupboard, and others)
Awareness/Activism Organizations
Multi-Cultural Club, Gay-Straight Student Alliance, Everyone's Earth
(environmental)
Artistic Organizations
Mad Hatters Drama Club, Peer Theater Group
Student Voice/Campus Publications
Mountain Press, The Summit Yearbook, WBTN 1370 AM
Student Government
Student Government Association
Contact Information:
Julie Krawczyk
Director of Campus Life & Civic Engagement
982 Mansion Drive
Bennington, VT 05201
802 447-6328
juliek@svc.edu
Springfield College School of Human Services
Location: St. Johnsbury, VT (Northeast Kingdom)
Type: Private
Year founded: 1976
Number of students: 75
The St. Johnsbury campus is one of nine Springfield College satellite
sites nationwide. Combining the satellite campuses and the main campus
located in Springfield, MA, make Springfield College the largest school
of human services in the country. Springfield College is a pioneer
in adult education that provides a non-traditional education to busy,
working adults who are committed to their families and the community.
To promote service to others, Springfield's programs reflect the College's
humanics philosophy -- education of the whole person -- spirit, mind,
and body.
All programs feature:
· Convenient weekend schedules
· Academic credit for prior learning
· Low tuition costs and financial aid
· Personal attention from advisors and academic support services
The student profile in St. Johnsbury is unique among member campuses
in that students live in small towns and rural settings. Here, the
curriculum focuses on issues that affect these social and geographical
identities, and the campus offers innovative administrative and leadership
programs to enhance the educational needs of human service professionals
in this area.
The busy schedules, diverse experiences, and commitment to their communities of Springfield's adult learners offer a rich, student-centered culture. Additionally, one hundred percent of students complete community projects as part of their curriculum. Past undergraduate community project examples include: establishing the Northeast Kingdom's first animal shelter, starting a community watch program and the successful launch of WREN, the Women's Resource Entrepreneur Network.
Contact information:
Linda Ladd, Assistant Director for Administration
347 Emerson Falls Road
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
lladd@spfldcol.edu
802 748-5402 x 22
Lauri Aiken
AmeriCorps VISTA
347 Emerson Falls Road
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
802 748-5402
Location: Craftsbury Common, VT (One hour Northeast of Montpelier)
Type: Private Liberal Arts with an Environmental Emphasis
Year found: 1987 for the A.A., 1997 for the B.A. (existed before as an alternative prep school)
Number of students: 100
The Sterling College community combines structured academic study with experiential challenges and plain hard work to build responsible problems solvers who become stewards of the environment as they pursue productive lives.
Community plays an important part in Sterling's day-to-day life. Faculty, staff, their families, and students all interact on a daily basis. Whether it's at dinner or breakfast, working together at the farm, solving problems in the classroom, or meeting to discuss community issues, everyone here spends a lot of time living together.
"Doing the chores" has always been a vital part of the Sterling College tradition. The Work Program is designed to play an integral part in the democratic atmosphere of Sterling College. It allows students to take personal initiative. It also gives them a chance to explore possible career interests. Students work an average of five hours a week in jobs that otherwise would be done by a professional staff. In addition they help with farm, kitchen, and dorm chores.
Student-Led Civically Engaged Groups:
Sterling students have recently formed a new student government called the Student Union.
Contact information:
Jennifer Payne
Director of Career Resources
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
802 586-7711 x126
jpayne@sterlingcollege.edu
Location: Burlington, VT
Type: Public/Private Land Grant University (partial funding from state of Vermont)
Year founded: 1791
Number of students: 8,000 undergraduates; 1,273 graduate students; 402 medical students
Most students live either in dorms, special interest or Greek houses, or in the surrounding neighborhoods in Burlington.
Graduate Programs: Several masters and doctoral programs in the following areas: Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Education and Community Studies; Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Environment and Ecology; Humanities and Social Sciences, Professional and Applied Programs. UVM also has the state's only College of Medicine
The University of Vermont is a distinguished institution with a proud history, based on a strong intellectual community and a concern for the quality of life in the communities that it serves. UVM combines the intellectual resources and breadth of opportunity of a research university with the close student-teacher interactions typical of a liberal education, and supports its mission through the effective use of technology.
The University's eight undergraduate schools and colleges offer more than 90 different programs and four pre-professional options. The Graduate College offers 70 master's and 20 doctoral programs in addition to the College of Medicine. In addition to main campus, UVM has four research farms; nine natural areas, including the summit of Mount Mansfield; and, on Burlington's waterfront, the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory in the Leahy ECHO Center for Lake Champlain.
Community Service Office www.uvm.edu/studentlife/
Throughout the Burlington area, the UVM community provides more than
100,000 hours of service annually. Most of these hours come from programs
coordinated in the Community Service Office. Students volunteer individually,
in groups or with clubs, and through their residence halls.
Office of Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning
http://www.uvm.edu/partnerships/
The Office of Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning
(CUPS) was created in September of 2003 to support active, collaborative
UVM-Community partnerships, high quality service-learning, and community-based
scholarship.
Student-Run Civically Engaged Groups:
Service Organizations - Volunteers in Action (VIA)
Alpha Phi Omega, Rescue Squad, Student Legal Service; Students Organizing
Against Racism; and Volunteers In Action (VIA), the umbrella organization
encompassing volunteer opportunities including Adaptive Sports, Alternative
Breaks, Big Buddies, ESL, Food Salvage, Generations, Habitat for Humanity,
HIV/AIDS Task Force, Lund Center Program, Pets Helping People, Prison
Project, SEEDS, SOS (special one-time service), Tutoring Project,
Vermont Children's Magazine, Red Cross Club, Rescue Squad, Women Helping
Battered Women
Awareness/Advocacy Organizations
Free To Be: GLBTA, Women Organizing for Radical Change, Coalition
for Responsible Investment, Students for Global Peace and Justice,
CATS (Citizen Awareness Training for Students)
Arts Organizations
Catamount Singers, Cat's Meow (female a cappella), Choral Union, Concert
Band, Concert Choir, Hit Paws (female a cappella), Jazz Ensemble and
Combo, Percussion Ensemble, Pottery Co-op, Photography Co-op, TopCats
(male a cappella), SA Concerts, University Symphony Orchestra, University
Players, Vermont Wind Ensemble.
Campus Spirit
Senior Class Council, Homecoming Committee, Charlie-Kitty Club (mascots).
Cultural Organizations
Alianza Latina, Asian American Student Union, Chinese Student Association,
World Club (The Saladbowl)
Religious Organizations
Catholic Student Association, Chabad Jewish Student Organization,
Spurgeon Foundation Campus Ministries, Vermont Pagans, Inter-Varsity
Christian Fellowship, Hillel
Environmental Organizations
Consortium for Ecological Living, Horticulture Club, Slade Hall Gardening
Club, Student Environmental Educators Doing Something (SEEDS), Vermont
Student Environmental Program (VSTEP), Wildlife Society
Student Voice/Campus Publications
Gadfly, UVM Cynic (student newspaper), UVMTV-Channel 12, Vantage Point,
WRUV-FM
Political Organizations
College Democrats, College Republicans, International Socialist Organization,
Students Political Awareness and Responsibility Collective (SPARC).
Contact information:
Lacretia Johnson
Asst. Director for Community Service
B400 Billings Student Center
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
802 656-2060
Lacretia.Johnson@uvm.edu
Melinda Atkinson
AmeriCorps VISTA
Community Service
802 656-2060
Melinda.Atkinson@uvm.edu
Carrie Williams
Asst. Director, Service-Learning
103B Morrill Hall
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
802 656-0095
Carrie.Williams@uvm.edu
Dave Harker
AmeriCorps VISTA
Service-Learning
103B Morrill Hall
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
802 656-0095
david.harker@uvm.edu
Location: South Royalton, VT
Type: Private Law School
Year Founded: 1972
Number of students: 637
Vermont Law School is one of a handful of independent, private law schools in the U.S. and the only law school in Vermont. It offers four programs: Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Studies in Environmental Law (M.S.E.L.), Joint J.D. and M.S.E.L., and Master of Laws in Environmental Law (LL.M.) and offers the largest number of environmental law courses in the country. It was named one of the best law schools for women by The National Jurist and ranked as a leading clinical law program by U.S. News and World Report. Vermont Law School has placed first ten times since the U.S. News and World Report environmental specialty rankings began in 1991 and has never placed lower than second.
The school's mission statement is: "To educate students in a diverse community that fosters personal growth and that enables them to attain outstanding professional skills and high ethical values with which to serve as lawyers and environmental and other professionals in an increasingly technological and interdependent global society."
Motto: "Lex pro urbe et orbe" (Law for the community and the world).
Student Run Civically Engaged Groups:
Service Organizations
Habitat for Humanity, Big/Little Program, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Program (VITA), Students of the Legal Education & Empowerment
Program (L.E.E.P.) - brings legal knowledge to secondary level students
in local and regional schools in Vermont.
Diversity Organizations
The Alliance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Straight
Students; The Asian Pacific American Law Student Association; The
Black Law Students Association; The Coalition for Diversity; The Native
American Law Society; The National Latino American Law Students Association;
The Jewish Students Group; The National Organization for Women; and
The Women's Law Group.
Awareness/Activism Organizations
Environmental Law Society, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, International
Law Society, Guardians ad Litem: (protects and promote the interests
of children and mentally incompetent adults who find themselves involved
in judicial proceedings), National Lawyers Guild: (a nationwide group
of lawyers, law students, legal workers, and others interested in
social, economic, and political change)
The Equal Justice Foundation:
The Vermont Law School chapter of The Equal Justice Foundation
raises funds to support summer internships for students working on
public interest legal projects. EJF also educates students and the
community about the various areas of public interest practice and
the need for such practice, through events such as on-campus speakers
and a public interest career fair.
Political Organizations
The Federalist Society: (conservatives and liberatarians)
Student Publications
The Forum:
The Vermont Law School Forum provides coverage of issues facing the
school and community, as well as editorials, sports, and humor. The
Forum relies on contributions from students, staff, and faculty and
is staffed entirely by students.
Hearsay:
Hearsay is a student run literary journal, produced and typeset by
the Hearsay staff. The publication is comprised of creative writings,
art, and photography produced by members of the Vermont Law School
community.
Student Governance
Students participate in the governance of the law school through elected
membership on the board of trustees and various committees for financial
aid, development, curriculum, faculty hiring, the library, community
affairs, and student services. All students are members of the Student
Bar Association which, through its various committees, sponsors a
distinguished lecturer series, an orientation program for new students,
faculty teaching evaluations, and numerous social and cultural programs.
Contact Information:
Mary Russ
PO Box 96 Chelsea Street
South Royalton, VT 05868
802 763-8303
mruss@vermontlaw.edu
Location: The main campus is in Randolph Center and an additional campus is in Williston (outside of Burlington)
Type: Technical State College
Year founded: 1957
Number of students: 1,200
Vermont Technical College is an integral and unique institution in
the Vermont State Colleges educational system offering certificates,
associate's and bachelor's degrees, and continuing education in technical
fields.
Vermont Tech serves its students, the state of Vermont, and the region
by providing high-quality, accessible technical education through
broad-based curricula that prepare graduates for the workplace, for
continuing formal education, and for lifelong learning.
Vermont Tech values it role in supporting the Vermont economy and meeting the needs of businesses by preparing highly qualified graduates in various occupations, as well as by providing businesses with opportunities for continuing education for employees.
Contact information:
Michael VanDyke
Dean of Students
Randolph Center, VT 05061-0500
802 728-1213
mvandyk@vtc.vsc.edu
Cathy McCullough
PO Box 500
Randolph Center, VT 05601
802 728-1390
cmccullo@vtc.edu
Kirsten Hatten
AmeriCorps VISTA
khatten@vtc.nsc.edu
Location: Montpelier, VT
Type: Private College for Adult Learners
Year founded: 1975
Number of students: 150 (average age: 38)
No students live on campus, but rather, live in communities throughout the state and region.
Programs: Prevention and Community Development, Legal and Paralegal Studies, Mediation and Conflict Management, Interdisciplinary Studies
For more than thirty years, Woodbury College has been helping adults change their lives - and help their communities at the same time. Woodbury offers a challenging but supportive learning environment and convenient weekend or weekday schedules. (Full-time students attend classes just one-and-a-half to two days per week, and part-time schedules are available in most programs.) Students prepare for fulfilling new careers in fields such as paralegal, mediation, human services, prevention, advocacy, or conflict management.
One hundred percent of students in the Prevention and Community Development Program complete community-based internships and many of Woodbury's mature students are deeply involved in their communities through their families, work, and community organizations.
Contact information:
Ginger Potwin
AmeriCorps VISTA
660 Elm Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-229-0516
gingerp@woodbury-college.edu
Sara Osaba
Woodbury College
660 Elm Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 229-0516 ext 281
sara@woodbury-college.edu
