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Notable Now – September 2017

September 15, 2017 by Katie Powers

Notable Now – September 2017

Welcome to fall semester! We’re kicking it off with a burst of bright updates from across the CCV community. Happy reading, and don’t forget to share your own announcements and accomplishments at marketing@ccv.edu!

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: bennington, brattleboro, center for online learning, early college, environmental science, faculty, montpelier, rutland, upper valley, winooski

Thoughts on Thinking: Dr. Michelle D. Miller Talks Cognitive Psychology with Faculty

June 19, 2017 by Katie Powers

Thoughts on Thinking: Dr. Michelle D. Miller Talks Cognitive Psychology with Faculty

Last week, over one hundred CCV instructors gathered at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee for the Faculty Summer Institute, an annual two-day conference devoted entirely to faculty professional development.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: faculty

Notable Now – July 2016

July 13, 2016 by Katie Powers

Notable Now – July 2016

It’s been a relatively quiet few weeks for CCV now that we’re well into summer, but we still had some good things happening all over the state.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: art, faculty, medical assisting, winooski

Making Problems Fun

June 30, 2016 by Katie Powers

Making Problems Fun

Marguerite Dibble wants to tackle big problems. The title of her address, “Unlocking Behavioral Change with Games,” which she delivered at this year’s Faculty Institute, is itself evidence of Dibble’s ambition.

Filed Under: News Tagged: academics, faculty, faculty excellence award

Forecast: Clear Skies Ahead For St. J

January 13, 2016 by Josh Larkin

Forecast: Clear Skies Ahead For St. J

Often, when good things happen we say that the stars have aligned. That may or may not literally be what’s happening in the sky at that moment, but whenever it does happen, CCV-St. Johnsbury students will get to see it. Literally.

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged: academics, faculty, st. johnsbury

A New Read for CCV Archaeology Students

December 3, 2015 by Josh Larkin

A New Read for CCV Archaeology Students

We all have skeletons in the closet, but CCV instructor Luisa Millington brings hers out to share with students.

“I have analyzed more than 3,000 human remains because Rome is a very unique situation,” said Millington, who is a native of the Italian city. “Rome has volcanic rock that is very acidic, so what happens is the acidity decomposes the flesh very quickly but preserves the bones, which is why we have so many necropoli around Rome, and every necropolis has hundreds and hundreds of human remains that need to be studied.”

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged: academics, bennington, faculty

April Yee Discusses Student Engagement at Faculty Retreat

July 2, 2015 by Josh Larkin

April Yee Discusses Student Engagement at Faculty Retreat

Students have varying experiences at college. We all know this. But instructors attending CCV’s annual faculty retreat last week were given a much clearer picture of how social class affects student engagement and in turn, student achievement.

Filed Under: News Tagged: academics, faculty, faculty excellence award

From College to Career

June 25, 2014 by Josh Larkin

From College to Career

CCV instructors got a glimpse of the impact they can have on students last Friday when four graduates laid it out for them.

“I love CCV,” said Harry Knowles, a 2011 graduate. “ I can honestly say I didn’t have one bad teacher at CCV, and that doesn’t happen too often at other schools.”

Filed Under: Student Success Tagged: academics, alumni, faculty

CCV’s People Millionaire

February 20, 2014 by Josh Larkin

CCV’s People Millionaire

Melissa Elwell insists that being a people millionaire is one of her greatest strengths as a teacher.

“I literally called in every favor I had and said ‘I want top of the line fingerprint kits, I want top of the line laser systems, I want stringing kits so I can do blood splatters.’ That’s the people millionaire thing,” the CCV Bennington instructor said of her prep work for the forensics class she teaches. “I really believe that my students deserve everything you would get at a major university.”

And while it may be true that having lots of connections makes for great classes–Elwell has had author Archer Mayor visit class and called on judges to open up court rooms for use–in actuality there are likely other factors at play. For instance, one could say students are drawn to her classes because they feel like the real world.

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged: bennington, criminal justice, faculty

The Big Picture: Service

November 19, 2013 by Josh Larkin

The Big Picture: Service

Faculty member and author Joe Covais was very clear in his lecture on Veterans Day.

“I’m not telling you about the content of the book…I’m telling you what the book is about in the big picture.”

Filed Under: News Tagged: faculty, veterans

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CCV In The Media

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Press Releases

  • Community College of Vermont to hold 51st Commencement on June 2 in Northfield
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  • Community College of Vermont Student Receives Karen Raylene Clark Memorial Scholarship
  • Community College of Vermont Student Receives $1,000 Legacy Scholarship

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