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CCV Welcomes New Faculty for African American Struggle Class
“What does it mean to be an American?” Juan-Joel Tovanche wants to structure his upcoming African American Struggle for Equality class around this question.
CCV Students Awarded Leadership Scholarship
Students, staff, and community leaders joined together on Thursday, April 29 to celebrate the CCV 2020-2021 Leadership Scholarship recipients. The annual Leadership Scholarship celebration was again held virtually via Zoom, an adaptation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Phi Theta Kappa at CCV
Student organizations and leadership opportunities are important parts of the culture at CCV and are integral to student success. The Phi Theta Kappa honor society (PTK) is one of these opportunities.
Fast Forward: Tech Center Teacher Helps Students Succeed
Matt Neckers teaches Creative Media Art & Design at Green Mountain Technology and Career Center in Hyde Park. His class is an all-day, year-long (sometimes two) immersive experience that gets students ready for college or the workforce—though many of them will complete his class with 12 college credits already under their belt.
The Successful Student 
An ‘Invaluable’ Education
Nine years ago a significant back injury changed the trajectory of Ginny Greenway’s life, shifting her focus to working smarter rather than harder. As a mom of six, Ginny had always envisioned herself going to college when she was done raising her children. She suffered her back injury when her youngest child was still in […]
Meet CCV
CCV Works: Sandy Sherman
Sandy Sherman always knew that she wanted to work in healthcare, so she started out at CCV in 2010 with the hopes of pursuing a career in nursing. Along the way, “life happened,” and she ended up changing paths. She completed her CCV degree in liberal studies and worked as a paraeducator, but when she […]
The Arts
Fall 2020 Art Exhibit
Art classes at CCV are typically taught in-person at CCV’s twelve academic centers, but with the fall 2020 semester consisting primarily of remote learning, instructors had to adapt their classes to new formats. “I learned as much as my students did with this new platform,” Drawing I instructor Susannah Gravel said of teaching art online. […]
CCV In France: Study Abroad Spring 2018
Being French
Today is the last full day of our adventure. We have seen so many monuments of history and culture. Today being Sunday, there was a lot of foot traffic on the streets. People walking to work, the local boulangerie, a café, or the markets.
Notes from the
President
Promoting Equity and Justice at CCV
CCV strives to be a college that values all voices, and that embraces the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe that all people should have access to a high-quality, affordable postsecondary education. Amid this historic moment in our state and in our country, it is imperative that we acknowledge our shortcomings and reaffirm our core values.
Community Voices
The Community for Opportunity
As my final semester draws to a close, I can now reflect and say confidently that being a part of the CCV community, I have learned to see myself as part of a larger world. Going forward, I can apply the many life lessons that I’ve learned here at CCV to my personal character, my future education, and my future career.
CCV In The Media
- The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, March 18 to 24
- New apartment building in St. Albans could be a model for downtown development
- Personal achievements for April 3, 2021
- Norwich professors earn $25k research grants from Vermont Biomedical Research Network
- Rutland senators move to protect Castleton U brand, call for transparency