The Online News Magazine of the Community College of Vermont
Summer 2020 Academic Honors
Community College of Vermont is pleased to announce that the following students have been named to the President’s, Dean’s, and Student Honors Lists for the summer 2020 semester.
CCV Faculty Recognized for Teaching Excellence
CCV is proud to honor outstanding faculty members each fall with the annual Teaching Excellence Awards. Faculty are nominated by students and final selections are made by CCV’s Academic Council, which includes faculty, staff, and a student representative.
Building Community Through Online Learning
CCV faculty member Katy Schonbeck was one of the many educators who had to quickly move their classes online this spring due to COVID-19. Amidst the change and uncertainty that came from shifting from on-ground to online, Katy stayed true to her values and teaching style.
Thriving Under Pressure
Most people try to avoid stress in their lives, but Rylee Masson isn’t most people. Thriving under pressure, at 17 years old, and before earning a high school diploma, Rylee has received an associate degree in STEM from CCV.
The Successful Student 
Telepresence Brings a New Dimension to Distance Education at CCV
Like the 300 fully online courses that CCV offers each semester, telepresence courses are all about access for students.
Meet CCV
CCV Works: Jean Cota
Jean Cota was a stay-at-home mom beginning at the age of 19, and went on to spend 16 years as a registered in-home childcare provider. “I knew times were changing, and that eventually a degree would be required,” she said.
The Arts
Introduction to Jewelry Photo Exhibit
Introduction to Jewelry at CCV is typically taught on-ground, in person. But this spring the COVID-19 pandemic caused instructor Pamela O’Connor and her students to switch to online learning.
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
America: Melting Pot, or Something Else?
You can tell a native New Yorker from a non-native by how aware they choose to be of their presence on the subway. They sleep, ensured by their city-formed adaptation to waking up just before their stop. They read books. Before cell phones, newspapers were likely a popular form of dissociating.
CCV In The Media
- Santa Fean, a former congressman, adds voice to Republicans for Biden
- Return of college students will be a real test of Vermont’s Covid control
- Shawn Tester: NVU important to our community and our workforce
- Swanson Joins Orleans County Restorative Justice Center Board
- Winooski’s Morning Light Bakery Shares Asian Favorites