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CCV Works: Thato Ratsebe

July 9, 2020 by Katie Keszey

Thato Ratsebe's CCV degree prepared her for further education and a career in human services.

Small classes, supportive faculty and staff, and a sense of community at CCV helped Thato Ratsebe develop her skill set and prepare for her future. “The amount of attention that I got was incredible.”

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured, Profiles Tagged: academics, alumni, liberal studies

The Community for Opportunity

January 2, 2020 by Robyn Bradley

Robyn Bradley is completing her associate degree in liberal studies at CCV and plans to transfer to Castleton University.

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.

Filed Under: Lead Story, News Tagged: liberal studies, rutland, students

Building Resilience

August 22, 2019 by Katie Keszey

Virginia Litchfield came back to school as a single parent, and took advantage of the many support services at CCV to complete her associate degree this spring. She's now on her way to a bachelor's at Northern Vermont University.

Virginia Litchfield started college when she was 18. Before long, “life just kind of got in the way.” She tried again six years ago. Again, life got in the way—and she didn’t have the tools she needed to reach out and ask for support.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: liberal studies, winooski

Connecting Communities

May 17, 2018 by Katie Keszey

“I didn’t work well with school, but I was smart. I would skip school and go read books,” says Richard Witting. He dropped out of high school at 17, tried a few classes at CCV, and then moved to the West Coast for more than a decade. In Portland and San Francisco, he returned to familiar work: food.

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured Tagged: academics, international food festival, liberal studies, winooski

People Need Us

January 19, 2018 by Katie Keszey

Livija Mujkanovic immigrated to the U.S. from Bosnia at 19. She arrived in Vermont with her family, speaking no English. During her first year here, she worked two jobs—one as a housekeeper and one at Burger King. At home in Bosnia, she had been a student in law school.

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured Tagged: liberal studies, UVM, vermont state colleges, winooski

Teaching a Community to Cook

February 24, 2017 by Katie Keszey

Amboise with the ecological stoves he's working to bring to Haitian families.

CCV student Calito Amboise is from Haiti, and he brings with him a remarkable optimism. “Today I help you, tomorrow you help me,” he says. “We can make community. We have to work together. You don’t need a big revolution. Small by small can make the difference.”

Filed Under: Student Tagged: liberal studies, winooski

Full Circle: Two CCV Grads on Making Records, Making Community, and Making a Life

December 16, 2016 by Katie Keszey

CCV grads Justin and Randi-Lynn Crowther at Burlington Record Plant.

CCV grads Justin and Randi-Lynn Crowther own and operate Burlington Record Plant, where pressing vinyl records has become a means of creating community.

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured Tagged: alumni, liberal studies, montpelier, visual arts

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