MONTPELIER, Vt. — Community College of Vermont (CCV)-Newport graduate DeCarann Speaks has been named an inaugural New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship. Speaks will be honored at the Association of Community College Trustees’ 2018 Leadership Congress on October 24-27, 2018 in New York City. This new scholarship is the first […]
Notable Now – March 2018
In honor of the warmth that’s surely on its way, we’re kicking off this edition of Notable Now with a beach scene painted by Senior Administrative Assistant Kim Barbour at Morrisville’s March 23rd Paint Night! The event raised $360 for the Morrisville Student Assistance Fund. Happy Spring!
Community College of Vermont Student Receives Karen Raylene Clark Memorial Scholarship
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Community College of Vermont (CCV) student Alizabeth Longe has been chosen as this year’s recipient of CCV’s Karen Raylene Clark Memorial Scholarship. Clark was a longtime Academic Coordinator at CCV-Brattleboro who passed away in December 2015. The endowed scholarship fund was created to honor her passion for helping students persist in their […]
A Big Deal: Scholarships at CCV and Beyond
“The reason why I didn’t go to school right after high school is because I couldn’t afford it, and my parents couldn’t afford it.” That could be the voice of any number of CCV students, but in this story, it’s the voice of Fathima Salahudeen, a STEM studies major who immigrated to Vermont from Sri Lanka in 2008.
Notable Now – July 2017
Summer at CCV is in full swing! Check out some of the latest accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff from around the state, and don’t forget to share your Notables at marketing@ccv.edu!
Community College of Vermont Student Receives $1,000 Legacy Scholarship
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Community College of Vermont (CCV) student Joseph Chagnon has been selected as the recipient of CCV’s 2017 Legacy Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. The Legacy Scholarship is given annually in honor of a current or past CCV faculty or staff member whose work has had a significant positive impact on students […]
CCV Karen Raylene Clark Memorial Scholarship Application Opens
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Applications for the Community College of Vermont (CCV) 2017 Karen Raylene Clark Memorial Scholarship will now be accepted as of March 27. Clark was a long-time Academic Coordinator at CCV’s Brattleboro campus who passed away in December 2015. The first scholarship was awarded in 2016 to CCV-Brattleboro student Cheryl Caldwell-Lahue, who was […]
Notable Now – January 2016
There have been reports of busy bees here at CCV even during the between-semester break! We’ve got instructors with news, institutional happenings, staff news, and a bevy of other items to brighten up your January! Give ‘em a read, and send us your notables!
Building a Better World, Community by Community
How does one go about getting a check for a cool grand in the mail from CCV?
Here’s a recipe: To start, contribute in class and keep your grades up. Next, spend a good amount of time helping your fellow students succeed. When asked for help, give freely. And finally, do lots of selfless acts to strengthen your community. Essentially, act like a leader and you’ll be rewarded as a leader.
Helping Out In Any Way They Can
Former punk rock bassist. Comic book aficionado. Indie film enthusiast. CCV Middlebury, meet your 2013 student leadership scholar.
Actually, if you were to pass Stephen Andolfo on the street, you’d probably think ‘that guy ought to be a bouncer at a roadhouse.’”
Andolfo stands 6’ tall, he’s a got a lot of tattoos, and he carries himself with an enormous air of confidence. But give him your ear for 30 seconds and any preconceived notions you may have formed disappear, replaced by a sense of awe for an affable man whose humility is inspirational and whose enthusiasm for life is infectious.