The staircase outside the SHAPE fitness center has been long overdue for a rebuild, and that process is finally underway. The old concrete stairway has been completely demolished and carted away, and preparations...
After the Student Government election on Sept. 8, Melissa Ann Clark was voted president of the Johnson Student Government Association for 2020-2021. Clark ran uncontested for the position after her first...
Across the Vermont State Colleges System, people have been working on social and racial justice issues in campus-based groups, but several months ago, the disparate efforts banded together, and last month,...
During and after their presentation to the Vermont Select Committee, NCHEMS (National Center for Higher Education Management Systems) representatives Brian Prescott and Dennis Jones were met with opposition...
The Vermont State Colleges System is considering unifying the Northern Vermont University, Castleton and Hartness libraries under one system-wide structure.
The VSCS has convened a task force to investigate...
On Thursday, Nov 5, NVU President Elaine Collins presented her State of the University address to a Zoom webinar, highlighting achievements from both NVU campuses, talking briefly about the 5-year strategic...
Multiple buildings at Northern Vermont University are up for sale or lease, including McClelland Hall and Senators South on the NVU-Johnson campus.
In a Nov. 4 interview, NVU Dean of Administration Toby...
The rodents that have been plaguing NVU-Johnson’s campus apartments will hopefully see a decline with the introduction of traps to the outsides of the most affected buildings.
“The first time I knew...
During this time of transition from face-to-face to virtual learning, NVU-Johnson’s academic support team has implemented virtual academic support for students.
Students can find digital applications...
There’s likely nothing funnier to witness than a baby laughing.
Of course, if you are Dr. Gina Mireault, professor of psychology at Northern Vermont University-Johnson, you are also probably wondering...
The Sunday, Oct. 25 deadline for submitting this fall’s Writing Proficiency Exam is fast approaching. This year is the first time the exam is being delivered remotely through Canvas.
In the past, this...
The Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees approved on Oct. 16 recommendations from a VSCS Forward task force team regarding review of low-enrolled majors and program duplication at Northern Vermont...
The Vermont State Colleges System adopted a new set of strategic priorities and welcomed two new members to the board at its Oct. 16 meeting.
VSCS Chancellor Sophie Zdatny introduced the updated strategic...
If the average student takes five classes a semester, all with 1-hour Zoom classes or asynchronous equivalents and does all their homework online, how much time is that student spending looking at a screen?...
The United States Census is a vast operation affecting the distribution of trillions of dollars in federal money. As of Oct. 13, Vermont had collected 99.9 percent of its census data. And after many back-and-forths...
Northern Vermont University hired a new dean of administration this year, Toby Stewart, the former controller of the University.
Stewart has replaced Sharron Scott, who has moved on to the chancellor’s...
Northern Vermont University’s Title III grant wants to hear from you.
There has been much recent talk about the state of the student academic experience at NVU this semester, for both campuses. Tales...
Both the NVU-Johnson and Lyndon Faculty Assemblies have approved a motion to allow students to select a pass/fail option until the end of the academic term, meaning the last day of final exams.
“The...
At the NVU-Johnson Faculty Assembly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the faculty unanimously passed a motion to give students a five-day break from Wednesday, Oct. 28 through the following Sunday.
Three days...
The first installment of this article can be found here.
Basement Medicine asked legislators one question: “The financial difficulties of the Vermont State Colleges System are well known. The VSCS...
The director of the Northern Vermont University libraries and a technical services librarian at NVU-Johnson both resigned separately during the past few weeks.
The resignations appear to be unconnected....
With high political tensions in both local and national spheres, the upcoming election is weighing heavily on the minds of many. For the many NVU students who are residents of Vermont, there are a number...
The loss of live performances at Johnson’s Dibden Center for the Arts due to COVID 19 restrictions was not a surprise to students and faculty. Despite this setback, the Performing Arts Department was...
NVU-Johnson welcomed two new full-time faculty members to its ranks this semester.
Both professors, Dr. Nora Beltz and Dr. Matt Rushford, are both terminal-degreed professionals with years of experience...
When it comes to managing chronic pain, the options for treatment are varied in both availability and effectiveness. Thanks to Northern Vermont University’s Dr. Emily Tarleton, however, there may be...
For the fall 2020 semester, Northern Vermont University committed to an accelerated semester model for its course delivery.
Given the likelihood of a continued need to monitor health and safety until...
In this new COVID-19 era, it has become difficult for people to socialize. Between having to stay six feet apart and most indoor social venues like malls, movie theaters and restaurants being closed, it...
For one small artist collective in rural Vermont, making noise is all in a day’s work.
The Rural Noise Ensemble, formed by Doctor Otto Muller of Goddard College and Sean Clute, assistant professor of...
Basement Medicine asked legislators one question: "“The financial difficulties of the Vermont State Colleges System are well known. The VSCS chancellor’s office produced a white paper in 2019 that...
A new store front on Main Street Johnson has opened, and it’s selling just about everything it can get into the building. “Anything from clothing to accessories... housewares new and used, toys, books,...
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