John Mills has been selected by the VSCS Board of Trustees to serve as NVU's interim president during the period preceding consolidation of the institution's four residential campuses. He was discovered through Dutcher LLC, an educational consulting agency, which is a field he has worked in since retiring...

Associate Dean of Athletics Jamey Ventura is stepping down after 10 years, serving first at Johnson State College, where he was hired as director of athletics in 2011, and then for the past three years at Northern Vermont University. Ventura’s pending departure was announced in an email from NVU...

On Monday, May 17, Northern Vermont University President Elaine Collins announced her resignation in an email addressed to students. Collins will officially step down in Mid-August, after which point, John Mills will take over as interim president. "I am honored to have served as your president,"...

Assistant Athletics Director and Head Coach of Men’s Basketball Miles Smith is leaving NVU at the end of May, having served in those positions for the past six years. Smith graduated from Johnson State College with a BA in Anthropology in 2009 and was an inspirational captain of the basketball team...

The VSCS Board of Trustees held an open forum on April 6 to hear student feedback on the system’s upcoming transformation, which will see four of its campuses united into a single university. A handful of students attended the event and asked questions of Chancellor Sophie Zdatny and other members...

In an email to faculty and staff on April 21, NVU President Elaine Collins announced the departures of two key administrative staff members: Michael Fox and Toby Stewart. Fox, who has served as NVU’s dean of enrollment and marketing, is leaving to become the Vice President of Enrollment Management...

As the end of the 2020/2021 academic year approaches, NVU must make decisions on unpredictable matters. While vaccination efforts are making steady progress across the nation, the volatile nature of the pandemic makes certainty a scarcity. The university plans to return to in-person instruction come...