The frigid February temperatures of Lake Elmore are far from suitable for swimming at only 35 degrees, but nonetheless, 89 people took the plunge through the ice on Saturday, Feb. 15, raising $23,579 to...

The Johnson State College –sponsored student leadership conference, “Preparing for your Future,” covered a variety of professional-development topics by JSC staff, students, and special guests. ...

A year of slogging through a backlog of homework, research papers, and presentations for four or more classes while also trying to hold down a job and still spend time with friends and family can overwhelm...

The Business and Economics Department at Johnson State College is undergoing an overhaul that will take effect sometime in the next few academic semesters. The new model will allow for a more dynamic...

Johnson State College’s administration, staff, and faculty are working to raise the current retention rate of 63 percent between first and second-year students, which is below the average among the state...

A plan to fill eight new full-time faculty positions is now underway at Johnson State College. This extensive process began last semester with the chairs of each department consulting with their colleagues...

Sodexo Food Service at Johnson State College has been investigated by the state after a former employee testified before the Senate Economic Development Committee that the company’s sick-day policy...

The Johnson State College graduates of the 2014 spring semester will be met with graduation commencement speaker, Veronika Scott. Scott, a College of Creative Studies Product Design graduate and social...

Johnson State College’s new career development coordinator, Beth Walsh, is trying to get more students focused on their career development and plans after college. To that end, she has begun initiating...

Local bar and restaurant, the Hub, has been sold and is under the new ownership. Chris Ferguson, the former manager of The Hub, and Allison Tafuri will  be the managers of the restaurant. Ferguson...

This semester Johnson State College is welcoming 30 transfer students from across the Vermont and out of state. “We certainly have worked hard on the support end to improve what kinds of support and...

Get lost. Speed date. Be a baby. Such was the advice Professor of Behavioral Sciences Gina Mirault offered on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in her talk titled “Where are you now? and other (Dis) orienting Questions.” Margo...

It is not often that the president of a ski resort has a profound impact on higher education, however just the opposite is the case of Bill Stenger and Jay Peak Resort. Stenger has been leading a widespread...

“Be willing to take advantage of opportunities you might not think is in the area of where you are going,” Job Heintz, Vermont lawyer and chief executive officer of the Himalaya Cataract Project, said...

Award-winning author David Huddle will spend the 2014 spring semester at Johnson State College, where he will serve as visiting writer and a teacher and mentor to students in the college’s B.F.A. degree...

Johnson students will have the opportunity to become tributes in the campus arena during the “Hunger Games” game which will be hitting campus on Monday Dec. 9 as a fundraiser for SERVE. The game...

The Reel Rock 8 tour, featuring world-class climbers sending cutting-edge rock climbs, showcased Friday night, Nov. 15, sponsored by the Outing Club. The film was divided into four sections: The first...

Thirty million dollars seems like a lot. Until you start spending it. According to the JSC 2013 budget report, the college has a budget of almost $30 million. So, where does the money come from? Although...

Students, faculty, and community members were gathered in Bentley 207 to watch the 2012 documentary “A Place at the Table,” which explored in depth the problem of food insufficiency in America.  Nearly...

The issue of global hunger and poverty was brought to the Johnson State College campus on Thursday Nov. 14 with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet hosted by the SERVE office in coordination with Arthur Hall Advisor...

Johnson State College joined forces with Johnson Food Shelf and the neighboring communities the week before Thanksgiving to help feed hungry families. The holiday season often brings awareness of...

In response to changes in the Vermont certified public accountant (CPA) exam requirements, Henrique Cezar, professor of business and economics at JSC, created the new certificate of proficiency in Accounting...

The JSC Student Government Association began the current academic year with a sharply reduced budget, down by nearly a third from those in recent years. The current budget of $40,000 is $20,000 less...

Johnson State College teamed up with Lamoille County Special Investigation Unit to hold two days of Rape Aggression Defense sessions Nov. 16-17. The self-defense program was opened to any female in the...

  The issue of global hunger and poverty was brought to the Johnson State College campus on Thursday Nov. 14 with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet hosted by the SERVE office in coordination with Arthur Hall...

  Leader. Motivator. Advocate. Steward. Feminist. Public servant. These words and many more shot out of the projector and onto the photographs displayed at the far end of the room. The room was full...

  Norm McElvany sits behind his desk, glasses perched on his nose as he talks. Although he hasn’t found any lost national artifacts (that he disclosed) or has been chased by violent cult members...