Education

138th Champlain College Commencement Ceremony 2016 05/14/2016

2016 Champlain College Graduation

For more info please visit the Champlain College website.

Common Good Vermont: Getting Ready for Vermont Gives 05/10/2016

Morgan Webster of Common Good Vermont and Casey Keller of GibGab explain how to participate in "Vermont Gives," a statewide giving day on June 7, 2016 that's designed to support local nonprofits, raise awareness about how they impact our quality of life, and amplify the generosity of Vermont citizens.

For more info visit VermontGives.org or CommongoodVT.org

The Crisis in Burundi and the Quaker Peacemaking Response 05/10/2016

Robin Lloyd of Women's International League for Peace speaks on the crisis in Burundi and the Quaker Peacemaking respnse with: Elie Nahimana, Burundi Quaker Pastor and Administrator of Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities, Adrian Bishop, Friends Peace Teams and African Great Lakes Initiative, and Sebastien Hakizimana, of Association of Africans Living in Vermont.

Congressman Peter Welch: Congressman Peter Welch Speaks on the Opiate Crisis in the U.S. 05/10/2016

Rep. Welch holds a press conference to highlight a package of legislation scheduled for a vote on the House floor this week. The legislation addresses the opioid epidemic by expanding treatment and data sharing. Welch is joined by Mayor Miro Weinberger, Vermont Department of Health Commissioner Harry Chen, Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan, as well as other health care and criminal justice leaders.

Partnership for Change: Burlington High School Partner Teacher Program 05/03/2016

Partnership for Change Executive Director Hal Colston talks with Burlington High School math yeachers Gordana Pobric and Norm Tremblay.

For more information: www.partnershipvt.org

KidSafe Collaborative Awards 2016 04/28/2016

Each year KidSafe Collaborative has the privilege of honoring a number of outstanding individuals and groups in our community who have made a significant contribution to improving the safety and welfare of children in Chittenden County by having the Annual KidSafe Collaborative Awards.

For more info: http://www.kidsafevt.org/

Burlington City Market The Dish: A Series For Inquisitive Eaters: Farming in the Time of Climate Change 04/27/2016

Vermont’s weather is evolving in wild, unpredictable ways. Long-term meteorological trends show the state becoming warmer and wetter. How will farmers adapt to the environmental upheaval and keep food growing through fast-shifting weather patterns? How will these changes ripple through the distribution chain — and how will they affect what Vermonters eat in restaurants, institutions, and at family tables?

Listen to a panel of local experts for a lively discussion on the challenges and rewards of growing food in a changing climate — now and into the future. Part of the Intervale Center and City Market Dish Series.

Speakers include: Andy Jones, Intervale Community Farm; Joshua Faulkner, UVM Extension; Jeff Jones, Vermont Hydroponic Produce; Eleanor Tison, Green Mountain College

Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis Visits Burlington 04/26/2016

Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis discusses her city's energic efforts and successes towards becoming a more liveable, pedestrian, and bicycle-friendly city. Minneapolis recently became the only American city to make The 2015 Copenhagenize Index of Bicycle-Friendly Cities.

Safe and Sustainable Streets for Everyone is a conversation about activism, leadership, and making change happen, co-sponsored by the University of Vermont, AARP Vermont, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, and the Office of Mayor Miro Weinberger.

For more information visit: 2015 Copenhagenize Index and Local Motion

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: A Paddlers Guide to the Champlain Valley 04/17/2016

Authors Cathy Frank and Margy Holden share stories and pictures of their 42 guided adventures along the rivers and through the wetlands and wildlife refuges of this region’s uniquely beautiful natural environment, providing a wealth of information along the way on the ecology, geology, history, plants, & wildlife.

Cathy Frank and Margy Holden's Lake Champlain Paddling Guides

http://www.kayakinglakechamplain.com/KayakGuide/?page_id=2

For more information, contact the Ethan Homestead Museum at (802) 865-4556.

Vermont State House - Career & Technical Education 04/15/2016

Joint House Committees - Education and Commerce and Economic Development - Career and Technical Education - April 15, 2016.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!