Looking for a spring course? Try CIS-1045

Looking for a computer course for the spring semester? If so, why not consider CIS-1045, Intro to Multimedia Applications & Tools. The course is being offered on Tuesdays from 6:15 - 9:00 PM (January 27 - May 5, 2009) and is being taught by David Wells.

You certainly have consumed media- surfed the web, watched tv, listened to radio. With Intro to Multimedia Applications & Tools, you will learn about the tools that you can use to create and publish on the web. This is a hands-on course where you will spend most of your class time creating new content. Grab your own piece of the web with Introduction to Multimedia Applications!

Want to learn more about the course? If so, check out the following...
1. Spring 2009 course description

2. Fall 2008 course blog (check out the links to the current student blogs on the right side)

3. The following is a video made by Jennifer Borthwick-Leslie, a student in the fall 2008 section in Burlington. (Music by Heavyweight Dub Champion):

Space is limited so register early the get the courses you want!

Tim Donovan on colleges and the economic turndown

Yesterday, CCV's president Tim Donovan appeared on Vermont Edition, a daily radio broadcast on Vermont Public Radio. The topic of the show was the impact of today's economy on the the cost of higher education. To hear the entire broadcast, visit this page: http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/82986/

President Donovan on VPR... Today!

CCV's President Tim Donovan and Robert Clarke, Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges, will be guests on Vermont Public Radio's Vermont Edition call-in show today. The topic of the show will be our nations current economic circumstances and how it is impacting higher education. Tune in today at noon! (107.9 FM in the Chittenden County area). For more information on this broadcast, click here.

CCV Burlington welcomes Liz Stahle

CCV Burlington recently hired Liz Stahle as a work study student in our operations office and we would like to officially recognize her joining the staff. Here is a short bio that Liz wrote for the blog:

Hey! I'm Liz Stahle, the new Work Study in Operations. I'm from Rutland, VT and attended high school at Rutland High School. I also attended the CCV in Rutland for a Semester. In my free time I enjoy painting, dancing, and reading. I moved to Burlington in June and love it here. I'm hoping to go into some kind of Environmental Studies, but I'm trying to complete some more of my core requirements before deciding on a major. This is my second semester at CCV, and I am really enjoying it so far. I look forward to meeting and working with all of you. See you around!

Welcome to the staff Liz. We’re glad to have you here!

Transfer Fair Recap

Yesterday, CCV Burlington hosted it's 2nd Annual College Transfer Fair. 24 colleges and universities attended as well as the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation and the University of Vermont's ROTC program. 52 students attended the event and several traveled from other CCV loations including Montpelier, Middlebury, Morrisville, Rutland, and Brattleboro!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a reality... especially to the admissions counselors who traveled from far distances to speak with CCV students. Here are a few images from the event:

CCV in the News (Part 4)

Here are a few more local news stories that appeared this week regarding CCV's purchase of the Woodbury College campus.

1. Today's Times-Argus editorial takes the form of thumbs-up/thumbs-down
week in review. This morning’s editorial includes CCV’s return to Montpelier as a thumbs up item. Click here for the entire article.

“Good news this week that the Community College of Vermont will purchase the Woodbury College campus on Elm Street and move more than 30 administrative jobs back to Montpelier. It was disconcerting to learn of Woodbury's plans to merge with Champlain College and essentially move to Burlington, not only because of worries the building would sit empty, but also because of the loss of an important higher education component of Montpelier's economy and student opportunity. Moving CCV's administration and eventually its classes into the Elm Street campus guarantees a good use of the Woodbury facility that will benefit the central Vermont region. This is a return home for CCV, which had been headquartered in Montpelier until moving to Waterbury in 1985. Welcome back.”

2. WCAX ran the following video segment:

Students Host Film Night

Come join the Student Advisory Board on Wednesday, November 19th for a viewing of "CoSM the Movie: Alex Grey and the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors." The film will begin at 6:30 and is being held in the Mac Lab (Cherry Street, LL19). Popcorn and refreshments will be provided. Please see below for some examples of Grey's incredible work or visit http://www.alexgrey.com/

We hope to see you there!

For more information contact Kelsi Powers, Student Advisory Board member, at kap0416@students.ccv.edu.

College Transfer Fair

Thinking about transferring from CCV to another college? If so, you should attend CCV Burlington's 2nd Annual College Transfer Fair! Representatives from colleges and universities around New England and New York will be on hand to speak with you about degree programs and transfer options. We hope to see you there!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Drop in hours: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

CCV Burlington
119 Pearl Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Room 2C (2nd Floor)

Schools in Attendance (Updated: 11/14/08)

Vermont

• Burlington College
  
• Castleton State College
  
• Champlain College
  
• Champlain College: Continuing Professional Studies
  
• College of St. Joseph in Vermont
  
• Green Mountain College
  
• Johnson State College
  
• Lyndon State College
  
• Marlboro College
  
• Saint Michael’s College
  
• Southern Vermont College
  
• Sterling College
  
• Union Institute & University
  
• University Of Vermont
  
• University Of Vermont ROTC
  
• Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
  
• Vermont Technical College
  
• Woodbury College
  

Maine

• University of New England
  
• University Of Southern Maine

Massachusetts

• Smith College

New Hampshire

• Daniel Webster College

New York

• North Country Community College
  
• St. Bonaventure University
  
• Syracuse University

Rhode Island

• Bryant University

For more information contact Adam at adam.warrington@ccv.edu.

CCV Burlington Student Nominated for Citizen Award

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has announced that CCV Burlington student Kelsi Powers (and CCV Burlington Blog author!) is a finalist for the 8th annual Vermont Student Citizen Award. Powers, a CCV student graduating in December, is being recognized for her volunteer work with the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf – the largest food shelf in Vermont, which serves over 10,000 people a year.

Powers began working with the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in the Spring of 2008 and now volunteers 4-5 mornings a week at the organization’s warehouse and grocery distribution location. “My motivation to contact the Food Shelf came from my brother-in-law, who, for as long as I have known him, has never wanted a gift for Christmas. The only thing he has ever requested is that I volunteer my time,” said Powers. “Wanting to follow through on telling him that I would, I contacted the closest food shelf and signed up for a morning of service. After that, it wasn’t difficult to go back again and again and again.”

Letters of recommendation in support of Powers’ Vermont Student Citizen Award application were sent in by representatives of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and CCV, including the college’s provost, Joyce Judy. “That she has found time to volunteer a large amount of her time to our community and student body reflects on Kelsi’s character and commitment to service,” said Judy. “I am proud of the work she has done, and proud that we can claim her as a CCV student.”

Created by The Vermont Teddy Bear Company in cooperation with Vermont Campus Compact, Vermont Higher Education Council, and Vermont Life Magazine, the Vermont Student Citizen Award recognizes the outstanding community service contributions Vermont college students make in the community to nonprofit groups and civic organizations. The award carries a reward of $1,000 to the student, a corporate gift of $1,000 to the nonprofit organization where the student serves, and a gift of $1,000 to the institution the student attends. The winner will be announced later in November. Way to go Kelsi! Good luck.

CCV in the News (Part 3)

Here are a few more news stories from today about CCV...

1. "CCV spring registration has begun" from the Burlington Free Press

2. "CCV moving from Waterbury to Montpelier" from WCAX.com