CCV in the News

Today, the Burlington Free Press published an article about the planned CCV building in Winooski. Click here to read "Council sees CCV building drawings." 

CCV @ the Ballpark

Last night, nearly 80 members of CCV's staff and faculty attended the Vermont Lake Monsters game versus the Tri-City ValleyCats at Centennial Field in Burlington.

Community College of Vermont's President, Tim Donovan, had the honor of throwing out the game's first pitch and Jody Albright, an Academic Advisor at CCV Burlington wowed the crowd with her rendition of the National Anthem. Great job Jody and Tim!

Students take advantage of online classes

Reporters from NECN recently visited CCV Burlington to talk to students and staff about online learning and how more and more students are seeking our online classes as a way to save on fuel costs. Check out the video report below!

CCV in the News

Today, CCV was featured in a Burlington Free Press article titled "Schools cut classes to save on fuel." Click here to read the article.

Boys & Girls Club and CCV help kids find jobs

CCV Burlington recently began a partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington new Teen Employment Center at the University Mall in South Burlington. Staff members Ian Boyd, Katie Mobley, and Adam Warrington are helping the Boys and Girls Club to implement the center’s employment course where teens learn strategies for getting their first job, keeping that job, managing their money, and the importance of further education and career goals. At the end of this five week course, students receive a teen employment certificate from the Boys and Girls Club and CCV as well as $150 deposit in their very own savings account.

Recently, an article appeared in the Burlington Free Press regarding this new initiative. Click here to read the article.

For more information on this program, contact David Alofsin at the Boys and Girls Club Teen Employment Center (802-497-0241 or dalofsin@yahoo.com).

CCV Burlington Graduation Photo

Below is an image taken of some of CCV Burlington’s 2008 graduates prior to the ceremony that took place on Sunday, June 1st in Northfield, Vermont. Click here for a larger version. Congratulations graduates!

Congratulations Graduates!

Yesterday, 458 students graduated from CCV… marking our largest graduating class ever! The staff and faculty at CCV Burlington would like to send a heartfelt congratulations to all of the class of 2008. Great work!

A link to images from yesterday’s commencement ceremony should be posted on this blog in the next few days so check back soon. Also, check out the links below for a few news stories from across Vermont about the event.

CCV graduates record class from the Burlington Free Press

CCV grads reflect on hard work from the Brattleboro Reformer

Thanks to CCV for help toward graduation

The following letter was recently published in the Burlington Free Press. It was written by Sergio Torres, who will be graduating from CCV this coming weekend. The staff at CCV would also like to thank Sergio for the many contributions (including his beautiful music) that he has made to CCV Burlington in the past years. We hope they will continue!

I would like to publicly thank the educators, staff, financial support and advisors at the Community College of Vermont for their wonderful help and support through 10 years of college. I am a person with physical limitations, and the accommodations at Community College of Vermont were always offered to me. The patience of the teachers toward me was commendable. I believed in myself because my teachers believed in me. I’m proud to call my teachers and all faculty at CCV my eternal friends in my heart. I would like to thank VSAC for the grants allowed me for college.

The Vermont Adult Learning Center in Colchester deserves many thanks, too, for endless tutoring and support.

Last, but not least, I would like to thank the State of Vermont, where education is valued and everyone has a chance to succeed with hard work and determination. Thank you for legislation on equal education and fair treatment. Education liberates us and helps us to discern. It is wonderful to give back as much has been given to me. But to give unconditionally and to serve, that is divine.

May God bless human kindness. May God bless CCV.

Sergio Torres
Essex Junction

In Remembrance: Shamms Mortier

Shamms Mortier, a beloved instructor at CCV Burlington, passed away May 22, 2008. Shamms’ last official act at CCV was to write a note to his spring 2008 philosophy and SEI students. The content of this message says so much about who Shamms was and how much he loved to teach. There is something for all of us in his words:

How honored I have been in these last three-plus decades to be in the sacred classroom with you. You have given me more, taught me more, than you will ever know All narratives must eventually reach their final chapter, and this is true for all of us as well. Would that it were not so, I would elect to keep teaching and learning forever; and perhaps that is what happens anyway in the great and enduring mystery to come. I would ask all of you to keep focused upon three things. First, be creative! That means risking doing things that are just out of reach. Push yourself to climb mountains. Second, or maybe first, be compassionate. Realize that extending a helping hand is the heart of humanity, and without heart, no blood flows. Third, be conscious! Wake up! Be aware of your world and your life. I send you much
love.

-Shamms
April 21, 2008

Do you have any favorite memories of Shamms? Did he have an impact on your life? If so, consider sharing your story by submitting a comment to this post.

CCV and TeenFest

Representatives from CCV will be participating in TeenFest 2008 at the Champlain Valley Expo Center this weekend, May 31 and June 1 from 12pm-8pm. This is the first TeenFest event in the Burlington area and there is a full schedule of events planned including bands, a fashion show, demonstrations, exhibitors, and colleges. Check out the website http://www.teenfestvt.com/ for more information and stop by our booth if you have questions about CCV.