UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

'The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College,' or simply "The University of Vermont," is a public university located in Burlington, Vermont. The university was chartered at the impetus of Ira Allen in 1791, under the name "'University of the Green Mountains'," or in Latin ''Universitas Viridis Montis'' ('UVM'), and is the sixth oldest college in New England, after Brown University (1764), Castleton State College (1787), Dartmouth College (1769), Harvard College (1636), and Yale University (1701). Ira Allen founded the University the year Vermont achieved statehood and ceased being the Vermont Republic. In 1865, the university merged with Vermont Agricultural College (chartered November 22, 1864, after the passage of the Land-Grant College Act). The official name of the combined entity has been "The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College" ever since. UVM is known for its programs in the biological, environmental, agriculture and life sciences.
Estimated cost for a full time student for the 2007-08 school year is $22,490 for Vermont residents, and $38,604 for non-residents.^[2]
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The University of Vermont's 451-acre campus is located on a hillside overlooking the city of Burlington, Lake Champlain, Vermont's Green Mountains to the east and New York's Adirondack Mountains to the west. The largest hospital complex in Vermont, Fletcher Allen Health Care, has its primary facility adjacent to the UVM campus and, along with Maine Medical Center, is affiliated with the UVM College of Medicine.

Contents

Academics

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

College of Education and Social Services

College of Engineering and Mathematics

College of Medicine

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Honors College

Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources

History

Athletics

Arts

Student life

Concerts

Student Activism

Naked Bike Ride

Publications

Greek life

Notable alumni and graduates

Notable graduates

Notable attendees

Footnotes

External links

Academics

The University of Vermont is made up of six distinct academic colleges and a medical school. Each college contains several departments and offers degrees in a variety of majors. The colleges also have their own sets of core requirements for their different majors. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees, students enrolled in the Honors College are enrolled on top of their primary college.
Bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Social Services, the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the Graduate College, the School of Business Administration, and The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. In the fall semester of 2004, the university marked the opening of UVM’s new Honors College by enrolling its first 100 First Year Honors College Students. As of 2006, the Honors College has just fewer than 500 students enrolled in the Classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010 with a capacity of 700 undergraduate UVM students.
The Division of Continuing Education offers an array of certificates and specialized programs in partnership with various departments at the university. One may also find non-credit courses, opportunities for specialized training programs for businesses and online courses listed on the Continuing Education website [1]

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) program focuses on life sciences that make a difference in people's lives, from improving the safety and quality of the nation's food supply to studying DNA as part of AIDS and cancer research to stewarding the environment. Students can explore the majors of CALS as they pertain to their interests. The four primary majors include “Communities, People, and Food,” “Microbes and Molecules,” “Animals,” and “Plants.” There are a variety of choices within each of these areas of study. UVM’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences also offers graduate programs with M.S., M.S.T., M.A.T., M.P.A, and PhD degrees. CALS is also home to the Center for Rural Studies.

College of Education and Social Services

The goal of CESS is to instill in all of its students a habit of learning, a willingness to engage the mind, and the tools to actively participate in and contribute to the various communities in which one might live and work. They are committed to assisting their students in their quest to become professionals who serve the education, social development, and human service needs of institutions, young people, families, and communities in Vermont, the nation and globally.
The College of Education and Social Services comprises the Department of Integrated Professional Services, Department of Education, Department of Social Work, and the Center for Disability and Community Inclusion. The college offers a broad range of programs ranging from early childhood to higher education, the individual to the family, and cognitive development to physical development.
Graduate students can pursue a post-baccalaureate certificate, a certificate of advance study, masters degrees in education, science, and social work, or a doctoral degree in education.

College of Engineering and Mathematics

In the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS), the phrase "in service to humanity" has become the organizing principle for all their programs of study: engineering, computer science and mathematics. Indeed, a sense of social relevance and social responsibility is pervasive throughout the College.
CEMS offers distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs of national stature in engineering, computer science and mathematics, emphasizing unity of knowledge in a liberal education context, and preparing graduates for leadership roles in society as well as in their chosen profession.
The College is a treasured resource for the state of Vermont and is marked by faculty excellence and innovation in both education and scholarship, and by creative students disciplined in academic rigor, continuous self-discovery, effective communication, critical thinking and socially responsible decision making in order to build a sustainable future as members of the global community.

College of Medicine

In 1804, ''John Pomeroy'' began teaching students in his house in Burlington, as the first medical department at a State College or University. In 1822, the 'College of Medicine' was established as the seventh medical college in the United States. Its founders were ''Pomeroy'' and the pioneering medical educator Nathan Smith.
UVM enrolls around 100 medical students in each class. There are approximately 400 medical students total. Fletcher Allen Health Care is the primary clinical resource. Additional training takes place at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York.
The UVM College of Medicine ranked 7th for overall quality in primary care training among the country’s top 125 medical schools according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 graduate school rankings. [2]

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The College of Nursing and Health Sciences' (CNHS) intimate size with the setting of a major research university creates an ideal academic environment for health sciences. Hands-on learning in the many facilities fulfills every student's desire for clinical training. Students from the various departments and programs graduate as qualified agents of health and change for any healthcare system.
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UVM contains three distinct departments, each offering its own unique contribution to the health field. The departments include “Nursing,” the “Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences,” and “Rehabilitation and Movement.” All of these departments offer multiple majors for those interested in health and healthcare.

Honors College

The Honors College offers an intensely focused, academically challenging environment for some of the university's most outstanding undergraduate students. With an honors residence hall in the heart of campus, the college provides students with an intellectually stimulating climate in which to pursue their studies. This residence hall is LEED certified, making it not only healthy to live in, but environmentally friendly.
The college sponsors numerous opportunities for students to participate in co-curricular programs and extra-curricular activities — special symposia, dinners with visiting scholars, trips to museums and theaters in Boston and Montreal, as well as weekly social events.
Students also benefit from special privileges, including early course registration, an extended borrowing period at university libraries and discounted tickets to performing arts events through the Lane Series.
Accomplished faculty from throughout the university participate in the Honors College as lecturers in a first-year ethics course and advanced seminars, participants in reading groups, speakers at the Plenary Lecture Series, and mentors to honors students conducting research.
Through the ethics course, small seminars, informal gatherings, and special research projects, students work alongside scholars from a broad section of the university's academic disciplines in the humanities, the sciences, engineering, nursing, medicine, education, business and more.
The Honors College is led by Dr. Bob Pepperman-Taylor (Dean/Professor of Political Science) and Dr. S. Abu Turab Rizvi (Associate Dean/Associate Professor of Economics).

Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources

The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources seeks to cultivate an appreciation and enhanced understanding of ecological and social processes and values aimed at maintaining the integrity of natural systems and achieving a sustainable human community in harmony with the natural environment. We pursue this goal by generating and broadly disseminating knowledge and by challenging students, colleagues, and citizens to acquire knowledge, skills, and values to become innovative, environmentally responsible, and accountable leaders. Excitement for discovery and a commitment to life-long learning are central. Our emphasis on the integration of natural science and cultural perspectives reflects the interdisciplinary context in which ecosystem management, resource planning, and environmental concerns must be addressed.
Formerly named the School of Natural Resources, the school is lead by Dr. Donald H. DeHayes (Dean/Professor of Forest Genetics) and Dr. Deane Wang (Associate Dean/Associate Professor or Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology). Notable faculty members include Dr. Lawrence K. Forcier, Dr. Saleem Ali, Dr. Robert Costanza, Dr. Robert E. Manning, Dr. J. Ellen Marsden, Dr. John H. Todd, and Dr. Mary C Watzin amongst many.

History

The college offices at 438 College Street were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[3]
2,494 students graduated in 2007:^[4]

★ Undergraduate - 1,919

★ Masters - 401

★ Doctorates - 57

★ Medical - 97
Total enrollment = 11,597
The University adopted a $251 million budget for the 2007-08 academic year^[5] or $21,643 per enrollee.
From the 1890's through 1969, UVM was host to the then famous "Kake Walk."[3] While the 80 plus year event is controversial, it is a part of the university's history and marks one of the early opportunities that students united and brought about change.[4] A further example of the University of Vermont's progressive students making progress happen was the 1088 student takeover of the Waterman building. [5] This original takeover of the Waterman building did not produce results and the students proceeded to take over the Presidents office. Arbitration affected some of the racial and diversity issues the students brought to the forefront. A lack of follow-through brough the more (in)famous Waterman Building Takeover of 1991 which lasted 3 weeks, and brought a longer list of demands including the removal of Ira Allens statue, which, became a key issue that drew general student support away from the protesting students.[6]

Athletics

The school's sports teams are called the Catamounts, any of various feline animals such as a mountain lion, cougar or puma. UVM is one of only two schools in the United States with this unique mascot, the other being Western Carolina University in North Carolina. The school colors are green and gold. Soccer, lacrosse, hockey and basketball are the school's primary spectator sports. Field play takes place at the school's Centennial Field.
UVM's varsity teams participate in the NCAA's Division I America East Conference and the Hockey East. The University of Vermont discontinued participating in football in 1974^[6]
The men's basketball team defeated Syracuse University in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament, earning their first victory in three consecutive trips to the event. Although the Catamounts won the America East Conference (2007) and made their fifth straight championship game appearance, they lost to Albany in the conference tournament and settled for a bid in the 2007 NIT.
The UVM ski teams have won five national championships.^[7]. The team has also produced 51 individual national champions including cross-country relay teams, Jamie Kingsbury and Greg Hardy swept the Giant Slalom most recently in 2005 ^[8]. The team has produced 278 All-Americans and 66 US Ski Team members. ^[9].
There are several club sports teams. The UVM Sailing Team competes in the Intercollegiate Sailing Association's district, the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Associaton. The Cycling Team competes against other collegiate varsity teams. The Crew team has been invited to attend national regattas including the Head of the Charles and ECACs.

Arts

UVM's Lane Performing Arts Series and Music Department sponsor instrumental and choral performances featuring national and international performers throughout the year. The Robert Hull Fleming Museum hosts traveling exhibits and displays of the museum's extensive fine art and ethnographic collections. The Royall Tyler Theatre presents mainstage productions of varied themes, often featuring Equity actors along with student talent. In 1974 Professor William Metcalfe cofounded the Vermont Mozart Festival with Melvin Kaplan. Though the Festival was incorporated as a separate non-profit organization in 1976, its ties to Metcalfe and UVM have remained.

Student life

Concerts

The University’s Concert Bureau (a.k.a. SA Concerts) is responsible for bringing quality live musical entertainment for the entire UVM community. SA Concerts features acts from across the country as well as local bands. The SA funded club comprises an elected bureau of students who learn about the various aspects of the music industry by putting on shows and working with local sound and production professionals. Students are in charge of choosing and booking bands and are responsible for all production aspects on the day of show.
UVM’s Concert Bureau was established in 1971 and has brought in artists such as R.E.M., Phish (whose members attended UVM in the 1980s), Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting, Lou Reed, Primus, String Cheese Incident, James Brown, Bob Dylan, the Allman Brothers Band, Death Cab for Cutie, Jurassic 5, the Disco Biscuits, The Grateful Dead, and the The Flaming Lips.
Since 2001, SA Concerts has organized an annual festival known as SpringFest, held on the last Saturday of April. SpringFest headliners have included Vida Blue, The Roots, Cake, Keller Williams, Gov't Mule, and co-headliners Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Soulive, Toots and the Maytals and Ziggy Marley

Student Activism

UVM has a rich history of student activism. Currently Students for Peace & Global Justice (SFPGJ) and the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP), both student organizations on campus, have organized around issues including livable Wages for campus workers.
The Vermont Student Environmental Program (VSTEP) is another student organization that is working to promote reducing, reusing, and recycling throughout the waste stream produced at UVM.

Naked Bike Ride

There is a Naked Bike Ride after the last day of classes each semester.^[10][11][12]

Publications

★ ''The Vermont Cynic'', a weekly student newspaper

★ ''The Water Tower'', an alternative weekly student newspaper

★ ''The View'', published by UVM's University Communications Department weekly during the school year and monthly during break

★ ''Vermont Quarterly'' magazine, a quarterly publication of the UVM Office of Alumni

Greek life

Official University Web Site on Greek Life
Fraternities:

★ Alpha Epsilon Pi

★ Pi Kappa Alpha^[13]

★ Sigma Phi Epsilon

★ Alpha Gamma Rho

★ Phi Gamma Delta

★ Kappa Sigma

★ Sigma Phi Society

★ Phi Delta Theta^[14]

★ Lambda Iota Society
Sororities:

★ Alpha Delta Pi

★ Alpha Chi Omega

★ Pi Beta Phi

★ Delta Delta Delta

★ Omicron Lambda Pi

Notable alumni and graduates

Notable graduates

★ Bert Abbey, helped found the baseball team; professional baseball player

★ Edmund H. Bennett, Class of 1859, (1824-1898), lawyer, mayor, judge, and Dean of Boston University Law School, graduated (1843) and recipient of honorary LLD (1872).

★ Pedro Albizu Campos (1912-1913), Puerto Rican political leader, orator, lawyer and humanist; was either President or Honorary President of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party from 1930 until his death in 1965.

★ Ray Collins, Class of 1908, Boston Red Sox pitcher (1909-15) and later coached for UVM.

★ Taylor Coppenrath, basketball player.

★ John Dewey, Class of 1879, Pragmatist philosopher and educator.

★ Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie; Vermont's 85th Lieutenant Governor, 2002-current.

★ Larry Gardner, - Third Baseman for the Boston Red Sox 1915 and 1916 Baseball World Series Champions and also won the World Series as a member of the Cleveland Indians in 1920.

★ Grace Goodhue Coolidge, wife of President Calvin Coolidge.

★ Mike Gordon, Jeff Holdsworth and Trey Anastasio of the rock band Phish.

★ Megan E. Higgins, ESQ., Currently working with US EPA and Local DEM in RI, research fellow at Roger Williams University.

★ John LeClair, member of the 1992-93 Stanley Cup winning Montreal Canadiens. Has two 50 goals seasons in the NHL. Current member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

★ Erik Liljegren, correspondent for FOX News Channel.

★ Kirk McCaskill, Major League pitcher for the California Angels and Chicago White Sox, and only Major League baseball player from UVM in the last half-century.

★ Eric Perrin, an NHL forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning when they won the Stanley Cup in 2004.

★ Susan Powers, American folk artist.

★ E. Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ''The Shipping News'' and ''Brokeback Mountain''.

★ Henry Jarvis Raymond, Co-Founder of the New York Times

★ Bill Ruprecht, President & CEO of Sotheby's Holdings Inc.

★ Martin St. Louis, three time NCAA All-American winger. Led the Catamounts to their only Frozen Four appearance in 1996. Martin is a two-time NHL All-Star. He won the NHL Hart Trophy and Art Ross Trophy, along with the Stanley Cup as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004. He also won the Hockey World Cup in 2004 with Canada.

★ Gail Sheehy, author.

★ Kerr Smith, Actor on Dawson's Creek Also a member of Kappa Sigma, Alpha Lambda chapter

★ John Gregory Smith, Governor of Vermont.

★ TJ Sorrentine, Professional basketball player.^[15]

★ Tim Thomas (ice hockey), NHL Goaltender for the Boston Bruins.

★ Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate for leading international action to ban landmines

★ Urban Andrain Woodbury, Governor of Vermont.

Notable attendees

★ Ben Affleck attended UVM for two semesters before transferring to Occidental College.

★ Howard Dean, (though not an alumnus of UVM's undergraduate college, attended a residency program through the UVM College of Medicine) later Governor of Vermont, and currently Chair of the Democratic National Committee.

★ Shayne Culpepper is a track and field olympian. She ran on the track and cross-country teams one year before transferring to Boulder, CO.

★ William A. Wheeler, 19th Vice President of the USA, under Rutherford B. Hayes, from 1877-1881. Also served in the US House of Representatives, from New York.

Footnotes

1. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_3696_brief.php retrieved July 21, 2007
2. http://www.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financing/?Page=costs.html retrieved July 21, 2007
3. UVM praised for restoration, Johnson, Tim, , , Burlington Free Press, July 24, 2007,
4. 2,494 graduate at UVM, Barsch, Sky, , , Burlington Free Press, May 21, 2007,
5. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/NEWS02/705200302/1007 retrieved May 22, 2007
6. A popular T-shirt on campus notes that UVM Football has remained undefeated since this date.
7. http://www.ncaasports.com/skiing/history
8. http://ncaasports.com/skiing/history/nc-ind
9. http://www.uvm.edu/athletics/skiing/?Page=skihistoryandrecords.html
10. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=naked+bike+ride retrieved June 19, 2007
11. http://www.worldnakedbikerideburlington.com/
12. http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2006/08/23/law_of_nature_prevails_in_vermont/ Nudity is legal in most parts of Vermont
13. Pi Kappa Alpha Official website
14. Phi Delta Theta Official website
15. http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/NEWS/512140355/1007

External links

★ Official UVM website

★ UVM's Faculty Senate

★ UVM’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

★ UVM’s College of Arts and Sciences

★ UVM’s College of Education and Social Services

★ UVM’s College of Engineering and Mathematics

★ UVM’s College of Medicine

★ College of Medicine

★ UVM’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences

★ UVM’s Honors College

★ Summer University at UVM

★ Athletics

★ Campus Recreation

★ The University's Student Government Association

★ The University's Concert Bureau

★ The University's Events Page

★ UVM Student Media

★ The Vermont Cynic (Student Newspaper)

★ UVM College Democrats

★ UVM College Republicans

★ UVM Greek Life

★ Groovy UV

★ UVM Livable Wage Campaign