Covers the elements of a business plan and its purpose. Participants would come out with a basic outline for their business plan. Date: Thursday, May 18Time: 12:30 to 2:30 pmLocation: Chemeketa Center for Business & Industry, 626 High Street NE, Downtown SalemCost: $59Registration and Information: 503.399.5088 About Chemeketa SBDC We provide […]
By Tracey Maurer What kind of leader are you? Do you follow the classic definition of a leader: someone who aims to influence and motivate employees to meet organizational goals and effectiveness? If you’re doing your job, then this definition might sound familiar. But let’s get more specific. Do you […]
A year in culinary school sparked Clementine Knight’s interest in medicine and public health. While studying at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena — where she learned how to prepare everything from charcuterie to chicken stock — the science and safety of food piqued Knight’s interest. “I never wanted to be […]
According to the annual survey of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, one of the top skills sought by employers is a combination of critical thinking and analytical reasoning. Our own sample of 162 employers who attended the Job and Internship Fair in March 2016 has confirmed this finding: […]
Ben Earle is all about using innovative approaches to solve organizational and community problems. The executive director of Feed the Need in Durham, Ontario, enrolled in UVM’s Food Hub Management Certificate Program in 2018 to help gain a deeper knowledge and hands-on training on the role and place of food hubs in the food […]
Are you interested in making a positive impact on the world? Are you interested in an internship or professional career in social justice? The Meet Up for Social Impact might be the perfect place for you to jump-start your search for internships and jobs! This will be an excellent opportunity […]
By Lauren Parren In a recent Twitter chat (#vted), we were discussing digital citizenship and the confounded label “digital native” came up. Labels typically get in the way of fully understanding people, and these terms “digital native” and “digital immigrant” smack of ageism and false assumptions. Coined by Marc Prensky […]
UVM alumnus Ander Wilson is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Ander received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Vermont, and a master’s and doctoral degree in statistics from North Carolina State University. We […]
Getting into college was much harder than Deniz Sehovic ever anticipated. The child of Bosnian refugees, Deniz always assumed she would get into college without much trouble. She liked her teachers and enjoyed high school, but struggled a bit with her grades early on and found it difficult to concentrate […]
By Cynthia Belliveau, EdDDean, UVM Continuing and Distance Education Governor Peter Shumlin has said that one of the top challenges Vermont faces is producing graduates that have the skills to participate in the 21st-century workforce. Vermont’s Dual Enrollment program, which the state Legislature agreed last month to fund for the […]
By Dot Brauer When I presented on issues facing LGBTQ college students at UVM’s Mental Health Matters conference this spring, I knew I had my work cut out for me. When the feedback was mixed, I wasn’t overly surprised. My job as director of UVM’s LGBTQA Center requires me to […]
The Rubenstein School of Environment A Bit of Background Despite the fact I wrote a book about the relationship between African Americans and the environment—and have studied the subject in depth—I don’t refer to myself an “environmentalist.” Most of my years have been dedicated to the arts since I dropped […]
By Bill Rowland Google’s Mobile Friendly Algorithm Update is upon us and digital marketers should take notice. Glibly dubbed “Mobilegeddon” by some, this change has raised questions and may leave inattentive marketers in the dust. Given that the announcement was characteristically vague, what’s an online marketer to do? In this post, I’ll […]
By Erica Houskeeper The 18th annual UVM Summer Autism Institute, June 24-26, will address aspects of inclusion and transition, research, and effective treatment of ASD. The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton in South Burlington. James Coplan, MD, a keynote speaker at the UVM Summer Autism Institute, will present, […]
By Markey Read Each company’s origin story is unique, but what they all have in common is the opportunity to create a company culture. Like the culture in a petri dish, each company’s environment supports certain types of life forms better than others. Additionally, as the company evolves through the […]
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