Hello all, Please see the news releases for upcoming and exciting multicultural events happening at the Clemmons Family Farm in partnership with the Division of Communication and Creative Media and Champlain College! Clemmons Family Farm Artists in Residency To Sing of Common Things Press Release — Dr. Roz Whitaker-Heck, APR (STUDENTS: Preferred reference is Dr. […]
Continue readingMONTHLY SCREENING: ANTHROPOCINE Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 PM The Anthropocene screening is part of a nationwide release to coincide with the U.N. Climate Summit in New York. It will screen simultaneously throughout the USA. Directed by Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky Narrated by Alicia Vikander Canada | Documentary | 87 mins | US release 2019 […]
Continue readingView this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward Teen pregnancy and nighttime driving Vermont is the only state that doesn’t have mandatory nighttime-driving curfews and this may increase teen pregnancies, a new study finds. According to the research, states with stricter laws controlling new drivers have decreased fertility by 3–4% among mothers between the ages […]
Continue reading NW Educator’s eNewsletter August 30, 2019 Phenology Calendar A Look at the Season’s Main Events Virginia Barlow First Week of September Ospreys begin moving south. Trees with leaves suck a huge amount of water from the soil. If it’s not too rainy, conditions for logging may be excellent from now until leaf fall. A […]
Continue readingSeptember 3, 2019 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs Submit | Advertise News of the Week Washington Monthly Releases ‘Best Colleges for Student Voting’ List The Washington Monthly ranking represents their second year for measuring how well colleges encourage their students to vote, boosting democratic participation and civic engagement. The ranking is based on data from the National Study of Learning, Voting, […]
Continue readingI think that our program would work well to partner with some of your students. What is Odyssey of the Mind? For more than 40 years, Odyssey of the Mind teaches students to learn creative problem-solving methods while having fun in the process. This S.T.E.M. based program generates excitement by tapping into creativity, and through […]
Continue readingICYMI – Registration is OPEN for REV It Up: Empowering Energy Transformation! Join business professionals, regulators, and climate advocates from New England & Canada on October 10th & 11th in Vermont for the longest running (19 years!), largest, and most comprehensive renewable energy conference in the region. New this year, you can sign up for B2B connections. Attend […]
Continue readingGreen Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News September 2019 In this newsletter: Registration for VTIPL’s Annual Conference Now Open! Congregational Sponsors of VTIPL’s Conference VTIPL’s Coordinator Retiring at End of Year Celebrate Sacred Waters at Shelburne Bay Park Sept. 7 Vision for Vermont Summit: Sept. 14, Bread Loaf Campus, Ripton Two Vermont Events during National […]
Continue readingAugust 26 marked the 99th anniversary of the #19thamendment’s ratification. The Amendment states, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex,” and was the result of 72-years of suffragist organizing and sacrifice, and in the […]
Continue readingI’m excited to share that AASHE has released the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI), a publication that recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas and overall by institution type, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The report also highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from institutions that submitted STARS reports […]
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