We are so glad to hear that the Malayaka House kids are able to return to school. We hope that we will be able to resume our annual trip to Uganda in 2023! ~Christina Back to School!!Although many U.S. kids have been in school all year (albeit with masks and restrictions) Ugandan schools were mostly closed until […]
Continue readingSpring 2022 Opportunities!Happy (almost) Spring! Winter has been awesome but we are certainly looking forward to warmer days and fun water adventures! Check out these events celebrating World Water Day and a new summer program from Lake Champlain Sea Grant and Community Sailing Center! Champlain Basin Educational Initiative invites you and your students to join the World […]
Continue readingDo you believe in the power of gardens to feed, connect and heal?Join our Board of DirectorsVGN staff and board work together to develop state-wide partnerships and programs to create a healthier Vermont. Board members live throughout the state and collectively help organize their communities towards food justice and empowerment, while integrating the diverse perspectives of all we serve. If […]
Continue readingWe hope this finds you healthy and as well as can be during these trying times. Before we dig in to March news, we want to acknowledge that the crisis in Ukraine is weighing heavily on us all. Unfortunately, the conflict unfolding is not unprecedented, and we recognize that there are conflicts taking place across […]
Continue readingMarch 2, 2022News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs Submit | Advertise Register by noon Eastern on March 3 for the Integrating Sustainability Literacy Across Your Curricula-Best Practices workshop. Happening on March 3 from 2 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern, this workshop aims to equip faculty across the curricula with best practices for embedding sustainability into their respective courses in a way that is engaging, transformative, […]
Continue readingBetween progress toward an Environmental Justice law in Vermont, a historic US Supreme Court nomination, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s been a momentous week for Vermont, the nation, and the world. Read on for updates — and don’t forget today is town Meeting Day!March E-Newsletter from VNRCLatest news…— Today is Town Meeting Day — Polls […]
Continue readingI’m writing in hopes that you’ll be able to attend a rally at the Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop (with free ice cream!) on Church Street in Burlington at 1:00pm this Wednesday, March 2nd. The event is in support of ending qualified immunity for law enforcement officers in Vermont. Qualified immunity is an unjust legal doctrine that effectively […]
Continue readingMount Holly Mammoth & Humans Although the mastodon remains from Mount Holly were discovered in 1848, successful dating of the remains was stymied until scholars from the university of Delaware performed radiocarbon dating on a rib bone this February. The data suggest that the mastodon was alive during the Younger Dryas and it’s life may have coincided […]
Continue readingHello beautiful Champlain College community! You are invited to join the Office of International Student Services (OISS) to celebrate International Women’s Day this March with: 1) The Wall of WomenWe encourage all members of the Champlain College community to nominate and honor any woman either at Champlain or in their world who has supported them […]
Continue readingUVM TRIO UPWARD BOUND2022 Summer Staff Recruitment Good afternoon, I am the Program Director of UVM TRIO Upward Bound, a federally-funded education program that serves limited-income high school students who would be first-generation college students. We run a 6-week academic summer program that helps these students (9th – 12th graders) improve their college readiness skills. Since our Upward […]
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