About Us:

The Office of Student and Community Relations (OSCR) provides resources, education, and support to UVM students so that they have successful experiences moving and living off campus. We also work with students, neighbors, and city partners on creative initiatives to improve the quality-of-life in our shared community.

 Other Helpful Resources:

• VT Tenants Inc.  864-0099

  tenant advocacy and counseling services

• Burlington CODE Enforcement

  863-0442

  minimum housing code enforcement, housing condition questions, complaints and requests for inspections

• Burlington Police Dept 
  emergency 911

  dispatch 658-2700, Admin. 658-2704

• Student Government Association

  656-2053

• UVM Student Health Clinic

  656-3350

• UVM Academic Support Programs

  656-4075

• UVM Student Financial Services   656-5700

To Our Off-Campus Student Community,

In light of recent tragedies at UVM and nationally, we wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know about resources available to you that can help provide support. If you are not sure where to go, the Office of Student & Community Relations can be a good starting point. We are happy to meet with you to talk about what is going on for you or someone you know and help connect you to additional resources on and off campus.

Please contact us at:
Gail Shampnois - 656-1103 or gshampno@uvm.edu
Alicia Taylor -  656-9405 or ajtaylor@uvm.edu

They are many other UVM offices on campus that are also available to provide support:

• Counseling & Psychiatry Services - 656-3340

• LGBTQA Center – 656-8637

• ALANA Student Center – 656-3819

• The Women’s Center – 656-7892

• ACCESS –  656-7753

• Office of International Education – 656-4296

• Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity - 656-3368
  

Please remember to take care of yourself during the coming weeks and reach out if you need support.
Each of you is an important member of our UVM and Burlington community and we are here to help if you need us.

Gail Shampnois & Alicia Taylor
Office of Student & Community Relations

Off Campus Resources Regarding the Recent Tragedy on Park Street

With regard to the tragedy on Park Street, we hope you will continue to be aware of your surroundings and that you take normal precautions for your personal safety. To see press releases from the Burlington Police Dept. click here. To receive updates on the case as it progresses, you can:

• Sign up to the Burlington Police Department NIXLE broadcast link at http://local.nixle.com/city/vt/burlington, which updates the community on public safety issues.  You can receive emails, SMS or text messages to your mobile device through this service.

• Follow the latest updates on Twitter where these posts will also be automatically added at http://twitter.com/BPDVT
  

• Check the police department's website for news and announcements. http://www.bpdvt.org  

If you have any concerns about this, please know that you can also access the UVM resources listed above.