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Call for 2026 Community-Engaged Learning Award Nominations

A Student’s Mission to Transform Emergency Response

Biodiversity Law Course Broadens Student Horizons and Hones Writing Skills

UVM Libraries' Map Collection Unlocks Stories of Place and Purpose

Rising to the Challenge: UVM Prepares the Next Generation of Climate Leaders

UVM Forestry Team Wins National Quiz Bowl Championship at SAF Conference

More News From CELO

WFB Alumni Demonstrate Strength and Variability of Program in their Career Outcomes

Rubenstein School academic programs are beloved for both their breadth and their depth: students...

Want to Make an Impact? Go to UVM, Says Princeton Review

For the second year in a row, University of Vermont has earned the number one slot on the Princeton...

Capstone Service-Learning Course Connects Students with Community Partners to Tackle Local Issues

From their first week to their final semester, undergraduate students in the Rubenstein School of...

Pollinators, Precipitation, and Purpose: Dexter's Path to Self-Discovery

In April, as a joyously hectic semester was coming to a close, Dexter Mayo ’25, a Natural...

Thomas DeSisto Receives the Highest UVM Award Given to Faculty Teaching Community-Engaged Learning Courses

Thomas DeSisto is the recipient of the 2025 Lynne Bond Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award...

Meet the CNHS Class of 2025

The CNHS Class of 2025 has experienced a truly transformative journey. Throughout their college...

A Strong (and Healthy) Finish

"...Integrative Health has lasting positive impacts on human and planetary health, which I think is...

Showcasing Excellence in Community-Engaged Learning

Faculty and students from across UVM gathered on May 1 to celebrate the University’s statewide...

CDAE Provides a Well-Rounded Education for Alumni Change-Makers

UVM’s Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE), has empowered thousands...

Exploring Her Passion to Serve

Entering UVM, Isabel Wolhandler knew that she wanted to do something positive for the world.“As...

Student-Led Partnership Connects Local Youth with UVM Dairy Farm

Annie Boudreau’s love of animals and farming began at an early age.“I started raising chickens...

Mindful Outreach

Psychology students at UVM are making a difference in the lives of people dealing with a range of...

Overcoming Adversity to Serve Young Children and Their Families

“I had kind of a hard time in school when I was younger,” recalls UVM senior Charlie Meecham....

Board of Trustees Hears Center for Community News’s National Strategy for Bolstering Vital Coverage

Director Richard Watts and Managing Director Meg Little Reilly of the Center for Community News...

First-Year CEMS Students Showcase Innovation and Teamwork in Civic Learning Projects

An impressive display of STEM innovation filled the Davis Center’s Grand Maple ballroom this week...

After the Floods

Water will continue to shape—and reshape—Vermont communities. Sometimes it will come in a...

Working to Restore a Brighter Future

For students interested in landing a plum environment-focused job after graduation, having some...

Announcing CELO Planetary Health Funding Grant Recipients

Among the aims of UVM's burgeoning Planetary Health Initiative is to increase students’...

Catamount Emergency Care Celebrates Installation of 100th Lifesaving Station on Campus

Have you spotted the new Catamount Emergency Care (Cat ECare) stations around campus? As part of...

UVM Students Provide Critical Election Day Support

With the 2024 presidential election nearly upon us, the stakes have never been higher. And while...

A Summer of Service-Learning in the Northeast Kingdom

Members of the 2024 Northeast Kingdom VT Community Resilience Summer Internship Program spent the...

What is Planetary Health?

The planet is alive. This ecstatic skin of the Earth that stretches but a few miles up and down is...

Service-Learning Intern Captures Valuable Footage of Animal Behavior on Camera

A Vermont Fish & Wildlife intern, participating in a designated service-learning internship,...

Service-Learning Students Make a Difference at Crooked Creek

Student's work in Bev Wemple's service-learning course is recognized in this story about an...

UVM Student Advocates for Better Programs to Connect Incarcerated Parents with their Children

Harriet Langburd, a student in Alice Fothergill's Sociology Internship - a designated...

Pursuing Their Dreams and Fulfilling Our Mission

The CESS Class of 2024 includes 200 undergraduate students and 138 graduate students across a range...

Applied Knowledge: Catamount seniors showcase their service-learning achievements

As students and soon-to-be graduates prepare for life beyond campus comforts, UVM’s...

The Inaugural Showcase for Community-Engaged Learning

Students gathered in the Davis Center's Fireside Lounge on April 30th to share their final projects...

2024 CELO Awards Honor Dedication to Service Learning

On April 30, 2024, the Office of Community-Engaged Learning (CELO) held their annual awards...

UVM Students Support Community through the Consumer Assistance Program

“The most beautiful thing about the Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) is there's not one specific...

How CDAE Senior Lecturer Kelly Hamshaw Engages Students in Research to Build Resilient Communities

Senior Lecturer Kelly Hamshaw’s office is everything you’d expect a busy PhD candidate and...

Community Building In and Out of the Classroom

Juliana Ward ’24, an Environmental Studies (ENVS) major and economics minor, is a member of the...

Navigating Transportation Issues Through Environmental and Resource Planning

Cities and towns of every size are grappling with challenges facing their transportation plans and...

A World of Experience

In UVM’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), more and more faculty members view their classrooms...

UVM Partnership Program Grows Into Service Learning Course

UVM has fostered a partnership with the Center for Aging through the internship program Grand...

The Class That Changed My Life

There are moments in everyone’s life that have the potential to change everything. For the UVM...

Service-Learning Professor Trish O'Kane Featured On Podcast by the American Birding Association

In a conversation with podcast host Nate Swick, UVM Professor Trish O'Kane discussed her unique...

Birding to Change the World

In her new book “Birding to Change the World,” Trish O’Kane, Senior Lecturer in the...

UVM Student Testifies for Legislation to Safeguard Youth Health

For his Senior Public Communication Capstone Project, Marcus Aloisi partnered with the Burlington...

Conversations on Faculty Workload

In December, CELO Director Susan Munkres presented about CELO’s work to the Academic Leadership...

New Peer Educator Program Seeks to Address Interpersonal Violence at UVM and Beyond

Effectively preventing sexual and other forms of interpersonal violence involves a comprehensive...

From Research to Action: How One Student’s Summer REU Turned to Community-Centered Action

Miranda Degreenia has spent the past few years stepping further outside her comfort...

UVM Launches Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships

Vermont Governor Phil Scott and U.S. Senator Peter Welch were among the dignitaries on hand to help...

Lessons in Leadership

CDAE major Elijah Ghia has spent the afternoon crafting a professional on-site interview space at...

UVM students help local utility reenergize and revitalize central Vermont community of Moscow

Moscow, Vermont, is known mostly as a place motorists drive through on their way north to Stowe...

“Hispanic Voices” Breaks Down Barriers of Language and Culture

Listeners who tune in to Vermont Public Radio (VPR) this spring will be treated to the sound of UVM...

Cherie Morse Awarded 2023 Lynne Bond Award for Outstanding Community-Engaged Faculty

Each year, CELO presents community-engaged learning awards to faculty, students and community...

Forestry Senior Lecturer Luben Dimov Receives Outstanding Community-Engaged Faculty Award

Each year, with the support for the Division for Faculty Affairs, CELO (Community-Engaged Learning...

An Extraordinary Force of Goodness

Supporting the holistic wellness of young children and their families is Sarah Bassett’s calling....

UVM Students Offer Real-World Climate Recommendations to Vermont Town

The town of Underhill, Vermont, is considering climate-change recommendations developed and...