CESS News and Events

12/10/2024

Community Schools Collaborative Expands Transformative Approach in Vermont

The passage of Vermont Act 67 (the Community Schools Act) in 2021 sparked the genesis of an innovative partnership to pilot a new educational model for rural schools across the state. With a mission to create a sustainable ecosystem of Community Schools, the Catamount Community Schools...

CCSC leaders and colleagues in a school hallway

12/06/2024

UVM Noyce Scholars Pursue Dream to Teach

Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, UVM's Robert Noyce Scholarship Program addresses the shortage of highly qualified science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and computer science...

Noyce Scholars Meghan Petrine, Kameron Cummings, Margaret Rothert, and Ray Wells

11/27/2024

Celebrating Vermont's Outstanding Educators

State educational leaders, colleagues, family and friends gathered at UVM on November 14 for Vermont's 44th Annual Outstanding Educator Awards celebration. The event shined a bright spotlight on the accomplishments of 86 award recipients from school districts and supervisory...

Donald Kinney, Thomas Nolan, Zoie Saunders, and Katie Shepherd

11/24/2024

Passing It On: Vermont’s Teacher of the Year Helps Launch the Next Generation of Educators

“Let’s spend a couple of minutes breaking the ice a bit,” says UVM Lecturer Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, as the low hum of pre-class conversation in the Waterman 426 classroom settles down. It’s 4:30 on a Tuesday afternoon in November. Outside the classroom windows the sunlight is fading, but inside...

11/06/2024

Meeting the Need: UVM Places Mental Health Professionals in Rural Schools

There are not enough mental health professionals to support Vermont youth, particularly in rural areas. But a new program—the Catamount Counseling Collaborative for Rural Schools—run by an interdisciplinary team from the University of Vermont (UVM), will train and place 52 school counselors,...

a cohort of graduate students visits a rural school

10/29/2024

University Disability Center Celebrates 50 Years of Service

The Center on Disability and Community Inclusion (CDCI) at the University of Vermont (UVM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a community gathering November 14. In 1974, CDCI began life at UVM as the “Center for Special Education”, focused on educating Vermont children and...

A group of students -- some masked, some not, some with disabilities, some without -- pose for a group photo with the UVM mascot

09/30/2024

Transformative Social Work Attracts New Faculty to UVM

Inspired by a distinctive focus on transformative social work practice, a group of accomplished scholars are bringing their diverse backgrounds and expertise to the University of Vermont. "We are excited to welcome four new faculty members to the Department of Social Work," said...

Linda Banda, Seungmi Cho, Bonnie Glass, and Katie Van Wagner

09/25/2024

What does the University of Vermont owe to the children of our State?

Land-grant universities were first created in 1862 to upskill the U.S. workforce, state by state. Over 150 years later, a collaboration in UVM’s College of Education and Social Services both embodies and innovates upon this legacy. The Vermont Child...

Social Work Lecturer Cassie Gillespie passes out information about The Social Work Lens podcast to conference attendes at the national Title IV-E Roundtable event hosted by the University of Vermont.

05/18/2024

Pursuing Their Dreams and Fulfilling Our Mission

The CESS Class of 2024 includes 200 undergraduate students and 138 graduate students across a range of academic pursuits. We are thrilled to celebrate our graduates' remarkable accomplishments and postgraduate plans reflecting a diverse assortment of pathways in education, social work, and...

Collage of 12 undergraduate and graduate students surrounding the UVM 2024 banner hung in front of Waterman Building.

05/15/2024

Transformative Social Work Book Depicts the Power of Curiosity, Mindfulness and Change

After packing her bags in whirwhind, Danielle Jatlow flew to Florida to visit her ailing grandmother. The 101-year-old woman she lovingly called Nana had been in excellent health. But Jatlow received word that her grandmother’s condition was deteriorating. Upon arrival, Jatlow...

Danielle Jatlow smiling on the University Green

04/25/2024

Introducing the Planetary Health Initiative

Consider your breath. In that inrush of air you bring oxygen to your lungs, keeping you alive. It’s the same air that covers the whole planet—oxygen produced by green life. The intricate interplay that we call the environment is not scenery; it’s the fundamental health care system. ...

aerial view of UVM campus, Lake Champlain, and the Adirondack Mountains beyond

04/22/2024

Vermont Science Olympiad Encourages Students to Pursue Their STEM Passions

In hushed silence, a dozen crime-scene investigators work in pairs, scrutinizing the crime scene report, assessing the physical evidence gathered, and reviewing a list of possible suspects. The silence breaks as pairs of investigators begin to discuss in hurried whispers what the presented...

Two students hold a box fan above a tower they have built for competition

03/19/2024

Inspired to Serve

Growing up in Winooski, Vermont, Evelyn Monje dreamed of attending the University of Vermont as she went by campus on the way to school every day. Working as a youth camp counselor during the summer after her first year of high school, she began to discover what her true calling might be....

Evelyn Monje at her mobile social work desk at the South Burlington Public Library.

02/20/2024

Doctoral Scholarships Awarded to Educators for Exceptional Leadership and Advocacy

Three UVM doctoral students in the College of Education and Social Services are being recognized for their outstanding leadership and advocacy in education. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies students Erin Tinti and Lindsey Cox ’05 earned the Robert V. and Donna M. Carlson...

Erin Tinti, Lindsey Cox and Emily West Geary

02/16/2024

Celebrating Accessible Art and Disability in Vermont with the CYCLES Exhibition

Building on the success of four prior exhibitions and a robust network of community partnerships, Inclusive Arts Vermont will be hosting a 5th annual exhibition, CYCLES, throughout 2024. CYCLES will highlight artwork by 25 Vermont artists with...

A pale-skinned college aged woman in a pink tshirt and white turtleneck gestures excitedly at a small framed painting of a supernova in reds and yellows on a black background.

02/01/2024

Living Fully and Dying Prepared

When Francesca Arnoldy arrived at her grandparents’ home in Massachusetts and approached her dying grandfather’s bedside a decade ago, she was unsure about what to expect. Feeling nervous and realizing the gravity of her grandfather’s condition, she offered comforting words to her...

01/24/2024

Inspiring the Next Generation

A love for nature and science. An innate talent for teaching math. Family connections to agriculture and a passion for outdoor education. UVM graduate students with a range of interests and backgrounds are pursuing a shared dream. With support from the National Science Foundation's...

Laurel Marshia, Aidan McAuliffe and Michelle O'Donnell

01/11/2024

2023-2024 Jean S. Garvin Fellows Announced

The UVM Center on Disability & Community Inclusion (CDCI) and the UVM College of Education and Social Services (CESS) are pleased to announce six new Jean S. Garvin Research Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. This year's fellows are planning to research a wide range of topics...

A pale-skinned young woman with wavy dark hair falling to her shoulders stands in a shady glen, smiling gently at the camera.

11/28/2023

UVM researchers and Vermont Agency of Education partner to create community schools

A piece of legislation passed in 2021 and an outside-the-box research partnership between UVM researchers and the Vermont Agency of Education could change the narrative of what school are and what we want them to be in Vermont. Act 67, known as the Vermont Community Schools Act, gets...

11/17/2023

Elevating Educators to Elevate Learning

State and school district leaders, colleagues, family and friends gathered on November 14 to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of educators across Vermont at UVM’s annual Outstanding Educators Day. “Today marks a time to celebrate you – our...

11/09/2023

Advancing Equity and Excellence in Early Childhood Education

For her work to advance equity and excellence in early childhood education in Vermont and across the country, the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) honored UVM Assistant Professor Kaitlin Northey at its...

Kaitlin Northey receiving her award from VTAEYC Executive Director Sharron Harrington and NAEYC CEO Michelle Kang. (Photo: Katie Titterton)

10/17/2023

UVM Curriculum and Instruction Program Revamps Approach, Welcomes New Scholar

UVM's Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction develops innovative leaders in teaching, curriculum theory and development, and related areas of research for schools and other educational settings. Students can pursue specialization tracks in Education for Sustainability, Reading and...

UVM Curriculum and Instruction program faculty

09/22/2023

New Faculty Bring International Perspective and Vermont Expertise to UVM Social Work Programs

With their distinctive backgrounds and expertise, Dr. Simon Chan and Cassie Gillespie strengthen a strong core of internationally recognized scholar-researchers preparing UVM graduate and undergraduate students for transformative social work practice. “We’re truly delighted to expand...

09/21/2023

UVM Disability Center Collaborates on $10 Million Economic Outcomes Grant

The UVM Center on Disability & Community Inclusion (CDCI) is taking part in a newly funded project to improve the lives of young Vermonters with disabilities. On Thursday, September 14th, the U.S. Department of Education’s ...

A group of college students sit in a cafeteria eating lunch

09/20/2023

Developing Educational Leaders and Policy Researchers Across Vermont

UVM’s Department of Education welcomed the addition of two distinguished scholar-researchers to its master’s and doctoral programs in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies this fall. They arrive as both programs are transforming to facilitate easier access for prospective and current...

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