Message from the President
Our strategic plan provides a structure for the work we undertake together in the years to come. We will build a powerful future for the University of Vermont—one that will stretch across many hundreds of thousands of students and Vermonters and that exemplifies our unique identity, our abiding commitment to excellence, and our creative and innovative spirit: Green, Gold, and Bold.
Dr. Marlene Tromp
President, University of Vermont
Mission
Guided by Our Common Ground values of respect, integrity, innovation, openness, justice, and responsibility, UVM creates, shares, and applies knowledge to serve humanity. With optimism and purpose, the UVM community leads boldly to solve complex challenges, improve and sustain life and the planet, further meaningful inquiry, and advance the well-being of democracy in our state and the nation. We strive to strengthen our connections with Vermont and increase our positive impact on the world.
Vision
UVM will champion sustainable, hopeful, and bold futures—strengthening Vermont and the world. Here, deep and broad thinking becomes action and advances personal and societal health and well-being, civic discourse, and new ways of thinking about and seeing the world. All members of our community are empowered to forge purposeful paths into work and life. In cooperation and partnership with the communities we touch, we engage as scholars, researchers, leaders, learners, and problem-solvers who seek to make an impact locally and globally.
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Pillar 1 — Forge Bold Futures: Student Connection, Purpose, and Impact
We create an educational environment where students learn deeply, belong, contribute, and develop the tools to navigate life beyond UVM—grounded in reflection, mentorship, a sense of history and place, and substantive experiences.
Forge Bold Futures
Pillar 2 – Study What Matters: Values-Driven Learning, Research, and Practice
UVM inspires learners driven by curiosity and integrity to be innovative in addressing impactful problems and serious questions in Vermont and broader global contexts.
Study What Matters
Pillar 3 — Create Opportunity: Access, Engagement, and Partnerships
As Vermont’s flagship and land-grant research university, UVM broadens access and strengthens engagement and partners with communities and organizations in Vermont and beyond.
Create Opportunity
Pillar 4 — Enable Excellence: Campus Community, Systems, and Infrastructure
To achieve our shared goals, we will invest in and renew UVM’s infrastructure: our physical spaces, technological systems, and organizational processes. With the same goals, we will fully support the university's most crucial asset: its people.
Enable Excellence