GIV In the News
- Read Vermont Tech Jam’s article on recruiting girls for our IT Institute.
- Read Arts Alumna Eva Sollberger’s article on GIV here.
- GIV was the driving force behind this article in the Burlington Free Press on trends in the gender gap in education.
Governor’s Institutes Launches New Special Topics Institute for Summer 2013
The Governor’s Institutes is pleased to announce our first Special Topics Summer Institute. The Governor’s Institute on Farms, Food and Your Future was created in partnership with the Vermont Farm to Plate Network and will take place July 28-August 3, 2013. Read more here!
GIV’s 2012 Annual Newsletter features photos, stories, alumni news, and more.
Click here to see what’s been happening.
Click here for a look at our 2013 summer catalog!
Recent Alumni Achievements
GIV alumna and Truman Scholar Jeanelle Achee
Current Issues and Youth Activism alumna Jeanelle Achee has been named the 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholar for her proposal in sexual assault education. Jeanelle is studying Nursing and Global Studies at UVM. Learn more about her award here. Congratulations, Jeanelle!
Check out Current Issues and Youth Activism Institute 2012 alumna Elizabeth Pantaleon’s presentation on the Institute.
Check out this excellent video about the Institute on the Arts (GIA) made by alumna Aurora Berger. Great job, Aurora!
Award Winner
Congratulations to GIV graduate and staffer Jessie-Ruth Corkins, who received the 2012 Holly D. Miller award from the Vermont Women’s Fund. The award honors Jessie-Ruth for using the opportunities provided by the Governor’s Institute of Vermont’s Engineering Institute to transform her life and the community for the better. Corkins was recognized as the visionary founder and leader of the award-winning Vermont Sustainable Heating Initiative (VSHI), a student organization that grew out of a Governor’s Institute Winter Weekend that is dedicated to engineering sustainable solutions for cost-effective heating in Vermont.
UVM Grants College Credit for Two Governor’s Institutes
High school students now have the option to receive UVM college credit for participation in the Asian Cultures or Environmental Science and Technology Institutes. Credits are free for students who use their Dual Enrollment voucher, but even if you have already used your voucher, you can apply to UVM’s Academically Talented discount for 50% off the course cost. For more information on obtaining UVM credit for your participation in these programs, contact Nichole Hathaway: 802-656-4682 or Nichole.Hathaway@uvm.edu.
Faculty News
Listen to Arts Faculty member and master stone cutter George Kurjanowicz on VPR.
Read this book review from Seven Days on Arts Faculty member and poet Verandah Porche’s newest book, Sudden Eden.
Girls Get Tech-Savvy At Our Information Technology Institute
This great video highlights young women’s experiences with technology at the Governor’s Institute on Information Technology. Filmed and edited by Ray McCarthy-Bergeron, a faculty member at the Institute.