Vermont Counselor Tour, Day 2: Green Mountain College

Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT
- 600 students
- Rural campus
- Known for liberal arts and environmental studies
- Themed housing available (i.e. sustainability floor where dinner is cooked together every night, social justice floor, etc.)
- Campus at Killington Ski Resort with focus on resort management
- 27% of food served in dining hall is from the farm on campus
- Required first year seminar with faculty advisor and upperclass TA
- Books included as part of tuition
- Tuition freeze for four years
- Increasing social/emotional support, as well as academic advisors to help freshman transition
- Tight-knit community where students are looking out for each other, as well as faculty and staff

Flagship Building of GMC

 Students having class outside

 Tiny house built and designed by students

Goat on the farm run by students

Class of 2018 - Upcoming Spring Open Houses

Roger Williams University Spring Open Houses
Monday April 17
Wednesday April 19
Friday April 21
Register at: https://rwu.edu/admission-financial-aid/undergraduate-admission/visit-us/open-house

Wellesley College Junior Open Campus
Saturday, April 29, 2017
8:00am - 3:30pm
Learn more at www.wellesley.edu/admission/joc

Johns Hopkins University Info Session
Saturday April 22, 2pm
Boston College High School
150 William T Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
RSVP at www.apply.jhu.edu/explore

Vermont Counselor Tour, Day 2: College of St. Joseph

College of St. Joseph, Rutland, VT
For more information: www.csj.edu
- approximately 300 students
- NAIA division sports, including Varsity e-gaming
- strong program in Radiology and Sonography, with 100% job placement after graduation
- Provider Scholarship Opportunity: tuition decreases over the four years with maintenance of GPA, participation in activity on campus, and community service.
- No daytime class on Wednesday - day is reserved for community service and extra help with professors
- small tight-knit community

 Radiology Lab

 Main Building on Campus

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Vermont Counselor Tour, Day 2: Middlebury College

Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
For more information: www.middlebury.edu
- 2500 students
- 1400 classes offered, 44 majors and programs
- Strong programs in foreign languages (year-long promise to only speak language other than English)
- NESCAC conference, D3 Varsity teams
- 4-1-4 calendar - Fall semester, January term, Spring semester
- In January, students do four week intensive class (four days/week) or internship/experiential learning
- Carbon neutral campus
- Febs Program: students can opt into being admitted in the spring, spend fall semester as a mini "gap year". Have separate, full graduation ceremony in February.
- High retention rate (over 95%) and high alumni satisfaction
- Commons System: students live in dorms with the same students for both freshman and sophomore years
- Shuttles to ski mountain, Snow Bowl, owned by Middlebury

Biggest window in Vermont

Sculpture representing chemical makeup of Carbon

 

Acton Toyota of Littleton Scholarship

Seniors -

The application for the Acton Toyota Scholarship has been updated on Naviance, under "Scholarship List".  All students must turn in their applications (application form and essay) no later than Friday, May 12th to their school’s guidance office in order to be considered for the scholarship donation.
Acton Toyota of Littleton will review all applications and announce the scholarship winner on its website on Wednesday, May 31st. Actual grant or payment will be made directly to the high school’s scholarship fund. Through this fund, the three charitable scholarship donations will be given to the winning students.

Vermont Counselor Tour, Day 1: University of Vermont

 University of Vermont - Burlington, VT
Find more information at www.uvm.edu
- approximately 10,000 undergraduate students
- 44+ majors
- Brand new themed housing opening Fall 2017: Wellness Environment: focus on four pillars of wellness - nutrition, fitness, mindfulness, and mentoring
- Most popular areas of study: Business Administration and Management, Psychology, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Environmental Studies.
- Strong/Competitive programs in nursing, engineering, and environmental studies
- Smaller class sizes (most are under 30 students)
- New building for STEM where labs are "fishbowl" - visitors can look into labs and see what is happening
- 91% of students participate in experiential learning/field work
- Housing is guaranteed all four years, but most juniors and seniors choose to live off campus
- Research opportunities for undergraduates available through the Office of Undergraduate research

View of Lake Champlain from Downtown Burlington

New Residential Hall/Dining Area

UMass Lowell Senior Project Showcase

UMass Lowell Senior Project Showcase

The event will showcase senior projects from UMass Lowell’s Francis College of Engineering, the  Kennedy College of Sciences and the College of Health Sciences.

It will highlight work at the intersection of creativity and industry, where students apply classroom and hands-on learning to develop products, prototypes and projects that address real-world challenges.
Attendees can learn about cutting-edge student and faculty research and participate in interactive presentations. Student clubs and teams will be on hand to demonstrate robotics, 3D printers and more.

The event is free and open to the public.

•     When: Noon to 5 p.m., Friday, April 28, 2017
•     Where: The Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
•     Who Should Attend: High school students and their families, teachers, guidance counselors, college students and faculty members, industry partners, alumni and friends—anyone who wants to be inspired by the innovation taking place at UMass Lowell!

https://www.uml.edu/conferences/i2i/