University of Vermont

University of Vermont

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, more commonly known as the University of Vermont, is a public research university and, after 1862, the state of Vermont’s land-grant university.[4] The University is commonly known as “UVM,” an abbreviation of its Latin name, Universitas Viridis Montis (University of the Green Mountains). UVM was among the original eight Public Ivies.
Founded in 1791, UVM is among the oldest colleges in the United States  and was the fifth college established in New England.

The university’s 451-acre (1.83 km2) campus is located in Burlington, Vermont. Features of the UVM campus include the historic University Green, the Dudley H. Davis Center – the first student center in the nation to receive U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold certificaton – the Fleming Museum of Art, and the Gutterson/Patrick athletic complex, home to UVM’s Division I athletic teams. The largest hospital complex in Vermont, Fletcher Allen Health Care, has its primary facility adjacent to the UVM campus and is affiliated with the UVM College of Medicine.

University of Vermont Rankings in 2010

• BEST UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY
• BEST MEDICAL SCHOOLS – PRIMARY CARE RANKINGS
• MEDICAL SCHOOL RANKINGS – BEST RESEARCH MEDICAL SCHOOLS
• 2010 TOP 100 COLLEGES IN UNITED STATES
• TOP NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES RANKING BY HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
• TOP 100 EDUCATION COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES IN 2010
• TOP PUBLIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RANKING
• BEST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING PROGRAM RANKING IN U.S.
• TOP UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM

University of Vermont Rankings in 2011

University of Vermont Tuition and Fees

Schools of University of Vermont

• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Education and Social Services
• College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing and Health Sciences

University of Vermont News

• UVM and Fletcher Allen Appoint National Clinical Research Leader to Head Cancer Program - Tue, 14 Dec 2010
  The University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care have announced that Claire F. Verschraegen, M.S., M.D., F.A.C.P., has been appointed professor and chief of hematology-oncology and interim director of the Vermont Cancer Center, with oversight for cancer care and research at Vermont's academic medical center.

  A board-certified oncologist, Verschraegen specializes in rare cancers, such as mesothelioma, metastatic melanomas, sarcomas, and gynecologic malignancies, as well as the study of new anticancer drugs and treatments for solid tumors.

• Jane Knodell Appointed UVM Provost and Senior Vice President - Mon, 13 Dec 2010
  The University of Vermont Board of Trustees today approved President Daniel Mark Fogel's appointment of Jane E. Knodell as provost and senior vice president."I couldn't be happier that Dr. Knodell has accepted the position of Provost and Senior Vice President," noted UVM President Daniel Mark Fogel. "During her time in the interim role, she has shown the leadership skills, creativity, and high level of energy necessary to succeed in this challenging job, while proving to be an exceptional colleague and team member. I am grateful to have Jane as a partner in addressing the many challenges ahead, and the University is fortunate to have such a talented individual leading our academic enterprise."

• Save the Date: 'New York Times' Columnist Collins to Speak in February - Mon, 13 Dec 2010
  New York Times columnist Gail Collins will speak at UVM on February 17 at 5 p.m. in the Ira Allen Chapel. Her talk, titled "When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present," is free and open to the public.

  Collins' visit to UVM is sponsored by James Marsh Visiting-Professor-at-Large Madeline M. Kunin, former governor of Vermont and former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland.

• Heil Co-Authors NEJM Study on Effects of Treatment on Babies of Opioid-Dependent Moms - Fri, 10 Dec 2010
  (This news release was adapted from a release produced by the Media Relations and Public Affairs Office at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.)Using buprenorphine instead of methadone – the current standard of care – to treat opioid-dependent pregnant women may result in healthier babies, suggests new findings published in the Dec. 9 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) by an international research team including University of Vermont Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology Sarah Heil, Ph.D.

• CUPS Office Awards Service-Learning Implementation Grants and Faculty Fellowships - Wed, 08 Dec 2010
  UVM faculty members are invited to apply for mini-grants of up to $1,000 to cover expenses associated with altering an existing course to include service-learning pedagogy, developing a new course involving service-learning activities, or initiating a long-term service-learning project or partnership.

  Six faculty members are new Service-Learning Fellows

  The Faculty Fellows for Service-Learning Program recruits faculty members from across UVM to participate in a seminar each Spring on how to build service-learning pedagogy into courses. Carol Buck-Rolland, Nursing; Binta Colley, Education; David Conner, CDAE; Larry Forcier, Jed Murdoch and David Raphael, RSENR, will be participating in the spring seminars, and will join a community of over 70 trained faculty members at UVM.