Champlain College

The following area residents have been named to the Spring 2013 President's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Spring 2013 Dean's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

Champlain College's 10th Annual Hooding & Commencement Exercises were held on May 10 at Roger H. Perry Hall on campus. Some 128 candidates for master degrees were honored. Former Vermont Gov. Madeleine May Kunin was the Commencement speaker. She was the fourth woman to be elected Governor in the United States and the first woman to serve as Governor of Vermont. Angela Valentinni '13 was the student speaker and C. Sebastian Massey '12 spoken on behalf of the alumni. Champlain College President David Finney conferred degrees in a range of programs, from MBA and Health Care Management to Master of Fine Arts in Emergent Media and Master of Science in Law. Local students who received their degrees from Champlain College include:

The Champlain College 135th Commencement took place outdoors, under a tent on Edmunds Field in Burlington on Saturday, May 4. In all, 470 undergraduates earned their degrees. Vermont novelist and New York Times Bestseller, Chris Bohjalian delivered the Commencement address to degree candidates. George Chaffee, Vermont's captive insurance association founder, spoke on behalf of the two honorary degrees that were conferred. Bohjalian, received a Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degree; Chaffee, received a Doctor of Commerce honorary degree. Champlain College President David Finney noted a long list of accomplishments that graduating students had already achieved while working, serving and playing at Champlain. "Over 50 percent of the graduating class will be starting jobs within their field of study in the next few weeks," he recognized. Local students who received their degrees from Champlain College include:

The following area residents have been named to the Spring 2013 President's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named a Champlain College Trustee Scholar, a designation awarded to students who attend Champlain College full-time and maintain a 4.0 average for two consecutive semesters (fall 2012, spring 2013). Champlain College is a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Spring 2013 Dean's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named a Champlain College Trustee Scholar, a designation awarded to students who attend Champlain College full-time and maintain a 4.0 average for two consecutive semesters (fall 2012, spring 2013). Champlain College is a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion.The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Spring 2013 President's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Spring 2013 Dean's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

Champlain College's Division of Education and Human Studies honored the following students for their outstanding efforts within their field of study this past academic year.

Champlain College's Division of Communication and Creative Media honored the following students for their outstanding efforts within their field of study this past academic year.

The Champlain College Robert P. Stiller School of Business honored the following students for their outstanding efforts within their field of study this past academic year.

Champlain College Seniors were recognized for their achievements at this year's Fourth Annual Graduate and Trustee Dinner held at Champlain College. The seniors who will graduate this coming May received awards at the annual dinner, hosted by President David F. Finney. The annual dinner, celebrates the graduating seniors and kicks off the events leading up to their May 4 Commencement cermony outdoors at Edmunds Middle School field, adjacent to Champlain College.

Champlain College's Division of Information Technology & Sciences honored the following students for their outstanding efforts within their field of study this past academic year.

This past February, 56 Champlain College students competed to pitch an original and creative business idea to Burlington area business people who would then decide on a first, second and third place winner in three different categories. The categories included non-profit/ social advocacy, job/internship seekers, and entrepreneurs.

Local students have recently had the opportunity to study at Champlain College's abroad campuses of Montreal, Canada and Dublin, Ireland. At both of the satellite campuses students have the chance to receive international perspective and prepare to be global professionals. Local Champlain faculty and staff at each campus provide guided immersion tours, as well as encourage students to make their own travel opportunities. While abroad, students are also able to create strong friendships, share experiences and support each other in their explorations of place and self

Recently the Champlain College Theatre put on a riveting performance of the William Shakespeare tragedy, "Hamlet." The show, which took place over Feb. 13-16 & Feb. 20-23 was a collaboration between Champlain students/faculty and local Burlington actors.

The following area residents have been named to the Fall 2012 Dean's List at Champlain College for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Fall 2012 President's List at Champlain College for academic achievements. Students named to the President's List have recieved a 4.0 grade point average during the fall semester. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named a Champlain College Trustee Scholar in the Fall of 2012. Trustee Scholars have earned the rank of President's List, having earned a 4.0 grade point average, two or more semesters in a row. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named a Champlain College Trustee Scholar in the Fall of 2012. Trustee Scholars have earned the rank of President's List, having earned a 4.0 grade point average, two or more semesters in a row. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Fall 2012 President's List at Champlain College for academic achievements. Students named to the President's List have recieved a 4.0 grade point average during the fall semester. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Fall 2012 Dean's List at Champlain College for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The honored students are:

While many college students were heading home for the Thanksgiving holiday, a class of 16 Champlain College students were bound for Beijing, China, for a 10-day trip to experience the culture, food and ancient sites of China. The trip, led by Champlain Core Adjunct Professor Rob Williams and Assistant Professor Kristin Wolf, gave juniors and seniors who had been studying the culture of "New China" a first-hand look at the historic Great Wall of China and The Forbidden City along with a modern-day, post 2008 Olympics city. The group's itinerary while in Beijing included three days on various sections of the Great Wall of China, with the remainder of the time spent in downtown Beijing. Students experienced all that the city had to offer - history, food and drink, education, shopping, and various other distinctive cultural aspects of China. In preparation for their trip, students primarily studied the Cultural Revolution under communist leader Chairman Mao from in 1949 until his death in 1976. They continued through the decades up to modern day "New China," which emerged in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Today, one can still see traces of Mao's influence and changes made for the 2008 Olympics everywhere. Students faced a culture shock, but were surprised by how much Western influence there was in China. There could not have been a better, nor safer time for the group to travel to Beijing. Security was high around the city in response to the 18th Party Congress and the naming of the new leader of the Communist Party, Xi Jinping, the weekend prior to their arrival. On their sixth day in Beijing, students traveled to Tsinghua University to sit in on an English class taught by native Vermonter, Jimmy Ronner. After a presentation made by the Chinese students, everyone was put into groups to discuss the perceptions of American and Chinese cultures. "While at the University we got a sense of Chinese culture as a whole, and saw the power that the single-party government had over everything," said Jim Courtney aEUR~13. For each student's final, Williams had him or her compose a list of the 10 most valuable take-aways from the trip experience and integrate embedded media to represent the revelations. They also included components of the four books they read about Chinese culture throughout the semester. The goal of the trip was to expose students to Chinese culture and hopefully make them feel comfortable enough to return in the future, whether for business or pleasure. Local students included:

Champlain College's 134th Commencement took place at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington on Saturday, May 5. In all, 451 undergraduates and 66 graduate students earned their degrees. Dublin scholar, Dr. Patrick Masterson delivered the Commencement address to degree candidates. Andrea Rogers, founder and former director of the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, spoke in honor of the three honorary degrees that were conferred. Champlain College President David Finney noted a long list of accomplishments that graduating students had already achieved while working, serving and playing at Champlain. "Over 50 percent of the graduating class will be starting jobs within their field of study in the next week," he recognized, "and eleven have already created their own businesses while at Champlain." Local students who received their degrees from Champlain College include:

The following area residents have been named a Champlain College Trustee Scholar, a designation awarded to students who attend Champlain College full-time and maintain a 4.0 average for two consecutive semesters (fall 2011, spring 2012). Champlain College is a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Spring 2012 President's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

The following area residents have been named to the Spring 2012 Dean's List at Champlain College, a private baccalaureate institution, located in Burlington, Vt.. It is a national leader in educating students through its unique program that prepares students for life beyond college with a mix of professional training, academic enrichment and cultural immersion. The honored students are:

Champlain College's Division Communication and Creative Media honored the following students for their outstanding efforts within their field of study this past academic year.