Southern Vermont College
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Southern Vermont College is a private liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont. The main building of the college is the former Edward Everett, residence. It is rumored that the main campus building, the Everett Mansion, is haunted.
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[edit] Overview
Southern Vermont College's philosophy begins with a deep belief in the potential of every individual. The College is committed to offering a dynamic, career-enhancing, liberal arts education to students from diverse backgrounds. Recognizing varied academic experiences, the College challenges students to advance to significantly higher levels of academic performance. Southern Vermont College places an emphasis on students who are serious about enhancing their lives through higher education. The size of the College community and personalized nature of the instruction offer a student-focused environment which develops critical thinking and communication skills. Service-learning experiences are central to the College's curriculum and its sense of community and social responsibility. Students are involved in a dynamic teaching and learning partnership that includes interactive instruction and community-based internships.
Southern Vermont College is committed to supporting students' academic and financial needs within its resources. The students' educational experience is enhanced by a wide-range of on-campus support services. Every effort is made to offer institutional financial assistance to students who strive to achieve academic success.
The Southern Vermont College experience fosters personal development, leadership abilities, and knowledge and skills essential to future success, whether on a career path or in graduate study. The students do this in a safe, environmentally respectful, creative, and caring campus community. Graduates are prepared to be lifelong learners and well-rounded, socially responsible citizens who can confidently face challenges presented by a complex, global society.
[edit] Facts
General Attributes
- Average class size: 17
- 15:1 student-faculty ratio
- Approximately 450 students
- Students from 22 states and 5 foreign countries
- 371 acre campus
- Total comprehensive fees (07-08): $24,900 a year (tuition, room and board)
- 85% of students receive financial aid; average aid package for students totals $12,525 a year
- 13 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports teams
- The current female to male ratio is approximately 60:40, however it is moving closer to 70:30.
- There is a local community radio station where students and people from the community are encouraged to take part in.
Southern Vermont College is composed of five academic divisions; The McCormick Division of Business, The Hunter Division of Humanities, The Division of Nursing, The John Merck Division of Science and Technology and The Donald Everett Axinn Division of Social Sciences.
The college offers 19 academic degree programs. Bachelors degrees are offered in Business Administration/Management, Business Administration/Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Sports Management, Communications, Creative Writing, Criminal Justice, English, History and Politics, Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts/Management, Nursing, Professional Studies and Psychology. Associate degrees are offered in Business, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Liberal Arts, Radiologic Technology and Nursing.
Southern Vermont College offers Division III athletics. Sports offered include baseball, basketball, cross country, rugby, soccer, softball and volleyball. Currently, the school is looking to expand its athletics offerings to include bowling and wrestling. The team name is the Mountaineers and the school mascot is Monty the Moose.
[edit] Capital Plan
Southern Vermont College plans to increase student enrollment from 400 to 600 over a three year period, while also improving the quality of the institution's academic, athletic and social offerings. While increasing enrollment, the college is aiming at keeping full time students at more than 80% of the enrolled population and seeks to increase first year retention to at least 65% and upper level blended retention to over 75%. The college is also undertaking major fund raising for new construction. Long term, the college hopes to build new residence halls, a new academic building and a new dining hall/student center.
In October, 2007, the college announced its intentions, subject to permitting and Board of Trustees approval, to begin construction of a new 100-125 bed residence hall next April, with the anticipated completion date set for January, 2009. If enrollment growth continues as expected, the college will begin construction on another residence hall in January, 2009. When construction is complete, the college will have on campus housing for 400 students.
[edit] Notable Faculty
Karen Gross, JD: Current President of Southern Vermont College
Rebecca DiLiddo, Ph.D: Academic Dean
Tom Redden, Ph.D: Associate Professor of History and Politics
Greg Winterhalter, MFA: Associate Professor, Hunter Division of Humanities
Daniel Yalowitz, Ed.D: Associate Dean for Special Projects and Associate Professor of Psychology
[edit] Board of Trustees
Shaun Adams '01
Wallace W. Altes, chair
Steven Brody
Traci Chickerell '08
Jon Goodrich
James J. Gozzo
Norman Greenberg
Karen Gross
Merritt Hewitt, Jr. '85
Robert Howe
Priscilla Klauder
Randall B. Krum
Raymond D. Lenoue
Scott McEnaney '01
Nancy Scattergood
Ira Wagner '83
Andrea Weisberg
Mary Wicker
Dorothy E. Wiley
James J. Williams '01
