Champlain View Fall 2010 | Champlain College

Magazine for Alumni & Friends of Champlain College

Features

Social Media Ninjas: Traveling the online career path with two stars

Recently a want ad was spotted in the job section of Seven Days newspaper that sums up the changing world of marketing and advertising. The Burlington-based online education review websiteGetEducated.com was looking for a "Public Relations Ninja." Apparently, gurus and specialists did not need to apply.

Both Corey Grenier '10 and Nichole Magoon '10, who graduated in May with degrees in Business from Champlain, could easily have answered that "ninja" job posting with a straight face and the credentials to back it up. That is, if they were in the job market this fall.

Fortunately for both young women, they landed dream jobs right out of college, thanks in part to having the experience and skills that earned them the coveted title of "Social Media Ninja" for their work in a senior-level marketing class last spring. Continue Reading >>

Unlocking a Treasure and Creating a Living Landmark for the Future.

"You never have a second chance to make a first impression," Champlain College President David F. Finney told several hundred people gathered in the warm, late September afternoon for the dedication of the Welcome and Admission Center at Roger H. Perry Hall.

"We wanted to make our first impression be memorable to our prospective students and families... to let people know that even as we embrace the future, we honor and cherish the past, the heritage of place and of our people." Continue Reading >>

Sustainability at Roger H. Perry Hall

Roger H. Perry Hall is projected to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certified, the highest U.S. Green Building Council certification a building can receive. Among the sustainable features incorporated into the overall design: Continue Reading >>

A Reunion of Memories

Roger H. Perry Hall has been home to a statesman and lawyer; a capitalist and his botanist wife; a businessman and developer; and a doctor, his wife, and their 11 children. All told, only four families ever lived in the 151-year-old home, and each has a story to tell... Continue Reading >>