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May 2008
>	Champlain student Jeremy Ellis wins Vermont Campus Compact Madeleine M. Kunin Public Service Award
April 2008
>	Champlain College’s Workforce Development Center launches Management Excellence seminar series
>	Champlain College offers online HR workshops
>	Elevator Pitch Contest shows future entrepreneurs the method of the quick sell
March 2008
>	Madeline Kunin, William Schubart to receive honorary degrees
>	Darryl Hunt’s visit an emotional reminder of wrongful convictions and racial injustice
>	Champlain's BYOBiz program to host Elevator Pitch Contest
February 2008
>	Champlain College celebrates Lake Champlain’s Quadricentennial with an academic symposium and lectures in July 2009
>	Writing professor is co-founder of “Writers Without Borders,” addressing public health challenges in developing countries
>	Students have outdoor adventures with Champlain’s Wilderness Program
>	Game students bring their traveling game lab to the Meeting Professionals International conference in Houston
January 2008
>	Teens invited to apply to Champlain College writers’ conference
>	Champlain puts focus on global warming with events and McKibben lecture
>	Entrepreneurs descend on campus for BYOBiz program’s “Speaking From Experience” lecture series
>	John Cohn of IBM works with Champlain College’s Emergent Media Center
>	Governor proposes incubator project with Emergent Media Center
>	Spring 2008 Events include lectures, literature, music and theater
>	Cristian Balan named director of Champlain’s Computer & Digital Forensics program
>	Small Business Management class sees first-hand how microfinancing helps entrepreneurs around the world
December 2007
>	A Champlain career advisor suggests some New Work Year resolutions
>	Jeremy Ellis named a finalist for statewide student citizen award
>	McKelvey Foundation taps Champlain College’s BYOBiz program to co-promote entrepreneurial scholarships
November 2007
>	Paul Millman of Chroma Technology Corp. featured in “Executive Spotlight” at Champlain College
>	Champlain’s Nancy Cathcart and James Fry earn honors
>	Champlain College rolls out a digital filmmaking major
>	Weeklong Tent City shines a spotlight on homelessness
>	Students showcase the virtues of games beyond entertainment
>	Training funds available for Online Marketing Boot Camp on Nov. 12-16
October 2007
>	Champlain College brings technology expertise to Voices for the Lake brainstorming sessions
>	College attracts 30 first-generation college students in inaugural year of Vermont First Scholarships
>	Champlain College hosts CISSP and CCE information security and forensics trainings
>	Professor blogs about presidential candidates’ use of social media
>	Willard Sterne Randall to deliver lecture on “The Real Pocahontas” on October 30
>	Champlain College students selected for game experiment in front of 2,000 business people at Learning 2007 conference
>	President's Lecture Series examines religion and violence
>	Champlain Theatre hosts Shakespeare's "Henry V"
>	State of Vermont employees explore online marketing at Champlain
>	Fiske college guide highlights Champlain for its innovative curriculum

September 2007
>	Author Dave Eggers shares Sudanese experience with Champlain
>	College celebrates new study-abroad campus in Montréal
>	Dave Eggers, author of "What is the What", to visit Champlain on September 27
>	College hosts book festival events: PoJazz, readings & panel
>	Roxane Leopold honored with Distinguished Citizen Award
>	Dr. Linda Rodd named director of Applied Psychology program
>	Robert Bloch named director of Champlain's BYOBiz Program
>	Champlain ranked a top-tier college in U.S.News America's Best Colleges 2008

August 2007
>	Fall events include lectures, literature, music and theater
>	BYOBiz Program receives grant from The Coleman Foundation
>	Robert Simpson directs Criminal Justice program
>	Dr. Angela Batista hired as director of diversity and inclusion

July 2007
>	Champlain honored by Governor for promoting health & fitness
>	FBI taps computer forensics student for summer internship
>	Dr. Robin Abramson named provost at Champlain College
>	Game development student selected for ATARI internship
>	Business continuity planning event on campus in August
>	Champlain alumnus stars in winning "Simpsons" video

June 2007
>	Summertime tips for young entrepreneurs, from BYOBiz entrepreneurs
>	NSA and DHS designate Champlain College as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education
>	College names two new deans: Beaulieu and Rowley
>	Dolly Shaw and Dr. Gary Scudder honored with awards

May 2007
>	Governor signs education & training bill on campus
>	Educators invited to technology institute
>	Graduate rides bike across US to benefit cancer research
>	Student spends summer in Russia for internship
>	Scholarship celebrates Accounting faculty's 200 years of teaching excellence
>	Seen at Champlain's 129th Commencement
>	Professor offers online networking advice for new college graduates
>	Champlain College partners with EpikOne and Google™ Analytics to deliver an “Online Marketing Boot Camp”
>	Champlain graduates to cross the country on mopeds
>	Champlain alumnus killed in Iraq

WOMEN & MUSIC: On March 5 at 6 p.m., Champlain’s Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion hosts Jenni Johnson & the Jazz Junketeers for an evening of music that celebrates women during Women’s History Month. Music will span the decades, touching on the history of jazz, country, R&B, and soul, and representing artists such as “Ma” Rainey, Bessie, Holiday, Cole, Patsy, Mitchell, Flack, Hill, King, Nora Jones, Aretha and ’60s female musical groups..

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April 2007
>	Willard Sterne Randall to be featured expert on PBS special
>	Champlain creates a study-abroad campus in Montréal
>	Armenians visit to learn about US hospitality industry
>	Our thoughts and condolences to Virginia Tech
>	Social Work students mentor 8th-graders via the Internet
>	Roberts joins College's Workforce Development Center
>	Champlain students help children fulfill their DREAMs
>	Student Nolan Masterson wins statewide public service award

March 2007
>	Aiken and vanderHeyden to receive honorary degrees
>	Students sleep in the cold to raise homelessness awareness
>	Mock crime, investigation kick off a "Law & Order" exercise
>	Champlain Theatre presents "The Trojan Women" in March
>	International business interns work for state -- and for China
>	Student awarded scholarship to Game Developers Conference
>	Champlain student teachers work in local schools
>	BYOBiz Speaker Series focuses on entrepreneurship

February 2007
>	13 Champlain students work in New Orleans over spring break
>	Student honored by Mobius for outstanding mentoring
>	Champlain Accounting graduates licensed as CPAs
>	High school students apply to GIV Summer Institute in IT

January 2007
>	Writing student blogs about her life with diabetes
>	Teens invited to apply to writers' conference by March 15
>	Champlain students prepare food for Salvation Army
>	Champlain College offers Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events in January
>	Campus-based, late-night TV show beats "SNL" in the ratings
>	Spring events at Champlain include lectures, literature, music and theater

December 2006
>	U.S. Department of Justice grant funds creation of the Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation
>	Champlain College creates the Emergent Media Center, expanding its commitment to electronic game initiatives
>	USA Today features Champlain entrepreneurs and BYOBiz
>	Student Nicole Walsh honored as outstanding volunteer
>	Champlain master plan meeting scheduled for December 12
>	Diversity of celebrations, community in Festivals of Light

November 2006
>	Student entrepreneurs earn Cornerstone Awards
>	THE END OF POLIO?: Professor’s new book reports from the field on global attempt to eradicate polio
>	Faculty book examines global democratic initiatives
>	Headed to China: Student has key role in Vermont trade mission

October 2006
>	Conference and Event Center caters to group events
>	Entrepreneur magazine shines spotlight on BYOBiz program
>	New scholarships for first-generation college students
>	College earns national award for community service
>	Dean quoted in New York Times article about YouTube

September 2006
>	BYOBiz program featured on public radio's Marketplace
>	Champlain Theatre presents "A Raisin in the Sun"
>	Champlain and VCWA to host first US Senate debate
>	Vermont Governor, Quebec Premier speak at symposium on campus
>	Students help produce new TV show: "Late Night Saturday"
>	EPA and DOT designate Champlain College as one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters

August 2006
>	Campus to host a national media education summit
>	Amsterdam's HES School of Economics and Business added to Champlain's study abroad program
>	Have a Champlain ID? Ride CCTA buses for free!
>	Fall events include lectures, literature, music and theater
>	Champlain ranked a top-tier college in U.S.News America's Best Colleges 2007
>	Author Julie Otsuka to speak at Champlain College
>	Refugee scholarships featured in national publication

July 2006
>	Teenagers gather at Champlain for international leadership retreat to create change at home through global exchange of ideas
>	College unveils a new logo
>	Chinese and US teens study enviro-management at Champlain
>	College welcomes new deans: Cunningham and Rutenbeck

June 2006
>	Students design a summer bike safety campaign for city
>	College earns AAA award for alcohol prevention campaign
>	Writing professor teaches on Mumbai campus this summer
>	Three Champlain students are interning in India this summer
>	Campus master plan update set for June 26
>	Professor travels to Jordan to speak about the benefits of an innovative international program at Champlain College
>	Champlain College unveils innovative BYOBiz Program to grow the businesses of young entrepreneurs while they study at Champlain
>	New online mini-courses focus on business Internet tactics
>	Public radio business reporter Kai Ryssdal speaks on campus
>	College earns a Worksite Wellness Award

May 2006
>	Seen at Champlain's 128th Commencement (PHOTOS)
>	Champlain historian is featured in a History Channel series
>	College partners with American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation
>	Champlain College hosts events during the summer of 2006
>	New summer institute in Vermont history
>	College sponsors a Firehouse art exhibit inspired by the rural landscape
>	Software Engineering program hosts industry events
>	Champlain bestows its Distinguished Citizen Award on Peter Clavelle
>	New Jersey student volunteers in Louisiana in May

April 2006
>	Software Engineering students help fight fire with technology
>	Education students tutor refugees at Edmunds Middle School
>	Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender to address Champlain graduates
>	Technology students present papers at InfoSec symposium

March 2006
>	Accounting students volunteer as tax-time helpers
>	Champlain game development student featured in CosmoGirl
>	Students roll up sleeves in Gulf Coast for clean-up effort
>	Downtown art exhibit features work of Champlain's faculty
>	Champlain students intern with Vermont Global Trade Partnership

February 2006
>	Professor featured on C-SPAN on President's Day
>	Art and Culture Celebration set for March
>	College to host Summer Institute in Vermont history
>	Champlain Theatre to perform Sartre's "No Exit" in early February

January 2006
>	Champlain announces special programming for national Alexander Hamilton exhibit
>	Announcing The New American Student Scholarship
>	Teens invited to apply to Champlain writers' conference
>	Freshman entrepreneur launches iPod accessories, earns best in show award at Macworld
>	College joins the World Community Grid: Computers are changing the world during idle time
>	High schoolers invited to apply for Chinese-American environmental program on campus
>	Criminal Justice student selected as a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center intern

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