Students in the Degree Design Lab

I love that everyone is passionate about what they are pursuing. Since there is so much choice involved in the program and curriculum, you never feel like your work is done in vain. This creates passion for the work, and that energy is shared with peers. 

In the Fall of 2020, my project design class was given the opportunity to work with local organizations working to improve food access in Vermont. From that experience, the class created an online resource website where Champlain community members could go and find information on education, volunteering, and assistance with food insecurity. It was rewarding to create a product that real people could and would use. 

Whether you come for a tour or an open house or some other admissions event, take a few minutes to sit and observe the school in action—there's an energy about this place that you can't find anywhere else.

I really like to write and create stories, but I also enjoy learning about science. Why not create stories that teach about the planet?

Creating posts for one of my environmental classes in collaboration with the Emergent Media Center. It was a good exercise to try to distill scientific facts to the size of a post and make them entertaining. It was satisfying to see them published. I also liked working on a food website with my classmates in my Project Design course.

I've enjoyed the classes where I have learned a lot, and there are a good number of those. I think the one that I learned the most in is Screenwriting I. I really love cinema, and have lots of ideas for films, but you can't get anywhere without a good script.

Living on campus gives you the feeling that you're not alone and that there are other people like you studying. I don't have a spot in particular that is my favorite, but I like walking around Maple Street and South Willard Street because it's the center of campus and you'll see other students.

Burlington is big enough to explore but small enough to be safe and it is physically beautiful.