The Champlain Student Experience
As a Champlain student, endless possibilities = endless ways to fill your days. From classes to dining options to clubs and intramural sports, to on-and off- campus activities and more, you can truly customize your full experience as a Champlain student. Spend time chilling with friends, making real-world change, engaging with the local community, and straight-up having fun, however you define it. There’s plenty of time, and support, for everything.
These days are yours to make.
The Champlain community lives engaged and full lives of learning, engaging with the community both on and off campus, staying active, making connections, and having fun.
We are a community of change-makers, do-ers, and creatives that supports individualism, curiosity, and discovery. We’re here to help you have the best student experience, every day.
Every day brings with it the opportunity to do great things, try different stuff, meet new people, and grow. Looking for inspiration? Check out what a sample of what a day in the life of a first-year Champlain student could look like!
Start The Day
Wake Up In The Coolest Dorms, Ever.
As a first-year Champlain student, you’ll live in one of the beautifully restored Victorian mansions lining our central campus. You’ll enjoy the ultrafast Wi-Fi, live and on-demand streaming TV and movies, laundry facilities, and other amenities that make life comfortable.
Get the Latest
Start the day by perusing the latest Champ news with your housemates – like upcoming events and cool stuff our community members are up to – on The View (our college blog) before heading out for the day. Get inspired by our amazing people, learn about our places, and get ideas for things to do.
Fuel Up: Breakfast At The Dining Hall
Fuel up for the day by heading just a few steps over to our IDX Dining Hall where you’ll enjoy sweeping views of Lake Champlain and some great company while enjoying your breakfast. Our chefs offer a variety of options, so you can choose what makes you feel best prepared for a great day.
Attend a Club/Team Meeting
Meet up with a group of students with similar passions – whether that be sustainability, rugby, or singing – and have fun doing what you love. With your choice from 60+ clubs, you’ll have the option to try all kinds of things. Just stop in for a meeting and try them out! Plus, if you don’t see something you’re looking for, let us know. We’ll work with you to create it.
Learn More About ClubsEnjoy Lunch from Eats On The Green
After class, grab a convenient to-go lunch and head over to one of our campus green spaces to soak up the sun with friends.
Pull a frisbee from your backpack and spend some time getting active and hanging out. (In the cooler months, this might mean a snowball fight or on-campus ice skating!)
Take a Shuttle To Burlington
With classes and club activities wrapped up for the day, but still lots of day left to enjoy, grab the free campus shuttle-bus from Main Campus and take the short ride down to downtown Burlington. Poke along Church street, stop in for a local coffee, catch some local outdoor music, or just people-watch! There’s always something going on. Before you head back to campus, take a stroll along the waterfront at sunset (one of the best there is, in our opinion!).
Shuttle & VansThe Evening Hours
It’s a Movie Night up on campus hosted by one of the student clubs!
Head over to Alumni Auditorium in the Center for Communication & Creative Media building and join your friends and peers for an evening of laughter, socializing, and, of course, free snacks and popcorn.
With our student clubs hosting events throughout the year, our amazing Student Activity Programmers (SAPs) planning weekly activities, and the Programming Board CHAMP (Champlain Has Activities and Motivational Programming), there’s always something to check out on campus. Join in the fun for annual events like SnowBall and Spring Meltdown, and check out the area’s activities like apple picking, theater and comedy shows, and corn mazes.
