Team FEMA!

Back row (L-R) Dean of Students, David Bergh; Registrar, Douglas Eastman; Director of Public Safety, Michael Palagonia Front Row (L-R) Assistant Dean of Students, Michele Whitmore; Dean of Administration, Sharron Scott

JSC staff attended an intensive three-day Federal Emergency Management Training workshop this week, to receive training for all aspects of multi-hazard emergency response. This core team will share what they've learned with key people in the JSC community to make sure that any emergency situation is dealt with effectively and efficiently.

Sun and Snow

An unusually warm late October day on campus... sun on ivy and snow trucked in for the Rail Jam:

New Kids On the Block

JSC welcomes two new full-time professors for the fall 2012 year :

Amy Welch, Dept. of Environmental and Health Sciences; she will be teaching health sciences.

David Placzek, Humanities Dept. He will teach political science.

Welcome Week

JSC Public Safety officers share free coffee and donuts in Stearns Student Center on Thursday. A sweet way to say welcome back! (And before you make your "police and donuts" jokes, please know, Public Safety has already made them for you!

Welcome Back!

JSC faculty and staff took a break from their preparations for the new semester to whoop it up on the Quad on Thursday afternoon, August 16. Barbecue, skillet toss, volley ball, and other games, not to mention the gorgeous weather, made this a great day to catch up with each other and get excited for the new academic year!

More pictures from this fun day can be found on Flickr. Thanks to Andrea Bourdeau for taking and sharing these great photos!

Arthur Gets Renovated...

Summer 2012 Around Campus, a set on Flickr.

We’re renovating the rest rooms on the third and fourth floors of Arthur Hall. The restrooms will be receiving a complete overhaul including new fixtures, lighting, flooring and wall treatments. Additionally, we’re relocating the RA office to the front of the building, making a few modest changes to the HA apartment and relocating the CES office.

Corporate Cup!

Members of the Team JSC pose with VT Governor Peter Shumlin at the 5K Corporate Cup race in Montpelier on Thursday, May 17. Go Badgers!

Pop-Up Restaurant - Cultivate

Pop-Up Restaurant
Originally uploaded by Johnson State College

JSC Business students created a "pop up restaurant" in Stearns Dining Hall on May 3. The restaurant, called "Cultivate," gave Business students a chance to give other JSC community members a taste of the hands-on work that goes into getting a business degree.

Yeah, Coffee!

Yeah, Coffee!
Originally uploaded by Johnson State College

The Vermont Coffee Company stopped by campus recently to offer students, staff and faculty a taste of their brew.

Sign of the Season

Move-out season is upon us, as signaled by the appearance of this handsome dumpster in the Martinetti parking lot.

Finance and Investment Club Wins Again!

The 2012 JSC Investment Club

The JSC Finance and Investment Club again won the 'Vermont Showdown,' where college investment clubs compete.  This time around Champlain College, UVM, St. Mikes, Lyndon State, and JSC participated. The club had moderate returns of 22.68% compared to second place UVM with 21.21%. Congratulations!

Put People First Rally, Montpelier, May 1

Seven Johnson State College students attended the May Day "Put People First" rally in Montpelier, promoting the message of reducing student debt.

The Lower Pond Returns

You’ll notice heavy equipment and construction crews working on the Lower Pond and College Hill over the next few weeks as Walker Construction works on the area.  We expect that construction will complete this summer and that we should have a fully functioning pond once again by the start of the fall semester.

Hula Hoopin!

 Unseasonable warmth does not go uncelebrated at JSC.


Hula Hoopin!
Originally uploaded by Johnson State College

Weather Badger Predicts Snow

Courtesy of Patrick Rogers

Back in Snow Business!

Welcome Back, VAC!

The JSC Visual Arts Center reopened for classes and artmaking with the start of the spring 2012 semester. Join JSC art student Jess Brodeur for a fun video tour of the renovated facilty:

Yes, Vermonters, There is a Santa Claus..es...

JSC'ers Ellen Hill, Wendy Velander, Martha Lance, and Barbara Lougee (forever a JSCer in our hearts) ran in the 5K Santa Run in Burlington, VT on Dec. 4, 2011. Ho ho ho! Thanks to Ellen Hill for the photos.

Pre-race at the Santa Run

Team JSC

Martha Lance, Barb Lougee, Dayna [friend of JSC], Ellen Hill, Wendy Velander, Jamie [friend of JSC]

The Running of the Santas

We Win, Part 2!!! National Division IV Champs!

We Win!!!

Johnson State Women’s Rugby became New England Rugby Football Champions on Saturday November 12, 2011, winning two hard-fought games against Springfield College (26-10) and Saint Anselm College (17-12). Saint Anselm college was the only school to have a win against JSC during the regular season and JSC paid back them in full with a 17-12 win in the final game. Go Badgers!