Talk by Dr. William Hsiao

Dr. Hsiao spoke about his work for the Vermont legislature to develop a model for a single-payer healthcare system for the state and the link between improvements in the healthcare system and the potential for just and sustainable economic development. Dr. Hsiao's talk can be seen on our YouTube channel. 

Capstone Fair on Saturday, July 9

The summer 2011 Capstone Fair takes place from 12noon to 3:30pm on Saturday, July 9. Visitors are encouraged to talk with the students about their Capstone Projects and to critique them, providing the future graduates with objective, supportive feedback that will lead to further refinements.

Capstone Sponsor organizations this year include Camp Waubanong, Central Maine Healthcare Corp., Green Mountain Rehab, the Union League of Philadelphia, Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative and the South Burlington School District.

NPM students support local nonprofits

When students in Marlboro College Graduate School's Certificate in Nonprofit Management course were asked what should be done with surplus program funds, they responded with an answer appropriate to their vocation: donate it to a worthy cause.

After a nomination and voting process, students in the Burlington-based cohort of the program selected the Vermont Foodbank Gleaning Program as the recipient of their support, while the the Brattleboro students elected to support Morningside Shelter.

A representative from each organization was invited to give a presentation to the class during a lunchtime ceremony, where the checks were presented. In the above photo, Gleaning Program director Theresa Snow accepts the donation from nominating student, Dan Noyes. On the right, Morningside Shelter's executive director Paul Capcara shakes hands with nominating student, Courney Kansler.

EdTech Director Builds "Green" house

Sustainable practices are not exclusive to our MBA program. Teaching with Technology program director Caleb Clark plans to join the "tiny house" movement with the construction of a 320 square foot, superinsulated, passive-solar dwelling where his two-car garage currently resides. The Brattleboro Commons reports on Caleb's plans and the movement in housing toward more efficient use of space.

Clark Weighs in On Tech Trends for 2011

Master of Arts in Teaching with Technology program director, Caleb Clark, spoke with Campus Technology's Bridget McCrea for a story on technology trends in Higher Education for 2011. In it, he addresses the need for more human-computer interaction to foment the technology glut brought on by innovations like social media. "We're in an over-adoption stage right now," he says.

Andy Tarr '10 Joins Open Source Matters Board of Directors

Andrea "Andy" Tarr was recently elected to the board of directors of Open Source Matters (OSM), the governing entity of the Joomla! project. Andy graduated from the Master of Science in Information Technologies program in August. During her time at Marlboro, she participated in the Google Summer of Code on a project to develop a fully accessible administrator template for Joomla, which was incorporated into this year's release of Joomla 1.6. The administrator template is the interface one uses for making changes to a Joomla website. Accessibility means that this interface is usable by anyone, including those who are unable to use a mouse or a keyboard in the standard ways. Accessible websites are frequently required by government agencies and by major corporations.

Read Andrea's student profile.

Graduate School Registrar Earns Awards for Documentary

Congratulations to staff member Kathy Urffer, whose documentary video, Understanding Brattleboro's Wastewater Treatment Upgrade is the recipient of two regional awards for excellence in public affairs. The Alliance in Community Media Northeast Region (ACM-NE) gave it first prize in the category of Issues and Political Process, and the New England Water Environment Association named it the recipient for the Paul Keough Award, which is given for excellence in public relations.

Kathy made the documentary in 2009 to educate residents on the need to upgrade Brattleboro's Wastewater Treatment plant in advance of a bond issue vote by Brattleboro Town Meeting representatives.