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Vermont State University Presidential Search

picture with an image of Dr. Grewal on the right. On the left is a title followed by a quote. On the bottom is a small Vermont State College logo. The text on the image reads as follows: Announcing Dr. Parwinder Grewal as Inaugural Vermont State University President “I am honored to be selected as the Inaugural President of Vermont State University. I look forward to collaborating with Chancellor Zdatny, the VSC System, the Board of Trustees, the State of Vermont, community leaders, faculty, staff, and students to build our new university as a national model for a state-wide, community-engaged, hybrid university that transforms lives and communities across the state.”

Search Updates

On April 18th, 2022 the Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System announced that Dr. Parwinder Grewal had accepted the position of president at Vermont State University, effective July 1, 2022. The full press release can be read below:

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Previous Updates:

March 16, 2022
November 19, 2021

Message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees

Vermont State University will welcome its first class in fall 2023. The University, comprised of the current Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College will be the first statewide, hybrid, institution in the United States. The University will deliver on the promise to its students that Vermont is their campus, with programs spanning Vermont, for the benefit of Vermonters.  The University will build upon the proud history of the three unifying institutions and will be dedicated to improving the lives of students of all types from all over the world, particularly Vermont’s, and strengthening the economic and cultural vitality of the state…..more

Hiring Committee Members

VSCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
  • Megan Cluver, Vice Chair of VSCS Board, Chair of Vermont State University Search and Screen Committee
  • Ryan Cooney, Student Trustee, Vermont Technical College
  • Adam Grinold, Vice Chair of Finance & Facilities Committee, Executive Director of Brattleboro Development
  • Representative Bill Lippert, Legislative Trustee, Hinesburg
  • Mary Moran, Trustee, retired Superintendent of Rutland City Schools
  • Shawn Tester, Trustee, CEO of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
  • Representative Kathleen James, Bennington 4
  • Commissioner Michael Pieciak, VT Department of Financial Regulation
  • Mike Solimano, President & GM, Killington Resort
  • Armando Vilaseca, retired Commissioner Vermont Department of Education
FACULTY & STAFF
  • Sherrill Blodget, Faculty, Castleton University
  • Tyrone Shaw, Faculty, Northern Vermont University
  • Roger Weeden, Director of Radiologic Science, Vermont Technical College
  • Tiffany Walker, Assoc. Dean of Workforce Education, Community College of Vermont
  • Sharron Scott, Chief Finance & Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges

Contact

Office of the Chancellor
Vermont State Colleges
PO Box 7
Montpelier, VT 05601

(802) 224-3000
(802) 224-3035 fax
info@vsc.edu

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