On Saturday August 18th, 2018 74 upper class students led over 250 first-year UVM students as they began their University of Vermont experience through TREK, a unique, 7-day first year enrichment program sponsored by UVM's Department of Student Life. For 39 years, UVM's TREK program has sent new students all over the state of Vermont to explore the region's wilderness, develop leadership skills, and work on community service projects. TREK is one of the biggest and most diverse new-student, collegiate, community building programs in the northeast region. Known as TREK leaders, these students provided and maintained a safe, healthy and supportive group atmosphere for their student participants while exploring the expansive outdoor environments of northern Vermont and it's neighboring states through both Wilderness and Service TREK programs.

Hamilton recently welcomed 482 members of the Class of 2022. They were selected from a pool of 6,240 applicants.

The UVM Honors College enrolls some of the most capable students from the full spectrum of academic programs at UVM and provides a rigorous, multi-disciplinary academic challenge that complements and enriches the entire undergraduate experience.

Lawrence University has recognized 732 students for academic achievement by naming them to the 2017-18 dean's list. Students must maintain a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the entire academic year to qualify for dean's list honors.

St. Lawrence University coaches nominated students into Chi Alpha Sigma, recognizing outstanding college student-athletes who excel in the classroom, in their sport, and in the community.

Lawrence University awarded bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees June 10 to 318 graduating seniors, 17 of whom earned both a B.A. and a B.M. degree, at its 169 commencement. Peggy Shepard, the executive director of the New York City-based organization WE ACT For Environmental Justice, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the principal commencement address.

St. Lawrence University students have been awarded Internship Fellowships for the Summer of 2018.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences peer mentors, known as "Links," provide guidance to first-year students.

Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade during the spring 2018 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction.

The UVM Student Research Conference is a showcase of student research at every level and across every discipline within the university.

Students have been named Presidential Scholars for the spring 2018 semester at Clarkson University.

Nine studio art majors at Drew University exhibited their final 68 pieces as seniors inside the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts.

The following students are participating in an off-campus study abroad program for the Spring 2018 semester through St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.

UVM Rescue is a state certified Advanced Life Support ambulance, staffed and operated by University of Vermont students 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Mary Ellen Evans Award is given annually to an outstanding female student-athlete who has played four years in one sport while also providing service to the college community.

Cedarville University student recognized for Dean's Honor List

Twenty-nine students from the Class of 2017 who received diplomas at Southern Vermont College's (SVC) recent Commencement Exercises on May 13 also celebrated the support they received from the TRIO Program, the Federal outreach and student service support program which provides services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The following students have been inducted into Gamma Sigma Alpha, the national academic Greek honor society, at St. Lawrence University.

The Student Government Association (SGA) is the student government at Castleton University. The branches are the Congress, the Student Court, and the Campus Activities Board. As the student government of Castleton, the SGA represents the interests of Castleton students. The SGA President is the official spokesperson of the association and oversees all student association activities, development and fiscal planning.

The White Coat Ceremony was designed in 1993 by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation as a way to welcome new students into the medical profession and to set clear expectations regarding their primary role as physicians. The annual tradition, which includes the cloaking and recitation of the medical oath by participants, emphasizes the importance of compassionate care as well as scientific proficiency in medicine and nursing.