The Governor's Institutes of Vermont

The Governor's Institutes of Vermont (GIV), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Burlington, Vermont, was established in 1982 when Vermont’s Commissioner of Education and the Director of the Vermont Arts Council recognized room for improvement in arts education in the state’s public schools. GIV provides accelerated learning residencies on college campuses for Vermont teenagers, emphasizing the creation of a strong sense of community[1] while providing hands-on learning for highly-motivated students.

Since GIV was founded, the organization has worked with over 10,000 youth, partnered with 13 Vermont colleges and holds nine residential summer institutes and two residential winter weekends.[2] GIV actively seeks a wide range of applicants, even those who may not have extremely high GPAs or may be unsure of their goals, but who are willing to expand their horizons academically and creatively. [3]

GIV offers institutes in Asian cultures, architecture, the arts, writing, astronomy, current affairs, design and building, engineering, entrepreneurship, environmental science and technology, information technology and digital media, mathematical sciences, writing, and youth activism.[4]


History

  • 1985: The Institute on Current Issues & Youth Activism (then called International Affairs) is created by John Ungerleider at the School for International Training, and the Science & Technology Institute begins at UVM.
  • 1988: Founding Executive Director Christine Graham is succeeded by David Gibson.
  • 1993: Jean Olson takes over leadership as GIV’s third Executive Director.
  • 1995: The Science and Technology Institute splits into two separate Institutes: Engineering and a new Science & Technology Institute based at UVM’s Geology Department.
  • 1996: Asian Cultures Institute at UVM is founded.
  • 2002: Two new GIV Institutes, one in Education and the other in Information Technology, are established.
  • 2004: The Vermont State Math Coalition partners with GIV to create the Mathematical Sciences Institute.
  • 2010: Karen Taylor Mitchell becomes GIV’s fourth Executive Director in 28 years.
  • 2012: A sliding scale tuition model is introduced for GIV tuition.
  • 2013: After 30 years in operation, GIV releases independently-supervised long-term alumni outcomes study.
  • 2014: GIV adds Entrepreneurship Institute while the IT Institute becomes the Information Technology and Digital Media Institute, still at Champlain College
  • 2016: Writing institute is added through a partnership with Bennington College and an Astronomy institute is added in collaboration with the Northern Skies Observatory, the Fairbanks Museum, and Lyndon State College.
  • 2017: GIV establishes new summer Institute in Astronomy, Design and Building with new partner Norwich University.


Partner Organizations


References

  1. ↑ Foundation, Northeast Kingdom Astronomy; Foundation, Northeast Kingdom Astronomy (28 September 2016). "Inaugural Governor's Institutes of Vermont on Astronomy Challenges Students to Make a Positive Impression". National Geographic Society (blogs). Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bennington College faculty mentors 25 students". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Greene, Stephanie. "Greene: GIV Budget Cuts". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "History". Governor's Institutes of Vermont. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Legislative Documents". www.leg.state.vt.us.
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