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Governor Phil Scott: Governor Scott and Administration Officials COVID-19 Update 05/06/2020

Governor Phil Scott and members of the administration hold a media briefing to update Vermonters on the State's response to COVID-19.

The Caremongers - Dispatches from the Frontline: Dispatch from Dr. Lindsay Godwin Appreciative Inquiry and Rethinking Our Futures 05/05/2020

Town Meeting TV talks with Dr. Lindsay Godwin, Professor at Champlain College's Robert P. Stiller School of Business. Lindsay is an international teacher and leader in the use of Appreciative Inquiry to help organizations and communities build resilience and sustainable futures. She speaks about the increased interest in AI during this time and how these "strength based" tools can help to create a new future.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: City of Burlington COVID-19 Response Team Update 05/04/2020

Mayor Miro Weinberger and community partners provide an update to the public on the City’s response to COVID-19 and additional topics. This briefing includes an announcement regarding accelerated community investment funding through BTV Ignite, an update on BTV Community Mask distribution this week, a “fun at home” resource of the day, and other topics.
 
Mayor Miro Weinberger
Adam Roof, Project Manager of BTV Ignite

Governor Phil Scott: Governor Scott and Administration Officials COVID-19 Update 05/04/2020

Governor Phil Scott and members of the administration hold a media briefing to update Vermonters on the State's response to COVID-19.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: City of Burlington COVID-19 Response Team Update 05/01/2020

Mayor Miro Weinberger, members of the Administration, and community partners provide an update to the public on the City’s response to COVID-19. This briefing includes an update from the University of Vermont Medical Center, good news about being able to restart the City’s spring tree planting and plant 200+ new street and park trees, reminders about the “Stay Home” order going into this weekend, an update on housing protection work, locations for BTV Community Mask distribution next week, and other topics.
 
Mayor Miro Weinberger
Dr. Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Vermont Medical Center
V.J. Comai, City Arborist
Chief Jennifer Morrison, Burlington Police Department

Governor Phil Scott: Governor Scott and Administration Officials COVID-19 Update 05/01/2020

Governor Phil Scott and members of the administration hold a media briefing to update Vermonters on the State's response to COVID-19.

Congressman Peter Welch: AARP Telephone Town Hall Meeting on COVID-19 in Vermont 04/30/2020

Representative Peter Welch joins a live, statewide telephone town hall meeting hosted by AARP Vermont. He provides an update on federal action around the COVID-19 pandemic and answers questions from Vermonters. Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders, Governor Phil Scott, and Vermont Commissioner of Health Dr. Levine also attend the call.

The Caremongers - Dispatches from the Frontline: Community Media Goes Remote 04/30/2020

Town Meeting TV talks with Vermont community media leaders who are working with their local governments and community producers to build and grease the wheels of local democracy and to continue to weave their regions together. We hear from Jamie Dimick of Kingdom Access TV, Angelike Contis of Mount Mansfield Community TV (MMCTV), Tammie Reilly of Greater Northshire TV (GNAT), Rob Chapman of ORCA Media in central Vermont, Cor Trowbridge of BCTV based in Brattleboro, and Jared Gunnel of SAPA TV in Springfield.

For more information on the Vermont Access Network (VAN): vermontaccess.net

Perspectives on Early and Middle Level Education in Disruption 04/29/2020

If you're wondering whether or not you're successfully managing your children's online learning environment amidst the coronavirus pandemic, you're not alone.

The UVM Continuing and Distance Education hosts a free, informational webinar led by a panel of University of Vermont educators and regional teachers, providing information for parents to help their children continue to learn and be supported in a remote learning environment.  

Panelists include:

Jessica DeMink-Carthew, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Middle Level Education Program Coordinator, University of Vermont Department of Education
Juliet L. Halladay, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, University of Vermont Department of Education
Hannah Luce, M.Ed. - 1st grade teacher at Cambridge Elementary
Jeremy DeMink - 7th and 8th grade teacher at Edmunds Middle School
Moderated by Deborah Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Ed.M., Senior Research Associate, at Education Development Center

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: City of Burlington COVID-19 Response Team Update 04/29/2020

Mayor Miro Weinberger, members of the Administration, and community partners provide an update to the public on the City’s response to COVID-19 and additional topics. This briefing includes a look at the latest Chittenden County data, an update on the Chittenden COVID-19 Recovery Site, numbers and stories from the City’s Resource & Recovery Center, and other topics.
 
Mayor Miro Weinberger
Brian Pine, Co-Site Manager of the Chittenden COVID-19 Recovery Site
Luke McGowan, Director of CEDO
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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!

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