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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — School from three Vermont state schools have voted no confidence within the board of trustees that oversees the separate establishments after the board voted to have the varsity libraries go all-digital and restructure athletics, the school introduced Friday.
The vote by the school of Castleton College, Northern Vermont College and Vermont Technical Faculty got here in response to what they known as the “reckless selections.”
The colleges which can be a part of the Vermont State Faculties system will likely be consolidated this summer time into the Vermont State College, however the person colleges will nonetheless preserve separate campuses. The state schools have been struggling for years with declining scholar numbers due largely to Vermont’s well-known demographic challenges and rising prices.
The no-confidence movement was within the Vermont State Faculty Board of Trustees, Chancellor Sophie Zdatny, Chief Tutorial Officer Yasmine Ziesler, and President Parwinder Grewal. The movement particularly excludes the scholar consultant on the board, the school stated in a information launch.
“We have to see the bigger image in an effort to assist make [Vermont State University] profitable,” the school stated in asserting the vote. “Any selections made transferring ahead should be made transparently, pushed by knowledge and cost-benefit evaluation, and should be communicated with knowledge and compassion.”
Additionally Friday, the Vermont College Library Affiliation known as on the state school system to reverse the choice to get rid of print libraries, repurpose bodily areas and lay off librarians.
The state schools introduced the adjustments final week.
When requested for a response on Friday, the administration of the state schools despatched a message from final week from Grewal, the incoming Vermont State College president, apologizing for the best way the preliminary bulletins have been made.
He stated the libraries won’t be closed, however they are going to be remodeled to serve “not solely campus-based learners, however all learners. The digital technology is coming by the door, and we should be ready to serve them nicely — with full entry for everybody.”
Grewal stated they need to make strategic selections. “And typically these selections could imply a change in a single space that can really feel like loss to put money into one other space,” he stated.
They claimed the shift to an all-digital library format was a “data-driven choice” that may give customers limitless entry to sources. The adjustments to athletics embody transferring among the sports activities choices on among the campuses to membership groups quite than intercollegiate sports activities.
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Marshall will face Vermont for the 2024 NCAA Division I men’s title on Monday night when they meet in the Men’s College cup final in Cary, North Carolina.
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Vermont State Police said they arrested a suspect wanted for shooting a St. Johnsbury police officer early Sunday morning in a house right next to the one where he lived and where the shooting occurred.
Scott Mason, 38, of St. Johnsbury was taken into custody around 2 a.m. after he was located inside a residence at 251 Portland St. in St. Johnsbury, the house next door to the location where St. Johnsbury police Capt. Jason Gray was shot and seriously injured on Friday afternoon.
The town of St. Johnsbury and the FBI had each offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to Mason’s capture.
The shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. Friday when St. Johnsbury police responded to a report of a domestic violence incident at Mason’s apartment at 261 Portland St. Gray was shot one time and taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, where he continues to undergo treatment. He is expected to survive.
Shortly after midnight Sunday, state police said they obtained a search warrant for 251 Portland St. and converged on the residence along with members of several other local law enforcement agencies.
Mason was brought to the state police barracks in St. Johnsbury for processing, after which he will be transported to jail on an arrest warrant for charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault on a law-enforcement officer resulting in serious bodily injury. He is also facing other unrelated charges.
No further details have been released. State police said they will provide additional updates as they become available.
The No. 13-seeded Marshall Thundering Herd meets the unseeded Cinderella sensation from the America East conference, the Vermont Catamounts in a battle for the national trophy. Marshall looks to earn the program’s second national title in as many College Cup appearances since claiming the 2020 national championship. On the other hand, Vermont continues its historic season making its first-ever College Cup and becoming the first team from Vermont athletics to compete in a national championship match — Vermont Skiing has a national title but did not compete in a championship game scenario.
So far this tournament, Vermont has only allowed two goals and top-goalscorer Yaniv Bazini has scored in all five contests, tallying a late equalizer in the semifinals against No. 3 Denver to extend the game to OT. The Catamounts went on to win 4-3 in PKs thanks to an expert save by Niklas Herceg. The Herd has conceded three goals this tournament and is coming off an impressive 1-0 win over the No. 1-seed Ohio State in the College Cup semifinals where Marshall outlasted 20 Buckeye shots after taking an early lead.
Both Marshall and Vermont are bolstered by their international-heavy rosters, bringing worldwide playing styles and talent to one pitch. Monday night’s contest will be a clash between two teams many doubted and few — outside their devoted fan bases — expected to make a deep run into the 2024 NCAA tournament. Both have exhibited similar styles of play: high-pressing, controlled possession, quick counters and minimal goals allowed. We know each can score against big opponents, but with just one thing left to prove, this matchup will be determined by the backlines, with the strongest walking away with a trophy.
Keep track of all the action here, on NCAA.com
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