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The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, simply "The University of Vermont," is a public university located in Burlington, Vermont. The university was chartered at the impetus of Ira Allen in 1791, under the name "University of the Green Mountains," or in Latin Universitas Viridis Montis (UVM), and is the fifth oldest university in New England, after Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown universities. In 1865, the university merged with Vermont Agricultural College (chartered November 22, 1864, after the passage of the Land-Grant College Act). The official name of the combined entity has been "The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College" ever since. UVM is known for its programs in the biological, environmental, agriculture and life sciences, and is sometimes referred to as a "Public Ivy." Bachelors, master's, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Social Services, the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the Graduate College, the School of Business Administration, and The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.
The Division of Continuing Education offers an array of certificates and specialized programs in partnership with various departments at the university. One may also find non-credit courses, opportunities for specialzed training programs for businesses and online courses listed on the Continuing Education website *
The University of Vermont's 451-acre campus is located on a hillside overlooking the city of Burlington, Lake Champlain, Vermont's Green Mountains to the east and New York's Adirondack Mountains to the west. The largest hospital complex in Vermont, Fletcher Allen Health Care, has its primary facility on the UVM campus and is affiliated with the UVM College of Medicine.
College of Medicine
In 1804, John Pomeroy began teaching students in his house in Burlington, as the first medical department at a State College or University. In 1822, the College of Medicine was established as the seventh medical college in the United States. Its founders were Pomeroy and the pioneering medical educator Nathan Smith.
The University of Vermont enrolls 100 medical students in each class. There are approximately 400 medical students total. Fletcher Allen Health Care is the primary clinical resource. Additional training takes place at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York.
The University of Vermont College of Medicine ranked ninth for quality in primary care training among the country’s top 125 medical schools according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest graduate school rankings. *
Athletics
The school's sports teams are called the Catamounts and the school colors are green and gold. UVM's varsity teams participate in the NCAA's Division I America East Conference and the Hockey East. The University of Vermont has not had a football program since 1974 in which they were members of the Yankee Conference The men's basketball team defeated Syracuse University in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament, earning their first victory in three trips to the NCAAs. The UVM ski teams have also had a long run of national championships.
Notable graduates
- John Dewey Notable Philosopher
- Grace Coolidge Wife of former President Calvin Coolidge
- Gail Sheehy - author
- Jody Williams Nobel Laureate for leading international action to ban landmines
- John LeClair NHL Player
- Martin St. Louis NHL Player
- Tim Thomas NHL Player
- Mike Gordon and Jeff Holdsworth of the legendary rock band Phish, who began their career at UVM in 1983.
- Taylor Coppenrath
- Paul P. Harris
- Kirk McCaskill Retired MLB player
- Larry Gardner Former Red Sox player
See also
External links
- Official UVM website
- Summer University at UVM
- Athletics
- Campus Recreation
- College of Medicine
- The University's Student Government Association
- The Vermont Cynic (Student Newspaper)
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