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July 2014 Newsletter

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Welcome President Laackman

On July 1, 2014, Donald J. Laackman officially began his tenure as Champlain's eighth president, succeeding David F. Finney, who retired after nine years.

Laackman was appointed president-elect in December 2013 by the Champlain College Board of Trustees and has been working with the transition team meeting faculty, staff and students throughout the spring.

"As helpful as the transition has been, I am happy it is over. I am ready to get to work. As I have said to many faculty and staff, I join Champlain because the Champlain 2020 plan is a great strategy for us. I don’t expect any major changes in direction, but I am aware that as the world changes, we will need to change with it...my goal is to increase the engagement of our people and unlock the energy and enthusiasm people have told me they have for Champlain College. I look forward to being a part of the next chapter in Champlain College’s ongoing success story. Welcome to the new reality."

Watch President Laackman in his interview on The :30 where he discusses some specific goals for the future, and the value of a Champlain degree. For more information you can read the full press release found here.

President Laackman is blogging! He shares a recap of his first weeks on campus on his blog Don's Desk.

Help us Welcome the Class of 2018 to Champlain College! Do you remember your first day at Champlain? No matter when you graduated, your first day on campus may seem like a distant memory. However, in just a few short weeks, we will begin the cycle anew as the Class of 2018 and their families participate in Orientation. We'd like your help giving them a warm Champlain welcome their home for the next 4 years! For full details you can visit the Facebook event page.

Email Hannah Campbell to sign up. You can volunteer for the whole morning, or for just an hour or two. In your email, please specify the times when you are available.

John Clarke Mills '04, Co-Founder and CTO of Zenput, writes in Forbes about the future of programming. Mills suggests that the next language engineers should learn is product. Read the full article here.

Join fellow alumni at Shelburne Vineyard for an evening of live music with the Beerworth Sisters, who play an eclectic mix of folk, country, and classic rock. Champlain will treat you to a glass of Vineyard wine or a beer from Fiddlehead Brewery and pizza slices from American Flatbread. In the event of rain, the concert will be held in the Vineyard loft.

Let us know you'll be there! Reserve your space by emailing Hannah Campbell. Families are welcome. This event is part of the First Thursday Summer Music Series hosted by Shelburne Vineyard.

Calling all makers! Alumni, submit your work for exhibition at the Champlain Mini Maker Faire, October 4-5. Dozens of makers will exhibit to hundreds of visitors for this third annual Vermont Maker extravaganza.

We need you and your creative, innovative projects to be a part of this exciting event!

For more info click here.

Noah Miller G'13, a graduate of Champlain's MS in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies, brings Jewish and Arab children together through lacrosse. “This shared experience showed a bridging between the cultural, the religious and all of the opposing narratives of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,” Miller said.