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ABOUT UVM and BURLINGTON
CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT & MORE…
Founded in 1791, The University of Vermont has long been recognized as a top-tier school offering nearly 100 bachelors
degrees, 52 masters degrees and 21 Ph.D programs. Influential Vermonters of the past include Ethan Allen (early American
leader of the Vermont Republic), Calvin Coolidge, John Dewey, Robert Frost and Trey Anastasio (founding member of the band
Phish), to name a few.
UVM's strong commitment to critical thinking and intellectual inquiry is reflected in the community as well. Spending a
summer at UVM allows our students to be a part of a larger community where respect for the natural world,
tolerance and diversity, and creative expression is commonplace. The 460-acre campus is environmentally
GREEN through and through. The character of the community will rub off on our students allowing them to
grow, mature, and heighten their senses of the world around them.
For many years, Burlington has been revered as a utopian location for an academic experience as well as a recreational
heaven. It's been labeled as the "Number One Dream Town" by Outside Magazine, the "Best GREEN
Place to Live in America" by Organic Gardening Magazine, and "The PERFECT Small City" by National
Geographic Traveler. With an average high temperature of 78 degrees in July, summers on the shores of Lake
Champlain and along the peaks of the Green Mountains, are rich with recreation and outdoor
activities. Canoeing, kayaking, fishing, bicycling, hiking, and sailing all take place in the heart of Burlington.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE at SUMMER STUDY UVM
The residence halls at UVM are alive with "Spirit." For maximum security, all our Summer
Study participants will be housed in one residence hall, allowing us complete control. Dorm rooms are comfortable,
spacious and have all the comforts of home. In order to ensure the best possible roommate matching, Summer Study directors
will review "roommate survey forms" completed by each student in the spring. Each room is equipped with individual twin
beds, 2 desks, 2 chairs, and 2 computer ports for easy access to the Internet. Drawer and closet space is more than ample.
Laundry facilities and cable televisions are available in the residence hall as well as ping-pong, foosball and recreational
areas to socialize and meet your new Summer Study friends. Only footsteps from your residence hall are
plenty of fields for ultimate Frisbee, softball home run derbies, and simply socializing with friends. Tennis courts,
basketball courts, volleyball courts, a fitness center and swimming pool are also a stone's throw away for keeping fit. Our
SUMMER STUDY STAFF live with our students and are there at all times to help.
DINING
All participants will dine in the attractively furnished, state of the art Harris-Millis Dining Facility. While on campus,
Monday through Friday, 3 meals per day will be served in this dining hall. Brunch and dinner are served on the weekends. All
meals offer a wide variety and selection of tasty foods, prepared fresh daily and planned by a nutritionist. The "All You
Can Eat" dining plan includes choices from delicious entrees, salad bars, veggie bars, barbeque, brick oven cooked foods,
frozen yogurt, desserts and beverages. When traveling on weekends, we will dine in restaurants in the area being
visited.
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