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Alumni Spotlight Quote: Passy Matendo

Supporter Spotlight: M&T Bank

Building Pathways for Vermont Youth For M&T Bank, supporting the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont is a natural extension of its long-standing commitment to empowering young…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Henry Allred

GIV Alumni Testify at the Vermont State House

Last week, GIV staff, board members, and alumni were invited to the Vermont State House to share our work with legislators and supporters in our State…

GIV Offers Four “One Day Adventure” Experiences in 2025/2026

This past season we offered four experiences in our "One Day Adventure" series, welcoming over 100 students between each offering. These free and fully accessible…

GIV Is Going On Tour!

This winter we’ll be hitting the road to visit schools all over our region. 📆 Here are the school visits we have planned so far,…

Supporter Spotlight: GS Precision

GIV and G.S. Precision Inspire Vermont Students with “Planes & Rockets: A Day at G.S. Precision" This past fall, GIV hosted a One Day Adventure, Planes & Rockets: A…

GIV Alumni Live On the Radio: WVMT Morning Drive Broadcast November 15, 2025

Yesterday a few of GIV alumni hopped into the studio at WVMT 96.3 to talk about their experience at GIV live on the air. They…

Gone Guys Promotional Partnership

This season, GIV will be partnering to promote a new documentary film shot here in Vermont called "Gone Guys." This powerful film gives voice to…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Hailey Messier

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Owen Leavy

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Meara Seery

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Jonathan Leitschuh

GIV 2025 Season Recap!

The 2025 Institutes were some of the biggest and best yet in GIV's history! Thank you to everyone who attended an Institute to join the…

Grace Potter and Arts Alumni Write the New GIV Anthem

Grace Potter, the award-winning musician and artist, attended the Arts Institute (GIA) in 2000. Grace has said that attending GIA "blew the doors open" for…

Remembering Jean Olson

Honoring the Memory of GIV's Executive Director from 1994 through 2010   The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont honors Jean Olson, Executive Director from 1994 through…

The 2025 Arts Institute Kicks Off With… A Flashmob!

The 2025 GIV season has begun, and what better way to celebrate than to dance it out? GIA presents-- FLASHMOB! An improvised dance performance featuring…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Will Bright

Alumni Spotlight Video: Reflections from Stafford CTE Arts Alumni

During a recent visit to Rutland High School, we got to hang out with some amazing and awesomely-creative alumni at Stafford Career and Technical Center.…

Alumni Spotlight Video: Reflections from Stafford CTE Arts Alumni

During a recent visit to Rutland High School, we got to hang out with some amazing and awesomely-creative alumni at Stafford Career and Technical Center.…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Robert Fernandez

Alumni Spotlight Video: Reflections from GIV Alumni at the VT State House

Last week we spent a day at the Vermont State House to meet with legislators and representatives to share our mission at GIV.  Among us…

Alumni Spotlight Video: Reflections & Advice from Winooski HS Students

This week we sat down with four GIV alumni rockstars from Winooski High School to hear about their experiences at GIV's 2024 Summer Institutes! Hear…

GIV Presents the New “Weather & Climate Science” Institute!

GIV is proud to announce that this summer we will be adding a new Institute called "Weather & Climate Science" to expand our offerings into…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Pankti Desai

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Greta Stirling

Alumni Spotlight Video: Thomas Halligan

Governor's Institutes of Vermont Alumni Stories featuring Thomas Halligan (Health & Medicine 2019) A series to connect with GIV alumni to hear how the experience…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Isaac Evans Frantz

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Nick Caviola

GIV 2024 Season Recap!

This past summer was the absolute best. Like, for real. :) Together we learned new things, made connections, and made communities that will last into…

Alumni Spotlight Video: Hudson Ranney

Governor’s Institutes of Vermont Alumni Stories featuring Hudson Ranney (Global Issues & Youth Action 2023) A series to connect with GIV alumni to hear how…

40 Years of the GIV Film: The Story of GIV’s Past, Present, & Future!

In 2023, we set out to make a film that captured GIV’s past, present, and future. In creating this film, we learned that GIV has…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Adina Suchman

40 Years of GIV Film Screening and Story Hour Event

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for the screening of our "40 Years of GIV" film last night at Burlington Beer Company!…

Alumni Spotlight Video: Isabel Pless

Governor's Institutes of Vermont Alumni Stories featuring Isabel Pless (Arts 2016) A series to connect with GIV alumni to hear how the experience shaped their…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Ella Ferrone

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Nathaniel Hough

GIV Is… 40 Messages for 40 Years of GIV!

This year marks the 40th year of GIV's life-changing summer adventures. To celebrate our 40th Anniversary, we asked 40 of our alumni, friends, families, and…

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Josslyn McKenna

Alumni Spotlight Quote: Jack Duranceau

Alumni Spotlight Video: Jesse Rufenacht

Governor’s Institutes of Vermont Alumni Stories featuring Jesse Rufenacht (Asian Cultures 2002) A series to connect with GIV alumni to hear how the experience shaped…

The GIV 40th Anniversary Celebration Event

On July 29th, 2023, we held a special event to commemorate 40 years of offering life-changing educational opportunities with a party at Vermont State University's…

GIV 2023 Season Recap!

And just like that, a season of learning adventures comes to a close! 2023 was one of the biggest and best in GIV's history.  New…

Alumni Spotlight Video: Anja Samsom

Governor’s Institutes of Vermont Alumni Stories featuring Anja Samsom (Mathematical Sciences 2017-2019) A series to connect with GIV alumni to hear how the experience shaped…