One week after officially becoming president of the University of Vermont, Tom Sullivan checked out a couple of noisy late-night student parties in the company of Burlington Police Chief Mike Schirling.
Sullivan (pictured) mentioned that October 12 ride-along as part of a talk this morning to the Burlington Business Association.
His top priority, Sullivan said at the breakfast gathering, is to “make progress in affordability and financial access for students.” He didn’t provide specifics on how that can be achieved at UVM, ranked as the third most expensive public college in America. But Sullivan declared that he wants UVM to be “a talent magnet” that draws top-quality students and faculty to Burlington.
The new UVM chief also said the school is moving ahead with plans to build a $65 million “multipurpose events center” on campus. And he added in an interview that the university now intends to decrease its undergraduate enrollment following a student body growth spurt in recent years.
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$1.3 million fixup? Sounds nice.
UVM spends money like 18th century French royalty.