Setting the Table: Alumna Dr. Rebecca Stanfield McCown Encourages Graduates to Build Diverse Support Networks

Rebecca Stanield McCown standing at the podium at the 2024 Graduation Celebration

Alumna Dr. Rebecca Stanfield McCown MS ’06 and PhD ’11, returned to the University of Vermont (UVM) campus on May 19 to share advice with the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources graduating class of 2024 at UVM Commencement Weekend.

Rebecca is a two-time alumna, having earned both a Master of Science degree and a doctoral degree from the Rubenstein School. Her graduate...

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Collage of 12 undergraduate and graduate students surrounding the UVM 2024 banner hung in front of Waterman Building.

Pursuing Their Dreams and Fulfilling Our Mission

The CESS Class of 2024 includes 200 undergraduate students and 138 graduate students across a range of academic pursuits.

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Juliana posing on the roof of a building overlooking the city and mountains.

Community Building In and Out of the Classroom

Juliana Ward ’24, an Environmental Studies (ENVS) major and economics minor, is a member of the second to last cohort of students to earn their B.S. degrees in Environmental Studies from the Rubenstein School. The program migrated to the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) in the fall of 2022.

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