UVM to host inaugural RISE Summit

The University of Vermont will host the inaugural “Research, Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship” (RISE) Summit on its campus June 21-22. The event is free and open to the public and will bring together researchers, business leaders and alumni to highlight the opportunities and challenges of economic development in Vermont.

Speakers, including Sen. Patrick Leahy and Beta Technologies founder Kyle Clark, will discuss solutions to clean water, sustainable energy, affordable housing, food production and more — and demonstrate the potential for university-community-business partnerships in these areas.

Along with speakers, the summit will convene research, policy and practitioner panels to discuss a variety of related challenges like housing, infrastructure and talent attraction to help broaden economic development outside of large coastal cities.

“The RISE Summit and the UVM institutes, researchers, students and community advocates that it will bring together are fulfilling a broad expansion of the university’s traditional land-grant mission,” said UVM President Suresh Garimella. “The main focus of this work will be the 14 counties of Vermont, but UVM and the new Institute for Rural Partnerships will serve as a model and leader for university-community-business engagement across the country and help revitalize the land-grant spirit so central to higher education.”

The RISE Summit is partly sponsored by the newly established Institute for Rural Partnerships (IFRP), which will be housed in UVM’s Office of Research. The IFRP was made possible by a $9.3 million award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Other sponsors include UVM’s Office of Research, UVM Innovations, the Vermont EPSCOR Program, the Vermont Technology Council, and a wide range of community and business supporters.

The RISE Summit will take place at UVM’s Davis Center. Students, prospective students, community and business leaders, industry experts and community members interested in innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship are invited to attend. Registration is free and open to the public. Participants can engage with the event in person or virtually via livestream. For more details about the summit and to register, visit uvm.edu/ rise.

May 19 at 4:45 p.m. — Suspicious male on the side of Old Navy. The male, age 43, was issued a citation to appear in court for violating conditions of release.

May 19 at 6:29 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Best Buy. Case is still under investigation.

May 19 at 9:15 p.m. — Suspicious male reported at Marshalls. The male, age 34, was issued a citation to appear in court for retail theft, possession of cocaine, violating conditions of release and unlawful trespass.

May 20 at 1:07 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Best Buy. A female, age 32, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 21 at 3:52 a.m. — Officer conducted a traffic stop on Williston Road. Car took off on the officer, and a small pursuit took place. Male then took off on foot. Officer was unable to locate the male. Case is still under investigation.

May 21 at 2:39 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Marshalls. Case is still under investigation.

May 21 at 3:32 p.m. — Retail theft reported at LL Bean. Case is still under investigation.

May 22 at 3:43 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Marshalls. A female, age 35, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 22 at 4:48 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Home Depot. A male, age 44, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 23 at 1:06 p.m. — Report of a runaway juvenile from Day Lane. Juvenile was located on May 25 by Colchester Police Department.

May 23 at 7:30 p.m. — Suspicious male reported on East Hill Road. Male was gone upon arrival.

May 24 at 1:12 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Dick’s Sporting Goods. A male, age 34, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 24 at 3:51 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Lenny’s. A male, age

47, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 24 at 4:41 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Plato’s Closet. Case is still under investigation.

May 25 at 11:06 a.m. — Retail theft reported at Dick’s Sporting Good. A male, age 33, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 25 at 11:39 a.m. — Retail theft reported at Walmart. A female, age 30, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 25 at 12:51 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Dick’s Sporting Goods. A male, age 32, had an outstanding arrest warrant. The male was also issued a citation to appear in court for retail theft.

May 26 at 9:22 a.m. — Officers responded to a crash on St. George Road. A male, age 39, was issued a citation to appear in court for suspicion of DUI.

May 26 at 9:53 a.m. — Retail theft reported at Walmart. Officer was able to identify the female and requested a warrant for her arrest.

May 26 at 12:24 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Walmart. Case is still under investigation.

May 26 at 7:37 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Staples. A female, age 35, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 26 at 8:09 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Home Depot. A male, age 44, was issued a citation to appear in court for retail theft and unlawful mischief. Another male, age 46, had an outstanding arrest warrant. He was transported to the correctional facility. The second male was also issued a citation to appear in court for retail theft, resisting arrest and driving with a criminally suspended license.

May 27 at 11:44 a.m. — Marshalls reported a male in the store concealing merchandise. Male was trespassed from the store.

May 27 at 3:11 p.m. — Suspicious male at Dick’s. Male was trespassed.

May 27 at 8:32 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Walmart. A male, age 53, was issued a citation to appear in court.

May 28 at 12:19 a.m. — Report of a minor motor vehicle accident on North Williston Road. A juvenile male was issued a citation to appear in court for suspicion of DUI.

May 28 at 11:48 a.m. — Retail theft reported at LL Bean. Case is still under investigation.

May 28 at 2:41 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Plato’s Closet. Case is still under investigation.

May 28 at 7:28 p.m. — Retail theft at Home Depot. Case is still under investigation.

May 29 at 12:56 a.m. — Traffic stop conducted. A male, age 35, was issued a citation to appear in court for suspicion of DUI.

May 29 at 9:32 p.m. — Report of a suspicious vehicle on Chelsea Place. A male, age 53, was issued a citation to appear in court for suspicion of DUI.

May 30 at 4:39 p.m. — Report of a male and female behind Marshalls pulling tags off stolen merchandise. Merchandise was recovered and brought back to the store.

June 1 at 6:42 p.m. — Retail theft at Staples. A male, age 27, was issued a citation to appear in court.

June 1 at 7:02 p.m. — Retail theft reported at Walmart. A male, age 48, was issued a citation to appear in court.

Officers from the Williston Police Department also conducted 58 traffic stops and responded to 17 alarms and 14 motor vehicle crashes during this time frame.

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