2004 News Releases

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December

Thu Dec 23, 04 - Marlboro Music School and Festival Co-Director Richard Goode to give piano concert Jan. 11

November

Mon Nov 22, 04 - Young Norwegian violin virtuoso to take the stage Dec. 10

Thu Nov 04, 04 - "Lost Voices: Human Trafficking Around the World" to be topic of Amnesty International symposium Nov. 16-20

Mon Nov 01, 04 - International Students' Organization Cultural Show Nov. 12

Mon Nov 01, 04 - Acclaimed Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey and Croatian pianist Dejan Lazić to share an evening of sonatas Nov. 13

Mon Nov 01, 04 - 50-year anniversary of Hillel chapter reminder of how far Jewish culture has come at Middlebury
Thriving Jewish community at Middlebury College was slow to start

Mon Nov 01, 04 - "The Jews in America at 350 Years" to be topic of symposium Nov. 13
Event is free and open to the public

October

Mon Oct 25, 04 - Sports symposium to feature skiing legend Bill Koch Nov. 4
Author and scholar-in-residence Bill McKibben organizes second annual free event

Thu Oct 21, 04 - Troy Peters named conductor of Middlebury College Orchestra
College orchestra to perform first of four concerts Oct. 30

Wed Oct 20, 04 - "Accessibility Awareness Week" Nov. 1-6 to offer films, dance performance, personal stories, wheel-a-thon, and more

Fri Oct 15, 04 - Oct. 29 concert to benefit Jamaican victims of Hurricane Ivan

Thu Oct 14, 04 - "Why Bosnia? Sustainable Peace in the Balkans" to be topic of symposium Oct. 27-28
Events are free and open to the public

Tue Oct 12, 04 - Dedication of Vermont artist Michael Singer's "Garden of the Seasons" follows new library dedication
Commissioning of a second piece of artwork for new building also announced

Mon Oct 11, 04 - Free Tours of New Middlebury College Library

Mon Oct 11, 04 - "How to Lock Up, Talk Down and Get Things Done" to be presented at Hannaford Career Center Oct. 16
Student-written, produced, acted and directed play originally presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival comes to Middlebury for one night only

Thu Oct 07, 04 - Journalists to give public talks as part of new Middlebury College program
Events are free and open to the public

September

Thu Sep 30, 04 - Experts convene at Middlebury College Oct. 9 to discuss privatization of American national security

Mon Sep 27, 04 - Dedication of new $40 million library to take place October 8th
Dedication festivities, including dance performances and symposium, to coincide with presidential inauguration

Thu Sep 23, 04 - Author of "Affluenza," John de Graaf, and adventure traveler Mandip Singh Soin to give lectures Oct. 4
Events are free and open to the public

Wed Sep 22, 04 - Fresh young classical ensemble Concertante plans an evening of Brahms, Schoenberg and Strauss Oct. 2

Tue Sep 21, 04 - Middlebury College to inaugurate Ronald D. Liebowitz as its 16th president Oct. 10

Mon Sep 20, 04 - Dance company Project Bandaloop to take Middlebury College's library dedication to new heights
Company members include Middlebury alumnus Mark Stuver

Wed Sep 15, 04 - Student winner of 2003 "Jeopardy!" College Championship to compete in game show's Tournament of Champions
Keith Williams of Manchester Center, Vt., to play in quarterfinals Sept. 20

Mon Sep 13, 04 - Student brings wild Alaskan king salmon to Middlebury dining halls

Fri Sep 10, 04 - Middlebury College students to leave on BioBus Sept. 13
Students depart with mission to educate about benefits of biodiesel fuel

Fri Sep 03, 04 - Theatre company to perform first play by author Jay Parini Sept. 17
"An American Revolution" is a new black comedy set in Vermont

Fri Sep 03, 04 - 27th edition of Middlebury College French Department's traveler's guide to Montreal now available
Free French language travel booklet available to tourists, and high school French teachers and their students

Thu Sep 02, 04 - World-renowned Emerson String Quartet to give free concert on Sept. 18

Thu Sep 02, 04 - Mamadou Diabate returns Sept. 24 with his musical ensemble, exotic instruments, and a uniquely powerful sound

August

Mon Aug 30, 04 - Class of 2008 brings new talents to college campus
Students go back-to-school with passions for political activism and tchoukball

Tue Aug 24, 04 - Middlebury College arts season features dynamic stage artists, returning favorites, exhibitions and award-winning films

Fri Aug 20, 04 - Middlebury College donates furniture to storm victims

July

Wed Jul 28, 04 - Middlebury College Bread Loaf Writers' Conference to take place Aug. 11-21
Readings and lectures are open to the public

Wed Jul 28, 04 - Middlebury College Language Schools commencement to take place Aug. 13

Mon Jul 26, 04 - Open house nights at Middlebury College observatory August 4 & 11

Wed Jul 14, 04 - Michael Schoenfeld named Middlebury's vice president for College Advancement

Tue Jul 13, 04 - Expert on presidential elections can comment on 2004 campaign and national political conventions

June

Wed Jun 30, 04 - Ronald D. Liebowitz becomes Middlebury's 16th president
Senior administrator and faculty member succeeds John McCardell

Wed Jun 30, 04 - Chinese performing arts troupe to appear July 11
Event is free and open to the public

Mon Jun 28, 04 - Middlebury College Snow Bowl to feature renovated Starr Shelter at start of new ski season
Lodge to open Dec. 10 after $2.25 million project is complete

Mon Jun 28, 04 - Open House Nights at Middlebury College Observatory July 7 & 21

Fri Jun 25, 04 - Allison Stanger named to Council on Foreign Relations
Political science professor and director of Middlebury College Rohatyn Center for International Affairs is expert on European politics

Tue Jun 22, 04 - Middlebury College receives fire prevention award from State of Vermont

Tue Jun 15, 04 - Middlebury College Bread Loaf Writers' Conference awards Bakeless Prizes in fiction and poetry

Tue Jun 08, 04 - Open House Nights at Middlebury College Observatory June 16 & 23

Mon Jun 07, 04 - College awards Middlebury Select Board Chair John Tenny an honorary degree

Thu Jun 03, 04 - Middlebury College Language Schools to begin summer session June 11

Thu Jun 03, 04 - Middlebury College Language Schools International Film Festival to begin June 12
All films are free and open to the public

Tue Jun 01, 04 - Middlebury College enters agreement to sell Maple Manor property
Housing, offices and retail space proposed for 31-acre tract

May

Mon May 17, 04 - Middlebury Magazine named one of best college magazines in the country
Publication also receives award for photography

Fri May 14, 04 - Middlebury College recognized for outstanding use of wood

Mon May 10, 04 - Move of nearly one million items to new library scheduled to begin May 24

Fri May 07, 04 - Middlebury College receives $50 million gift
Anonymous gift is largest in College's history; additional $10 million gift also received

April

Fri Apr 23, 04 - 2004 Middlebury College Public Service Leadership Awards conferred April 20
Two new awards named for Bonnie and John McCardell also presented

Fri Apr 23, 04 - Students prepare for second season of organic garden

Fri Apr 23, 04 - Student's worm composting proposal earns support from National Wildlife Federation

Tue Apr 20, 04 - “Should Endangered Species Have Standing?” to be topic of lecture by author J. Baird Callicott April 29

Tue Apr 20, 04 - Performing Arts Series wraps up with return visit by champion violinist Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica Quartet, May 2

Mon Apr 19, 04 - Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of "Angels in America," Tony Kushner, to give a reading April 28
Event is free and open to the public

Thu Apr 15, 04 - Versatile, dynamic and prolific Krystian Zimerman brings his talent and concert piano to Middlebury College April 27

Thu Apr 15, 04 - Open house night at Middlebury College Observatory April 23
Event is free and open to the public

Thu Apr 15, 04 - Christopher Reeve to co-deliver Middlebury College commencement address with wife and alumna Dana Morosini Reeve May 23
Honorary degree recipients include Meryl Streep and Kenneth Feinberg

Tue Apr 13, 04 - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones to give concert April 24
Jazz Mandolin Project to be special guest

Fri Apr 09, 04 - Feminist literary scholar Jane Gallop to lecture on "The Liberated Woman: Sade's Philosophy in the Boudoir" April 23
Event is free and open to the public

Wed Apr 07, 04 - Folksinger Jerry Silverman to perform songs of the Holocaust April 15
Free concert to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day

Tue Apr 06, 04 - President of Save the Children Federation to speak April 13 on the politics of humanitarian response after 9/11
Event is free and open to the public

Fri Apr 02, 04 - Middlebury students help build school in Honduras during spring break

March

Wed Mar 31, 04 - A capella group Womensing to perform free concert April 9

Tue Mar 30, 04 - Writer, broadcaster and Harvard professor Michael Ignatieff to give lecture on "The Lesser Evil: Hard Choices in the War on Terror" April 16
Event is free and open to the public

Tue Mar 30, 04 - Author of new book "The Cell Game" to join April 8 forum on how insider greed threatens great companies
Event is free and open to the public

Thu Mar 25, 04 - Open house night at Middlebury College observatory April 1

Thu Mar 25, 04 - April 2 concert to benefit Mexican families
Amnesty International student group to take part in National Week of Student Action

Wed Mar 24, 04 - Middlebury College names Frank Swenton recipient of the Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching

Wed Mar 17, 04 - Dance Company of Middlebury to perform at Kennedy Center

Fri Mar 12, 04 - "A Separation of Powers Controversy: Congressional Restrictions on Judicial Discretion in Sentencing"
Event is free and open to the public

Wed Mar 10, 04 - "The Linguistic Results of Civilizing the Wilderness" to be topic of lecture March 18

Thu Mar 04, 04 - Concert of contemporary works to include music by Middlebury College composer March 17
Event is free and open to the public

Wed Mar 03, 04 - Pulitzer Prize-winner Walter Mears to share inside look at 40 years of presidential campaigning March 15
Event is free and open to the public

Wed Mar 03, 04 - "Sleeping Giant: The Significance of Latino Immigration, the Latino Vote and Latino Forms of Expression in America" to be symposium topic March 11-13
Events are free and open to the public

Tue Mar 02, 04 - College gift to town announced
Multi-year agreement unveiled at Middlebury town meeting

Tue Mar 02, 04 - Christopher Reeve to co-deliver Middlebury College commencement address with wife and alumna Dana Morosini Reeve

February

Fri Feb 27, 04 - Judge William Sessions to discuss "A Separation of Powers Controversy"
Talk is free and open to the public

Thu Feb 26, 04 - "Flipping the Coin: The Africa We Do Not Know" to be topic of daylong series of events on March 6
Saturday "UMOJA African Experience" free and open to the public

Wed Feb 25, 04 - Chamber music sensation, the Florestan Trio, plans a Middlebury concert of Haydn, Schubert and more in its latest U.S. tour

Tue Feb 24, 04 - Ronald K. Brown's dance company, Evidence, to perform a new work inspired by music and legacy of Nina Simone March 11-12

Mon Feb 23, 04 - "Reading the Women of the Bible" to be topic of lecture March 10
Free and open to the public

Wed Feb 18, 04 - West African theatre troupe to perform March 1
Event is free and open to the public

Wed Feb 18, 04 - South Africa correspondent to speak on "Zimbabwe's Struggle for Democracy" March 2
Event is free and open to the public

Fri Feb 13, 04 - 81st annual Middlebury College Winter Carnival on Feb. 26-28 adopts "Road Trip" theme

Thu Feb 12, 04 - Black History Month at Middlebury College
Events Calendar Listing:

Thu Feb 12, 04 - Middlebury College wins award for energy efficient construction

Wed Feb 11, 04 - "The Harlem Renaissance and African-American Contributions to the Arts" symposium on Feb. 19-21
"Def Poetry" artists Lemon, Abyss and Vanessa Hidary to be featured

Fri Feb 06, 04 - "Terrain" to explore landscape of dance

Thu Feb 05, 04 - Concert of Jewish cantorial music and Gregorian chant Feb. 29
Event is free and open to the public

Wed Feb 04, 04 - Writer Kanan Makiya to speak on "Identity, Memory and Democracy in Post-War Iraq" Feb. 19
Event is free and open to the public

Tue Feb 03, 04 - Middlebury College issues health advisory following student death

January

Thu Jan 29, 04 - Renowned pianist Marc-André Hamelin to perform in place of Ivan Moravec Feb. 13

Thu Jan 29, 04 - Matthew Biette is new head of dining at Middlebury College

Tue Jan 20, 04 - Annual ski-down procession at Middlebury College Snow Bowl on Jan. 31
Mid-year grads to be feted with special celebration

Tue Jan 20, 04 - Middlebury College InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to Host "24 Hours of Praise"
Events are free and open to the public

Fri Jan 16, 04 - Midd-Life Crisis? An Aging Alum Books It Back to School
Seven Days article chronicles experience of co-publisher and 1982 alumna Paula Routly

Thu Jan 15, 04 - Conference to examine rebounding technology market Jan. 24-25
Events are free and open to the public

Tue Jan 13, 04 - Snow Bowl Cabin Dedicated to First Middlebury Ski Coach
Oldest original ski lodge in U.S. to be dedicated Jan. 17

Thu Jan 08, 04 - Middlebury College celebrates the life of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
All events are free and open to the public