three students in conversation

The Scott Center sponsors and hosts numerous ongoing events throughout the year.  Join us for any and all that appeal to you, and be sure to check back often to see what’s new and coming up!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Every weekday when classes are in session

Weekday Morning Sitting Meditation  

McCullough Crest Room

text against bright green grass with sunrise in the background

Join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation every weekday morning, led by various staff, faculty, and students.

Every Thursday when classes are in session

Goodness, Grief and Gratitude Circle  

Middlebury Chapel

candles set in stones on grey sand

A lightly-guided weekly ritual to share care and support in response to campus and world events.

Every Wednesday when classes are in session

The SlowDown  

McCullough Crest Room

people's hands shown sharing watercolor brushes and paints

Come enjoy homemade chai and homemade cookies with members of The Scott Center staff as we slow down our pace for a bit of socializing and crafting.  Watercolors, polymer clay, collaging, grown-up coloring books, puzzles and beading materials provided!

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024

Scott Center Welcome Back Dinner  

46 South Street

We’ll provide a catered all-vegetarian dinner to celebrate the beginning of the year.  All are welcome!

Every Saturday night, beginning Sept. 14

GATHER: Radically Inclusive Christian Community  

46 South Street

soup and bread on brown wooden table

For the Christian, Christian-curious, Christian-conflicted and anyone interested in exploring the deep places in loving community. 

Share a homemade meal of soup and bread over lightly-guided scripture readings, discussion and prayers.

Interested but can’t attend? Email Prof. Mary Jane Simpson, msimpson@middlebury.edu

Oct. 2-12, 2024

High Holidays 2024/5785  

graphic of apples, honey, pomegranates with the words Shana Tova

See our full High Holidays schedule here.

Every second Sunday: Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, Jan. 12

Shape-Note Singing  

McCullough Mitchell Green Lounge

young people and elders singing from songbooks

Described as spiritual, joyful, powerful, and raucous, Shape Note (or Sacred Harp) singing is a traditional American style of four-part, a capella, community singing popular in the United States before the Civil War. This style still thrives across the US and in the UK, with strongholds in the American South and New England. It is called Shape-Note because the notes of the scale are indicated by distinctive shapes and names: Fa – triangle, Sol – circle, La – square, and Mi – diamond.

Facilitated by Prof. Emeritus David Rosenberg every second Sunday.

Spring 2025

Conflict Transformation: On-The-Ground Case Study in Northern Ireland  

photo of city wall with the word PEACE and images of conflict
Section of Belfast Peace Wall

click here for a full description of our Spring 2025 course and trip (INTD 0160), offered in conjunction with the Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation.

RECENT EVENTS

August 28-September 8

Scott Center Orientation Activities  

Comic book-style boom! welcome sign

Take a look at all the ways you can connect with The Scott Center at this fall’s Orientation events!