The Janet Halstead Franklin ’72 and Churchill G. Franklin ’71 Environmental Center at Hillcrest promotes sustainability both on campus and around the world, through lectures, campus events, and the support of programs like the Middlebury Fellowships in Environmental Journalism and the sustainable study abroad grants.

The weekly Howard E. Woodin Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Franklin Environmental Center, brings in broad range of speakers—students, faculty, alumni, and environmental professionals—to discuss conservation and environmental topics.

Home to the Dean of Environmental Affairs, the Program in Environmental Studies, and the Sustainability Integration Office, the building also exemplifies Middlebury’s commitment to sustainability with a LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council. More on the sustainable features of this building...