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Presented by the Center for Careers and Internships and co-sponsored by departments, these Field Guides bring alumni back to campus to share knowledge and experience related to their post-Middlebury careers and professional lives.

Field Guides help students think broadly about where their academic work may lead them in a professional context by giving them the information they need to think critically about what they’ll do with their liberal arts major or degree after Middlebury.

Field Guide Features

  • Alumni Panels: Learn how certain majors can lead to varied experience and career trajectories. 
  • One-on-One Career Conversations: Connect with the alumni panelists who have volunteered to meet you.

Upcoming Field Guides

  • Studio Art and Architectural Studies Field Guide - November 9-10, 2023 - stay tuned for more info soon!
Grace Carroll '22
Grace Carroll ‘22

“I used to attend all of the Field Guide dinners at Atwater, and I credit those experiences with my ability to network professionally with folks who might seem unapproachable. I learned that most people genuinely want to help students and young professionals in their career journey.”

Past Field Guides

  • Luso-Hispanic Field Guide (March 2-3, 2023)
  • Beyond Wall Street: Field Guide for Economics Students (November 10-11, 2022)
  • Field Guide for Neuroscience Students (November 3-4, 2022)
  • Field Guide for Chinese Studies (April 28-29, 2022)
  • Geology Field Guide (April 21-22, 2022)
  • Geography Field Guide (April 14-15, 2022)
  • Religion Field Guide (April 7-8, 2022)
  • Philosophy Field Guide (March 10-11, 2022)
  • American Studies Field Guide (March 3-4, 2022)
  • Linguistics Field Guide (February 24-25, 2022)
  • International Politics and Economics (December 9-10, 2021)
  • International and Global Studies (November 11-12, 2021)
  • Geography (April 15-16, 2021)
  • Education Studies (March 24-25, 2021)
  • Physics (October 1-2, 2020)
  • The Public Sector and Think Tanks: A Field Guide for Economics Majors (this event was led by the ECON department - September 29, 2020)
  • Field Guide for Taking Your Humanities Major Anywhere (May 7-8, 2020)
  • Athletics (November 14-15, 2019)
  • Global and Public Health (October 3-4, 2019)
  • Film and Media Culture (April 4, 2019)
  • Biology (April 18, 2019)
  • English and American Literature (March 14, 2019)
  • Geology (February 18, 2019)
  • Political Science (November 1, 2018)
  • Economics (October 25, 2018)
  • Sociology/Anthropology (SOAN) (Sept 14, 2018)
  • Environmental Studies (March 15-16, 2018)
  • International Politics and Economics (March 1-2, 2018)
  • Dance (November 17, 2017)
  • Computer Science (November 9-10, 2017)
  • History of Art and Architecture (November 2-3, 2017)
  • Theatre (October 5-6, 2017)