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Congratulations to Vivian Merrill for receiving CTLR Undergraduate Research Funding
Project Title: Weaving Land and Community: Narratives of Sheep and Fiber in Vermont’s Past and Present
Join us for to celebrate the abundance of 2025 in the garden: come taste some Knoll friend-made hot sauce and snacks made with produce from the garden.
Want to make a hot sauce entry? Check out more info at go/knollhours in mid-October!
For more information: The Knoll
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
New Perennials is pleased to announce our first annual Radical Pamphlets Pop Up. An open airing of recently published short-form pamphlets by Middlebury students and community partners. Come listen to the authors read their works, take away (free) pamphlets, and ponder the authors’ musing on a variety of subjects—from education to equine therapy to the brilliance of nature. All welcome!
Wilson Terrace, McCullough Student Center
Banner with the words Radial Pamphlets Here & Now and an image of a woman sewing
The What Works Now Conference will be kicked off with a Thursday Night SNEG meeting! Join students and alumni for a night of community and climate action.
Chateau Grand Salon
Students are often the drivers of major change at Middlebury, and this panel will give us the chance to hear from several former and current student leaders about how they approached their time on campus. We’ll hear about the founding of SNEG and 350.org, Divest Midd, and current efforts. Aroneanu and Baker will also share how their time at Middlebury shaped their paths as advocates for clean and just futures.
Lunch served in the Great Hall, Panel hosted in MBH 216
McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall
Join us for Keynote speeches from President Ian Baucom and Jamie Henn ‘07, founder and director of Fossil Free Media and co-founder of 350.org.
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Open to the Public
Join us to discuss the future of climate action at Middlebury with a range of breakout topics led by students and alums.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216
Interested in sustainability and climate action on campus but not sure where to begin? All are welcome to drop by the EcoReps Community Circles, a space to meet new people, discover new opportunities, and connect with one another!
A different craft or activity that you can take home will be offered each circle as an easy way to connect and keep our hands busy. Bring your friends or come and meet new ones, we hope to see you there!
Forest West Basement Activity Space (031)
The semester-long Community Roots Apprentice Fellowship culminates with students and their practitioners creating final presentations that include a discussion open to the public in which five practitioners and five fellows share their insights, experiences, lessons, and describe how this program might influence their approaches going forward.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
