Community Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Beverly Soychak, Vermont Beaver Association
In the spring of 2024, the Association partnered with Donovan Wood ’24, a student in the CCE’s Community-Connected Learning Course, to develop a website.
Stories from the Field
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Developing Skills & Designing Affordable Homes in the Community
A group of architectural students presented renderings, technical drawings, and models for a Habitat for Humanity house, just one step in a year-long design process that will ultimately result in a real home for a family in Addison County.
Middlebury Alumni Connect in the Field of Public Health
Middlebury College students find community-engaged learning in varied and unique ways, and after graduation, their paths can and often do cross.
A New Take on Bristol Housing
From establishing a community fund to pursuing wastewater treatment system upgrades, there are several opportunities for Bristol officials to encourage the development of housing around town. That’s according to research conducted by Middlebury College students over the recent winter term.
Town-gown Event Honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy through Art Speech and Song
Approximately 75 people gathered in Middlebury College Park on Jan. 20, a brisk Monday, to honor the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
College Students Teach Grade Schoolers to Cook
The Nutrition Outreach and Mentoring program, or NOM, works with area schools to provide hands-on cooking lessons for students with the goal of building community and introducing students to different foods and food practices.
Middlebury Students Were Pumped for the Election
DanizaTazabekova was a speaker at a community conversation hosted at Town Hall Theater, where over 50 people gathered to discuss the results of the elections and next steps.
Students Mail in Ballots, Register to Vote Ahead of November Election
MiddVotes, a nonpartisan student organization dedicated to fostering student civic engagement, has been working diligently to aid students in registering to vote alongside supporting civic education on campus.
Clifford Symposium Reenvisions Housing in Vermont
At this year’s Clifford Symposium, “Home: Housing and Belonging in Middlebury and Beyond”, participants engaged in discussions on how to support Vermont communities through the lens of the ongoing housing crises.