Events
Friday, September 19, 2025
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Before I Die
This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.
Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
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Northeastern Old Growth Conference 2025
The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.
Bread Loaf Campus
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Weekday Morning Sitting Meditation
Join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation every weekday morning, led by various staff, faculty, and students. No registration required. Drop in any day that works for you!
McCullough Crest Room
Closed to the Public
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Clifford Symposium 2025: AI and Global Security
Ian Stewart, Executive Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Ian Stewart will examine pathways through which advancing AI may threaten international peace and security and will explore the mitigation of these risks. This will include examination of AI in relation to strategic competition between the U.S. and China. He will also explore how AI may be leveraged as a tool to support rather than undermine international peace and security.Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Open to the Public
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Arts and Chocolate Days
Students, get involved with the performing arts! Come by the MAC for chocolate and a free PAS ticket!
Arts at Middlebury invites first year students to claim one free ticket to a Performing Arts Series (PAS) event, as a welcome gift from the Mahaney Arts Center. And, any student, regardless of year, who becomes a Performing Arts Series Society (PASS) Scholar can also receive a free ticket.
Mahaney Arts Center Upper Lobby
Closed to the Public
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Clifford Symposium 2025: Building the Future Workforce: An Industry Perspective on AI and Human Potential
Parker Harris, CTO of Slack and Cofounder of Salesforce
Parker Harris ’89 shares insights from leading a major cloud computing company through the AI revolution. He explores workforce displacement, skill development, and the evolving relationship between human creativity and machine intelligence, examining opportunities and responsibilities of large-scale AI adoption.Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Open to the Public
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Clifford Symposium 2025: Lunch Session: Alumni Panel
Join Middlebury alumni for lunch while hearing about their professional and personal AI experiences. Hear from Mario Ariza ’09, Mike Berkley ’95, Mohan Renganathan ’96, Julisa Salas ’10, and David Ellis ’09 as they share diverse perspectives on AI in practice.
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Open to the Public
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Biology Seminar Series - Summer Research Students
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220
Open to the Public
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Discover Special Collections
What happens when you mix a museum and a petting zoo? You get the coolest place on campus: Special Collections! We’re home to Medieval manuscripts, antique maps, rare first editions, plus 225 years of Middlebury history, all at your fingertips.
Davis Family Library, Special Collections Reading Room
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Clifford Symposium 2025: From Words to Numbers and Back Again: A Gentle Introduction to Language Model Internals
Professor Laura Biester (Computer Science) provides an accessible technical introduction to language modeling without requiring extensive math or computer science background. She covers language modeling history, explains how today’s models generate text, and connects technical processes to responsible AI use questions.
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Open to the Public
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On Tap Interest Meeting
Interest meeting is open to all students regardless of prior tap or dance experience. Come prepared to learn a few tap steps!
Forest West Basement Activity Space (031)
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Clifford Symposium 2025: AI and Art: Facets of Humanity
Laura Splan and Minne Atairu
Two artists explore human-AI coexistence through distinct approaches. Atairu uses algorithmic reconstructions to visualize erased histories; Splan employs AI-assisted modeling exploring biotechnology and body aesthetics. Both probe humanity across flesh, code, and daily patterns while using AI as a collaborative tool and provocation.Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Open to the Public
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DREAM Friday
DREAM is an organization that mentors and engages in a variety of activities with youth from the Middlebury area. We connect with children living in low-income housing and form relationships through weekly meetings and fun projects such as baking, arts and crafts, sports, and more. Furthermore, we cultivate a positive, welcoming, and encouraging environment for all children and mentees. This Friday, we are going to the kids’ neighborhood and do some fun activities!
Off Campus
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