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Friday, October 21, 2022

  • Uplift Workout

    Uplift is a club dedicated to fostering inclusive and accessible spaces for movement on campus. Join us for a student-led workout using the Fritz Balcony- all experience levels are welcome! We will have a workout available to follow, or you are welcome to use the space for a self-led workout.

    Kenyon Arena Concourse

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    Quick Question Hours with Peer Career Advisors

    Just drop by (no appointment necessary) to have a Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) peer advisor look at your resume, help you prepare for an interview, search for jobs or internships, even if you have no questions at all, or maybe just want to learn about Handshake and Midd2Midd.

    McCullough - Conference Room @ the Grille

    Closed to the Public

  • Voter Registration Drive

    Come find MiddVotes outside of Proctor Dining Hall for the month of October; we’ll be registering folks to vote and answering your voting-related questions!

    Proctor Terrace

  • UpNext: Careers in Technology Panel Discussion

    When it comes to the technology field, there is a broad variety of ways to pursue your interests and find outlets for your abilities; digital technology has driven convergence in many ways. The panelists will talk about the trends shaping the scope of this industry and what they mean for future roles in this field? Hear from a panel of Middlebury alumni with a variety of backgrounds who now have careers across a wide spectrum within the industry.

    A Conversation With:
    • Dan Kelley ’99 (Political Science, German), Engineering Manager, Meta

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Closed to the Public

  • Academic and Publications Fall Category Meeting #2

    Academic and Publication Organization student leaders, come meet your student coordinator and liaison and discuss important information and reminders for the semester!

    McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

  • Image of a flyer with student faces on it

    Quick Question Hours with Peer Career Advisors

    Just drop by (no appointment necessary) to have a Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) peer advisor look at your resume, help you prepare for an interview, search for jobs or internships, even if you have no questions at all, or maybe just want to learn about Handshake and Midd2Midd.

    Location: Kitchel House

    Middlebury College

    Closed to the Public

  • Jummah Prayer

    Please join us for our first communal Jummah prayer! It will be held outside on Battell Beach at 1:30 PM if the weather allows. A Khutbah will be given and we are looking forward to meeting everyone soon Insha’Allah.

    Islamic Center (Forest B9)

  • Log Rolling Practice

    Log Rolling Practice! Come down to the Natatorium to join us at log rolling. Anyone and everyone is welcome, no experience is necessary. Log rolling is a fun sport where we try and stay on a log floating in water. You can even duel your friends and whoever stays on longer wins! Come try it out!

    Natatorium Shallow End

  • UpNext: How Data Analytics is Used in Market Research

    Pete McSherry ’06 (Economics), Senior Vice President, Platform Data Strategy, and Solutions, Epsilon, will give an overview of the market research space and speak to how data analytics is used within the market research, how it is used in personalization, and how different functional roles interact with data. Students attending will also gain a good understanding of the skill sets that help when first starting in market research.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Closed to the Public

  • UpNext: The Product Development Process and the Various Functional Roles Involved

    David Mendelson ’00 (Computer Science), Vice President Product Development, Wheel, will describe the product development process and discuss the various functional roles involved, e.g., Software Development, Data Scientist, UX/UI Research, Design and Development, Product Management).

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

    Closed to the Public

  • Jazz Workshop

    The Music Department’s weekly jazz instruction and jam session. No previous jazz experience is needed; instrument proficiency is. Open to Middlebury College students only.

    Mahaney Arts Center 221

  • UpNext: Applying Data Analytic Methods to Natural Language Processing Capabilities

    Chris Hench ’11 (German Literature and Economics), Senior Applied Scientist ML/NLP, Amazon Alexa, will describe his path from studying languages and literature to building state of the art NLP models in industry. He will talk about some of the advances in NLP over the years and the current state of the field, as well as what it takes to acquire the necessary skills for industry applications. His unique pathway from literature to data science reinforces the idea that data science is not only for quantitative majors.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Closed to the Public

  • UpNext: Cloud Solutions Engineer: Software Engineering and Liberal Arts in One

    Leah Bracken ‘19 (Computer Science), Cloud Solutions Engineer, Google, will describe the exploding market for cloud solutions, her experience working as a solutions engineer, share how a liberal arts education has prepared her to be successful in this role, and what skillsets are important for entering this technical role.

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 219

    Closed to the Public

  • UpNext: Picking trends in tech / deciding what to invest in learning

    Dan Kelley ’99 (Political Science, German), Engineering Manager, Meta, will share his perspective that software engineering remains a less mature discipline than many other kinds of engineering and is constantly evolving. As software powers many aspects of the world, software engineering is not just evolving, it’s expanding. If you let your skills atrophy, you might find fewer job opportunities than you’d like when you go looking. But with the rate of change and finite time to learn, how do you decide which trends to jump on?

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

    Closed to the Public

  • Club Volleyball Open Practice

    Come play volleyball with us at our open gym practices! Everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, is welcome and encouraged to join. We play games and learn basic skills during our two hour open practices.

    Memorial Field House Nelson Multi-Use Area

  • UpNext: Consulting: Building Digital Factories in the Cloud Engineering Arena

    Elizabeth Knox ’17 (Computer Science), Digital Analyst, McKinsey, will provide a case study of the consulting work in which she is engaged as a cloud engineer. She will discuss the software engineering skills she deploys, as well as the nature of technology consulting and how best to position yourselves for these opportunities.

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

    Closed to the Public

  • UpNext: Tech, Space, and Satellite Solutions Product Management is for History Majors Too

    Meghan Weber ’07 (History), Senior Space Product Manager, Amazon Web Services, will speak to her experience working as a product manager at Amazon Web Services (spoiler: you don’t need to be an engineer to become a product manager!). She will share more about what her day to day looks like, how liberal arts prepared her to be successful in the technology field as a non-engineer, what skill sets are important for the product manager role, tips on how to get started in the field, and how to prepare for an interview.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Closed to the Public

  • UpNext: What Data Science Tells Us in the Wearables Market

    John Bowllan ’19 (Math), Data Science Technical Lead, Whoop, will share his experiences working as a data scientist in a start-up tech company focused on the wearables market. His discussion will include an overview of the wearables market, the data and tools he uses in his work, the intersection of data science and software engineering, and his interactions with other functional roles.

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 219

    Closed to the Public