The SlowDown
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Come slow down with beads, collaging, watercolors, grown-up coloring books and more. Homemade hot chai and cookies too!
McCullough Crest Room
Events
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
- Sponsored by:
- Winterterm Workshop
A comprehensive introduction to traditional Chinese brush calligraphy. We will start from the very basics: how to hold a brush and the basic strokes. Each week will consist of two sessions, with each week focusing on a new style or calligrapher. The leader will give an introduction to each style and demonstrate writing. The participants will then have the opportunity to practice, with the workshop leader giving feedback. During the last session (or two) we will write traditional Spring Couplets on red paper for Spring Festival. No experience necessary.
Sunderland IL1
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College Democrats Weekly Meeting
- Sponsored by:
- Middlebury College Democrats
Can you FIX the Democratic Party?
Come discuss and debate politics, social issues, and current events. Good snacks provided.
Moderate? Radical? Republican? Independent? Socialist? Libertarian? Come share your thoughts!
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Before I Die
- Sponsored by:
- Mahaney Arts Center and Elizabeth Hackett Robinson ’84 Innovation Hub
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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Living with Genji: The "World's First Novel" in 21st Century Japan
- Sponsored by:
- Japanese and Axinn Center for the Humanities
Davis Family Library, Upper Level Display Cases
The students in JAPN 290 (“Reading the Tale of Genji” in English”) and Prof. Otilia Milutin (Japanese Studies) are cordially inviting you and your students to view their exhibit, “Living with Genji: The World’s First Novel in 21st Century Japan.” The exhibit features a selection of objects, artwork, movies, and manga inspired by the 11th century classic The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. Our exhibit aims to showcase a few selected items that speak both of the tale’s enduring legacy in traditional Japanese arts, and, equally important, of its contemporary reiterations, be they manga and movies adaptations or commercial, consumer-oriented products such as mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects. Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan.
Middlebury College
Open to the Public
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Weekday Morning Sitting Meditation
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
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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Drop-In Hours with the Dean of Spiritual & Religious Life
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Stop in to chat and enjoy a cup of hot tea with Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark Orten.
Middlebury Chapel
Closed to the Public
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MAC Winter Term Pop-up Performance: Timothy Cummings on Pipes
- Sponsored by:
- Mahaney Arts Center
Take a midday music break, enjoy some cookies and hot cocoa, and discover new sounds at the MAC. This pop-up performance features Middlebury affiliate artist, Timothy Cummings, who will play a mix of traditional repertoire on both Scottish smallpipes and whistles. FREE.
Future Pop-ups at the MAC to include Thursday, January 15th and 22nd—details to be revealed soon!
Mahaney Arts Center Upper Lobby
Open to the Public
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Winter Term Workshop: Peer Support Skills Training (psst...)
- Sponsored by:
- Health and Wellness Education
Ever felt stumped about how to help a friend going through a hard time? Interested in working in a helping field in the future? Register for this training all about common mental health challenges and how to best support friends who are going through a hard time. Participants will leave with more confidence to express care and concern for friends, bring up worries and help friends to get help! Participants will meet for 1 hour for 4 weeks and receive a certificate to celebrate your learning.
Health and Wellness Education Conference Room
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Museum Studies in Oxford Information Session
- Sponsored by:
- International Programs & Off Campus Study
Learn more about the summer 2026 session of the Middlebury Museum Studies in Oxford program with coordinator Catherine Pierattini.
Learn more about Museum Studies here.
Virtual Middlebury
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Regenerative Economics: Revolutionary Thinking for a World in Crisis
- Sponsored by:
- Center for Careers & Internships and Sustainability & Environmental Affairs
We are excited to share that John Fullerton will be at Middlebury College on January 8, 2026, for a special event celebrating the launch of his new book, Regenerative Economics: Revolutionary Thinking for a World in Crisis.
He’ll be joined by Donna Ramirez-Harrington, Chair of UVM’s Department of Economics and Affiliate with the Gund Institute for the Environment, for a conversation exploring the core ideas of regenerative economics and what it means for the future of business, finance, and our global systems.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
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Seniors: Targeting your Résumé
- Sponsored by:
- Center for Careers & Internships
Are you sending the same résumé to all opportunities? We hope not. Come to this session and learn how to make your resume targeted and focused on specific opportunities. There will be ample time to work on your document, so make sure to bring it with you. Open to all graduating students in Feb or May 2026.
Axinn Center 109