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
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)
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
Join Middlebury Cycling for group rides throughout the week! Keep an eye on the group me for updates about the schedule and ride details.
Off Campus
Kay Firth-Butterfield, CEO of Good Tech Advisory
AI ethicist Kay Firth-Butterfield discusses how humans and AI can coexist amid widespread hype. From enhanced work to job displacement concerns, she explores what humans must do now to ensure AI serves us—shifting from “what AI will do” to “what humans want AI to do.”
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Dinner. Service @ 5:30 PM and Dinner @ 6:30 PM.
Jewish Center at the Freeman International Center
The Carillon Concert Series features beautiful concerts from Middlebury Chapel’s bell tower. The melodic sounds of the carillon bells will ring out across the campus. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket! Free and open to the public.
Performer: Charles Semowich, Carillonneur Emeritus, Riverside Church, NYC
For more information about the performers and programs, please click here.
Middlebury Chapel
Lead: Matt Lawrence, Associate Professor of Sociology, Middlebury College
Participants: Phil Chodrow, Zara Contractor, Isabelle Langrock, Michelle Leftheris, Obie Porteous, German Reyes, Andrea Vaccari, Hector Vila, and Sarah Lohnes Watulak
Discuss how AI may transform our collective living and working. Join dinner conversations about AI possibilities and challenges we need to engage personally, in teaching and learning, and institutionally. Sponsored by the Collaborative in Conflict Transformation.
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Friday Night Movies at The Grille! Movies will be announced ongoing. Weekly menu specials!
McCullough Wilson Cafe
Join the Badminton Club!
Looking for a fun way to stay active? No skill or experience required—just bring yourself! We provide rackets and shuttles, or feel free to bring your own. Come play singles or doubles, meet new people, and enjoy a fast-paced, exciting sport.
All students are welcome—drop in, give it a try, and you might just fall in love with badminton!
Memorial Field House Nelson Multi-Use Area
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
