Events
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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Harm and Forgiveness in Restorative Justice
As a highlight of a new course in “conflict transformation (CT) skills,” the CT Collaborative features sujatha baliga as a contributor to the Winter term, offering her expertise in the area of harm and forgiveness in restorative justice. sujatha baliga’s work is characterized by an equal dedication to crime survivors and people who’ve caused harm. A former victim advocate and public defender, baliga was awarded a Soros Justice Fellowship in 2008 which she used to launch a pre-charge restorative juvenile diversion program. sujatha earned her A.B. from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, her J.D.Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
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Otter nonsense January Improv Workshop
Head on down to Axinn every Wednesday this month for our January Improv Workshop! We’ll teach you the fundamentals of improv comedy, play some fun games and warmups, and eventually delve into some long form! This workshop is open to all students–no experience required.Axinn Center 103
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Freedom Dreaming: Envisioning an Antiracist Middlebury
“Freedom Dreaming: Envisioning an Antiracist Middlebury” is a research and theatre piece examining the academic experience of BIPOC students at Middlebury College. The project has roots and wings in student voice via the core question: “What would an antiracist Middlebury look like, sound like, feel like in an academic setting?” We were interested in holding space for struggle while saving room for possibility. To do so we conducted over 60 interviews with mostly BIPOC students on our campus. We then transcribed and coded those interviews and used them as the basis of this theatre piece.Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre
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MiddMyco Meeting
Join us for a evening of presentations, conversations, art creations, or recreations regarding the fantastic world of fungi.McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220
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Spencer Prize in Oratory 2023: Qualifying Rounds
In honor of the late Professor Emeritus and former trustee John Spencer, Oratory Now is pleased to present the sixth annual speech competition for first-year students. January qualifying rounds culminate in this Championship event featuring the 2023 finalists. Details are at oratorynow.org/spencer. FREE.
Location: Adirondack Coltrane LoungeMiddlebury College
Open to the Public
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Middlebury College Democrats Weekly Meeting
Do you care about climate change, abortion rights, and other major political issues facing Middlebury students? Do you want to learn how you can be more involved in supporting Democratic campaigns? If yes, come to Middlebury College Democrats weekly meeting.Axinn Center 229
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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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Back to Basics: Teach Them to Read
Sometimes growth involves reassessing our own foundational practices and assumptions. Join us for this lunch and discussion about academic reading, facilitated by Hector Vila (Writing and Rhetoric Program). Knowing how to read is fundamental, but do we prepare our students to meet the objectives we set for reading assignments in our courses? How can we understand and communicate the value of this fundamental skill and the various reading processes our students need to use?Davis Family Library Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
Closed to the Public
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Partisan Political Beliefs and Social Learning
Join midd.data for a Lightning Talk with Andrea Robbett (Economics). American politics is currently characterized by polarized beliefs about otherwise verifiable realities, a pathology often ascribed to the influence of “echo chambers” on like-minded partisans. We conducted an online experiment to characterize the demand for, and use of, social information about political beliefs.Davis Family Library 105A
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The Hunt
The Hunt is a 72 hour campus-wide scavenger hunt at the end of J-term. This year’s Hunt dates from Thursday Jan. 19th 1:00pm to Sunday Jan. 22nd at 1:00pm. Students compete in teams to complete various clues created by the all-powerful Hunt Masters, with an award of $1,000 to the winning team. go/thehunt132 Blinn Lane, Innovation Hub
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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
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Queer Mystic
Cultivating personal spirituality through the arts, nature, ceremony, food, & mystical practice for the LGBTQIA+ community. Going beyond intellectualizing identity toward embodying it from the depth of being. Facilitated by Associate Chaplain/Muslim Advisor Saifa Hussain. Refreshments will be served. Please fill out our interest form via go/QueerMystic/Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life - 46 South Street
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Screening Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan With Special Guest Naomi Mizuguchi
Calling all people interested in Japanese Culture, World History, History and Culture of Indigenous Peoples, Linguistics, East Asian Studies, and Film! We will be doing a Screening of Naomi Mizoguchi’s 2019 Documentary “Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan!” Prior to the documentary, we will be doing a small presentation about Ainu Culture and answering any basic questions concerning. After the documentary, we have the wonderful opportunity to be meeting the Documentary’s creator Naomi Mizoguchi over zoom! We will be able to ask her questions concerning the Ainu People and filmmaking!Axinn Center 232
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Ward Prize Celebration in Writing
Come join the Writing and Rhetoric Program and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research as we celebrate Fist Year writers and their nominated writing.Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)
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