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Monday, January 30, 2023

  • Club Swim Practice

    Sponsored by:
    Middlebury Club Swim
    These are the weekly practices for Middlebury Club Swim. NO prior experience in swimming is necessary and all are welcome!

    Natatorium Shallow End

  • Otters At The Movies!

    Sponsored by:
    The Otter Nonsense Players
    Head on over to Axinn 232 for a very special movie night with your favorite Otters. We’ll be exploring the art of cinema through a variety of very special, completely improvised cinematic forms. What could be a better end to a cozy, movie-filled Jterm?

    Axinn Center 232

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

  • Leila Scanlon “Bad Food” - A Senior Exhibition of Pastels on Paper

    Sponsored by:
    Studio Art
    An art exhibition of my senior thesis work at the Center Gallery in McCullough. My artworks are figurative pastel drawings that mix humor with surrealism. These selected pieces result from my last semester at Middlebury. I will be available at the opening to discuss the work, explain my thought process and answer any questions at a reception on Feb. 3 at 4 pm. This event has been organized by the Program in Studio Art.

    McCullough Center Gallery

    Open to the Public

  • Writing in Community

    Sponsored by:
    Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
    Quiet time for productive writing. This is part of the January Pedagogy Series of events sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Learning and research. Continental Breakfast will be available.

    McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

    Closed to the Public

  • Interfaith America Panel Screening

    Sponsored by:
    Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
    Join us to screen Interfaith America’s event, “Art, Religion, and Academic Freedom: Lessons From the Hamline/Prophet Muhammad Controversy.” A distinguished panel of educators will discuss the recent events at Hamline University and suggest constructive ways for leaders in higher education and other sectors to navigate the inevitable conflicts that will emerge in a religiously diverse democracy.

    Eboo Patel, Founder and President of Interfaith America, will moderate the discussion that will include:
    Laurie Patton, President of Middlebury College

    McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

    Closed to the Public

  • Weekly Politics Luncheon

    Sponsored by:
    Political Science
    Students and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held on most Tuesdays from 12:30-1:20 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome.

    This is both an in-person and a virtual event. To register to attend via Zoom, please contact Prof. Dickinson.

    Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

    Open to the Public

  • Employee Tai Chi

    Sponsored by:
    Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium
    Faculty and staff are invited to join Nancy McClaren and Rachel Edwards for this tai chi series. Improve your strength, flexibility, aerobic conditioning and balance. Beginners welcome.

    McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

  • The SlowDown

    Sponsored by:
    Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
    Take a breath, slow it down, and use your creative mind!
     
    Each week we’ll have materials for different projects — beading, embroidery floss for making bracelets, collaging on notebook covers and containers, origami, watercolors for illustrating poetry, etc.
     
    We’ll be serving hot homemade chai and homemade cookies.  

    (Private)

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    Spencer Prize in Oratory 2023 Grand Championship

    Sponsored by:
    ORATORY NOW
    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. Qualifying rounds culminate in this Championship event featuring the 2023 finalists. Details and the streaming link are at oratorynow.org/spencer.

    Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

    Free
    Open to the Public

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

  • Leila Scanlon “Bad Food” - A Senior Exhibition of Pastels on Paper

    Sponsored by:
    Studio Art
    An art exhibition of my senior thesis work at the Center Gallery in McCullough. My artworks are figurative pastel drawings that mix humor with surrealism. These selected pieces result from my last semester at Middlebury. I will be available at the opening to discuss the work, explain my thought process and answer any questions at a reception on Feb. 3 at 4 pm. This event has been organized by the Program in Studio Art.

    McCullough Center Gallery

    Open to the Public

  • Environmental Studies Senior Thesis Presentation

    Sponsored by:
    Environmental Studies
    “The Environmental Impacts of Waste and Fashion at the Turn of the Century Using The House of Mirth as Focal Text” an Environmental Studies senior thesis presentation by Eva Kaiden ‘23, Environmental Literature major.

    This paper uses Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth to set the scene of high society at the time, as well as to delve into concrete example of how waste – fashion waste, energy waste, and the waste of human lives – played an active role in the shaping of community and quality of life in New York City, especially for women.

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

    Open to the Public

  • Wakeful Wednesdays

    Sponsored by:
    Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
    Join Spiritual and Religious Life Dean Mark R. Orten for 20 minutes of quiet contemplation with reading and music for our times. Intentional silence and guided meditation will be interspersed with music and readings from secular worldviews and sacred traditions to open our awareness and to find strength and perspective for living during personal, political, racial, ecological and other upheavals.

    Middlebury Chapel

    Open to the Public