This is a weekly meeting for the SGA First-Year Committee, lead by First-Year Senators Karina Martir (she/her) and Meg Farley (they/she). We will be planning events and initiatives to help support Middlebury’s first-years and other members of the greater Middlebury community.
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This is a drop-in group: come to as many sessions as you’d like. No commitment needed, but you will need to email Brian Tobin for the Zoom link (bstobin@middlebury.edu).
Guided on Mondays by Brian Tobin, LCMHC and on Fridays by Hollis Easter, MA
Attend this workshop to learn more about tools for digital organizing. Questions? Contact Ashley Laux, alaux@middlebury.edu
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Students and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held virtually almost every Tuesday 12:30-1:30. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. Contact Professor Dickinson at dickinso@middlebury.edu to receive zoom link.
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Ekphrastic poetry—poetry that describes a work of art, real or imagined—has been around since Homer described the complex decorations on the shield of Achilles in the Iliad, and countless poets since then have tried to translate visual artworks into words. How are we to understand this cross-media genre? Professor Antonia Losano will talk about a few notable examples of ekphrastic poets, including Keats, Browning, Auden, Sexton, Komunyakaa, and Trethewey. You’ll also look at the artworks they describe and explore the complex relationship of word and image.
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The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Health Challenges presents International Communication during COVID-19 by Professor Jean Claude Kwitonda.
Professor Jean Claude Kwitonda will share his perspective on international communications during the COVID-19 pandemic and how discourse about aid and development has shifted as countries are competing for resources to fight the pandemic. He will also discuss the role of positive deviance during the pandemic.
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Join Spiritual and Religious Life Dean Mark R. Orten for a half-hour 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 pandemical, political, racial, ecological and other upheavals. Until gatherings can be held live, connect each Wednesday by Zoom. All are welcome.
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Ian Urbina has been an investigative reporter at the New York Times for over two decades. Several of his stories have been adapted into major feature films, including The Outlaw Ocean. Ian has won a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News, a George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting, and his work has been nominated for an Emmy Award. Before joining the Times, he was a Fulbright Fellow in Cuba and he also wrote about the Middle East and Africa for various outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Harper’s and Vanity Fair.
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A Hamilton Forum Counterpoint Webinar
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LASTESIS, the Chilean feminist performance collective, shows today how popular art can entertain and help transform minds and lives. As part of the Juana Gamero de Coca Day of Learning on Global Gender and Cultures, LASTESIS will present and discuss some of its performances in the context of the 21st century global feminist movement. LASTESIS will share videos of the performances in Chile and the spontaneous global movement they have spearheaded.
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Join in teams or go it alone for an evening of trivia with live hosts! The best part is - there is no obligation to join with your camera on (unless you want to!), so feel free to join from your bed in your pajamas. Actually, the best part is probably the gift card you receive if you win.
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This support group space is open to all Middlebury in-person and remote students who are in quarantine or isolation. The focus of this support group is connecting with one another, sharing your experiences, and together identifying ways to cope during a time that can feel isolating and uncertain. This support group space is a weekly, mostly drop-in group (students still need to “sign up” by reaching out to group counselor to request zoom link) offered through the Spring 2021 semester.
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This is a drop-in group: come to as many sessions as you’d like. No commitment needed, but you will need to email Brian Tobin for the Zoom link (bstobin@middlebury.edu).
Guided on Mondays by Brian Tobin, LCMHC and on Fridays by Hollis Easter, MA
Join the Muslim Chaplain’s Office and Muslims Student Association for virtual Jumma on Fridays at 1 PM.
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Grammy Award-winning pianist Sullivan Fortner has gained international praise as a pianist, composer, and band leader, and for his collaborative work with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Diane Reeves, Etienne Charles, Cecile McLorin Salvant, John Scofield, and more. In 2019, Fortner earned recognition in multiple DownBeat Critics Poll categories, winning first place in Rising Star Piano and Rising Star Jazz Artist.
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Go for a nighttime sled-ride down a festively lit hill at the Kirk Alumni Center!
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Come watch the Japanese movie “Sweet Bean” with the JClub and meet some of the members!
Zoom Password: 039777
“The manager of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for work. A taste of her homemade bean jelly convinces him to hire her, which starts a relationship that is about much more than just street food.”
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Zoom in with your friends to conquer the desert zombies (how are they different from other zombies? They live in the desert so they’re scarier) in this virtual escape room event! You have an hour to break out…so join any time between 8-10 and prove your superiority over the undead.
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Welcome! There will be introductions, some quiet reflection time, a short devotional or two given by Christine (something to get the brain chugging for the hour) and prayer.
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InterVarsity (@ivmidd) is gearing up to start small groups! If you consider yourself spiritually open or curious, we invite you to explore with us.
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