Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

A followup to the Resilience Project’s story-telling event to provide a platform for feedback and conversation in response to both the event and topics arising from shared stories. This event will focus on small group conversation to engage all participants in a meaningful way.

A combined talk/reading by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Professor of English (State University of New York at Fredonia) and 2016-17 Grisham Writer-in-Residence (University of Mississippi), in which she will explore a different way of thinking about environment and discuss “wonder” as an ecological love practice in nature writing. Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s fourth book of poetry, Oceanic, is forthcoming from Copper Canyon and her nature essay collection is forthcoming from Milkweed in 2018.

Are you a prospective student interested in the environment? Please join us for a snack and learn more about the Environmental Studies Department from students who are ES majors or student organizers in environmental organizations. This week we are also holding a climate justice symposium. Stay tuned for more information. Come talk to us and see what this is all about!

Come learn from three Middlebury Grads that apply their liberal arts training to real world problems in their everyday jobs. Dan Ladd ’14 will talk about how merging companies calculate potential detrimental effects on consumers. Zach Weiss ’15 will talk about how to detect if commercial banks use race and sex as a factor in mortgage-lending decisions. Max Friedman ’12 will talk about pricing and market access issues for medications.

Fall is a busy time to get started on your post-graduation plans, and it’s CCI’s busiest time of year. Why not take advantage now while you can to hear from CCI advisers and get a leg up? Free Nino’s pizza! (Sponsored by the Center for Careers & Internships)

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Join Andrea Barrica, the founder of O.School and alumni Kristina Hilarydotter to talk about sex technology, orgasms, and women in tech start ups.

Peace Corps Stories from the Field - There are big changes at Peace Corps: The application on line takes 1 hour and you can choose which country you serve in! You should join this session! Peace Corps Recruiter Zoe Armstrong is coming to campus to provide a concise description of Peace Corps new application, talk about her experience serving in Armenia, and answer all your questions. This is an opportunity for prospective volunteers to learn about current program opportunities and the reality of living abroad.

We’ve invited Middlebury College Alums currently enrolled at UVM College of Medicine to participate in a panel discussion. We’ll hear their reflections on the medical school admissions process, learn about any missteps along the way, and hear what advice they wish they had received when applying to medical school.

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) will offer an overview of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization process. The focus of this information session will primarily be on post-completion OPT: eligibility, the application process and compliance. All F-1 visa students (especially seniors) who are interested in learning more about this off-campus employment authorization are encouraged to attend.

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