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Spring Student Symposium 2018

We invite all members of the Middlebury College community, guests, and members of the public as we celebrate the academic and creative endeavors of Middlebury students. Friday, April 21 will feature oral presentations, poster presentations and displays throughout the day in McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Student presenters include all four classes at Middlebury and all fields of academic scholarship.

A full schedule of activities can be found online at http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/resources/ctlr/students/uro/symposi…

McCardell Bicentennial Hall

Open to the Public

Spring Student Symposium

We invite all members of the Middlebury College community, guests, and members of the public as we celebrate 10 years of highlighting the academic and creative endeavors of Middlebury students. Friday, April 15 will feature oral presentations, poster presentations and displays throughout the day in McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Student presenters include all four classes at Middlebury and all fields of academic scholarship. A full schedule of activities can be found online at go.middlebury.edu/sym

McCardell Bicentennial Hall

Open to the Public

Schwarzman Fellowship Info Session

The Schwarzman scholarship, Inspired by the Rhodes scholarship, is a program designed to help future leaders meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond by preparing them to better understand China’s culture, economy, governance and motivations. Up to 200 Scholars chosen annually from around the world for this highly selective, fully-funded program will have an unrivaled opportunity to live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion, attending lectures, traveling and developing first-hand exposure to China and its people.

Davis Family Library 201- Watson Lecture Hall

Schwarzman Fellowship Info Session

The Schwarzman scholarship, Inspired by the Rhodes scholarship, is a program designed to help future leaders meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond by preparing them to better understand China’s culture, economy, governance and motivations. Up to 200 Scholars chosen annually from around the world for this highly selective, fully-funded program will have an unrivaled opportunity to live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion, attending lectures, traveling and developing first-hand exposure to China and its people.

Davis Family Library 201- Watson Lecture Hall

Reacting to the Past

Reacting to the Past (RTTP) consists of elaborate games, set in the past, in which students are assigned roles informed by primary and secondary sources. Class sessions are run by students; instructors advise and guide students and grade their oral and written work according to agreed upon criteria. This pedagogy seeks to draw students into the past, promote engagement with important human issues and dynamics while focusing on intellectual, academic and communication skills. It also allows students to argue in favor of perspectives with which they may not agree in a safe environment.

Davis Family Library Center for Teaching, Learning and Research

Closed to the Public

CANCELLED**Racial Identity, Whiteness and Professors' Approach to Teaching at Middlebury

The goal for this workshop is to examine the meaning of ‘Whiteness’ and its role in shaping the cultural context of teaching at Middlebury. Regardless of the specific racial identify one might hold for oneself, what is the impact of ‘Whiteness’ on how we each live and work, here, at this particular college?

Axinn Center 220

Closed to the Public

PSYC/NSCI Lecture: Dr. Nate Kornell

Dr. Nate Kornell (Williams College) Lecture Title: Why do tests enhance learning? Description: Taking a test is an efficient way to learn. My talk will focus on the mechanisms underlying the benefits of testing. I will talk about the process of retrieving a memory, the pros and cons of making errors while learning, and the possibility that retrieval is beneficial because it recruits related information and integrates it into a memory.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216

Open to the Public

Promoting Student STEM Skills Through Inquiry Instruction. A Hands-on In-depth Workshop on Active Learning.

A two day workshop June 1 & 2, 2017 featuring:

Dr. Gordon Uno
Professor of Plant Biology and David Ross Boyd Professor of Botany
Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology
The University of Oklahoma

Registration is required. For more information visit the workshop website:
http://sites.middlebury.edu/stemskills2017/
Closed to the Public