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Campuswide Lunch Celebrating Holi Festival

Holi is the Festival of Coors, Love, and Spring. Come enjoy a joyful afternoon of color, community, and cultural celebration as we welcome the arrival of spring. Lunch and fun craft activity will be provided. 

Details forthcoming. 

Samson Center Dining Room

Closed to the Public
Join us for Campuswide Valentine's Gathering on Thursday, February 12 from 12:00PM - 1:30PM at the Samson Center. Purchase lunch from Samson Cafe and receive 20% off or feel free to bring your own lunch. Enjoy a special musical performance at noon featuring Professor Laura Burian on violin and Bowen Yuan on guzheng! Sponsored by the Institute Committee on Art in Public Places. RSVP by 2/6: https://forms.gle/dfUD85J4BuUaacuM8

Campus Valentine's Celebration

Celebrate love, community, and friendship at our special Valentine’s Day event. Enjoy a special musical performance by Professor Laura Burian on violin and Bowen Yuan on guzheng at noon and indulge in a variety of Valentine’s-themed refreshments (desserts and beverages). Bring your own lunch or purchase from Samson Cafe for a 20% discount during the event. 

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow students, faculty, and staff, strengthening the bonds that make our community special. Join us to share the spirit of togetherness!

Samson Center Dining Room

Closed to the Public

Photo Carmel Panel and Art Tours

The MIIS Institute Committee on Art in Public Places (ICAPP) hosts Photo Carmel panel discussion paired with self-guided art tours of the art on our campus. 

Free to attend. Light refreshments will be provided. Details forthcoming. 

McCone Irvine Auditorium

Closed to the Public
Join us for a campuswide Mardi Gras Party on Tuesday, February 17 from 12:00PM - 1:30PM at the Samson Center. Bring your lunch or purchase from Samson Cafe and enjoy a 20% discount during the event. Enjoy cakes, beverages, and beads to help us celebrate in true New Orleans style. RSVP by 2/10: https://forms.gle/PMrxHFoD6B4oQBAN9

Campuswide Mardi Gras Party

Join the campus community for a lively Mardi Gras celebration filled with food, fun, and festive spirit!

Bring your lunch or purchase it from Samson Café and enjoy a 20% discount during the event. We’ll also have cakes, beverages, Mardi Gras beads to help us celebrate in true New Orleans style.

RSVP by 2/10: https://forms.gle/NqDkUk61C1VBWLZR7

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Samson Center Dining Room

Closed to the Public

An Evening with Professor Jason Blazakis

Join us for an evening with Jason Blazakis, a professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS). His work focuses on threat financing, sanctions, violent extremism, and special operations–related research. He also serves as Director of MIIS’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, where he leads research on domestic terrorism, terrorism finance, recruitment, propaganda, and the use of special operations to counter transnational threats.

McCone Irvine Auditorium

Open to the Public

Semester Celebration

This gathering is held to celebrate the end of the semester and to recognize everyone’s hard work over the past months. It’s a chance for members to relax, reflect on their achievements, and enjoy time together as we wrap up the term.

Simoneau House Classroom

Closed to the Public