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Makerspace organizer Jeff Sturges, class of 1999, returns to Middlebury college to share his 10+ years of experience building communities through the creation of makerspaces. Making is transforming thoughts into things. Maker learning happens when people exchange skills, knowledge, and experience while making things together. A makerspace is a place where people gather to make and learn. The emerging “maker movement” embraces a DIO (doing it ourselves) ethic and encourages learning while doing. Is this type of learning at odds with a liberal arts education? If so, why?

This reception will take place on the first floor room 101-Special Collection’s Room.

Envisioning Middlebury is a yearlong conversation that explores the future of learning and who we are as a community. Bill Maris ‘97 will be the first speaker in the Envisioning Middlebury Speaker Series (on April 11). The morning after this talk, the Faculty Strategy Committee is hosting a breakfast for any faculty, staff, or students who are interested in discussing the ideas raised in this thought-provoking talk. Please join Cheryl Faraone, Chris Klyza, and Amy Morsman at 8:30 a.m. in Redfield Proctor for a hearty breakfast and meaningful conversation.

Students in the Privilege and Poverty Academic Cluster share their projects investigating and responding to economic inequality.

Panel Discussion with Kim Cronise, Bill Waldron, and John Spackman.

Panel Discussion with Melissa Hammerle, John Huddleston, Jonathan Miller-Lane, and Catharine Wright.

Panel Discussion with Barbara McCall, Mandy Kimm, and Beatrijs “Bea” Kuijpers, Naomi Eisenberg, Eli Susman.

Panel Discussion with with Erin Quinn, Andrea Olsen, Nükhet Kardam, and Bob Hansen.

Clifford Symposium Keynote Speaker: Amishi Jha will speak on, “Strengthening the Brain’s Attention System with Mindfulness Training”. Sponsored by: Department of Psychology, Academic Administration

Panel discussion to follow with Rebecca Kneale Gould, Tim Lilburn, and Michelle McCauley.