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Canceled: The Middlebury Science Café

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this iteration of the Middlebury Science Café has been canceled. It will be rescheduled for the spring semester. 

Join us Thursday night to chat about what it takes to start and grow an organic farm in Vermont. Henry and Gabby from Old Farm Road will be discussing the science of soil and sustainable farming practices. Doors open at 5:00 so swing by early to grab a good seat and an amazing coffee from Matt at Lost Monarch.
Open to the Public
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Beyond the Ballot: Why Civic Engagement Matters at Middlebury College

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Please join us for a non-partisan discussion with Joe Benning, Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Mike Pieciak and Professor Matthew Dickinson. 

This is a non-partisan event to promote democratic engagement among Middlebury College students. Middlebury College does not support or oppose any political candidate, and all qualified candidates for the positions represented by the candidates present were invited to this event, regardless of party affiliation.

Registration required: go/BeyondtheBallotRSVP

Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

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Beyond the Ballot: Why Civic Engagement Matters at Middlebury College

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Please join us for a non-partisan discussion with Liam Madden and Professor Matthew Dickinson. 


This is a non-partisan event to promote democratic engagement among Middlebury College students. Middlebury College does not support or oppose any political candidate, and all qualified candidates for the positions represented by the candidates present were invited to this event, regardless of party affiliation.

Registration required: go/BeyondtheBallotRSVP

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

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Theory is local: On the “moral urgency” of addressing poverty in our community through transformative collaboration

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Join the Privilege and Poverty program for an evening of conversations on transformative collaboration around poverty. During a campfire at the Knoll and dinner at the Center for Community Engagement, we will discuss the following questions: How can academic inquiry inform community practice in addressing poverty? What are the roles and responsibilities of institutions of higher education in addressing community? What forms of community action can best serve people facing poverty?

The Knoll

Open to the Public
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The Middlebury Science Café Presents "What is a PFAS?" with Dr. Kate Crawford

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
If you are curious about what’s a PFAS then join us for the first Middlebury Science Cafe at the Lost Monarch (3 Mill Steet). This month Dr. Kate Crawford will be sharing her work on PFAS and their environmental impact. Learn about this cutting edge science as Dr. Crawford shares more about the chemistry and impact of a new class of chemicals. Open to all, no STEM background needed.

Off Campus

Open to the Public
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Privilege & Poverty Info Session

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Interested in meaningful engagement with your community? Come learn more about the Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster and upcoming P&P and SHECP summer internships from students, faculty, and staff currently involved in the programing. Ask your questions, get to know the programing, and enjoy light refreshments! go/privnprov for more.

26 Blinn Lane, CCE

Closed to the Public
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Privilege & Poverty Info Session

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Interested in meaningful engagement with your community? Come learn more about the Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster and upcoming P&P and SHECP summer internships from students, faculty, and staff currently involved in the programing. Ask your questions, get to know the programing, and enjoy light refreshments! go/privnprov for more.

26 Blinn Lane, CCE

Closed to the Public
Image of two people chatting

Privilege & Poverty Info Session

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Interested in meaningful engagement with your community? Come learn more about the Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster and upcoming P&P and SHECP summer internships from students, faculty, and staff currently involved in the programing. Ask your questions, get to know the programing, and enjoy light refreshments! go/privnprov for more.

26 Blinn Lane, CCE

Closed to the Public

What About Summer?

Sponsored by:
Human Resources, The Center for Community Engagement, International Student & Scholar Services, and Center for Careers & Internships
Learn about internships, volunteering and employment on and off campus this summer! The Student Employment Office will provide information about finding a job on campus, the costs of living on campus (including housing and food options), and important deadlines. The Center for Careers & internships will provide information on finding or creating an internship and the Center for Community Engagement will provide information on how to find an opportunity for volunteering.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220