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Privilege and Poverty Pizza Night

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Join the Privilege and Poverty program for a night of pizza and conversation! If you are a former Privilege and Poverty intern, part of the academic cluster, a recent applicant, or interested in learning more about the program, come to the Center for Community Engagement to create and eat your own pizzas, and destress before finals season.

26 Blinn Lane, CCE

Closed to the Public

Privilege and Poverty Dinner

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Cook and Chat: Poverty and Food Security in Addison County

Join the Privilege and Poverty Summer 2022 interns as they lead an evening of cooking and conversations on food insecurity and poverty in Addison County. We will cook dinner together using ingredients from different grocery stores/food sources with varying levels of economic accessibility at the Center for Community Engagement. Over our group meal, we will discuss questions like:

26 Blinn Lane, CCE

Closed to the Public
Middlebury Science Café flyer. Purple and pink geometric background with coffee cup line drawing. Text reads: 'Every Second Thursday at The Lost Monarch'

The Middlebury Science Café

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Rescheduled from November: 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.

Off Campus

Open to the Public

Election Hero Day

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Join the Center for Community Engagement Democracy Initiatives team on Proctor Terrace to thank an election hero.  Postcards and cookies provided!  Register to Vote in Vermont

Proctor Terrace

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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

Yellow poster with various descriptions of each event and the political candidates who will be in attendnace

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