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Sharing Stories: April Privilege&Poverty Talk

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
The Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster, its Student Advisory Board and Faculty members are coming together for a student-faculty lunch discussion. Students and faculty alike will participate in informal discussion of poverty and its many complexities, including but not limited to economic disparities in the U.S.

McCullough - Conference Room @ the Grille

Closed to the Public

Screening of Celia Watson's Thesis Play in collaboration with Project Independence

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
A screening of the thesis play Celia Watson ‘17 performed in the fall. The play is titled “Old Enough to Know Better, Young Enough to Do It Again”. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the creator and staff members of Project Independence. Short videos of Project Independence participants appearing on Middlebury Community Television will play after the Q&A.

Axinn Center 232

Open to the Public

Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope

Sponsored by:
Community Friends and The Center for Community Engagement
Screening and panel discussion of the documentary Resilience, which explores the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), experiences of extreme stress or trauma that have been linked to lasting negative effects on a child’s development and serious health risks later in life. The film offers hope that awareness of ACEs can lead to a greater investment in screening, prevention, and treatment. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Donna Bailey, Co-Director of the Parent Child Center, Dr.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Reorientation: Reorganizing for Action

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Join facilitators from BreakAway for this professional development workshop. At a time when immersion trips and experiential learning are on the rise, it’s important that we think critically about the short- and long-term effects of our work. Students often talk about the life-changing experiences they have through these programs, but how often do they result in long-lasting transformation? Break Away recently redefined our concept of Reorientation as reorganizing into small groups.

McCullough Crest Room

Open to the Public

Privilege and Poverty Academic Cluster Atwater Dinner

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Please join us for the Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster Atwater Dinner! This dinner is open to interested students, faculty, and staff who want to learn more about the Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster and spend an evening in conversation with other members of the Middlebury Community delving into issues of inequality locally and globally. If you’re a student interested in pursuing courses in the Academic Cluster and a Privilege & Poverty summer internship, please join us for this event!
Closed to the Public

Privilege and Poverty Academic Cluster Atwater Dinner

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement
Please join us for the Privilege and Poverty Academic Cluster Awater Dinner! This dinner is open to interested students and faculty and staff who want to learn more about the Privilege and Poverty Academic Cluster and spend an evening in conversation with other members of the Middlebury Community delving into issues of inequality locally and globally. If you’re a student interested in pursuing courses in the Academic Cluster and a national or local Privilege and Poverty summer internship, please join us for this event!