MIIS- Student Affairs

De-stress from finals with a classic “shirk your responsibilities” movie — join the MIIS library and Student Services for Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! Whether it’s your first viewing or your 15th, this movie will always make you laugh. Fresh popcorn will be served. Email student.services@middlebury.edu with any questions regarding the event.

Please join us for an exciting speaker series with Ari Redbord! He is head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM Labs and will be speaking with us about “North Korea, Russia, and national security threats in the age of cryptocurrencies” with a bit of time spent on the DPRK crypto hacks.

Dr. Petrich will chat about her experience as a woman in the field interviewing violent actors and law enforcement as part of her field research.

CSWG President Elle Zesky presents her recent findings on the NFT and decentralized space. She takes a sociological step into the world of Web 3.0 and NFTs. She will speak about the Good the Bad and the Ugly of it all. At the end she will post an informational video full of recent NFT scandals, gossip and triumphs in the space.

The local Monterey Soccer team is having their first home game of the season come out and support your local club!

As for Japanese Center@MIIS’s last event for this semester, we are having a picnic style language meetup at Friendly Plaza (the park area right next to campus, by City Hall). We will have fun activities such as an onigiri-making, suikawari, as well as lawn games. As always, all proficiency levels are welcome. Please RSVP via: https://forms.gle/uCZGp2yHMuJstkqFA.

Join us to celebrate the end of this semester with fellow classmates in a casual setting! This event is geared towards language learners, native speakers looking for a place to connect, and those wanting to practice. Any and all languages are welcome. Snacks provided. For more information contact Helen at hbartlett@middlebury.edu.

Location: Fieldwork Brewery 

We will be screening the episode of Netflix’s “Our Great National Parks” (narrated by Barack Obama) which focuses on Monterey Bay’s National Marine Sanctuary. Come watch sea otters, learn about the local environment and be lulled by the dulcet tones of Mr. Obama!

Bike Club’s second spring group ride!! We will meet on campus at 1pm with bike tools and tire pumps, leave campus at 1:30 and ride to Fort Ord Dunes State Park. We will ride as a group, with a slow pace, mostly along the bike path. All are welcome on this ride/at the locations regardless of biking interest.

Join the Financial Crime Management Club for a hybrid chat about best-practices to avoid cyber scams and other financial crimes at 787 Munras and via Zoom (950 6992 4192; password: 848289)!