MIIS- Student Affairs

Join yoga teacher Noemi for a 30 minute slow stretch and relaxation session every Thursday at 1:15pm PDT. It’s a great opportunity to unwind your body and mind! Open to MIIS students, staff and faculty; offered online. Access details available for Middlebury community members at http://go.miis.edu/sp21wellness. Email student.services@middlebury.edu with any questions.

Join yoga teacher Noemi for a 30 minute slow stretch and relaxation session every Thursday at 1:15pm PDT. It’s a great opportunity to unwind your body and mind! Open to MIIS students, staff and faculty; offered online. Access details available for Middlebury community members at http://go.miis.edu/sp21wellness. Email student.services@middlebury.edu with any questions.

Join yoga teacher Noemi for a 30 minute slow stretch and relaxation session every Thursday at 1:15pm PDT. It’s a great opportunity to unwind your body and mind! Open to MIIS students, staff and faculty; offered online. Access details available for Middlebury community members at http://go.miis.edu/sp21wellness. Email student.services@middlebury.edu with any questions.

Join yoga teacher Noemi for a 30 minute slow stretch and relaxation session every Thursday at 1:15pm PDT. It’s a great opportunity to unwind your body and mind! Open to MIIS students, staff and faculty; offered online. Access details available for Middlebury community members at http://go.miis.edu/sp21wellness. Email student.services@middlebury.edu with any questions.

Join MIRA for the second installment of their event series ¡Mira Who’s Cooking! This evening’s episode will feature Dr. Mahabat Baimyrzaeva and 2nd semester student Mona Rezvani as they lead us in cooking a Kyrgyz dish. Ingredients list will be shared on Instagram and MIcommunity in the week leading up to the event for anyone wanting to follow along! Zoom details can be found on the MIcommunity event page of the same name. Email Max Gomez with questions: max@middlebury.edu. 

WIISMIIS will be hosting Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider. Dr. Schneider is a Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology, national security, and political psychology with a special interest in cybersecurity, unmanned technologies, and Northeast Asia. She is a non-resident fellow at the Naval War College’s Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute and a senior policy advisor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

Anna & Chris will join us to discuss their experiences in the private sector, what advice they have for MIIS students on how to position themselves to be competitive applicants (coursework or internships, etc.), and what advice they may have for entry-level professionals.

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Brandon Pettit for the zoom link at: bpettit@middlebury.edu. 

The First Friday of April is coming up! Peace Corps Club is going to be hosting another First Friday Virtual Happy Hour this Friday April 2nd at 5 PM Pacific / 8 PM Eastern! You’re welcome to bring your friends and pets! You can bring drinks, but they’re not required. Hangout, socialize, network, and stay hydrated with your MIIS Peace Corps community and remember we’ll be doing this again next month on the First Friday of the month! We know tuning in to virtual events can be challenging after a week of classes, but we hope you join us! Virtual events are hosted on Zoom, so no mask necessary!

Dr. Christina Kwauk, the 2021 William H. and Susanne S. Tyler Visiting Fellow in Residence, will be joining the Peace Corps club this Friday March 26 at 11-12PM PST / 2-3PM EDT to continue the conversation on gender equality and the climate crisis. We’ll be talking about girls’ education, climate education in schools, and the impact these have together on finding solutions to the climate crisis. Let’s talk about the importance of climate education and how we can embolden teachers to prepare future generations of equitable climate-related problem solvers.

A discussion in honor of Women’s History Month with special guest Verlaine-Diane Soobroydoo. It will delve into the methods and experiences necessary for effective women’s activism and how to nurture women’s leadership. These include topics such as volunteering, authenticity, as well as changing mindsets and narratives.
There will also be a commentary on Zahara’s Dreams upcoming Five Cities

https://micommunity.middlebury.edu/external/events/603