MIIS- Student Affairs

Join Student Services for our bi-monthly Housing Huddles! The first 20-30 minutes will be spent reviewing housing resources to support off-campus housing such as the digital housing guide and MIcommunity housing group, and the remaining time will be open for your questions. The room will remain open for the full hour. These Huddles are open to both incoming fall 2021 students as well as current students at the Institute.

Join Student Services for our bi-monthly Housing Huddles! The first 20-30 minutes will be spent reviewing housing resources to support off-campus housing such as the digital housing guide and MIcommunity housing group, and the remaining time will be open for your questions. The room will remain open for the full hour. These Huddles are open to both incoming fall 2021 students as well as current students at the Institute.

Join the MIIS Veterans Organization for a networking event to meet Middlebury (College and Institute) veteran alumni and the Midd Vets Give Back mentoring and networking organization. We will also have a guest presentation from Mike Heaney, Vietnam veteran, who has worked with Ken Burns for documentaries about his Vietnam experience. This is also an opportunity to meet current Middlebury students who aspire to work in military or public service.

Register in advance for this meeting:

Join Queers and Allies at MIIS (QAAAM) and the MIIS Veteran’s Organization in celebrating Trans Day of Visibility with a conversation between military service members and non-service members.

Register to join us via Zoom here! https://middlebury.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqcOutqz4rHtPS0G-gXx0Kmg42i-tw4BSu

In the expectation of the Spring Break, we are holding the first Cantonese Karaoke Night this Saturday at 7pm Mar 13th PT. We will use the mobile app WeSing for this virtual hangout. Cantonese songs are preferred, but feel free to sing other types of songs as well. For more information, please contact us at zhiyuanf@middlebury.edu

Join Mira Immigrant Rights Alliance on Friday, March 12 @4PM PST for a live exchange of international cuisine. The first episode will feature MIRA President (Chris Baca), and Communications Coordinator (Lameese Madi)— where Lameese will show Chris how to make a delicious and HEALTHY North African Shakshuka! The ingredients for the recipe have already been posted on MIRA’s Instagram page– attendees who follow along with the recipe and share it on Instagram using #MiraWhosCooking will compete to win $25!

The third Cantonese Lesson delivered by Cantonese at MIIS will cover more Cantonese collocations, offer opportunities for practices, and introduce another two Cantonese artists.

Reach out to us at zhiyuanf@middlebury.edu for Zoom information.

Join the MIIS Veterans Organization for our Veteran Resources Information Session! We will be hosting several speakers from the Monterey region who will provide information to students and their families about the resources available to them as veterans, both in general and in the local Monterey area. This session will include time for Q&A’s and contact information for students wishing for additional resources and information.

Register in advance for this meeting:

Join QAAAM and the MIIS Veterans Organization via Zoom for a screening of the film Transmilitary, directed by Gabriel Silverman and Fiona Dawson.

You will need your Middlebury login to access the film via this link. We will stream the film on our separate computers while having the zoom room open for chatting and discussion after the film.

WIIS at MIIS will be hosting Dr. Amy Waters of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Waters serves as the Program Manager for the Nuclear Threat Reduction program.

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/97029347686?pwd=YVRWRmdFU3J2TkdHN2RwUzZ6UlVIZz09