Sustainability & Environmental Affairs

Students are often the drivers of major change at Middlebury, and this panel will give us the chance to hear from several former and current student leaders about how they approached their time on campus. We’ll hear about the founding of SNEG and 350.org, Divest Midd, and current efforts. Aroneanu and Baker will also share how their time at Middlebury shaped their paths as advocates for clean and just futures.

Lunch served in the Great Hall, Panel hosted in MBH 216. Featuring Ella Powers ‘27, Isaac Baker ‘14.5, and Phil Aroneanu ‘06.5

New Perennials is pleased to announce our first annual Radical Pamphlets Pop Up. An open airing of recently published short-form pamphlets by Middlebury students and community partners. Come listen to the authors read their works, take away (free) pamphlets, and ponder the authors’ musing on a variety of subjects—from education to equine therapy to the brilliance of nature. All welcome!

Join us for a special community lunch. Together, we’ll pull together the various lessons, insights, and next steps we have explored over the course of the conference.

From leading chants at COP in Montreal in 2005, to charting the launch of Step It Up and 350.org, to clarifying demands for NOXL, to emphasizing the importance of Fossil Free Media, Jamie Henn has been a driver of strategic grassroots climate action since his time at Middlebury.

In this conversation with President Ian Baucom, Henn will share his experiences of what really does work, as well as an understanding of the forces that shape climate narratives and misinformation.

The What Works Now Conference will be kicked off with a Thursday Night SNEG meeting! Join students and alumni for a night of community and climate action. 

Tabi Joda is an internationally influential figure in the ecological, sustainable development, and resilient agriculture movement. He is the Ambassador of the Great Green Wall Initiative of the African Union, UN Consultant, and coordinator for One Billion Trees for Africa—a movement promoting tree planting to combat the Sahara Desert and building sustainable micro-agriculture systems across the Sahel. While his work is in the realm of ecology, his work rests first on the local human ecosystems that must be strong and healthy for sustainable local projects to succeed.

Join Tim Profeta, JD, executive in residence at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability while he explores his career trajectory from counsel for the environment to Sen. Joseph Lieberman as a principal architect of the Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act of 2003 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Join us to discuss the future of climate action at Middlebury with a range of breakout topics led by students and alums.

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden this Fall Family Weekend!

No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information.

Have a rip that needs fixing? A zipper that doesn’t work anymore? Want to learn how to fix it yourself? Join Maine Gear Share, Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Outdoor Programs, and Innovation Hub for a hands-on workshop to learn how to repair your gear. 

Pizza and a discussion of the Maine Gear Share model will follow at 6pm.

Details and RSVP to come!