Events
Thursday, October 23, 2025
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Before I Die
This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.
Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
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Weekday Morning Sitting Meditation
Join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation every weekday morning, led by various staff, faculty, and students. No registration required. Drop in any day that works for you!
McCullough Crest Room
Closed to the Public
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Drop-In Hours with the Dean of Spiritual & Religious Life
Stop in to chat and enjoy a cup of hot tea with Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark Orten.
Middlebury Chapel
Closed to the Public
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Religions 101 Pop Up!
A series of 101 pop up conversations aimed at increasing religious literacy on campus, and led by experts and practitioners on religious traditions around the world.The whole campus community is invited to drop by, and ask any questionsat the Winter Garden in Axinn weekly Thursdays 12:30- 1 pm.
Axinn Center Winter Garden
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Middlebury Club Sailing Practice
Daily practice at the Hopper Family Sailing Pavilion on Lake Champlain
Off Campus
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Extracting the Past: How the 'AI' Industry Exploits Art History & What We Can Do to Stop It
Over the last several years, universities and museums have partnered with commercial technology firms like Google, Microsoft, and Meta, who have promised that their AI products will enhance both historical research and accessibility to historical collections. These promises, however, are not supported by the reality of what computer vision—the branch of AI most relevant to the history of art—can achieve. So why have major institutions in education and the arts been so quick to take up these firms’ offers?
Mahaney Arts Center 125
Open to the Public
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Middlebury Club Nordic Weekly Practice
Regularly scheduled practice meeting outside of the Athletic Center Lobby. Will be running or rollerskiing!
Peterson Family Athletic Complex
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Middlebury Debate Society Meeting
During the meeting team members will practice their rhetorical and debating skills by participating in practice debates, lectures, and drills on both specific speech technique as well as lectures on topics related to debate eg. economics, international relations, philosophy, ethics, sociology, etc.
Munroe 311
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Middlebury in Beijing Pre-Departure Orientation
This will be a mandatory pre-departure orientation for students planning to study in Beijing during the spring (or winter-spring) of 2026. (Students admitted to the program will receive a Zoom invitation via email.)
Virtual Middlebury
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Restorative Justice and Lived Religion: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago
This lecture by Jason Springs (Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame) introduces a novel understanding of what restorative justice is and how it should be implemented. It explores the ways in which restorative justice ethics and practices exhibit moral and spiritual dynamics, and what difference such “lived religious” dynamics can make in transforming structural violence.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
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Womxn's Ultimate Frisbee Practice
Come throw frisbees, have fun, learn new skills, and meet new people!
Lighted Practice Field
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Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster Summer Internships information session with alumni
Interested in exploring the dynamics of economic inequality through community work next summer? Looking for a deeply engaging and meaningful paid summer experience? Join recent P&P interns and alums to learn about the Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster summer internships, both local and national. Come with curiosity, questions and a hunger for great conversation and food!
26 Blinn Lane, CCE