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Friday, September 19, 2025

  • Colorful explosion on black background. Text: 2025 Clifford Symposium: AI Unboxed: Moving Beyond Hype & Fear

    Clifford Symposium 2025: AI and Global Security

    Sponsored by:
    Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry

    Ian Stewart, Executive Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Washington, D.C.

    Dr. Ian Stewart will examine pathways through which advancing AI may threaten international peace and security and will explore the mitigation of these risks. This will include examination of AI in relation to strategic competition between the U.S. and China. He will also explore how AI may be leveraged as a tool to support rather than undermine international peace and security.

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public
  • A bowl of chocolate with sheet music in the background

    Arts and Chocolate Days

    Sponsored by:
    Mahaney Arts Center

    Students, get involved with the performing arts! Come by the MAC for chocolate and a free PAS ticket!

    Arts at Middlebury invites first year students to claim one free ticket to a Performing Arts Series (PAS) event, as a welcome gift from the Mahaney Arts Center. And, any student, regardless of year, who becomes a Performing Arts Series Society (PASS) Scholar can also receive a free ticket.

    Mahaney Arts Center Upper Lobby

    Closed to the Public
  • Colorful explosion on black background. Text: 2025 Clifford Symposium: AI Unboxed: Moving Beyond Hype & Fear

    Clifford Symposium 2025: Building the Future Workforce: An Industry Perspective on AI and Human Potential

    Sponsored by:
    Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry

    Parker Harris, CTO of Slack and Cofounder of Salesforce

    Parker Harris ’89 shares insights from leading a major cloud computing company through the AI revolution. He explores workforce displacement, skill development, and the evolving relationship between human creativity and machine intelligence, examining opportunities and responsibilities of large-scale AI adoption. 

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public
  • hands holding an illuminated manuscript with a yellow background

    Discover Special Collections

    Sponsored by:
    College Libraries

    What happens when you mix a museum and a petting zoo? You get the coolest place on campus: Special Collections! We’re home to Medieval manuscripts, antique maps, rare first editions, plus 225 years of Middlebury history, all at your fingertips. 

    Davis Family Library, Special Collections Reading Room

  • Jumm'ah

    Sponsored by:
    Muslim Students Association (MSA)

    Join the Muslim Student Association for our weekly Friday Congregational prayers. We offer a space for Islamic education, reflection and upliftment alongside the Muslim community on campus!

    McCullough Crest Room

  • Colorful explosion on black background. Text: 2025 Clifford Symposium: AI Unboxed: Moving Beyond Hype & Fear

    Clifford Symposium 2025: From Words to Numbers and Back Again: A Gentle Introduction to Language Model Internals

    Sponsored by:
    Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry

    Professor Laura Biester (Computer Science) provides an accessible technical introduction to language modeling without requiring extensive math or computer science background. She covers language modeling history, explains how today’s models generate text, and connects technical processes to responsible AI use questions.

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public

  • On Tap Interest Meeting

    Sponsored by:
    On Tap

    Interest meeting is open to all students regardless of prior tap or dance experience. Come prepared to learn a few tap steps!

    Forest West Basement Activity Space (031)

  • Colorful explosion on black background. Text: 2025 Clifford Symposium: AI Unboxed: Moving Beyond Hype & Fear

    Clifford Symposium 2025: AI and Art: Facets of Humanity

    Sponsored by:
    Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry

    Laura Splan and Minne Atairu

    Two artists explore human-AI coexistence through distinct approaches. Atairu uses algorithmic reconstructions to visualize erased histories; Splan employs AI-assisted modeling exploring biotechnology and body aesthetics. Both probe humanity across flesh, code, and daily patterns while using AI as a collaborative tool and provocation.

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public
  • DREAM Mentoring

    DREAM Friday

    Sponsored by:
    DREAM Mentoring

    DREAM is an organization that mentors and engages in a variety of activities with youth from the Middlebury area. We connect with children living in low-income housing and form relationships through weekly meetings and fun projects such as baking, arts and crafts, sports, and more. Furthermore, we cultivate a positive, welcoming, and encouraging environment for all children and mentees. This Friday, we are going to the kids’ neighborhood and do some fun activities!

    Off Campus

  • Colorful explosion on black background. Text: 2025 Clifford Symposium: AI Unboxed: Moving Beyond Hype & Fear

    Clifford Symposium 2025: Keynote: Coexisting with AI

    Sponsored by:
    Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry

    Kay Firth-Butterfield, CEO of Good Tech Advisory

    AI ethicist Kay Firth-Butterfield discusses how humans and AI can coexist amid widespread hype. From enhanced work to job displacement concerns, she explores what humans must do now to ensure AI serves us—shifting from “what AI will do” to “what humans want AI to do.”

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public