Past Events

  • Navigating Uncertainty: The Shifting Climate of Government Support for Environmental Science and Justice

    Join us for a crucial discussion on the evolving political landscape and its impacts on climate research, scientific data, citizens, education, environmental justice and beyond. As government priorities shift, what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for scholars, practitioners, and advocates? Let’s strategize, share insights, and explore ways to safeguard critical research and inclusive policies in these uncertain times.

    All are welcome—bring your questions, concerns, and ideas!

    Food will be provided.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Closed to the Public

  • Climate Action Fellowship Info Session

    Join us for an information session about the Climate Action Fellowship! You can find out more about the fellowship here.

    Virtual Middlebury

    Closed to the Public

  • The 2025 Scott A. Margolin '99 Lecture

    The 2025 Scott A. Margolin ‘99 Lecture in Environmental Affairs presents Dr. Jenna R. Jambeck, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering giving a talk titled “Stories from Sea to Source: Reducing Plastic Pollution.” 

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216

    Open to the Public

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    “Exporting Extinction: How the International Financial System Constrains Biodiverse Futures” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Audrey Irvine-Broque, PhD Student, University of British Columbia.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Climate Action Fellowship Info Session

    Applications for the Climate Action Fellowship open in early March! Join us for an info session on this wonderful paid opportunity to build community and support around a diverse array of projects that bridge the gap between theory and practice in climate related work.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • Tan poster that reads "Middlebury EcoReps Movie Night- Win prizes, eat snacks!" The poster has the EcoReps logo on it and a photo of the Lorax. It also has the location as Hillcrest 103, Wednesday February 26, 7 PM. Hope to see you there!

    EcoReps Lorax Movie Night!

    Do you speak for the trees? If so, come to EcoReps Movie Night (Wednesday, Feb. 26, 7 PM in Hillcrest 103) and spend time with like-minded sustainability enthusiasts! 

    The night will kick off with some quick trivia where you’ll have the chance to Kahoot your way into some sweet prizes. After that, our Lorax-ing will begin. Plus, we’ll have popcorn and snacks! 

    All are welcome: You, your friends, sustainability enthusiasts, Lorax enthusiasts, Kahoot enthusiasts, popcorn enthusiasts and more. See you there!


    What is EcoReps?

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • 1 picture of older woman teaching a young person how to quilt. Purple pink and maroon cloth sewed together in a collage.

    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose: Quilting for Change. An Art Exhibit and Quilting Event.

    Reduce Reuse Recycle Repurpose: Quilting for Change. An Art Exhibit and Quilting Event.

    Featuring several decades of work of local quilt artist: Ann Eileen Miller Baker.
    Come learn or share your experience quilting. Bring pieces of clothing you want to turn into a quilt, potholder, wall hanging, etc.  

    *scissors, needles, thread and fabric will be available

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    “Here Comes the Sun” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar Environmental Studies.

    McKibben will reflect on the sudden remarkable explosion of renewable energy around the world. The talk will include the climate implications of this development as well as the cultural and artistic meaning of reconnecting humans with the sun.

    Bill McKibben is founder of Third Act, which organizes people over the age of 60 for action on climate and justice.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • ENVS Senior Thesis Presentation - Windsor Smith

    “Dispossession in the Heartland: A Critical Analysis of Consolidated Agricultural Power and the Path Toward Fair-Market Farmland Access” a senior thesis presentation by Windsor Smith ‘24.5, Environmental Justice major. Windsor’s thesis engages Marxist agrarian research to critique the actors, processes, and consequences of small and mid-size farm dispossession in the U.S., as well as potential solutions for improving future land access within a capitalist system. 

    Axinn Center 229

    Closed to the Public

  • The World Bank and IMF at 80: Do they have a further lease of life? Building a global mandate in a nationalist world.

    Can you envision a world free of poverty on a livable planet? How can we influence the actions of global financial institutions to play a greater role in achieving such a goal? Please join this discussion with people who are actively engaged with this important topic both globally and locally. On the 80th anniversary of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), a critical perspective on mandates and what lies ahead. Insights and observations will be shared by https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/mark-brown.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • John Fullerton and Bill McKibben: Change and Regeneration

    Join renowned thought leaders John Fullerton and Bill McKibben for a compelling dialogue, Era of Change or Change of Era? The Path Towards a Regenerative Future. This event explores the emerging paradigm of regenerative economics - a radical idea of redesigning economies based on living systems.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Sustainability, Climate, Knoll Internship Info Session

    Join the Sustainability and Environmental Affairs team to learn about upcoming spring and summer internship opportunities and timelines.

    Hear all about The Knoll, Sustainability Solutions Lab, and Climate Action Fellowship. 

    Staff and current students will share experiences, expectations, and help you make decisions about what you might want to apply for!

    Light snacks will be provided.

    Hillcrest 200

  • Kick off 2025 with a Regenerative Breath Workshop

     Kick off 2025 with an Inner Regenerative Journey with Sandy Wiggins.  In this workshop we will explore the inner landscape where the foundation of culture and economic life reside. It is through inner transformation that the evolution toward a regenerative economy and culture is catalyzed and sustained. Accessing and addressing our inner beliefs and paradigms is the potent work of systems change.

    Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)

  • EcoReps FREE Clothing Trift and Swap!

    Interested in mixing up your wardrobe?! The EcoReps will be hosting a FREE clothing thrift and swap on December 6, 12-3 PM in Gifford! Stop by for some new pieces for your closet and contribute to sustainability on campus.

     

    Gifford Annex Classroom 156

  • Student Panel: Environmental Studies Abroad / Off Campus

    Are you student who majors in Environmental Studies or just wants to do sustainability/environment related work while studying abroad? Do you have questions about what type of program you should choose, where you should travel to, what you should expect in classes outside of Middlebury?  Come listen to current students who have studied in different countries talk about their time abroad, what they wish they had known, what they got from their program, etc. and ask questions about their experience!

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Closed to the Public

  • Connecting data dots between people, prosperity and the planet: A World Bank vantage point

    Umar Serajuddin ‘96 will return to campus for a conversation moderated by Lomus Pudasaini ‘25 (Economics) and Lillian Caldwell ‘26 (Economics). This discussion explores pathways, out of the current polycrisis, to achieve progress toward eradicating poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. The conversation is centered on the findings of the World Bank’s newly released Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024: Pathways Out of the Polycrisiswhich provides the first post-pandemic global assessment of poverty and shared prosperity. 

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    The Precarious State of Moose in Vermont and the Challenges of Managing Wildlife Under Climate Change, a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Jed Murdoch, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Program, University of Vermont.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Local Honey Tasting

     

    Local Honey Tasting. Come sample some local honey products and learn about the process of keeping bees, running an apiary, and local business. Sponsored by Middlebury EcoReps.

    Axinn Center Winter Garden

    Closed to the Public

  • Environmental Studies Program Fall Cider Social

    Come meet fellow ES majors, minors, and faculty. Learn more about the major and opportunities in the program and get any questions answered prior to spring registration. Prospective majors and minors are also encouraged to attend.
    Apples, cider, and cider doughnuts will be served. 
    Monday, November 4, 2024 4:30 pm in HLD 103, the Orchard.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Closed to the Public

  • Radical Pamphlets Old and New

    New Perennials at Middlebury College is pleased to announce Radical Pamphlets Past and Present, a celebration of and conversation about the pamphlet as a means of radical thought and inspiration for social change.

     When: Friday, November 1, 2024; 4pm-6pm
    Where: Middlebury College, Davis Library: Harmon Periodical Reading Area, Middlebury, VT

    Davis Family Library Harman Periodicals Reading Area

    Open to the Public

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    Environmental Studies Core Conversations: “Contingency and Complexity” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk featuring Middlebury College Professors:
    Rebecca Gould, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies;
    Christopher Klyza, Robert ’35 and Helen ’38 Stafford Professor in Public Policy, Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies; 
    Peter Ryan, Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences and Environmental Studies.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • From Battell to Baku: How a degree in Am Lit led from Transcendentalism to Climate Finance

    Charlie Kronick ‘78 will join a conversation moderated by students Maya Teiman ‘25 and Ken Deng ‘24.5. The impacts of climate change, including physical impacts - rising sea levels, shrinking glaciers, more intense extreme weather events (including Helene and Milton) - are ubiquitous and plain to see. The climate crisis is an existential threat on a variety of levels. Yet the response to this global problem is disputed, deeply polarizing, far from rational and for many audiences signifies far beyond its actual “real world” manifestation.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • EcoReps Films: Princess Mononoke

    Come watch a screening of Princess Mononoke followed by a discussion of its environmental awareness! A program sponsored by EcoReps!  

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Gear Repair Event with description of ways Maine Gear Share will provide outdoor gear repair services at Middlebury on October 25

    Free Gear Repair and Outdoor Adventure Fest

    Bring your snagged jackets! Bring your holey hats! Bring your tents with broken zippers! 

    MMC, Outdoor Programs, Climate Action Program, and Innovation Hub are delighted to bring Maine GearShare to campus. They’ll be offering free gear repair from 12-5 on Oct 25! Drop off gear in need of repair, then connect with student orgs about how to get outside. 

    Find us on the lawn in between Gifford and the Middlebury Chapel.

    Middlebury College

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    Restoration through Dam Removal and River Reconnection - A Nature Based Approach to Community Resilience, a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Karina Dailey, Vermont Natural Resources Council.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Justin Mankin

    Constraining Uncertainty in the Human Impacts of Climate Change

    Justin Mankin Associate Professor of Geography at Dartmouth College  Principle Investigator of Dartmouth’s Climate Modeling and Impact Group   Constraining Uncertanty in the Human Impacts of Climate Change Tuesday, October 15, @ 4:30 PM in Axinn Center, room 229 Justin’s lecture will explore the climate change impacts on people and the things they value, by drawing examples from violent conflict, economic growth, and water resources.

    Axinn Center 229

    Open to the Public

  • Seeing is Believing: Black Voices, New Stories

    In this moment of environmental, political, and social change, what are the stories of “now”? Who is doing the telling?  And why does it matter?

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Knoll Service Day

    Come join EcoReps and garden at the Knoll! Get an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the campus garden, help with garden maintenance, and eat outside at our beautiful Knoll! Co-Sponsored by EcoReps.  

    The Knoll

    Closed to the Public

  • Emily Raboteau Reading & Talk

    Join renowned fiction and non-fiction author Emily Raboteau for an environmentally-minded reading and talk in Axinn 232.

    Axinn Center 232

    Open to the Public

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    The Guarantees: Building an Inclusive Economy, a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Natalie Foster, Economic Security Project.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • College Horticulturist Tim Parsons leads a Campus Tree Tour during Fall Family Weekend

    Fall Family Weekend Campus Tree Tour!

    Meet at the front porch of Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest to join the popular Fall Family Weekend Campus Tree Tour led by passionate Middlebury horticulturalist and tree expert Tim Parsons. Learn fun facts and hear stories about various trees around campus. Tim will also explain how he manages our rural Vermont campus as an urban forest.

    Check out Tim Parson’s blog, The Middlebury Landscape, or follow Tim on Instagram.

    Middlebury College

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    Toward a More Holistic Land Ethic: Lessons from Pastoralism, a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Helen Whybrow, Author, “The Salt of Stones: A Shepherd’s World, A Shepherd’s Mind.”

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Sustainability & Environmental Affairs Welcome Back Social & Poster Session

    Join Sustainability & Environmental Affairs (SEA) for our first annual Welcome Back Fall Social & Poster Session! SEA Summer Interns from Sustainability Solutions Lab (SSL), Knoll, Climate Action Program (CAP), and New Perennials will display their array of work in a poster session, and we invite you to come chat with them, explore their projects, meet the SEA staff, hear about our programs, and learn more about sustainability & climate action at Middlebury! All are welcome, refreshments will be provided.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Growing an Equitable Return: Farming While Black Screening and Panel on BIPOC land access in Vermont

    Join ACORN, the Climate Action Program, and the Knoll for a screening of Farming While Black, “a feature film about the rising generation of young black farmers. Featuring Leah Penniman, author of ‘Farming While Black,’” followed by a panel discussion on increasing access to farming for BIPOC farmers in Vermont. All are welcome! RSVPs are not required but appreciated. RSVP here.  

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours

    All are welcome to join Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours. Please check go.middlebury.edu/knollhours for information and updates about weather.

    The Knoll

    Open to the Public

  • Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours

    All are welcome to join Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours. Please check go.middlebury.edu/knollhours for information and updates about weather.

    The Knoll

    Open to the Public

  • Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours

    All are welcome to join Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours. Please check go.middlebury.edu/knollhours for information and updates about weather.

    The Knoll

    Open to the Public

  • Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours

    All are welcome to join Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours. Please check go.middlebury.edu/knollhours for information and updates about weather.

    The Knoll

    Open to the Public

  • Holistic Futures Circles

    What is the world we want to live in? How can we cultivate a stronger sense of interconnection, interdependence and holistic healing? Franklin Environmental Center Artist in Residence Dr. Carolyn Finney, Sophia Calvi, and Tara Federoff are holding circle to continue exploration into what holistic sustainability and futures can look like in a changing world.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Closed to the Public

  • Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours

    All are welcome to join Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours. Please check go.middlebury.edu/knollhours for information and updates about weather.

    The Knoll

    Open to the Public