Alumni Reading: Chris Knapp ('07) and Lauren Markham ('05)
Middlebury alums Lauren Markham and Chris Knapp will read from their recent work and take questions.
Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)
Open to the Public
Middlebury alums Lauren Markham and Chris Knapp will read from their recent work and take questions.
Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)
Open to the Public
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
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 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
“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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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
Peter Lovell Memorial Lecture in Architecture and Design:
Kevin Chu, Executive Director of Vermont Futures Project gives a lecture on “Housing and the Economic Health of Vermont”. The lecture will be followed by a Panel Discussion and Q&A.
Johnson Classroom 204
Open to the Public
Free
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
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 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)
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
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
ENVS 0401 B Community Engaged Practicum Presentations: The Economy of the Future.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
ENVS 0401 A Community Engaged Practicum Presentations: Flooded.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220
Open to the Public
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 Polycrisis, which provides the first post-pandemic global assessment of poverty and shared prosperity.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
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. 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
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
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
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
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
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
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
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Economics presents Peter Andre and “A Behavioral Economics Perspective on Climate Action: Turning Concern into Change.”
Virtual Middlebury
Open to the Public
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 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
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
The Knoll
Closed to the Public
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
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
Middlebury College
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Open to the Public
Atwater Dining Hall
The Knoll
Open to the Public
The Knoll
Open to the Public
The Knoll
Open to the Public
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
The Knoll
Open to the Public
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Closed to the Public
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
The Knoll
Open to the Public