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.
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
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.
“Educating for (Climate) Change” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk featuring:
Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar of Environmental Studies, Jon Isham, Director of the Environmental Studies Program and Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies Dan Suarez, C.V. Starr Fellow in International Studies and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Minna Brown ’07, Director of the Middlebury Climate Action Program
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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!
Wilson Terrace, McCullough Student Center
Banner with the words Radial Pamphlets Here & Now and an image of a woman sewing
Join us for to celebrate the abundance of 2025 in the garden: come taste some Knoll friend-made hot sauce and snacks made with produce from the garden.
Want to make a hot sauce entry? Check out more info at go/knollhours in mid-October!
Interested in sustainability and climate action on campus but not sure where to begin? All are welcome to drop by the EcoReps Community Circles, a space to meet new people, discover new opportunities, and connect with one another!
A different craft or activity that you can take home will be offered each circle as an easy way to connect and keep our hands busy. Bring your friends or come and meet new ones, we hope to see you there!
“Regional Trash, Urban Harm: Environmental Justice Dialogue in Greater Hartford, CT” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Abigail Fisher Williamson, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law at Trinity College.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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.
Come meet fellow Environmental Studies 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.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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 24! 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.
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.
Interested in sustainability and climate action on campus but not sure where to begin? All are welcome to drop by the EcoReps Community Circles, a space to meet new people, discover new opportunities, and connect with one another!
A different craft or activity that you can take home will be offered each circle as an easy way to connect and keep our hands busy. Bring your friends or come and meet new ones, we hope to see you there!
This two part series will provide a space to discuss and reflect on money, class, and privilege with facilitators Susanna Penfield and Matsuno and author of The Financial Activist Playbook Jasmine Rashid. Through guided exercises and conversations participants will have the chance to unpack their personal money stories and participate in group discussions on the power of social action and the possibilities of money to act as a driver for collective liberation.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
This two part series will provide a space to discuss and reflect on money, class, and privilege with facilitators Susanna Penfield and Matsuno and author of The Financial Activist Playbook Jasmine Rashid. Through guided exercises and conversations participants will have the chance to unpack their personal money stories and participate in group discussions on the power of social action and the possibilities of money to act as a driver for collective liberation.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
Environmental Studies Core Conversations: Time Daniel Brayton, Julian W. Abernethy Professor of Literature and member of the Environmental Studies Program Joseph Holler, Associate Professor of Geography Christopher Klyza, Stafford Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies Monica Przyperhart, Visiting Laboratory Instructor in Environmental Studies
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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.
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
Interested in sustainability and climate action on campus but not sure where to begin? All are welcome to drop by the EcoReps Community Circles, a space to meet new people, discover new opportunities, and connect with one another!
A different craft or activity that you can take home will be offered each circle as an easy way to connect and keep our hands busy. Bring your friends or come and meet new ones, we hope to see you there!
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
As the maple leaves turn gold and plant friends begin to fruit and flower, we are also welcoming one of the well-celebrated East/Southeast Asian festival - Mid-Autumn Festival, deeply connected with culture, community, and land. With the peak harvest season having come to the Knoll, it is time to celebrate this abundance together with friends and loved ones. Join us for a Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival at the Knoll with music, performances, and food!
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.
This practice-based activity is open to anyone on campus, but especially those interested in thinking about ecology beyond traditional Western disciplinary lenses. We will use drawings and sound to consider the boundaries between more-than-human nature and embodied experience that Gloria Anzaldúa set out in her mediations, which proposed a feminist approach to the spaces and places at the U.S-Mexico border.
“Forest Recovery from Human Land-Use: Implications for Streams and Carbon Storage” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Stephen Peters-Collaer, PhD student in forest ecology in the Carbon Dynamics Lab at the University of Vermont.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
Interested in sustainability and climate action on campus but not sure where to begin? All are welcome to drop by the EcoReps Community Circles, a space to meet new people, discover new opportunities, and connect with one another!
A different craft or activity that you can take home will be offered each circle as an easy way to connect and keep our hands busy. Bring your friends or come and meet new ones, we hope to see you there!
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
The Addison County Clean Energy Community is hosting Sun Day to celebrate the power of clean energy to save money, live healthier lives, and to confront the climate crisis by eliminating fossil fuels. Join us for a kid friendly afternoon of live music, food trucks, an electric vehicle petting zoo, art projects, face painting, advice on how to make the switch to clean energy, an opportunity to learn how to get involved in our local efforts, and more.
The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.
The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.
“AI and Climate: Superpowers for Good or Drivers of Destruction?” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Tim Profeta, Professor of the Practice, Middlebury College, and Senior Fellow, Duke Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability and Vee Syengo ‘25.5, Computer Science and English double major at Middlebury College.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.
The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
Join Sustainability & Environmental Affairs (SEA) for our second annual Welcome Back Fall Social & Poster Session! SEA Summer Interns from Sustainability Solutions Lab (SSL), The Knoll, Climate Action Fellowship (CAF), 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
For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information
Think you can tell the difference between real organic and fauxganic blueberries? Join us for a free blind taste test of soil-grown, organic blueberries vs. hydroponic counterfeits. Cast your vote, learn the truth, and tase some delicious berries!
In this Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk students currently enrolled in ENVS 0401 B Community-Engaged Environmental Studies Practicum with present work from their semester long community-engaged projects.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
In this Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk students currently enrolled in ENVS 0401 A Community-Engaged Environmental Studies Practicum with present work from their semester long community-engaged projects.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Join us for a conversation with Brian Donahue, scholar, farmer, forester, and author of the new book Slow Wood: Green Building from Local Forests, published by Yale University Press.
How are governmental negotiations at UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties (COPs) shaped by generational gaps and questions about intersectionality? Former climate negotiator for the government of Mexico, Ivonne Maricarmen Serna ‘23, will speak about her experiences at UNFCCC COP-29 to the Middlebury community and broader public.
“How to Love a Forest” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Ethan Tapper, Forester, Author of “How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World.”
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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 fall registration. Prospective majors and minors are also encouraged to attend.
A variety of snacks and treats will be provided.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
“Tell Me What You Think – Three Thousand Acres in the Champlain Valley: Middlebury College Lands Planning” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Marc Lapin, College Lands Conservationist and Associate Laboratory Professor in Environmental Studies.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
