The Program
The Rohatyn Global Scholars program brings select first-year students together to explore, accelerate, and deepen their understanding of complex global issues. It also positions Scholars to appreciate the full range of global educational and professional opportunities that a Middlebury experience offers.
Through a series of interactive events, RGS helps foster self-discovery, social engagement, and critical inquiry into global challenges and opportunities. In the process, it shapes Scholars’ understanding of the world and equips them with a global mindset that will enhance whatever majors they may ultimately declare.
MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN RGS SCHOLAR?
- belonging to a select community of engaged learners
- acquiring a global mindset prior to declaring a major
- learning about and engaging with complex global issues
- developing skills, academic interests, and professional foundations
- leveraging knowledge into academic and professional opportunities
- becoming certified as a Rohatyn Global Scholar
IS THE RGS PROGRAM FOR YOU?
Yes, if you are interested in…
- a range of global issues
- social, racial, and environmental justice at home and abroad
- how societies, cultures, and global politics help create and solve global issues
- solutions to global challenges that your generation cares about
- taking your Middlebury education as far as it can go
Yes, if you want to…
- make sense of a complex world
- learn about diverse global/international academic and career paths
- acquire effective communication skills
- enhance your critical thinking abilities
- converse with experts who dedicate their professional lives to solving specific global issues
- learn to approach global problems with a solutionist mindset
- be part of an inclusive, inspiring, and fun community
ARE THERE OPPORTUNITES BEYOND YEAR ONE?
- Rohatyn Global Fellows for Middlebury sophomores, juniors and seniors
- graduate courses at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) while at Middlebury College
- study away at MIIS with the possibility of enrolling in a fast-track master’s degree
- paid research assistantships (MIIS, RCGA, CNS)
- paid internships on and off campus (RGGA: help organize small student group discussions, social gatherings, and receptions with visitors/faculty for the RGS program)
- peer mentoring incoming First Year Scholars on a voluntary basis
- participation in the Student Spring Symposium
Through a commitment to immersive learning, we prepare students to lead engaged, consequential, and creative lives, contribute to their communities, and address the world’s most challenging problems.
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