Vermont Campus Resources

Your residential experience is supported by the following staff and resources on both the Bread Loaf and Middlebury campuses. See also Medical Resources and Academic Resources.

Bread Loaf Vermont Summer Staff

For a complete listing of our summer staff, please see the BreadWeb Vermont Staff Directory.      

The Bread Loaf Office
(Bread Loaf Inn 104)

Hours:             
Monday-Thursday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm; 2:00 – 4:00 pm 
Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Bread Loaf office staff assist with academic, employment, and student life issues, schedule appointments with administrators, and provide other support as needed. Please see Dianne Baroz, Vermont campus coordinator, for assistance.

The Front Desk 
(Lobby Bread Loaf Inn)               
Ext 2700 or 802-443-2700

Hours:              
Monday–Saturday 8:00 am–11:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am–11:00 pm

The Front Desk is your go-to for residential life services. The staff, headed by Victoria and Ed Brown, handle mail and other postal services, provide information about the campus and the local area, run weekly outings, address on-campus maintenance issues, assist with emergencies, and support residential life as needed. 

Campus Dining

Our Inn dining room offers cafeteria-style meal service, with vegetarian and non-vegetarian food options. Grab ‘n go containers are available, as are picnic blankets (from the Front Desk) and picnic tables. 

Hours:             

Technology

Wireless connections are available throughout the campus. Ethernet ports are also available in the Inn Lobby, Davison Library, and Apple Cellar (see below). IT staff are available to assist you with accessing your Middlebury College account, BLSE wi-fi, and printing. See also the Bread Loaf Technology Guide for the how-to’s of connecting at Bread Loaf.

The Apple Cellar, on the ground floor of Davison Library, serves as our computer center. A quiet, air-conditioned workspace, it has both Macs and PCs for your use. 

BreadWeb

BreadWeb provides a digital contact point for our community. It gives you easy access to the campus newspaper (The Crumb) and events calendar. It also lists contact information for the Bread Loaf Vermont staff. Contact Tom McKenna if you need to set up your BreadWeb account.

Telephone Services

Bread Loaf campus does have cell service, though bars may be limited in some places. You can make local calls from a landline in the Inn lobby: dial 9, then area code and number. Outside callers can leave messages for you at the Front Desk. After hours, callers can reach you via Public Safety (802-443-5911) in cases of emergency. 

Amenities

• Laundry Facilities: Coin-operated washers and dryers are available on campus, in the laundry building behind the Inn. You’ll need quarters: the Front Desk can make change.
• Campus Exercise Room (Barn East): To help support your wellbeing and health, equipment includes two elliptical trainers, two treadmills, and two stationary bikes. Hours TBA.
• Campus Bookstore (Barn East): The Middlebury campus bookstore sells a selection of books by our faculty and speakers, along with “school” supplies, Bread Loaf-branded clothing, toiletries, and other necessaries. Hours TBD.
• Transportation to Town: The Front Desk runs a daily shuttle to Middlebury, in the morning and afternoon. You can sign up at the Front Desk.
• Parking: Parking is available in the big lot in front of the Barn. Please do NOT park along Route 125, except when loading/unloading.

Recreation 

The Bread Loaf campus is located near walking trails, lakes, and ponds; we offer weekend excursions to some of the best. You can play volleyball, Bocce ball, croquet, ultimate frisbee, and tennis on campus and use our small exercise room. You also have access to Middlebury College facilities, including the gym, indoor track, Olympic pool, and (for a fee) golf course. For other local resources (including restaurants, movies, and stores), see our staff’s area recreation guide.

Emergency Contacts

For medical, fire, smoke, crime, carbon monoxide alarm, or other catastrophic emergencies, call 911 and then the Front Desk. After hours, all calls to the Front Desk will be routed to the Department of Public Safety. 

In the event of a campus-wide emergency, Public Safety will send messages to your middlebury.edu email account through RAVE. The Bread Loaf Inn has a generator and is your go-to during a power outage.