Events, Programs, and Courses
The Scott Center sponsors and hosts numerous ongoing events throughout the year. Join us for any and all that appeal to you, and be sure to check back often to see what’s new and coming up!
Upcoming Events
Crest Room, McCullough
The Religious Life Council presents an interfaith student-led panel discussion on how our faith shapes our relationship with the natural world. Participating student orgs: Hindu Student Association, Hillel, Muslim Student Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Buddhist Student Association, Middlebury Quakers, Newman Club.
Snacks will be provided!
Middlebury Chapel
We carry so much in these precarious times. Come any Thursday at 3:45 for these 30-minute Weekly Community Gatherings in the chapel. Led by Dean of Spiritual & Religious Life, Mark Orten, quiet time for ourselves and one another is held with deep care and gratitude. All are welcome to these lightly guided circles and no experience is necessary.
McCullough Crest Room
Join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation every weekday morning, led by various staff, faculty, and students.
McCullough Crest Room
Come enjoy homemade chai and homemade cookies with members of The Scott Center staff as we slow down our pace for a bit of socializing and crafting. Watercolors, polymer clay, collaging, grown-up coloring books, puzzles and beading materials provided!
46 South Street
For the Christian, Christian-curious, Christian-conflicted and anyone interested in exploring the deep places in loving community.
Share a homemade meal of soup and bread over lightly-guided scripture readings, discussion and prayers.
Interested but can’t attend? Email Prof. Mary Jane Simpson, msimpson@middlebury.edu
Recent Events
Middlebury Chapel
Together we’ll honor the memory of those lost in the Holocaust through reflection, readings, and yahrzeit lighting as we commit to remembrance and resilience.
Crest Room, McCullough
Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring the traditional art and symbolism of Ukrainian Easter egg decorating. Led by the Ukrainian students, this event will guide participants through the process of creating their own Easter egg using beeswax, food coloring, and a traditional writing tool. Snacks and Ukrainian candies will be provided.
Please fill out the registration form to reserve your spot, as space is limited: https://forms.gle/6RA4oZPqt3nwRuoY9
Football Stadium (rain location is Kirk Alumni Center)
All are welcome at this ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service at the football stadium. Local clergy will share the leadership of the service. Coffee and baked goods to follow at the Weybridge Congregational Church.
In case of inclement weather, the service will be moved to Kirk Alumni Center.
Kirk Alumni Center
Happy Passover! You are invited to a Middlebury College community seder where we will eat, sing, bless and discuss our way through the story of the Exodus and how it relates to us today. No background is necessary—all are welcome. Please rsvp on this form by Friday, April 4th so we can accommodate everyone’s food needs.
A shuttle bus will be available from ADK Circle to Kirk running from 6:00-6:45 pm to bring students to the seder. The shuttle will begin taking students back to ADK Circle between 8:30-9:15 pm, and possibly earlier as needed.
click here for a full description of our Spring 2025 course and trip (INTD 0160), offered in conjunction with the Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation.
McCullough Mitchell Green Lounge
Please note that the Dec. 8 gathering will happen off-campus. Contact rosenber@middlebury.edu for details on location.
Described as spiritual, joyful, powerful, and raucous, Shape Note (or Sacred Harp) singing is a traditional American style of four-part, a capella, community singing popular in the United States before the Civil War. This style still thrives across the US and in the UK, with strongholds in the American South and New England. It is called Shape-Note because the notes of the scale are indicated by distinctive shapes and names: Fa – triangle, Sol – circle, La – square, and Mi – diamond.
Facilitated by Prof. Emeritus David Rosenberg every second Sunday.
Middlebury Chapel
An annual celebration of traditional Christmas music and biblical texts of the season. Led by Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark R. Orten, and Middlebury College Choir Musical Director Jeffrey Buettner.
Two services, at 4:00 and 7:00 pm. Donations will be accepted for local charities.
Large print programs available. American Sign Language interpretation at the 4:00 service only.
Middlebury Chapel
A lightly-guided weekly ritual to share care and support in response to campus and world events.
Crest Room, McCullough
Counter your election anxiety with snacks, crafts and good company at an all-day drop-in SlowDown with Scott Center chaplains and staff.
See our full High Holidays schedule here.
46 South Street
We’ll provide a catered all-vegetarian dinner to celebrate the beginning of the year. All are welcome!
Take a look at all the ways you can connect with The Scott Center at this fall’s Orientation events!