March 20, 2025 Update

March Survey Results and Next Steps: Thanks to all the staff who participated in our recent March Survey. We presented the findings to the Middlebury Board of Advisors and have planned meaningful next steps including meetings with the Staff Compensation and Benefits Committee and HR and the Staff Resources Committee with HR and Finance. More information is available on our website’s projects page. 

 Do you know about Speechify? The Disabilities Resource Center, CTLR, and HR collaborated to create a four-year institutional license for the text-to-speech technology Speechify. Speechify expands your “reading” options by transforming digital text into spoken words. Learn more and sign up here. 

AI for Staff: The Middlebury AI (Artificial Intelligence) taskforce has new guidance for staff and FAQs. Information Technology Services (ITS) has also created a webpage at go.middlebury.edu/ai called AI for Work. It includes Middlebury-specific information and AI tools that are available to Middlebury staff. We will be partnering with DLINQ on a staff AI workshop soon.  

 Employee Arts Evening with the Isidore Spring Quartet (VT and Streaming). Friday, March 28 in the Mahaney Arts Center.  Sip and savor social reception from 6-7:15 p.m. in the cafe. Concert in Robinson Hall from 7:30-9:15 p.m, with 48-hour streaming access.