David Dorman Whiting Foundation Fellowship

David Dorman (Mathematics) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled In Pursuit of Mathematical Biology. This grant supports David’s Spring 2014 leave. The objective for this grant is to deepen his knowledge of mathematical biology and epidemiology and to hone his ability to teach courses in those…Continue Reading David Dorman Whiting Foundation Fellowship

Amy Briggs Awarded NSF Grant

Amy Briggs (Computer Science) has been awarded a research grant from the National Science Foundation to support her work in curriculum development for high-school computer science. The award will fund her upcoming leave and participation in the four-year collaborative project Broadening Participation in Computer Science: AP Computer Science Principles Phase II with colleagues at the…Continue Reading Amy Briggs Awarded NSF Grant

26th Annual Retreat on Writing and Teaching (Aug. 20-21)

Faculty are invited to the 26th Annual Writing and Teaching Retreat at Mountain Top Inn in Chittenden, about 45 minutes south of Middlebury.  We will begin with lunch on Tuesday, August 20 and end with lunch on Wednesday, August 21. The Mountain Top Inn can accommodate about 25 people overnight for our retreat, and this…Continue Reading 26th Annual Retreat on Writing and Teaching (Aug. 20-21)

Emotional Intelligence Workshop – a few seats left!

Emotional Intelligence Workshop – a few seats left!  Wednesday June 19 2013, 8:30 am -12:00 pm or 1:00-4:30, location: Axinn 220 There is one seat available in the morning workshop and five seats available in the afternoon. Please email sandrus@middlebury.edu or call x5190 if you would like to take a seat!  Led by: Leslie Schreiber 11.5 Ways…Continue Reading Emotional Intelligence Workshop – a few seats left!

Middlebury College Admissions Office Annual College Counseling Workshop

Middlebury College will offer its free annual College Counseling Workshop, sponsored by the college’s admissions office, on Friday, June 7 , at McCardell Bicentennial Hall on Bicentennial Way off of College Street (Route 125). The event is open to the public — high school age children of Middlebury alumni, faculty, and staff are invited, as are…Continue Reading Middlebury College Admissions Office Annual College Counseling Workshop

Steve Trombulak awarded Whiting fellowship

Steve Trombulak (Biology and Environmental Studies) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled Enhancing the Quality of Instruction in Conservation  Biology. The grant will enable Steve to travel to Australia to work with the key developers of “systematic conversation planning” in order to incorporate this new…Continue Reading Steve Trombulak awarded Whiting fellowship

Jason Arndt awarded NSF funding

Jason Arndt (Psychology) was awarded funding through the National Science Foundation’s Research Opportunity Award program to enable him to spend part of his 2012-13 leave collaborating with a colleague at the Georgia Institute of Technology examining associative memory processes using Electroencephalography (EEG). Their research project is titled The influence of attention on associative memory in…Continue Reading Jason Arndt awarded NSF funding