Barbara Hofer (Psychology) has received funding for her 2013-14 leave from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad. She will be teaching one course, Virtual Selves: Psychology and Emerging Technology, and conducting research on digital connections and the study-abroad experience. The award covers a stipend and expenses for two study trips in Denmark, as well as housing and…Continue Reading Barbara Hofer receives funding for study in Denmark
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Erick Gong Gets Funding for Kenya Research
Erick Gong (Economics) and a colleague from the International Food Policy Institute have received funding from IFPRI and a program for alumni of the Hewlett Dissertation Fellowships program for a two-year research project in Kenya titled Can Savings Accounts Save Lives? Financial products for improving sexual and reproductive health. The goal of this project is to…Continue Reading Erick Gong Gets Funding for Kenya Research
New Staff Member in Service Requests
The Helpdesk has hired a new Senior Technology Specialist, Scott Remick. Scott is a local who brings many years’ experience in the computing realm, having split his career between Computer Alternatives and RetailVision. We are excited to have his skills already … Continue reading →…Continue Reading New Staff Member in Service Requests
1/9 Staff Council Meeting Announcement
Please join us on Wednesday, January 9 for our regular staff council meeting. Staff Council regular meetings are open to all Middlebury College staff members. Staff members should let their supervisors know if there is a particular meeting they wish to attend. Supervisors will seek to find a positive balance between addressing operational needs and…Continue Reading 1/9 Staff Council Meeting Announcement
Social Security Tax decrease expiration
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, which reduced the social security withholding tax rate paid by employees from 6.2% to 4.2% for wages paid in 2011 and 2012, expired on December 31, 2012. The tax rate for employees will return to 6.2% for wages paid in 2013 with an…Continue Reading Social Security Tax decrease expiration
December LIS Quarterly Update
We’ve just posted the LIS Quarterly Update for your reading pleasure. We’ve shrunk it down (it’s a mere 11 pages!) and generally re-organized it to make it easier to skim quickly. As always, I would love to hear more about … Continue reading →…Continue Reading December LIS Quarterly Update
Seeing the Unseen
Seeing the Unseen In honor of Professor Frank Winkler on his retirement Professor, friend, our class’s true astronomer, whom a blackboard can’t erase. Who’s taken us beyond the seen, and unseen stars. Where space is anybody’s second guess. Where, it seems, we’re more and less and everything that matters. Who uses up three boards to…Continue Reading Seeing the Unseen
Help the Museum Match a $5,000 Challenge Gift
Faculty and staff, we need your help. The Middlebury College Museum of Art has received a gift that will match each new membership by faculty and staff, up to $5,000. We’re proud that our Museum is free to the public, but it is not without cost. The exhibits we organize or bring to the College…Continue Reading Help the Museum Match a $5,000 Challenge Gift
Refresh Your Mind: Guided and Drop-In Meditation, Dec 10-15
Mitchell Green Lounge in McCullough will be open and set up for meditation from 6 AM to 11 PM during finals week–all are welcome! Simple printed meditation instructions are available, so drop in anytime. Guided meditations will also be offered at 9:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM, and 8:00 PM each day. These will be…Continue Reading Refresh Your Mind: Guided and Drop-In Meditation, Dec 10-15