Blood Drive Wednesday the 23rd

Atwater Commons is partnering with the Red Cross to host a Blood Drive in McCullough Social Space on Wednesday, April 23rd, from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. When: Wednesday, April 23rd, from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Where: McCullough Social Space. Walk-ins accepted. Please bring photo ID or donor card. For more information or to register ahead of time…Continue Reading Blood Drive Wednesday the 23rd

90 minute Course Overview: Effective Communications & Human Relations Skills – The (8 week)* Dale Carnegie Course

This is an informational overview for the Dale Carnegie Course, an 8 week workshop aimed at improving communication and interpersonal effectiveness. Led by: Agnes Cook and Bryan Bissell of Dale Carnegie Vermont Learn about the course content and methodology Ask questions Hear testimonials from past participants which demonstrates some of our methodology, content relevance, Learn a tool you…Continue Reading 90 minute Course Overview: Effective Communications & Human Relations Skills – The (8 week)* Dale Carnegie Course

Workshop: The 50 Point Energy Plan (a way to manage your hectic life)

Presented by: Sara Daly, Physical Therapist and Spa Owner Tuesday, May 13, 2014 from 9:00 -11:30 a.m. Location: Axinn 220 Workshop Overview Are you overwhelmed?  Do you feel stressed out? Life feeling out of balance? Stop drinking the “stress cocktail” of being overwhelmed and imbalanced – learn about The 50 Point Energy Plan, the antidote to our…Continue Reading Workshop: The 50 Point Energy Plan (a way to manage your hectic life)

Workshop: Stress, Your Brain, & Productivity

Presented by: Porter Knight, Productivity Vermont Friday May 2, 2014 from 9:00 -11:00 am; Location: Library 201 Workshop Overview When you’re overwhelmed and feeling stress, it’s hard to stay focused and productive. This workshop will show you how to think and organize yourself out of chaos. Understanding neuroscience and the physiological responses of your brain will allow…Continue Reading Workshop: Stress, Your Brain, & Productivity

The Week’s Headlines

Here are the week’s headlines from the News Room: Inaugural C3 Summit Advances Efforts to Diversify Higher Education Middlebury and the Heartbleed Bug VPR Goes Backstage for Middlebury’s A Clockwork Orange Diana Nyad to Deliver Middlebury College Commencement Address N.Y. Times Reporter Returns Home to Deliver van de Velde Lecture Panel Discusses Challenges and Opportunities…Continue Reading The Week’s Headlines

Laurie Essig awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship

Laurie Essig  (Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled “Bury Their Hearts”: The Homosexual as foreign Pollution in Russia. The grant will fund a trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg, during which Laurie will meet with colleagues, experts, and LGBT and…Continue Reading Laurie Essig awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship

Science and Activity Camp for Elementary School Students

Elementary students, kindergarten through sixth grade, are invited to sample age-appropriate science investigations designed and facilitated by the students in Professor Gregg Humphrey’s course EDST 0315 Teaching Elementary Mathematics and Science. The dates are Tuesday, April 29, and Thursday, May 1, from 3:15-4:15 p.m. in McCardell Bicentennial Hall Room 311.  Children can attend either of…Continue Reading Science and Activity Camp for Elementary School Students

Sujata Moorti awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship

Sujata Moorti (Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies) has been awarded a fellowship from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for a project titled Transnational Surrogacy and Feminism. The grant will enable Sujata to travel Bengaluru, India, during her 2014-15 leave to visit surrogacy centers that draw people from a wide variety of countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and…Continue Reading Sujata Moorti awarded a Whiting Foundation fellowship