Nominate LIS staff for recognition

Each month, LIS awards one LIS staff member employee of the month, one LIS “crew” of the month, and one LIS student employee of the month.  We welcome recommendations and nominations from all areas of the College, especially from faculty, students and staff outside of LIS who have received great assistance from LIS staff.  Whether […]…Continue Reading Nominate LIS staff for recognition

“We Have Sound!”

“We Have Sound!” is the title of the IRENE/3D Seeing Sound Blog post from the Northeast Document Conservation Center when they announce that the new recording system is up and running. Middlebury College is fortunate to be part of a grant to reformat the wax cylinder recordings in the Flanders Ballad Collection. See the announcement […]…Continue Reading “We Have Sound!”

Wanted: People to Interview for a Book on Relationships with People who are “Like Family”

Peggy Nelson (Department of Sociology) is interested in interviewing people who have relationships with people to whom they are not related but who they think of as being “like family.”  If you have such a relationship and are willing to be interviewed, please contact Peggy at mnelson@middlebury.edu or (802) 388 6659.  All interviews are confidential. Each…Continue Reading Wanted: People to Interview for a Book on Relationships with People who are “Like Family”

Google Analytics for Higher Education Workshop on March 3, 2014

I’ll be hosting a workshop to discuss how you can use Google Analytics to get information about and improve the Middlebury website. You can sign up for the workshop on Monday March 3 from 1:30-2:50pm in LIB 105. Registration is limited to 10 persons to ensure there will be adequate time to answer your individual […]…Continue Reading Google Analytics for Higher Education Workshop on March 3, 2014

Classroom A/V Upgrades: CFA 221, Chateau 109, La Force 121, and Ross B11

Over February Break LIS upgraded the audio/video equipment in these classrooms on-campus: Chateau 109 La Force 121 Ross B11 CFA 221 Here is what has changed: – added a new type of connection (HDMI) but kept the existing video connections – replaced the DVD player with a Blu-ray player that can play DVDs as well […]…Continue Reading Classroom A/V Upgrades: CFA 221, Chateau 109, La Force 121, and Ross B11

HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

There are currently 20 faculty positions, 28 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and 2 internal job posting on the Middlebury College employment opportunities web sites. Employment Quick Links: Faculty Employment Opportunities: go/faculty-jobs (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/faculty-jobs (off campus) Staff Employment Opportunities:  go/staff-jobs (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/staff-jobs  (off campus) Please note – to view only internal staff postings, please…Continue Reading HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot

Staff Council Meeting

We hope you are able to join us on Wednesday, February 12th for our monthly Staff Council Meeting.    We also would like  to remind you all about our upcoming events: Civility Learning Lunch also on Wednesday, the 12th, at 12:15 in LIB 230 Craft and Art Show in March.  We are looking for talented folks…Continue Reading Staff Council Meeting

Frank Winkler: Funding from the Space Telescope Science Institute

Frank Winkler (Emeritus Professor, Physics) has been awarded funding from the NASA-funded Space Telescope Science Institute for a his role in a collaborative research project led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins University. This project, involving new  observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, is titled Discovering and Characterizing the Young Supernova Remnant Population in M101. The…Continue Reading Frank Winkler: Funding from the Space Telescope Science Institute