October EFAP News: Coping with Serious or Chronic Conditions

FREE WEBINAR: Protecting Our Precious Lives: Cancer Awareness October 18th  12-1pm and 3-4pm    EST 11-12pm and 2-3pm  CST 10-11am and 1-3pm  MST 9-10am and 12-1pm  PST This webinar examines the steps we each have to take toward becoming healthier, with a focus on prevention as the ultimate goal. We’ll round out the session with a…Continue Reading October EFAP News: Coping with Serious or Chronic Conditions

Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs Open Office Hours for Faculty in October

COME TALK TO OGSP STAFF ABOUT FACULTY GRANTS!!! The Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs is holding Drop In Office Hours at the following times in October Wednesday, October 12, 4:30-5:30 pm, Axinn Winter Garden Wednesday, October 26, 4:30-5:30 pm, McCardell Bicentennial Hall 331 (thru the front entrance, behind the stairs) At these Drop In…Continue Reading Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs Open Office Hours for Faculty in October

Academic Roundtables

Mark your calendars for these upcoming events: Envisioning Learning Spaces Tuesday, October 11, 2016 – 12:15 – 1:30 pm – LIB 105A Envisioning Undergraduate Research Tuesday, November 8, 2016 – 12:15-1:30 pm – Library CTLR Suite Envisioning the Library Tuesday, December 13, 2016 – 12:15-1:30 pm – Library 105A LUNCH PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO RSVP Sponsored by the Center for…Continue Reading Academic Roundtables

TIAA Webinars: New Programs on Retirement Readiness

TIAA plan sponsor webinar lineup offers you even more insights and solutions via live, interactive Q&A’s with experienced subject matter experts. You can register for upcoming titles and/or be able to access topic-specific resources and on-demand presentations after the webinars with TIAA’s resource page: http://tiaa.org/ve . Here’s a sneak peek at the Fall lineup:…Continue Reading TIAA Webinars: New Programs on Retirement Readiness

Facilitated Conversations Go Virtual

Envisioning Middlebury committee members engage in a brainstorming exercise. As part of Envisioning Middlebury, we have been holding facilitated conversations since last spring to capture a wide range of answers to the questions “Who are we and what are our deepest values?” “What does the future look like?” and “Where do we want to go?”…Continue Reading Facilitated Conversations Go Virtual

Photography Exhibit on Syrian Refugee Crisis Opens at MIIS

A new Global Perspectives Gallery opened this week in the Samson Reading Room at the Institute. Sponsored by the Committee on Art in Public Places, the first exhibit in the new gallery features photographs taken by alumna Sumaya Agha during her work documenting the Syrian Refugee Crisis. More of her work can be seen on…Continue Reading Photography Exhibit on Syrian Refugee Crisis Opens at MIIS

Grant Opportunities for Innovative Ideas! Attend the FFI information session!

Do you have an innovative project or idea? Then come to the Fund for Innovation (FFI) information session Friday, September 30th from 12:15pm-1:30pm in Axinn 229! The FFI seeks to fund the unconventional and experimental, and projects must somehow tie back into the Middlebury experience. You can find out more about the FFI’s background, mission,…Continue Reading Grant Opportunities for Innovative Ideas! Attend the FFI information session!

Associate Chaplain Naila Baloch to give keynote address at Vermont Women in Higher Education Fall Dinner on October 11, 2016 at St. Michael’s College

At the 2016 Fall Dinner hosted by Vermont Women in Higher Education (VWHE) on October 11, 2o16 at St. Michael’s College, Naila Baloch, Associate Chaplain and Muslim Advisor at Middlebury College’s Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, will be the keynote speaker. Naila brings to her work a focus on building strong, inclusive communities,…Continue Reading Associate Chaplain Naila Baloch to give keynote address at Vermont Women in Higher Education Fall Dinner on October 11, 2016 at St. Michael’s College