In this post we’ll introduce you to a new member of the Middlebury College staff who is working in the Dean of Students office. Please join us as we welcome Barbara to campus! Barbara McCall was hired as the new Director of Health and Wellness Education. Previously Barbara was the Coordinator of Campus Wellness Education at Castleton State College. She…Continue Reading New Employee
Middlebury College was recently awarded a grant from the Enduring Questions program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which will enable development and implementation of a sophomore-level course focused on the enduring question “What is the good life and how do I live it?“. The grant leadership team consists of Patricia Zupan (Italian),…Continue Reading NEH Enduring Questions grant for course development
Employees with dependent children taking advantage of the College’s “Tuition Cash Grant Scholarship” benefit will notice a name change in place for the fall semester: the “Tuition Cash Grant Scholarship” will now be known as the “Dependent Tuition Benefit”. The new name is intended to more accurately reflect the nature of the benefit program. –Cheryl Mullins, Human Resources…Continue Reading Tuition Cash Grant Scholarship Program Gets New Name
Once again, the Italian School is offering Italian per bambini this summer. Italiano per bambini is the place for your child to enjoy Italian language and culture with our enthusiastic teachers through storytelling, poetry, songs, arts and crafts and games. Activities are fun and interactive, incorporating music, art, physical movement and humor to help the children learn…Continue Reading Italiano per Bambini (Italian for Children)
Try Zumba® Fitness with Lindsey! Treat yourself to an hour of fun, easy-to-learn dance moves that will make you SWEAT: Burn 300-1,000 calories in ONE class! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30–1:30 p.m. Starting June 18, 2013 MCA, Dance Studio 109 This high-energy fitness dance class features salsa, hip hop, samba, merengue, mambo, pop, cha cha,…Continue Reading Still Room left in ZUMBA with Lindsey!
The maximum amount of CTO (combined time off) that can be carried into the next fiscal year is capped at 24 days (see table below for maximum hourly equivalents). Any CTO in excess of 24 days will automatically be transferred into your SLR as of June 28, for pay period 13 (6/10-6/23). Please plan accordingly….Continue Reading Reminder From HR About CTO Maximums
Enjoy a relaxing early summer gathering with your colleagues. Free hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar! Thursday, June 27, 2013 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Crossroads Cafe Please RSVP in the form on the right-side of Staff Council’s main page: http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/administration/scouncil (If your plans change at the last minute – please feel welcome to come even…Continue Reading Staff Gathering 6/27 – free hors d’oeuvres
Next-gen pioneer and Middlebury employee Meghan Mason launches crowd-funding campaign to collect stories about the barriers low-income students face in entering higher education. WASHINGTON, DC – This August, The Millennial Trains Project (MTP), a Washington, DC based organization, will host the nation’s first crowd-funded, transcontinental train journey to empower Millennials to advance innovative projects in ten…Continue Reading Middlebury Employee Meghan Mason + Millennial Trains Project
Martha Woodruff (Philosophy) has been accepted to participate in the Institute for the History of Philosophy at Emory University in June 2013, to support research for her second book. The topic of the institute, Renewing the Ancient Quarrel: Plato, Hegel, and Adorno, refers to what Plato called “the quarrel between philosophy and poetry” (Republic X)….Continue Reading Martha Woodruff Summer Seminar Funding