MIIS Community Surpasses Food Bank Donation Goal

The Middlebury Institute community collected 624 pounds of food for The Food Bank for Monterey County, whizzing by its 500 pound goal. The campaign kicked-off with a presentation by Food Bank for Monterey County Executive Director Melissa Kendrick ’94 during the annual MIIS Staff Halloween party. Naomi Braswell coordinated the effort and shared this message…Continue Reading MIIS Community Surpasses Food Bank Donation Goal

SAT November Meeting Notes and December 4 Save the Date

The Middlebury Institute Staff Advisory Team (SAT) would like to share the following updates: 1.) November Staff Meet-Up recording and notes are available on our blog. 2.) Save the date for our December 4 meeting from 12-1pm in MG 102. This meeting will feature presentations from Jeff Dayton-Johnson on our financial sustainability goals and Patricia…Continue Reading SAT November Meeting Notes and December 4 Save the Date

25 Years @ The Middlebury Institute with Nukhet Kardam

Nukhet Kardam, Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, recently passed her 25-year mark of employment.  Nukhet took a few minutes to share her thoughts of “Life at the Institute” over the past two and a half decades. 1. What did you do prior to coming to work at the Middlebury Institute and where…Continue Reading 25 Years @ The Middlebury Institute with Nukhet Kardam

MIIS Open House at the Monterey Sports Center

Save the date! The Office of Student Services, in collaboration with the Vice President’s Office, invites you to the Monterey Sports Center on Sunday, October 14 between 6:30pm and 8:30pm for a MIIS-only open house night. After closing for the evening, the Sports Center will reopen its doors at 6:30pm for Middlebury Institute community members…Continue Reading MIIS Open House at the Monterey Sports Center

25 Years @ the Middlebury Institute with Bill Lackey

Bill Lackey, Maintenance Engineer at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, recently passed his 25-year mark of employment.  Bill has become an integral part of the Institute community and took a few minutes to share his thoughts of “Life at the Institute” over the past two and a half decades. 1. What did you do…Continue Reading 25 Years @ the Middlebury Institute with Bill Lackey

MIIS Staff Advisory Team Posts Monthly Meeting Agenda

The MIIS Staff Advisory team will post agenda items for monthly meetings (the first Tuesday of the month from 12-1pm in MG 102) the week before the meeting on our updated WordPress site. Upcoming events including an Open House sponsored by Student Services at the Monterey SportsCenter located at 301 E. Franklin Street in downtown…Continue Reading MIIS Staff Advisory Team Posts Monthly Meeting Agenda

MIIS Staff Advisory Team Starts Monthly All-Campus Meetings and Launches New Resource Site

The Staff Advisory Team (SAT) at the recently launched monthly staff meetings and revamped their resource website. Check-out monthly meeting minutes and Zoom recordings as well as an archive of monthly newsletters. Contact sat@miis.edu for more information.  …Continue Reading MIIS Staff Advisory Team Starts Monthly All-Campus Meetings and Launches New Resource Site

New ‘Magical Pinhole Photography’ Exhibit in Samson Reading Room

The Committee for Art in Public Places at MIIS will feature 10 images by photographer Martha Casanave starting July 19 in the Samson Center Reading Room. Casanave’s work includes dreamy images of Leningrad in winter in 1988 using a pinhole camera (film camera with no lens) as well images of Monterey and the Central Coast…Continue Reading New ‘Magical Pinhole Photography’ Exhibit in Samson Reading Room

DIRT Digest – Latest News from the Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry

The Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry (DLINQ) has been busy and missed a couple of recent MiddPoints. We have an active blog and weekly updates called “The DIRT”. If you are not yet a subscriber, here’s a digest of recent news and updates from the last few weeks in case you missed them: Amy…Continue Reading DIRT Digest – Latest News from the Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry