Join us for professional development workshops presented by John Tallmadge, an educational and literary consultant (who is the author of Meeting the Tree of Life: A Teacher’s Path), on Friday, March 6th, in the CTLR Suite in the Davis Family Library. John has worked with a number of Middlebury faculty. To sign up, please visit…Continue Reading Professional Development Workshops Presented by John Tallmadge
ProQuest research databases (and other things) down for maintenance this weekend
From ProQuest: On February 28, 2015, ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability of your products. The window is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and will last for five (5) hours Affected resources that Middlebury subscribes to: ProQuest platform (search.proquest.com), which includes (a partial […]…Continue Reading ProQuest research databases (and other things) down for maintenance this weekend
Moodle Maintenance on Friday, March 6th, 2015
From Remote-Learner: In order to increase the resilience and reliability of our cloud platform we will be conducting network maintenance on 3/06/2015 between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., EST. During this time sites will be unavailable for extended periods of time. Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve your experience. Sincerely, Remote-Learner Technical Support…Continue Reading Moodle Maintenance on Friday, March 6th, 2015
Benefits Information
Middlebury College’s Health Plan has a “Coordination of Benefits” provision that requires CBA Blue to maintain information on file regarding other insurance coverage you or your dependents may have. Annually CBA Blue sends out a Coordination of Benefits form that all enrolled employees must complete to ensure proper processing of your health insurance claims. You…Continue Reading Benefits Information
Employing Middlebury Students this Summer
You may be thinking about employing a Middlebury College student to work in your department this summer. What a great opportunity for both you and the student! The student can learn important skills (or enhance those they already have) that they will use throughout their life – customer service, time management, conflict resolution, verbal and…Continue Reading Employing Middlebury Students this Summer
Academic Roundtable, March 10, 2015 – Managing Technology in the Classroom
The Academic Roundtable meets on Tuesdays in the lounge of the CTLR from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. As the number and type of devices students bring to class has proliferated, faculty have had to wrestle with how to manage this new reality of students showing up with phones, tablets, and laptops. In addition, students are impacted…Continue Reading Academic Roundtable, March 10, 2015 – Managing Technology in the Classroom
HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot
There are currently 19 faculty positions, 47 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and 3 internal job postings on the Middlebury College employment opportunities web sites. Employment Quick Links: Faculty Employment Opportunities: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/administration/prospective_faculty/employment 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 use the…Continue Reading HR Update: This Week’s Employment Snapshot
Workshop Offering: Human Relations Skills – The Dale Carnegie Course
“Investing in yourself,” Warren Buffet said in an interview on CBS, “is the BEST investment you can make. I invested in a Dale Carnegie® program years ago and it was “worth a college degree.” You will be able to: Create a Professional Vision Set and Achieve Your Goals Present Your Ideas with Clarity Enhance…Continue Reading Workshop Offering: Human Relations Skills – The Dale Carnegie Course
“Joseph Battell: A Centennial Appreciation,” a talk by David Haward Bain, Monday, February 23rd
February 23, 2015 is the centennial of Joseph Battell’s death. Bread Loaf land baron (in his day the largest private landowner in Vermont), environmentalist, crusading newspaperman, Middlebury College alum (Class of 1860), trustee, philanthropist, novelist. David Haward Bain presents an illustrated “magic lantern” talk on Joseph Battell’s life and works. When: February 23, 2015, 4:30pm Where: Abernethy […]…Continue Reading “Joseph Battell: A Centennial Appreciation,” a talk by David Haward Bain, Monday, February 23rd