Invitation: Friends of International Students Host Program Informational Meeting, May 8

You’re invited to learn more about the Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program at our upcoming information meeting. Dear Faculty and Staff– International Student & Scholar Services invites you to learn more about our Friends of International Students host program. The program provides a terrific opportunity for you to meet people from around the world, and to…Continue Reading Invitation: Friends of International Students Host Program Informational Meeting, May 8

HR Update – This Week’s Employment Snapshot

There are currently 2 faculty positions, 3 summer Language School faculty positions, 33 external job postings (regular, on-call and temporary), and 2 internal job postings 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) Summer Language School Faculty Employment Opportunities: go/ls-faculty-jobs (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/ls-faculty-jobs (off…Continue Reading HR Update – This Week’s Employment Snapshot

Feminist of the Year Nominations Sought!

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program and Chellis House are accepting “Feminist of the Year” nominations for any person who has made outstanding contributions to improving the status of women and/or fostering gender equity in the Middlebury College community during the past year until Monday, May 6, 9 a.m.

 Please nominate one person per “category” —…Continue Reading Feminist of the Year Nominations Sought!

Susan Burch awarded NEH Summer Stipend

Susan Burch (American Studies and Center for the Comparative Study of Race & Ethnicity) has been awarded a Summer Stipend grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of her book project titled Dislocated: Removals, Institutions, and Community Lives in American History. Burch’s work centers on “dislocated histories” from South Dakota’s Canton Asylum, the only…Continue Reading Susan Burch awarded NEH Summer Stipend

ITALIANO per BAMBINI (ITALIAN for KIDS)

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 KIDS)

go/learning workshop: E-mail Writing Secrets

Wednesday May 1, 2013, 9:00 am -12:00 pm, location:  TBD Space is limited! Click here to sign up >> Register Led by Linda Bland, Cahoots Writing Service This interactive workshop offers suggestions and tricks for improving your writing and management of e-mails.  The class focuses on how e-mail writing differs from other writing.  Learn the latest recommendations for when…Continue Reading go/learning workshop: E-mail Writing Secrets

Matthew Dickerson Earns NSF Supplement

Matthew Dickerson (Computer Science) has received a Supplement to his grant from the National Science Foundation that funds a project titled Teaching Computational Thinking through Multi-Agent Simulation. The additional funding will enable him to continue work on the project this summer, with special focus on disseminating the course that he’s been developing and working on…Continue Reading Matthew Dickerson Earns NSF Supplement

Register for Forum on Social Entrepreneurship – early bird deadline MAY 1

In June 2012, the Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship hosted a forum on social entrepreneurship in the liberal arts at Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf campus. Staff and faculty from 17 colleges and universities gathered for three days to discuss goals for transforming their institutions. From June 10-13, 2013 the center will host its second forum title Social Entrepreneurship…Continue Reading Register for Forum on Social Entrepreneurship – early bird deadline MAY 1