Monumental Conversations: What the Andrew Mellon Foundation found when they analyzed America’s monuments
As part of The Mellon Foundation’s unprecedented new Monuments Project, Philadelphia-based nonprofit art and history studio Monument Lab undertook a comprehensive audit of our country’s commemorative landscape, scouring almost half a million records of historic properties to better understand the dynamics and trends that have shaped our nation’s monuments.
Join Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Dr. Paul Farber, Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab, for a discussion that will dive into Monument Lab’s findings and explore what they mean for the future of our commemorative landscape.
Date: Wednesday, September 29
Time: 4pm EST
Click here to register for the event!
You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Creativity for Business: An Interview With Jodie King
Artist Jodie King mentors artists who want to monetize their art. She explains how to approach the business and find their most authentic voice. Click here to read the complete article.
Attention aspiring Podcasters and Journalists: The Middlebury Fellowship in Narrative Journalism is now accepting applications for the “How Did You Get Here Project.”
NJF is a full-year, extracurricular program run by ENAM Scholar-in-Residence Sue Halpern in conjunction with Middlebury Magazine that is open to 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-year students. Participants produce audio portraits of individual members of the Middlebury College student body that answer the question, “How did you get here?”
NJF functions, essentially, as a fifth course. It requires significant time-commitment. No grade is given, but students who successfully complete the program are paid an honorarium.
In this way, it also functions as a job. Students need not have previous journalism experience.
Basic Requirements:
You must be in at least your 2nd year of Middlebury College.
You must be able to commit at least 10 hour a week to the project, and much more than that when you are on deadline.
You must be able to meet deadlines and be a team player.
The application is attached. It is due no later than midnight on Tuesday, September 21st and should be emailed to both Sue Halpern and Matt Jennings: shalpern@middlebury.edu and mjenning@middlebury.edu
Activate Your Handshake Profile – Week 5 of #NoFailFall
Your To Do for Week Five:
Did you know that you can upload a resume to your Handshake profile?
For Handshake’s 5th week of #NoFailFall: make sure your latest documents are added to your profile. That way, you can use the “Quick Apply” feature on many job listings to apply in mere minutes!
Pro-tip: if you plan to apply to several different types of jobs, you can upload multiple resumes. Tailor each one to highlight relevant skills and experience for different roles.
Want to work in town? Come to the local job fair on Monday, 9/27 at 4:30 PM in the McCullough tent
Middlebury College, in collaboration with our local businesses will be hosting a Job Fair!
The event will take place on Monday, September 27th starting at 4:30 pm, located on campus under the tent on the McCullough Quad.
Middlebury businesses will join us on campus to share opportunities for local employment with our students.
No need to RSVP, please come join us to explore different opportunities to work in our community.
Get Ready for Fall Recruiting in Handshake!
Update your Handshake profile TODAY to get personalized internship recommendations and help employers recruit you.
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The Evolution of Visual Effects Technology with Dan Curry ’68
Professor Nikolina Dobreva interviews Dan Curry ’68 about his work with Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. Click here to view the webinar recording.
MediaVillage – Advancing Diversity Week – September 20- 23!
Register now to join Media, Advertising, Marketing and Entertainment professionals for four days of open dialogue focused on advancing diversity from advocacy to activism and from inclusion to belonging, September 20-23.
Jopwell – Represent and advance careers for Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals
We have added Jopwell as a career resource in handshake.
Click here to go directly to the Resource page under the Career Center in Handshake.
Click below for helpful articles and information for upcoming events!
-5 Ways To Make The Best Out Of Professional Rejection
-3 Stories of Black Success in the Tech Field
-Join Jopwell on September 15th for their virtual event, Comunidad Unida, where they will bring together various voices and diasporas across corporate, entrepreneurship, and academic leadership to discuss identity in the workforce and emerging trends in the emerging Latinx labor force.
–Jopwell Talks – Explores early career development and what students need to be successful in the workplace.
Activate Your Handshake Profile – Week 4 of our #NoFailFall
Your To Do for Week Four:
This #NoFailFall (and all year round), be sure to keep your interests updated!
These are common fields that employers use to search for potential candidates, so including them in your profile is essential to getting recruited.
💡 You can update interests anytime, so don’t worry about changing your mind—it’s natural!