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Winter Clothing Closet: Collecting Donations Until 10/18

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Attention Middlebury College Community:

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is collecting donations for the annual Winter Clothing Closet, a clothing benefit drive for new international and U.S. students who are in need of warm clothing items.

We are seeking gently-used or like-new winter clothing, particularly coats, hats, gloves and footwear/boots.

You can support the effort by dropping donations in collection boxes between now and October 18, 2017 at any of the following locations:

• Athletics Complex – Inside the main entrance by the information desk
• Davis Family Library – Near the circulation desk
• Dining Halls: Atwater, Ross and Proctor – Inside main entrances
• McCullough Student Center – Near the lower-level entrance to Crossroads
• Service Building/ISSS Office – On the second floor of the Service Building, Suite 200
• Sunderland/Dana Auditorium – Inside the main entrance
• 700 Exchange Street – Inside the main entrance

A very big thank you to all of the offices hosting collection boxes and to all of you who are able to contribute. The Winter Clothing Closet will be held on Thursday, October 19.

Questions? Please contact Joani Taylor at isss@middlebury.edu or 802-443-5858.

What About Summer?

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Wondering what you are going to do this summer? Trying to decide if you should get a job at home or participate in an internship? Wondering what your options are for staying at Midd? It’s not too early to begin making plans!

You will receive a lot of information to help you make your decision at the annual session:

What About Summer?

Wednesday, February 17

Bi-Hall 220

4:30 – 5:30pm

4:30 – 4:55: On Campus Employment Opportunities
Student Employment (SEO) will provide information about finding a job on campus, the costs of living on campus including housing and food options, and important deadlines.

4:55 – 5:20: Off Campus Internships
Center for Careers & Internships (CCI) will provide information on finding or creating an internship opportunity for this summer.

5:20 – 5:30: Volunteering
Community Engagement will provide information on how to find an opportunity for volunteering this summer.

Throughout the program International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) will provide specific information for international students about on and off campus opportunities and address concerns or questions specific to international students, such as OPT employment authorization.

If you are unable to attend, please visit the appropriate office for answers to your questions.

 

Clothing Guide 1944-45, from the Archives

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For the 1944-45 school year, the Student Union published these handy HELPS AND HINTS as part of a clothing guide (for women). For example, “No Rubber Boots are to be worn to the dining-rooms, or to lectures and concerts unless the weather is very severe and there is no opportunity to change.” And don’t get us started on shorts. “Shorts are never to be worn in the dining rooms…they are never to be worn downtown unless one is going through town on a bicycle. Then don’t stop to shop or have a coke. Plan those shopping or coking expeditions for sometime when you don’t have shorts on.” Unless, of course, you remembered your leg make-up.


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Reminder: Summer Student Employment and Housing Agreements are due April 17!

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If you are a Midd student hired to work for Middlebury this summer, a Summer Student Employment and Housing Agreement must be submitted to SEO by April 17th (even if you do not need on campus housing).

Please visit the Student Employment Office Web page to view this summer’s procedures and policies. You can access all necessary forms on this page.

For answers to your questions regarding summer student employment please reference the email sent on Friday, April 3, titled “Answers to Your On Campus Summer Employment Questions”.

Please contact the Student Employment Office with any additional questions at seo@middlebury.edu or X5377.

 

Reminder: Summer Student Employment and Housing Agreements are due April 17!

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If you are hiring a Midd student to work this summer, a Summer Student Employment and Housing Agreement must be submitted by April 17 (even if the student does not need on campus housing).

If you are hiring a research assistant, the Summer Research Assistant Form is due April 17. The form is available online at go/sra. This is in addition to the Summer Student Employment and Housing Agreement.

Please visit the Student Employment Office Web page to view this summer’s procedures and policies. You can access all necessary forms on this page.

Students will see a reminder posted to MiddNotes and an email “Answers to Your On Campus Summer Employment Questions” was sent to them on Friday, April 3.  If you or your student employees have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Student Employment Office at x5377 or seo@middlebury.edu.

Middlebury College Receives 2015 Community Engagement Reclassification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

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For several years the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has helped frame and articulate “best practices” in higher education/community collaboration and learning. In 2006 the Foundation offered the first elective “Community Engagement” classification. That year, Middlebury’s (then) Alliance for Civic Engagement (ACE) applied for and received recognition in the inaugural round on behalf of the College. This past year, in addition to new applications, colleges and universities that were recognized in either 2006 or 2008 needed to reapply in order to be approved for reclassification. On January 7, 2015 the Carnegie Foundation, in collaboration with the New England Research Center for higher Education (NERCHE), awarded Middlebury College and others distinction through the 2015 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.

This designation recognizes excellent work by faculty, staff, and students from multiple areas across campus (e.g., academic departments in the Arts, Humanities, Languages, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and other interdisciplinary programs; collaboration with Monterey and Schools Abroad; and offices/programs such as Community Engagement, Privilege & Poverty, the Center for Social Entrepreneurship, MiddCORE, Programs on Creativity and Innovation in the Liberal Arts, FoodWorks, Athletics, the Center for Careers & Internships, the Scott Center, CTLR, Orientation, JusTalks, the Commons, and more)—along with dozens of collaborating community partners. Examples of community-connected teaching, learning, and research initiatives; faculty-advised and student-led projects; volunteer efforts; internships; off-campus federal work study commitments; grant opportunities; alternative break trips; and more—demonstrated our alignment with institutional mission and priorities, overall, and the College’s continued commitment to work with and strengthen communities through partnerships, near and far.

From the Carnegie Foundation:

“Your application documented excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement, and it responded to the classification framework with both descriptions and examples of exemplary institutionalized practices of community engagement.  The application also documented evidence of community engagement in a coherent and compelling response to the framework’s inquiry.

“Your campus is one of 361 institutions that now hold the Community Engagement Classification.  It is heartening to see this level of commitment and activity.  Clearly, higher education is making significant strides in finding ways to engage with and contribute to important community agendas.  There is much to celebrate.”

“The importance of this elective classification is borne out by the response of so many campuses that have demonstrated their deep engagement with local, regional, national, and global communities,” said John Saltmarsh, Director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education. “These are campuses that are improving teaching and learning, producing research that makes a difference in communities, and revitalizing their civic and academic missions.”

“This is the first time that there has been a re-classification process,” noted Amy Driscoll, Consulting Scholar for the Community Engagement Classification, “and we are seeing renewed institutional commitment, advanced curricular and assessment practices, and deeper community partnerships, all sustained through changes in campus leadership, and within the context of a devastating economic recession.”

Middlebury is one of 157 colleges and universities in the country to receive re-classification. This reclassification is valid until 2025.

“We applaud the Carnegie Foundation for recognizing the importance of setting high standards for valuable campus/community collaboration and articulating benchmarks to help guide those of us striving to pursue excellence in our work, while also drawing national attention and recognition,” comments Tiffany Nourse Sargent ’79, Director, Middlebury College Community Engagement. “One of the exciting points to underscore from this extensive self-study is the celebration that community engagement initiatives now generate from multiple points across campus, involving many more academic and co-curricular entities than was the case in 2006. While we in the Community Engagement office continue to serve as the ‘hub’ for campus community engagement initiatives, it is wonderful to see more and more positive connections campus-wide. To all who have contributed, thank you for your time, expertise, dedication, and good will as we work together to provide valuable and impactful learning experiences for our students and nurture strong and healthy communities.”

Students learn the craft of medieval papermaking

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Well, to be specific, medieval paper was actually parchment, made from animal hides, rather than trees and literally all of our knowledge of the Middle Ages was preserved on skins made from calves, sheep, or goats. To better understand the chemistry, art, and labor of parchment, Middlebury College’s Special Collections & Archives, together with Professor Eliza Garrison’s Medieval Manuscripts seminar, hosted Jesse Meyer from Pergamena. Watch us scud a goatskin (remove stubborn hair from the skin) and wield a lunarium (a crescent-shaped blade) to remove the fat and flesh. Follow this link to read a longer article about our adventure in medieval life.