Q: What do these three things have in common? Decommissioning of Segue Shel Sax’s birthday A blue moon Imagine yourself back in the 2002-2003 academic year. There is no MySpace yet, let alone Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter. Most websites are … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The Final Segue from Segue
Month: August 2012
Fall MiddAction Fair – September 2012
Looking for new opportunities, or want to make a difference? Have a passion and want to discover ways to continue exploring it? Come to the Fall MiddAction Fair to get some information on ways to do this and more! At … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Fall MiddAction Fair – September 2012
Planned weekend maintenance – Sept 2
This Sunday Sept 2 we will finalize our work on the new network architecture. This will result in a planned 15-30 minute outage that is scheduled for approx. 6:30-7:00 am EST. Please remember during this time, nobody on or off … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Planned weekend maintenance – Sept 2
A Summer Report to the Middlebury Faculty
This post is a bit unorthodox in its content and length—it is very long, yet I invite comment, as always. It is a report I sent recently to our faculty to set the context for some of the discussions we intend to have this year about our curriculum, pedagogy, governance, cost, and defining a liberal […]…Continue Reading A Summer Report to the Middlebury Faculty
EIA Fireside Chat
While many students are enjoying the last week or two of summer, the Middlebury Residential Life staffers have returned to campus to begin training and preparing for first-year orientation activities. EIA Civic Engagement hosted all 55 First-Year Counselors and Resident … Continue reading →…Continue Reading EIA Fireside Chat
“I Didn’t Close That”: When The Tweeterverse Speaks, The Media Listens – Too Closely
It is increasingly clear to me that the Twitterverse has made it more difficult for the traditional media to do its job, which is to cover campaigns accurately. The ability of partisans to tweet in unison and almost instantaneously in … Continu……Continue Reading “I Didn’t Close That”: When The Tweeterverse Speaks, The Media Listens – Too Closely
Middlebury’s Library ranked #10 in Princeton Review
The latest numbers are in. Students ranked our library #10 in the country in the latest Princeton Review’s Best College Library rankings (you must register to see it). We were ranked just behind Princeton. According to Library Journal,”Both lists are … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Middlebury’s Library ranked #10 in Princeton Review