Day: January 11, 2013

January-February LIS Workshops & New lynda.com Courses

Our current workshop schedule is now available.  Visit go/lisworkshops to view offerings for January and February and sign up for topics of interest.  You’ll find a chance to attend a Drupal introduction covering basic web site maintenance skills, as well … Continue reading →…Continue Reading January-February LIS Workshops & New lynda.com Courses

HR Update – This Week’s Employment Snapshot

There are currently 10 faculty positions, 4 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 (oncampus), http://go.middlebury.edu/ls-faculty-jobs (off campus) […]…Continue Reading HR Update – This Week’s Employment Snapshot

Important Benefits Reminders

Trouble-free employee benefit plan administration requires a strong partnership between employees and Human Resources.  The Human Resources Dept. works diligently each year-end to accurately process the thousands of required or requested benefit record changes, and then we check and double-check our work.  However, in the end, we also must rely on you, the employee, to […]…Continue Reading Important Benefits Reminders

Apply for an Environmental Council Grant this J-term!

The Environmental Council is now requesting a second round of grant proposals for the 2012-2013 academic year. Grants range from $25- $2500 and fund projects that reflect and inspire environmental leadership and spread sustainability initiatives on and off campus. We have found that the most successful projects are collaborative and creative– bringing together groups and individuals […]…Continue Reading Apply for an Environmental Council Grant this J-term!

Barbara Hofer receives funding for study in Denmark

Barbara Hofer (Psychology) has received funding for her 2013-14 leave from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad. She will be teaching one course, Virtual Selves: Psychology and Emerging Technology, and conducting research on digital connections and the study-abroad experience. The award covers a stipend and expenses for two study trips in Denmark, as well as housing and […]…Continue Reading Barbara Hofer receives funding for study in Denmark

Erick Gong Gets Funding for Kenya Research

Erick Gong (Economics) and a colleague from the International Food Policy Institute have received funding from IFPRI and a program for alumni of the Hewlett Dissertation Fellowships program for a two-year research project in Kenya titled Can Savings Accounts Save Lives? Financial products for improving sexual and reproductive health. The goal of this project is to […]…Continue Reading Erick Gong Gets Funding for Kenya Research