Category Archives: For Students

Drop In and Guided Meditation During Finals

“Refresh Your Mind: Guided and Drop-In Meditation, Dec. 10-15”

Stressing about finals? Mitchell Greene Lounge in McCullough will be open and set up for meditation from 6 AM to 11 PM during finals week.  Simple printed meditation instructions are available, so drop in anytime.

Guided meditations will also be offered at 9:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM, and 8:00 PM each day. These will be twenty minutes long and will be facilitated by faculty members Rebecca Gould, John Huddleston, Chris Shaw, John Spackman, and Catharine Wright, as well as experienced student facilitators Adeline Cleveland and Blake Harper, and Parton Counseling staff.

Meditation teaches relaxation and concentration: so come, take a break, and refresh your mind! Sponsored by Parton Counseling.

BOOK SALE $1.00 each

Huge book sale!

The College Store is offering a tremendous amount of books to the College community for $1.00 each. This sale features many European language titles – novels, history, culture, and politics, beginning and advanced language studies. There are also many English titles including  Vermont and regional topics,  erstwhile bestsellers, and books of general and academic interest. Amazingly some language and music CDs and DVDs are also available for $1.00. There should be something for everyone.

Sale will run through December 7, Monday through Friday  8:30 -5:00. Come get them before they are gone. Watch for us on Proctor Terrace during lunch on sunny days.

Support Local producers. Enjoy Delicious Foods. Shop on YourFarmStand today!

YourFarmstand at Middlebury College is still offering great local foods:

What it is:
YourFarmstand is an online farmers’ market specifically for the Middlebury College community.  In one location you can order from over 20 local producers with great selection of local produce, eggs, meat, cheese, bread, coffee, chocolate, tea, honey, pies, granola, and more! All of the produce is wonderful for making local meals, or for bringing home Vt foods to family during breaks.  This is a great way to support our local neighbors while enjoying their delicious foods!

How to sign up:

  • It’s simple!!! Visit yourfarmstand.com to set up an account linked to a personal credit/debit card.
  • Charges cannot be applied directly to college budget codes.
  • Make sure you select the Middlebury College market.
  • Place your orders by midnight each Monday for pick-up at the Mahaney CFA between 3:30-5:30 every Tuesday.  *Orders not picked up by 5:30 are brought to the food bank and no refund is awarded.*

Learn more: 

There’s still time for a J-Term Internship…

Still not sure about your J-Term plans? It’s not too late to apply for an internship!

There are a number of great opportunities available, from Middlebury to California, doing everything from translation to strategic planning. Apply to be a development intern for the Fit Kids Foundation, or an English Language Learner Program Assistant in Addison County. What about bioscience at the University of Arizona? Analytics and social media at Beau Ties Ltd. or marketing and communications at Cartoplastic? Urban education, global health – there’s something for everyone.

And you can still apply for credit for your J-Term internship! Head to MOJO to apply before December 14.

Ready to apply for your J-Term internship? Check out MOJO today!

Esme Lutz | Interwoven: Images of Rehwa

M Gallery is pleased to present “Interwoven: Images of Rehwa” a photo-documentary exhibition by Middlebury senior, Esme Lutz. In documenting the work of the Rehwa Society, Emse Lutz has created a body of visually appealing images with which to further awareness of Rehwa and draw attention to organizations that preserve cultural traditions while supporting underprivileged demographics.

Dates: 11.16.2012 – 12.2.2012

Opening: 11.16.2012 | 7-9pm

http://themgallery.org/page2/page7/index.html

Contact Cha Tori for more information

The Larva – storytelling session

Based on the tradition of NPR’s The Moth and The Middlebury Moth, The Larva is the newest MiddCORE workshop that provides training in storytelling.

We provide a smaller crowd and expect shorter stories —  and include a renowned speaker and surprise community guest

THURSDAY, NOV 15 | 7–9pm | PALMER HOUSE
THURSDAY, DEC 6 | 7–9pm | PALMER HOUSE

Participants are limited. To register, e-mail: MiddCORE@middlebury.edu

 

MCSE Fall Speaker Series

The Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship hosts a weekly speaker series. The speaker series allows students, staff, faculty, and community members to learn more about the field of social entrepreneurship and engage the topic. The remaining speakers in our fall series include:

Nov 9: Fail, Learn, Iterate: Lessons in Entrepreneurship by Lindsey Franklin ’07

Nov 16: Kenya Library Project by Kennedy Mutothori Mugo ‘12.5

Nov 30: Fighting Hunger in the Coffeelands by Colleen Bramhall ’00

Dec 7: New Leadership for a New World by John McKinley ’04

All talks are held on Fridays, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in Axinn 219. For more information on the Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship, please visit http://mcse.middlebury.edu/.

Support Addison County Families in Need of Housing

Join the Volunteer Staff of the Charter House Winter Shelter

The Charter House Winter Shelter opened on November 1 and is home to 4 adults and 6 children. There is a critical need for more volunteers to help staff the facility 24/7. Working in pairs, volunteers typically serve 3-4 hour shifts at times of their choosing.

To volunteer
1) Fill out and submit the volunteer form Charter House Volunteer Application
2) Attend a volunteer training. Dates and times for training sessions for new volunteers are listed below. Training takes about 90 minutes.

Saturday, November 10 9:00 am Location: Charter House (27 North Pleasant Street, Middlebury)
Monday, November 12 9:00 am Location: Charter House (27 North Pleasant Street, Middlebury)
Monday, November 12 4:30 p.m. Location: on-campus in Ross B11 (downstairs from Ross Dining Hall)

To learn more or to request alternative training times, please contact Adam Schiff ’15 (aschiff@middlebury.edu) or Anoushka Sinha ’13 (asinha@middlebury.edu).

MCSE Summer Grant Recipient Presentations and Friday Talk

Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Learn more at go/mcse or http://mcse.middlebury.edu/.

Summer Grant Recipient Presentations

November 1, 2012 | 4:30 pm | Axinn 229

Join our summer grant recipients as they reflect on their work in the field of social entrepreneurship from Addison County, to Mexico, and Africa.

Leading for Shared Success

Chris Lloyd ’83 (Verizon Communications –  Executive Director – Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility)

The role of business in society is changing. Corporations are not focused on just making money.  The best corporate citizens view societal challenges as opportunities for business innovation and seek to create value for shareholders and for society.

Chris Lloyd ’83 will share insights regarding how Verizon is connecting its growth strategy to addressing some of society’s critical issues. You may not think of Verizon as a health care or energy company, but Chris will explain Verizon’s “Shared Success” strategy and how the company is using its broadband and wireless technology to enable solutions that improve the quality of health care and enable communities to improve their energy efficiency.