Highlights from the Institute Board of Advisors Meeting

Dear Colleagues,

It was wonderful to see the incredible energy on campus at the start of the semester – before I had to head back to Vermont – and thank you for the warm welcome from so many of you at the lunch on Tuesday. You made me feel very much part of your community.

On January 26 & 27, we hosted the Institute Board of Advisors (IBA) on campus for two days of meetings with administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The IBA serves as an advisory committee under the Middlebury Board of Trustees. The January meeting is primarily an opportunity for them to hear updates on the implementation of our business plan and to connect with our campus.

They left inspired by the work all of you are doing on the issues of our day and impressed with our incredible students, as always. 

Highlights:

• A thought-provoking presentation about how artificial intelligence is affecting different fields and opportunities we’re pursuing featuring:
  • Bill Potter, CNS Founding Director
  • Carles Andreu, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Spanish Translation
  • Thor Sawin, Associate Dean of Language Schools
• A roundtable with students who are working with CNS, CTEC, and CBE 
• An update on our online expansion from Patricia Szasz
• A visit to the new mural and street art on Pierce Street 
• Dinner with undergraduates in the California Coast and Climate semester

Thank you to Sharad Joshi, Landry Dohou Bi, and Jill Stoffers for joining the meeting as our faculty, student, and staff constituent members of the IBA.

I hope you all have a wonderful week.

Steve Snyder

Interim VPAA