Open Study Rooms

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Please note this message from the President’s Office regarding open study rooms:

Monterey Institute Students:

In an effort to provide additional student studying space during the evening
hours, the following rooms in the Morse Building will be available from 6PM –
11PM Sunday through Thursday for open studying:

A200, A201, A202, A203, A204, A205

In addition, A202 will be available for open study during the lunch hour from
11AM – 2PM Monday –  Friday, to free up tables in the Samson Center for dining. 
Please note that beginning later this week, the two rows of tables in the
Samson Dining Room will be reserved for diners-only during these hours. 

Barbara Burke
Executive Assistant to the President
MIIS

New And Improved Samson Center Dining Room!

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Announcing Your New and Improved Samson Center Dining Room!Over the semester break, the Samson Center Dining Room has undergone renovations designed to provide students with a more comfortable and efficient environment for both dining and study. The newly revamped Dining Room will re-open on February 2nd, with expanded seating and an exciting new food service vendor, “The World Cafe”.

“The World Cafe” will initially be open Monday – Friday from 7:30AM to 7:00PM, serving a variety of menu options, including breakfast cereals, grilled items, roasted chicken, fish, vegetarian options, and Mexican and Asian cuisine, among others. “The World Cafe” will also feature cappuccinos and espressos. Stop by and try them out soon and keep your eye out for additional postings of their menu and other features.

***Please note that the two rows of tables closest to the food service area will be reserved for “dining only” from 11AM – 2PM Monday through Friday.***

New renovations in the Dining Room include:

• Three newly installed countertop workstations and accompanied new seating, with additional electrical outlets for laptops.
• Four new cafe-style tables and new seating.
• New, comfortable four-inch seat cushions on all chairs in the Dining Room.

More Space to “Plug In” and Get Straight to Work
(without taking up tables!)

Renovations of Apartment Building Complete

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Renovations of Apartment Building at Corner of Van Buren and Franklin Completed

Renovations have been completed on the Monterey Institute apartment building located at the corner of Van Buren and Franklin Streets. This project, headed by Controller Steve Marino, has resulted in a completely remodeled building that will provide market-rate housing for Institute faculty and staff and a guesthouse unit for VIPs and other Institute visitors. The apartment’s landscaping was designed and completed by Classroom and Grounds Supervisor Marty Goss and Classroom and Grounds Assistant Kirk Eckhardt and incorporates drought-resistant plants and drip irrigation.

This building has incorporated the following green improvements in order to comply with new Monterey Green Building Codes, emphasize our commitment to sustainability, and provide a comfortable, healthy environment for those occupying the house.

• Plumbing: Installation of high-performance, low-flow showerheads, low-flow faucets, insulated plumbing and pipes (to keep heat from escaping), and low-flow toilets.

• Energy: The building will have 95% efficient furnaces, a high-efficiency water heater, and a vent kitchen range hood to the outside (in order to keep pollutions and odors from contaminating the house).
• Flooring: 
–  Recycled-content tile and low volatile organic compound (VOC), water-based wood finishes.
 – Recycled-content, non-toxic, tack-down carpet, padding and underlayment (Recycled content: PET plastic bottles, recycled wool, nylon, or recycled cotton. Tack-down installation is easier to remove than glue-down, eliminates toxic glue chemicals, and allows the carpeting to be partially recycled at the “end” of its life.).

• Paint: The paint used in this building is low VOC.
• Reuse/Recycling: Construction and deconstruction waste was reused and job site waste was recycled to the extent possible.

 

Interested in organic produce delivered to you at MIIS? CSA Returns!

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Thanks to Max Perelman for this message about organic produce delivered to MIIS

CSA is back!  Weekly Thursday deliveries to the porch of Student Affairs of fresh picked organic produce (and flowers) is happening MARCH 19 – please sign up!  (5% DISCOUNT if you pay by Feb 16)

To sign up, contact Two Small Farms:
Website
csa@twosmallfarms.com
831-786-0625

Cost is $20/week for a box. There are enough veggies in a box for two vegetarians / week.  This is by far the cheapest way to eat local and organic.

FAQ:
– But I want to support the Farmers’ Market…great!  The CSA boxes are mostly veggies so I buy my fruit, nuts, extra veggies, and snacks at the market.
– But I can’t choose what’s in the box…. Right, you only get what is perfectly ripe (picked that morning) and it comes with recipes!

CSA means “Community Supported Agriculture”. You pay up front and then receive produce throughout the season.  This provides local growers with much needed capital, while spreading the risk across the community. Buying CSA is the perfect way to vote with your wallet and support local organic farmers.

Here’s how it works:
– Call or email Two Small Farms and say, “I want to order a CSA box to be delivered to MIIS.”
– Then send them a check or give them your creditcard info – they have starter plans of 2 months…the season extends to November and then starts up again in the Spring. You get a discount if you buy the whole season.
– Stop by the porch of Student Affairs (across from the president’s
office) from 11:00am-Thursday to pick up your huge bag of goodies.  There will be a newsletter included with lots of great recipes and info on what you’re getting.  Much of the veggies are ancient varietals that will impress your friends!
– Fold up the box and wait for next week.
– If you forget to pick up your box or can’t pick it up some week then email/call Max Perelman at (831-917-7641).  If you don’t let him know then your box is “fair game” come Friday morning and Max will distribute the contents to starving students and pale-looking staff around campus.

Mentee Positions still available, MAP Peer Mentor Program, Spring 2009

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Dear incoming  and first year Monterey Institute students,
 
Are you interested in having a peer mentor for the Spring 2009 semester? There are still some mentee positions available in the MAP Peer Mentor Program for Spring 2009.
 
The mentee positions that are still available are:

International  Trade Policy (ITP): 3 positions
MBA:  5 positions
Masters of Public Administration in International Management (MPA): 3 positions

*Please note: mentee positions for academic  programs not listed above have been filled at this time.*

Please remember, space in the program is limited and mentorships are first come first serve.
 
If you are interested in having a peer mentor for spring 2009, please apply online at http://www.miis.edu/saffairs_map_mentee.html no later than Wednesday, January 28th so that you can be matched with a mentor.
 
Please apply as soon as possible before January 28th due to the limited number of mentee positions that are still available.
 
If you have any questions please let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you as well as hoping to have you as a participant of the MAP Peer Mentor Program for Spring 2009!
 
Best regards,
 
Gail Lu
Coordinator of Student Services

Update: MAP Peer Mentor Program mentee positions still available!

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Dear incoming and first year Monterey Institute students,

Here is another update on the number of mentee positions that the MAP Peer Mentor Program currently has available for Spring 2009.

International Trade Policy (ITP): 7 positions

MBA: 6  positions

Translation and Interpretation (TI): 1 position

Masters of Public Administration in International Management (MPA): 4 positions (2 of which can be PCMI oriented)

*Please note: mentee positions for the IEP, IPS, TESOL and TFL programs have been filled at this time.*

Please remember, space in the program is limited and mentorships are first come first serve.

If you are interested in having a peer mentor for spring 2009, please apply online at http://www.miis.edu/saffairs_map_mentee.html no later than Tuesday, January 20th so that we can begin the matching process and match you with a mentor.

Please apply as soon as possible before January 20th due to the limited number of mentee positions that are available.

If you have any questions please let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you as well as hoping to have you as a participant of the MAP Peer Mentor Program for Spring 2009!

Best regards,

Gail Lu
Coordinator of Student Services and MAP Peer Mentor Program

$500 Give away!

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The Monterey Institute Virtual Bookstore and the Middlebury College Bookstore will be giving away ten $50 textbook gift credits on Friday February 6, 2008. The credits will be for those who bought their books through the Monterey Institute Virtual Bookstore.Rules:
1. You must be a Fan of the Middlebury College Bookstore on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Middlebury-VT/Middlebury-College-Bookstore/7096557396

2. You must be listed as a Friend on Facebook:
http://middlebury.facebook.com/profile.php?id=679873647

3. You must be enrolled for the spring semester 2009 at Monterey Institute.

4. You must have purchased at least $50 in books through the Monterey Institute Virtual Bookstore for spring semester by February 6, 2008 by noon 12:00 pm pacific time:
http://bookstore.miis.edu/home.aspx

5. You must be listed as attending this event.

Failure to follow any one of the above rules will disqualify you from winning.

The ten winners will be chosen from those attending the event, and meet the requirements of five rules above. I will email the ten winners after 5:00 pm Friday February 6, 2008.