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1 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Resource Guide

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3 From the Dea of the College Dear Studets ad Families, Welcome to the Middlebury College commuity. This is a distictive, eergetic, ad welcomig place characterized by strog friedships, stimulatig course work, ispirig coectios with faculty ad staff, ad rich experieces beyod the classroom. Throughout these diverse facets of a Middlebury experiece, studets ecouter ideas that shape their thoughts, beliefs, actios, ad goals for the rest of their lives. This is a time rich with opportuity. It is also a time of some uderstadable axiety. I every studet s college experiece there will be momets of exhilaratio ad success.but there will also be log ights of study, homesickess, ad other challeges. How will each studet maage these rewards ad frustratios, the triumphs as well as the occasioal setbacks? I truth, this trasitio ca be a bit dautig at first (perhaps as much for families as for their childre), but ew studets typically make frieds, dive ito course work, ad joi studet orgaizatios or sports teams or music groups with relative speed. Ad that, i part, is the poit: learig to exercise ew freedoms ad resposibilities with growig maturity i ovel ad challegig cotexts is oe of the most importat aspects of a liberal arts educatio. It is oe aspect of becomig a iformed, active cotributor to society. It is also a essetial compoet of a life well lived. Best of luck with your preparatios this summer. I look forward to meetig you o campus. Warmly, Katy Smith Abbott Vice Presidet of Studet Affairs ad Dea of the College; Assistat Professor, History of Art ad Architecture 3

4 What you ll fid iside WELCOME 7 Thigs to do ow ad importat geeral iformatio, plus how to get here ad where to stay. ORIENTATION 13 Everythig you eed to kow about Middlebury ew-studet orietatios. FAMILY PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND RESOURCES 19 From special evets to voluteer opportuities, there are may ways for you to get ivolved with Middlebury. PLANNING AHEAD 23 Importat iformatio about the College caledar ad vacatio shuttle buses, plus ways to stay i touch throughout the year. 4

5 ACADEMIC LIFE 27 Uderstadig what s expected of studets ad all that s available to them durig the academic experiece at Middlebury. COMMUNITY LIVING 33 Middlebury is home to a diverse ad dyamic populatio here s how studets ca become a active part of it. CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND EXPLORATION 39 Educatioal ad experietial opportuities beyod the classroom. HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SAFETY 43 Fid out more about the may resources we provide, icludig campus policies, to help studets be resposible ad self-aware citizes. ARTS 49 A vibrat arts scee is a itegral part of the Middlebury experiece. ATHLETICS 53 Discover Middlebury s Pather Pride from varsity teams ad club sports to state-of-the-art facilities. 5

6 Middlebury College is redefiig liberal arts for the 21st cetury. 6

7 Welcome Each year Middlebury College welcomes ew studets ad families from throughout the coutry ad aroud the world. Whether you arrive i September or February, this guide will help you better uderstad ad acclimate to all thigs Middlebury. THINGS TO DO NOW Start Your Prearrival Checklist o BaerWeb BaerWeb is Middlebury s olie database for academic ad persoal iformatio. You ll fid your prearrival checklist at go.middlebury. edu/prearrival. May checklist items are due immediately, ad some over the ext few moths. All ca be completed easily ad electroically o BaerWeb. Log i with your user ID (check your welcome for your 8-digit ID) ad PIN (your birthdate: MMDDYY) at go.middlebury.edu/ baerweb. Make Your Orietatio Plas Please review the orietatio website at go.middlebury.edu/orietatio. If you have questios that ca t be aswered by cosultig the website, orietatio@middlebury.edu or call us at Set Up Your Middlebury College If you have t already activated your accout, do it ow. It s our primary source of commuicatio durig these prearrival moths, ad you do t wat to miss aythig importat. At go.middlebury.edu/ activate, log i with your user ID (check your acceptace for your 8-digit ID) ad PIN (your birthdate: MMDDYY, uless you have already created a ew oe). Oce you ve activated your accout, check your regularly at go.middlebury.edu/ webmail. Set Up Your Middlebury College Health Portal If you have t already, activate your Health Portal ow at go.middlebury. edu/healthportal. You ll also eed to schedule a physical exam appoitmet with your healthcare provider to complete the required forms, available through the portal ad due July 1. Complete Your Isurace Waiver ad Erollmet Form All studets must have health isurace. You must choose to either eroll or opt out of the Studet Health Isurace Pla. Studets arrivig i February will be able to waive or eroll startig November 1. go.middlebury. edu/studetisurace Submit Your ID Photo Your MiddCard is your mai form of ID while you re at Middlebury. You ll eed it for a rage of thigs, icludig access to buildigs. Look for the MiddCard page o the left tool bar at go.middlebury.edu/middcard. Add Parets or Guardias to BaerWeb Whe it comes to sharig iformatio ad evet ivitatios, we sed more s tha hard copies these days. Help us keep your family up-to-date by addig your parets or guardias addresses. go.middlebury.edu/ baerweb 7

8 GENERAL INFORMATION BaerWeb BaerWeb is Middlebury s olie database for all studets academic ad persoal iformatio. To use it you will eed your 8-digit ID, assiged to you i your welcome , ad a uique 6-digit PIN, which is your birthdate (MMDDYY) util you chage it. go.middlebury.edu/ baerweb Campus Maps Fid pritable ad iteractive maps at go.middlebury.edu/campusmap. College Bookstore The College Bookstore offers products ad services to help with your trasitio ito the residece halls at the start of the year. go.middlebury.edu/bookstore Pather Dorm Shop offers assorted room supplies, or order olie at Apple Campus Store offers Apple products, some at educatioal discout prices. Loyalty Rewards Program lets you ear poits for shoppig. Poits accumulated i icremets of 250 ca be redeemed as bookstore gift cards. Computers Widows ad Apple are supported o campus. Visit go.middlebury. edu/computers or helpdesk@ middlebury.edu for recommeded systems ad cofiguratios. Residece halls are hardwired ad wireless. is the primary mode of all- College commuicatios ad studets should check their accouts regularly. go.middlebury.edu/webmail Erollmet Billig / Studet Fiacial Services Studet Fiacial Services is your oestop shop for fiacial aid, bursar, ad educatio fiacig. Our resposibilities iclude the areas of fiacial aid couselig ad awards, studet accouts ad educatio fiacig issues, paymet plas, ad loa repaymet. The tuitio, room, ad board ivoice ca be accessed through our thirdparty billig parter, Nelet Eterprise Systems. You ca view ad pay your bill olie at Middlebury Paymets. The bill may iclude campus charges, such as parkig fies ad dorm damage. Balaces overdue by 30 days or more may delay studets from registerig for courses ad participatig i room draw. Bills are issued each semester, due by August 15 (fall) ad December 15 (sprig), ad are set electroically to studets IMPORTANT DEADLINES Uless otherwise specified, these forms ca be accessed ad submitted through BaerWeb at go.middlebury.edu/ baerweb. Iteratioal ad exchage studets see page 14, ad trasfer studets see page 16 for additioal iformatio. 8 JUNE 1: Review studet health forms at go.middlebury. edu/healthportal. See go.middlebury.edu/parto for istructios. JUNE 8: First-year semiar registratio (except trasfer ad exchage studets) starts at NOON ad stays ope util Jue 15 at 5 p.m. for September admits. Febs will register for first-year semiars startig Jauary 3, JUNE 12: Last day for MiddView trips registratio at go.middlebury.edu/trips for September admits, icludig trasfer ad exchage studets. For Febs, registratio is live i late November. JUNE 17: All ew studets must access the StarRez housig system with their Baer log-i credetials. First-years arrivig i September, your deadlie is Jue 17. Trasfer ad exchage studets arrivig i September, your deadlie is August 1. The deadlie for first-year ad exchage studets arrivig i February is December 15. Trasfer studets arrivig i February, please complete your form o later tha Jauary 5. JULY 1: Submit required studet health forms at the Studet Health Portal, where you ll fid istructios for uploadig the forms. If you might be participatig i a itercollegiate sport or club rugby or crew, the NCAA requires your completed physical exam withi six moths of the start of your athletic seaso. JULY 1: Complete the Accommodatios Request Form. Middlebury College recogizes ad supports the stadards set forth i Sectio 504 of the Rehabilitatio Act of 1973 ad the Americas with Disabilities Act (ADA), which are desiged to elimiate discrimiatio agaist qualified idividuals with disabilities. AUGUST 1: Review Parto Health Ceter s health-related travel iformatio for the most up-to-date iformatio, as well as other guidace that might impact your studies. AUGUST 1: Icomig studets plaig to eroll i courses i certai departmets will eed to take that departmet s exam. Please visit go.middlebury.edu/placemetexamifo for detailed departmet istructios o placemet exams, how to take them, ad whe exams will become available. Complete ay olie placemet exams i August, before you arrive o campus, usig a computer with Web access. For studets eterig i February, placemet exams are usually available startig i Jauary. AUGUST 10: Eter ew or updated paret cotact/family iformatio. After this date, ay chages must be directed to your Commos office. AUGUST 14: Register your bicycle via BaerWeb, if you are brigig oe. Register your vehicle via BaerWeb, if you are brigig oe, ad purchase a parkig permit via the Public Safety Storefrot at go.middlebury.edu/ publicsafety. Provide a missig perso cotact to reach if studet is reported missig.

9 ad whomever they have desigated as a authorized payer. A $250 late fee may be added to bills ot paid o time. The tuitio bill is ultimately the resposibility of the studet. Iterest-free paymet plas are available through Nelet. Questios about studet accout balaces ad paymet plas should be directed to Studet Fiacial Services at or sfs@middlebury.edu. go.middlebury.edu/ugtuitiopaymet Local Bakig Several baks i tow (listed below) accept studet accouts ad have ATMs. The Cashier s Office is ope 8:30 a.m. 4 p.m., Moday Friday. Studets ca cash up to $50 i traveler s checks, as well as checks from parets or guardias made payable to a studet. Oe day s otice is required to cash a check more tha $50. Citizes Bak 36 Middle Road Key Bak 47 Creek Road Natioal Bak of Middlebury 30 Mai Street Has two ATMs o campus People s Uited Bak 114 South Village Gree Vermot Federal Credit Uio 1 Court Street Mail Mail ad packages are delivered to studets mailboxes i McCullough Studet Ceter, addressed as follows: Studet Full Name (Box #) Middlebury College 14 Old Chapel Rd Middlebury, VT Mailbox iformatio is posted o BaerWeb i July for studets arrivig i September ad i Jauary for studets arrivig i February. Studets have access to their mailboxes from 7 a.m. to midight daily. The busiess widow has weekday hours from 9 a.m. 4 p.m., ad will also be ope Saturday 9 a.m. oo i September. For packages, we recommed usig a service you ca track, such as UPS, FedEx, isured, certified, or registered mail. Postage stamps ca be purchased at the College Bookstore ad MiddXpress. Mailig Ahead Packages Please do ot sed packages before August 21, or February 2 for those arrivig i February. Studets will receive a from the Mail Ceter whe packages arrive. If packages are at the warehouse, they will eed to brig their IDs to the warehouse for pickup. Packages should ot weigh more tha 50 lbs. Medical Isurace Middlebury requires all studets to have a U.S.-based medical isurace policy for medical bills should the eed arise. If your family pla will ot cover your studet ad they do ot have a idividual pla, you eed to purchase oe. The College arrages for oe suitable pla. Details are available at go.middlebury.edu/ studetisurace. Preferred Name Middlebury recogizes that some members of our commuity use ames other tha their legal ames to idetify themselves. At go.middlebury.edu/ preferredame, you ca idicate your preferred first ame regardless of whether or ot you have legally chaged it provided that it is ot for the purpose of misrepresetatio (i.e., usig iappropriate ames or usig the process to avoid a legal obligatio). Preferred first ames that differ from your legal ame will be used solely for Middlebury s iteral systems. You ca also idicate a preferred geder proou (him, her, them, etc.) ad ame prefix (Mr., Ms., Miss, etc.). If you have questios, cotact Jeifer Herrera, associate director of the Aderso Freema Resource Ceter, at jherrera@middlebury.edu. GETTING HERE Middlebury College is i cetral Vermot i the tow of Middlebury. By Car See geeral drivig directios at go.middlebury.edu/directios. As you approach campus for orietatio, sigs will direct you to the Welcome Ceters. By Air The closest airport is Burligto Iteratioal Airport (BTV). It is 35 miles orth of Middlebury. Public trasportatio optios are limited. Car retals are available at the airport. By Trai Amtrak has three statios ear Middlebury: Port Hery, N.Y. (25 miutes), Rutlad, Vt. (45 miutes), ad Essex Juctio, Vt. (oe hour). By Taxi Jessica s Vital Trasit Middlebury Trasit Compay Lodgig for Families Middlebury is a popular vacatio destiatio, ad we recommed that you make reservatios well i advace of your iteded arrival dates. Fid resources for lodgig at go.middlebury.edu/lodgig. Lodgig at Bread Loaf Campus Durig orietatio, we may offer affordable dorm-style housig for families at Middlebury s Bread Loaf campus, approximately 20 miutes from campus. Accommodatios iclude breakfast. go.middlebury.edu/breadloaflodgig 9

10 WHAT TO PACK Packig up the car? Shippig boxes? Makig a list of what you ll eed? For clothig, attire is mostly iformal, but you will eed to dress up o occasio. The witer moths brig cold days, some subzero. You will wat a warm witer coat, hat, scarf, mittes, socks, boots, ad sweaters. Studets here ofte sacrifice style for warmth ad comfort. Here are a few quick tips for other key items: What s Provided P A extra-log twi bed (36 x 80 ); mattresses are extra-log, 80-ich, twi P Closet P Desk ad chair P Bookshelf P Waste basket ad recyclig bi P Dresser P Whiteboard o the door exterior P Face mirror (some rooms come with full-legth as well) What to Brig Twi extra-log (80 ) sheets, comforter, pillows, blaket(s), ad mattress pad Towels (two are ideal, oe to use while washig the other!) Study lamp ad/or floor lamp with lightbulbs Small area rug or carpet remat up to 12 x 8 feet i size Hagers Power strips (istead of extesio cords) with surge protectio Posters, pictures, flags, ad other decoratios that ca be affixed to the wall without usig ails, cellophae tape, or screws What NOT to Brig O Haloge lights O Strig lights O Cadles, icese, ad ay devices that create ope flames O Electrical appliaces with exposed heatig elemets such as toasters, heaters, ad hot plates (except iros with automatic shutoff mechaisms) O Pets, other tha sactioed support aimals Fid more iformatio at go.middlebury. edu/residetialpolicies. 10

11 Dorm-style housig is available for families at Middlebury s Bread Loaf campus. 11

12 New studets take advatage of the College s locatio to hike sectios of the Log Trail. 12

13 Orietatio MIDDLEBURY OFFERS two orietatios for icomig studets, oe i September ad oe i February. I September orietatio is called MiddView. Durig MiddView ad February Orietatio, ew studet orietatio is a multiday program that focuses o academics, traditio, ad commuity. Studets meet with academic advisors, participate i traditioal ceremoies ad evets, ad egage i commuity-buildig activities to lear the values of scholarship ad commuity while coectig with classmates. If you are erolled as a iteratioal, trasfer, or exchage studet, please read carefully the sectio after this oe that applies to you. It will cotai iformatio specific to your arrival ad orietatio situatio. The theme for orietatio is Explore- Coect-Create. Before arrivig, studets should sped some time reflectig o what these three words mea to them. What are some of the differet ways we might be thikig about explorig, coectig, ad creatig, both as idividuals ad as a academic commuity? The faculty, staff, ad studets at Middlebury take very seriously the challeges ad rewards of livig ad workig together i a closekit commuity, so it is importat for studets to give careful thought to what their roles will be as they become part of this special place. Orietatio is also a great time for families to come to campus ad help studets settle i. May of Middlebury s studet services offices will be available so that families ca lear about their programs ad meet staff members. There will also be time set aside for studets ad families to explore the tow of Middlebury ad the cultural ladscape of Vermot. There is public trasportatio from campus to local shops aroud the Middlebury area. Whe studets ad families arrive o campus, they ll receive a complete ad detailed orietatio schedule. All the iformatio eeded about schedules ad activities will also be posted ad updated olie. go.middlebury.edu/orietatio September 4 10, 2017 Move-i Day for New Studets: September 4 from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Family Orietatio: September 4 5 Orietatio Trips: September 8 10 February 7 11, 2018 Move-i Day for New Studets: February 7 from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Family Orietatio: February 7 8 Orietatio Trips: February Arrival Day All ew studets, icludig trasfer studets, ca arrive o campus o the first day of orietatio. Movig oto campus earlier is ot permitted. Welcome ceters will be ope from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. i September ad 9 a.m. 2 p.m. i February. Commos teams or Feb leaders will be o had to help studets move ito their rooms ad begi the process of gettig to kow the College. Although we are always delighted to welcome ew Middlebury families to campus, please be assured that studets who arrive solo will be well cared for by their residetial staff, Commos teams, ad other studet life staff as they settle i. Middlebury will provide limited shuttle service from the Burligto Airport to campus o the first day of ORIENTATION FOR FAMILIES Durig orietatio we offer educatioal sessios ad social activities to itroduce families to the Middlebury College commuity ad to help families with their trasitio. A detailed orietatio schedule for families will be available at go.middlebury.edu/familyresources by midsummer for September arrival ad by Jauary for February arrival. We hope to make your visit to campus as ejoyable as possible. If you or a member of your party has mobility, visual, or hearig eeds, please cotact us at or orietatio@middlebury.edu. 13

14 orietatio. Visit go.middlebury.edu/ boxoffice to purchase tickets or cotact for more iformatio. Preseaso Athletes Ivited studets participatig i preseaso practices should cotact their coaches directly to lear about arrival details. For coach cotact iformatio, visit go.middlebury.edu/athletics, or call Orietatio Trips September arrivals: All ew studets participate i our MiddView trips. The trips are a 30-year traditio at Middlebury ad allow studets to begi the college experiece with a small group of classmates ad studet leaders. After several days o campus, all studets depart o a MiddView trip. September trips are orgaized ito three categories: commuity egagemet, focused o coectig with commuity parters ad providig service; Vermot exploratio, explorig Vermot s cultural ladscape; ad wilderess exploratio, a rage of outdoor advetures. They all provide a small-group experiece i which participats have the opportuity to coect with peers ad lear about Middlebury College from their studet leaders. No previous experiece is ecessary, ad we ecourage studets to choose trips that will itroduce them to somethig ew. go.middlebury.edu/trips February arrivals: Studets have a opportuity to participate i February Orietatio trips, of which there are two categories: commuity egagemet trips ad wilderess exploratios trips. The goal is to provide a peer-led group experiece for ew studets to get to kow oe aother ad their studet leaders ad share questios, cocers, ad hopes about trasitioig to life at Middlebury. It s also a great way to explore the witer ladscapes ad tows that surroud campus. go.middlebury.edu/febweb INTERNATIONAL AND EXCHANGE STUDENTS Iteratioal Studet ad Scholar Services (ISSS) provides visa-related advisig, programs, ad support to iteratioal studets, icludig exchage studets ad U.S. studets livig abroad. ISSS also oversees Middlebury s ivolvemet with the U.S. govermet s Studet ad Exchage Visitor Iformatio System (SEVIS) for issuig ad maitaiig visarelated documets. ISSS serves as a place of support for studets who have iteratioal roots by havig lived abroad or havig immigrated to the U.S. ISSS looks forward to assistig you as you begi your Middlebury experiece ad beyod. If you have questios, please cotact us at isss@middlebury.edu. Please read the followig iformatio about your arrival carefully. Liks for all the forms you will eed, icludig visa ad travel iformatio, ca be foud o our website. You ca also meet our staff ad get to kow the faces of the people who will be helpig you oce you arrive. go.middlebury.edu/isss Early Arrival If you are a ew iteratioal studet, icludig exchage studets ad U.S. studets livig abroad, we ivite you to arrive o campus a few days before orietatio begis. Whether you arrive i September or February, this will allow you time to recover from your travels, lear about your U.S. visa status, ad become familiar with resources that will help with your trasitio from home to Middlebury. ISSS staff, Program Arrival Leaders (PALs), ad curret Middlebury studets will help you fid your way aroud. You will receive access to your residece hall ad are expected to stay o campus begiig this date. Studets who eter the U.S. earlier tha the Early Arrival date will be resposible for their ow travel arragemets ad accommodatios. Early access to residece halls is ot possible. Detailed iformatio about Early Arrival is available o the ISSS website, alog with the program s prearrival guide ad registratio form. go.middlebury. edu/earlyarrival 14

15 September 1 4, 2017 Early Arrival Day: September 1 Check-i starts at 10 a.m. i Axi Ceter February 6 7, 2018 Early Arrival Day: February 6 Check-i starts at 10 a.m. Travel to Middlebury College ISSS will provide trasportatio from Burligto, Vermot, to campus o arrival day oly. Pick-up shuttles begi at 9 a.m. ad cotiue util the last traveler arrives. Please try to arrive before 10 p.m. If you are uable to schedule your arrival durig these times, cotact us at isss@ middlebury.edu before you book a flight. If you choose to arrive earlier tha arrival day, you are resposible for your ow lodgig. Shuttle Locatios Burligto Iteratioal Airport (BTV) Greyhoud Bus Statio (at the Burligto Iteratioal Airport) Essex Juctio-Burligto Trai Statio (ESX) Coectig with Others Studets at Middlebury College come from more tha 75 coutries. Eve if there is ot a studet from your coutry, there will certaily be someoe from your regio of the world. If you re iterested i coectig with a curret Middlebury studet from your area before you arrive, cotact the Iteratioal Studets Orgaizatio (ISO) at iso@middlebury.edu. Frieds of Iteratioal Studets Host Program The Frieds of Iteratioal Studets (FIS) host program matches studets with local families to create a opportuity to share life experieces ad cultures beyod the campus. If you are iterested, fill out the questioaire at go.middlebury.edu/fis. FAQs Whe will I get my I-20? For September etrats who completed I-20 applicatios by May 19, your I-20 will be set to you by early Jue. If you have special circumstaces, please make that request i writig. For February etrats, your I-20 applicatio must be completed by September 15, ad we ll sed your documet i November. How do I apply for a U.S. F-1 (studet) visa? Complete istructios will be set to you with your I-20. You must first obtai a I-20 form from Middlebury College, ad the arrage for a iterview with a U.S. embassy or cosulate to apply for the visa. To fid the earest embassy or cosulate, refer to state.gov. Please be aware that a U.S. F-1 visa caot be issued prior to 120 days before your program start date, which is September 1, 2017, for September etrats ad February 6, 2018, for February etrats. You may wat to iquire at the embassy or cosulate about the visaapplicatio process i advace regardig schedulig a appoitmet, ecessary forms, ad required fees. How log will it take to get my studet visa? Wait times vary. I some cases it oly takes a week, ad i other coutries it may take more tha a moth. For a estimate of the curret visa wait times at the embassy earest you, please refer to travel.state.gov. Whe ca I eter the Uited States usig my ew studet visa? You may eter the U.S. up to 30 days prior to the program start date oted o your I-20. Please be aware that shuttle service from the Burligto area to Middlebury College is oly available o arrival day ad you may ot move ito your residece hall ay earlier. Does my $300 erollmet deposit cout towards my family cotributio ad my Middlebury College bill? Yes, it is applied to your bill ad cosidered part of your family cotributio. Whe completig the I-20 applicatio, you ca cofirm that the deposit has bee paid, which will serve as evidece of that portio of your cotributio. Do I eed to brig the full amout of my family cotributio with me? It is highly ecouraged that you do. Whe Studet Fiacial Services calculates your fiacial eed ad determies if you will receive assistace, they cosider the estimated total costs of your first year at Middlebury. This icludes items that the College bills for ad your ow persoal expeses. The comprehesive fee ad the studet activities fee will appear o IMPORTANT DEADLINES FOR INTERNATIONAL AND EXCHANGE STUDENTS The followig forms ca be foud at go.middlebury.edu/isss. For September etrats, these documets are due May 19, 2017: Early Arrival registratio (recommeded) I-20 applicatio (required) Frieds of Iteratioal Studets host program questioaire (optioal) For February etrats, these documets are due September 15, 2017: Early Arrival registratio (recommeded) I-20 applicatio (required) Frieds of Iteratioal Studets host program questioaire (optioal) 15

16 your bill. Other expeses (such as books, supplies, persoal items, ad travel) are items you will eed moey for throughout the year. Taxes, health isurace, ad food/lodgig/travel durig college breaks are other possible expeses. You will eed to have fuds available to pay for those expeses. Are there other expeses I should be aware of? Yes, federal ad state icome taxes. You ca expect to pay taxes o ay icome eared i the U.S., icludig employmet wages ad a portio of your grats/scholarships from Middlebury College. The amout of tax you owe will deped o the amout of fuds you ear or receive ad the tax treaty (if ay) betwee your home coutry ad the U.S. Taxes may represet a additioal expese of more tha $500 per year. It is your resposibility to file your icome tax forms aually ad pay your taxes i a timely way. Direct ay questios to middleburytaxoffice@middlebury.edu. TRANSFER STUDENTS Middlebury erolls a limited umber of trasfer studets i September ad February depedig upo available space. The majority of trasfer studets are admitted as sophomores or first-semester juiors. Arrival Orietatio for September trasfers will begi o September 4 ad for February trasfers o February 7. Early arrivals are ot permitted. Each year the orietatio plaig team develops a orietatio schedule desiged to meet the uique eeds of trasfer studets. This schedule also icludes iteratioal ad domestic exchage studets. For quick aswers to questios that might emerge for you betwee ow ad whe you arrive, we ecourage you to sped time o the orietatio website at go.middlebury. edu/orietatio ad be sure to browse the Trasfer ad Exchage sectio uder the orietatio liks to the left. We update the site regularly. The fial trasfer ad exchage orietatio schedule will be posted i the summer for September arrival ad i Jauary for February arrival. If you have questios that ca t be aswered o the site, feel free to orietatio@middlebury.edu or call Orietatio Trips September arrivals: As part of orietatio, trasfer studets participate i two days of off-campus experieces, returig to campus each eveig. Durig these days you ll explore areas ad commuities surroudig campus. You ll travel with other trasfer ad exchage studets to differet places, always guided by studet leaders. Past trips have icluded voluteerig at a local school, visitig earby farms, or headig out o a day hike. We ll let you kow if you eed to brig aythig special, but most of the activities are fairly simple. For day trips, we recommed brigig a small backpack to carry a water bottle ad suscree. The rest will deped o the activities you participate i. Each ight you ll retur to your room o campus. February arrivals: Trasfer studets arrivig i February have the optio to participate i February Orietatio trips, of which there are two categories: commuity egagemet trips ad wilderess exploratios trips. The goal is to provide a peer-led group experiece for ew studets to get to kow oe aother ad their studet leaders ad share questios, cocers, ad hopes about trasitioig to life at Middlebury. It s also a great way to explore the witer ladscapes ad tows that surroud campus. go.middlebury.edu/febweb Coectig with Others If you are iterested i hearig from a curret Middlebury trasfer studet, visit go.middlebury.edu/meetatrasfer. Questios? If you have other questios regardig the trasfer ad exchage studet orietatio, please orietatio@ middlebury.edu. Our staff checks this regularly, ad we will be i touch. 16

17 Small class sizes lead to stimulatig discussios ad camaraderie. 17

18 Fall Family Weeked is a popular time for families to visit campus. 18

19 Family Programs, Evets, ad Resources MIDDLEBURY FAMILIES are a welcome, active, ad importat part of the commuity. We ivite you to participate i a variety of ways ad to atted Middlebury evets held o campus, aroud the coutry, ad overseas. Welcome Receptios These receptios are orgaized by the College for ew studets ad their families ad are hosted by families ad alumi. Also kow as sed-off parties, these receptios are a fu way to get to kow the Middlebury families i your local area. Families of icomig Febs are ecouraged to atted. For more iformatio, visit go.middlebury.edu/ welcomereceptios. Alumi College Alumi, families, ad frieds are welcome ad ecouraged to atted Alumi College, which combies a relaxig late-summer weeked i Vermot with the opportuity to be ispired by some of our fiest faculty. Share i a professor s kowledge ad ethusiasm durig egagig discussios ad field trips, ejoy delicious meals with faculty ad classmates, ad have a chace to see firsthad what your studet has bee experiecig. For more iformatio visit go.middlebury.edu/alumicollege. Family Receptios durig September ad February Orietatios The Alumi ad Paret Programs Office hosts a receptio for families durig orietatios for September ad February studets. Come ad be welcomed ito your ew Middlebury family. Look for details i the orietatio schedule. Fall Family Weeked Fall Family Weeked is a opportuity for families to visit campus ad participate i a wide variety of academic, social, cultural, ad athletic evets begiig with ope classes o Friday morig. Families of icomig Febs are welcome to atted i the fall, prior to their studet s arrival. Iformatio about this weeked is posted i late Jue at go.middlebury. edu/ffw. Limited housig at Bread Loaf is made available via a lottery i July. There will be iformatio about how to get ito the lottery i s ad o the Middlebury Parets Facebook page. (Parets, please be sure that your studets have etered your addresses ito their studet portals; otherwise you may miss some importat aoucemets.) Homecomig Fall i Vermot is a beautiful time of year. Sped time o campus or take your studet for a hike or day trip to see some of the may earby sights. Homecomig programmig is geerally geared toward alumi but is ope to all families. For more iformatio visit go.middlebury. edu/homecomig. Atted or Host a Evet As parets, you ll be ivited to evets hosted by Middlebury i your area. You ca fid a listig of regioal evets at oliecommuity.middlebury.edu; you ca register there or call to ONLINE RESOURCES Middlebury Magazie middmag.com Middlebury News Room middlebury.edu/ewsroom The Campus (studet ewspaper) middleburycampus.com Studet Blog middbeat.org Facebook facebook.com/middleburycollege Also search for Middlebury Parets Twitter twitter.com/middlebury twitter.com/middathletics twitter.com/middcampus Istagram Middlebury College 19

20 do so. Families ofte host regioal evets such as summer welcome receptios, talks, ad diers. Do you have a isider view of the arts, a busiess, zoo, or museum that would make a fu place for Middlebury frieds to visit? Cotact Ly DeGraff (ldegraff@middlebury.edu) i the Alumi ad Paret Programs office to discuss your idea. Be a Part of Your Studet s World There are may ways to stay coected to your studets that will give you a widow ito their experiece. Parets travel to away games to cheer o teams ad do potluck meals afterward; they orgaize sacks for studet clubs; they host members of a team, club, or other orgaizatio at their homes whe these groups are travelig. Ad they share all the great Middlebury ews via social media. Family ID Card I a separate summer mailig, you ll receive your Family ID Card. This provides discouts at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course ad for the Performig Arts Series, as well as for may performaces by the theatre, dace, ad music departmets. Tickets ca be purchased at the Box Office (go.middlebury.edu/ boxoffice). Your ID also grats you free access to Middlebury s athletic facilities, icludig the fitess ceter, atatorium, ad squash ad teis courts, whe you are visitig. Middlebury Parets Facebook Page Have questios? Need advice? This Facebook page is oly ope to parets/ guardias of Middlebury studets. The more tha 1,500 paret members aswer questios ad cotribute a wealth of experiece ad kowledge. The page admiistrators also periodically add cotet that seems paret worthy (upcomig evets, studet achievemets, campus photos, career/itership advice, break bus schedules, ad liks to questios that are posed by parets). WAYS TO GET INVOLVED Become a Advocate for the Ceter for Careers ad Iterships go.middlebury.edu/cci Support Middlebury studet career exploratio by ay of the followig: Participatig i career paels o campus. Hostig studets at your orgaizatio for a visit or job-shadowig experiece. Postig a itership or job opeig from your orgaizatio o our Middlebury-oly database. Joiig oe of our professioal etworks, icludig Idustry Advisory Committees (parets ad alumi withi a specific field) ad Middlebury Iterest Groups (a Middlebury cohort withi a sigle orgaizatio). Becomig a MiddNet voluteer career advisor ad metor. See go.middlebury. edu/middet for more iformatio. Be a Paelist Family members ca serve as paelists for Preview Days i April, sharig isights with families of admitted studets. Durig Fall Family Weeked, Homecomig, ad other special evets, family members ca participate i educatioal ad career-orieted paels. Joi the Parets Fud Committee Each year a group of roughly 60 families comes together to support Middlebury as members of the Parets Fud Committee. Experieced voluteers ehace fudraisig efforts through targeted solicitatios of other families. go.middlebury.edu/paretsfud We re Here for You Please do t hesitate to cotact Ly DeGraff, assistat director of Alumi ad Paret Programs, at or ldegraff@middlebury.edu, if there is aythig we ca do to make your Middlebury experiece more memorable. If you are ot gettig s from us or the College, please check to be sure that your studet has added you to their Baer portal. We look forward to seeig you o campus. 20

21 For years the Gree Moutais have ispired studets o campus. 21

22 Studets ad faculty ofte meet casually i Wilso Café. 22

23 Plaig Ahead WHETHER YOU RE PLANNING a visit to campus, a birthday surprise, or a family vacatio durig the college breaks, take some time ow to cosider your optios. Break Shuttle Bookig Starts July 1! For college breaks, the SGA provides iexpesive ad coveiet Premier Coach service to ad from the followig: Burligto Iteratioal Airport Burligto Greyhoud Statio (daily bus service to Motreal ad Bosto) Bosto (stoppig i Hooksett, N.H., ad South Statio) New York City (Pe Statio, Grad Cetral Statio, ad White Plais Metro North Statio) New Jersey (Ridgewood Park ad Ride) Motreal (curretly fall break oly, but check for updates usig the liks below) Premier Coach buses have wifi ad depart from campus at Adirodack Circle. Purchase tickets through the Box Office olie at go.middlebury.edu/ boxoffice or i the Mahaey Ceter for the Arts or McCullough Studet Ceter. go.middlebury.edu/sgabus College Vacatio Periods Fall term recesses are i October, November, ad December. Studets ca remai o campus durig October ad November recesses, although the diig halls may close for some portio of November (Thaksgivig) recess. The College closes completely durig December recess ito early Jauary; studets caot remai o campus at all durig this period. Studets with special circumstaces may request permissio; if grated, studets are resposible for their ow meals. Durig February ad March recesses, studets ca stay o campus ad eat i the diig halls. Oly studets who register for witer term classes or iterships takig place o campus may live o campus durig witer term; all studets who are ot registered for a witer term class o campus are required to tur i their room keys whe they leave campus at the ed of the fall term. Travel Plas We ofte receive requests from studets to chage their fial examiatio schedules because they have purchased orefudable plae tickets that require them to leave campus before their exams are fiished. Academic obligatios must come first, ad we do ot issue examiatio chages i order to accommodate travel plas. We ecourage studets to book their retur flights oly after they kow their examiatio schedules. Studets who must book flights i advace should make arragemets to fly after the last examiatio of the semester is give. This iformatio is available two years i advace o Middlebury s academic caledar. go.middlebury.edu/ac Evets Caledar Middlebury s comprehesive caledar icludes day-to-day happeigs o ad aroud campus. go.middlebury.edu/ evets Cakes ad Care Packages For birthdays, holidays, cogratulatios, exam survival, or ay other special occasio, browse the Box Office for gift ideas to treat your studet from afar. Order olie aytime! go.middlebury. edu/boxoffice 23

24 Departig from Campus At the ed of the fall ad sprig terms, studets must vacate their rooms withi 24 hours after their last exam. Failure to do so will result i a $400-per-day fie. go.middlebury.edu/housig KEEPING IN TOUCH It s easy for studets ad families to stay i touch. Here are a few guidelies ad suggestios to make the process as smooth as possible. Mail Mail ad packages are delivered to studets boxes i the Mail Ceter i McCullough Studet Ceter, addressed as follows: Studet Full Name (Your box #) Middlebury College 14 Old Chapel Rd Middlebury, VT Middlebury Directory Middlebury offers a olie directory of addresses, telephoe extesios, ad campus mailig addresses. Some directory iformatio fields (such as studet resideces ad home addresses) are ot displayed outside of the College s etwork. go.middlebury.edu/directory Fax Services Icomig faxes may be set to , which is i the College Mail Ceter ad accessible oly to Mail Ceter staff members. The fax is delivered to the studet s mailbox. Please be sure the fax icludes both the studet s ame ad box umber. I additio, there is a outgoigoly fax machie located ear the Davis Family Library iformatio desk. There is o charge to fax from this machie. Faxes may also be set from ad received at the followig umbers i the Commos offices: Atwater: Braierd: Cook: Ross: Woacott: Telephoes Courtesy telephoes are provided i all residece halls. These are located i commo areas ad hallways. I smaller houses there is oe courtesy phoe i a commo area. These phoes may be used for emergecy calls to 911 or Public Safety x5911, calls to o-campus locatios, ad local ad toll-free calls. Log-distace callig requires a callig card. Cell Phoe Service Verizo Wireless, AT&T Wireless, ad Sprit offer the best receptio for the Middlebury area. For details o ay compay s coverage, please visit their websites. Prepaid cellular services are also a optio. To check coverage, use the Middlebury zip code: Chage of Address To chage your mailig address i Middlebury s database, please cotact your studet s Commos office. To chage a address prior to your studet s matriculatio, you may orietatio@middlebury.edu. College Publicatios I additio to occasioal mailigs, families ca receive the followig commuicatios: MiddNews, ed mothly to all family members whose addresses are provided to us whe studets eroll. Middlebury Magazie, the alumi magazie, published quarterly. College Egagemet Caledar, published aually. The Middlebury Campus, the weekly studet ewspaper, available olie at go.middlebury.edu/campus. To receive prit copies, you ca subscribe through the Box Office at go.middlebury.edu/ boxoffice. 24

25 Commuicatio with Families Oe of the ways i which we reiforce studets developmet ito mature adults is by emphasizig resposibility ad accoutability for their behavior. Whe academic or behavioral issues arise, our deas, staff, ad professors work directly with studets to resolve most matters. Middlebury College typically cotacts families or guardias whe studets are i situatios that seriously impact their status at the College icludig, for example, disciplie proceedigs, hospitalizatios, serious academic difficulties, ad situatios edagerig health ad safety. Each studet s Commos dea will reach out to the parets or guardias uder these circumstaces. It is ot uusual for studets to receive academic warigs i their first year while they adjust to Middlebury College requiremets. Resources are available to help studets pla their work, arrage for tutors, stregthe their study skills, or improve their time maagemet skills. At the ed of each semester, grades are posted o a secure website to which studets have access, ad we strogly ecourage studets to share this iformatio with their families. As you prepare for your studet s college years, it is importat to uderstad that Middlebury College programs are govered by the federal Family Educatioal Rights ad Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA geerally prohibits colleges from disclosig persoally idetifiable iformatio from studet educatio records without a studet s writte coset, uless a exceptio applies. Educatio records iclude iformatio such as Social Security umbers, class schedules, grades, ad discipliary records. Exceptios permit disclosure without a studet s writte coset for fiacial aid, for disclosures to other istitutios where the studet seeks or iteds to eroll, i respose to subpoeas, i certai discipliary matters, for health ad safety emergecies, ad for disclosures to parets of depedet studets at the discretio of the istitutio. See the complete FERPA policy at go.middlebury. edu/ferpa. 25

26 The Davis Family Library is a hub of activity throughout the year. 26

27 Academic Life MIDDLEBURY PREPARES STUDENTS to be active citizes ad leaders who ca address the world s most pressig problems. A balace of idividual ad commuity health ad growth is reflected i our commuity stadards: Cultivatig respect ad resposibility for self, others, ad our shared eviromet; Ecouragig persoal ad itellectual courage ad growth; Maifestig itegrity ad hoesty i all decisios ad actios; Promotig healthy, safe, ad balaced lifestyles; Fosterig a diverse ad iclusive commuity committed to civility, ope-midedess, ad fidig commo groud. First-Year Semiars ad First-Year Advisig All studets begi their first semester with a first-year semiar. These small-group courses allow studets to participate actively i their ow learig ad to acquire the writig ad speakig skills ecessary for idepedet, itellectual achievemet throughout college ad beyod. Studets i class together also live i the same Commos, allowig them to exted classroom discussios ito the residece halls. First-year semiar istructors also serve as academic advisors to their studets, helpig with course selectio ad plaig util studets declare majors. Your first oe-o-oe meetig with your advisor takes place durig orietatio, shortly after you arrive o campus. Durig this meetig, you ca expect to discuss your hopes ad expectatios for a liberal arts educatio at Middlebury ad the courses ad areas of study that iterest you. go.middlebury.edu/fys Curriculum Middlebury s curriculum is desiged to esure a educatio that icludes breadth of experiece across may fields ad disciplies, as well as i-depth study i oe area defied by the major. A emphasis o writig i all disciplies sharpes studets capacities for critical thikig ad expressio. Majors: A major is the area of study i which a studet takes the most courses ad explores i the greatest depth. Each departmet has desiged its major to esure that studets ot oly lear key cotet but also the methodologies, laguages, ad modes of thikig ad expressio that characterize that disciplie. It is also possible to pursue a joit major that combies ad sythesizes two areas of study, or to pursue two separate majors, but these paths require cosiderable plaig with a advisor. A studet may also choose to pursue a mior area of study. Miors: Less comprehesive tha a major, a mior is a cluster of courses desiged to provide a basic level of proficiecy i a particular field. Distributio Requiremets: To esure breadth of learig i our liberal arts curriculum, studets must take classes i seve of eight differet academic categories: literature; the arts; philosophical ad religious studies; historical studies; physical ad life scieces; deductive reasoig ad ACADEMIC HONESTY AND THE HONOR CODE Studets pledge to hold themselves ad each other to high stadards of academic itegrity. The essece of Middlebury s hoor code is that, i order to become educated people, studets must be hoest about what they do ad do ot kow. They must express their ideas without uauthorized help; give credit to others for their ideas ad their ifluece o their isights; ad expect the same itellectual itegrity from their peers. go.middlebury.edu/hoorcode 27

28 aalytical processes; social aalysis; ad foreig laguage. Studets are also required to complete oe course o each of at least three of the followig regios: South ad Southeast Asia, icludig the Pacific; North Asia, icludig Chia, Korea, Japa, ad the Asia steppes; the Middle East ad North Africa; sub-sahara Africa; Europe; ad the Americas; as well as a course focused o the process of compariso betwee ad amog cultures ad civilizatios, or o the idetity ad experiece of separable groups withi cultures ad civilizatios. go.middlebury.edu/requiremets Declarig a Major: A major requires a miimum of 10 fall ad sprig semester courses. Studets may take o more tha 16 fall ad sprig semester courses ad, i additio, o more tha two witer term courses i a major departmet or program (oe of which may be seior work). All studets must officially declare a major by the ed of the third semester. Ay studet who wishes to complete a secod major must officially declare by the ed of the fourth semester of study. After the fourth semester, studets wishig to add a secod major, or chage majors, must petitio ad gai approval from the ew departmet or program to esure that the studet ca complete the major by the ed of the eighth semester. Some highly structured programs, particularly those ivolvig study i the foreig laguages or the atural scieces, are facilitated by a declaratio of a major by the ed of the secod semester. Preprofessioal Programs Our udergraduate program focuses o the liberal arts, but offers specific curricula ad resources desiged to prepare studets for professioal careers, regardless of a major. go.middlebury.edu/ preprof Health Professios Program helps studets fulfill curricular requiremets for further graduate study to become a medical practitioer. Pre-Law Program prepares studets to be competitive applicats for law schools. Educatio Studies Program trais studets as teachers, with a optio for professioal certificatio. Pre-Egieerig Program provides backgroud for graduate study ad potetial collaboratio with aother istitutio for a dual degree program. Architectural Studies Program prepares studets for graduate work i architecture. ROTC Middlebury College, i partership with the Uiversity of Vermot Army ROTC Program, provides leadership traiig to motivated college studets iterested i servig as commissioed officers i the Uited States Army after graduatio. go.middlebury.edu/rotc Class Attedace Professors will share their attedace policies with studets o the first day of class, but the geeral idea will be the same: missig classes meas missig opportuities to egage thoughtfully with the work, exchage ideas with peers, ad lear fully ad deeply. If studets aticipate missig a class or miss a class uexpectedly, it is importat to commuicate with professors or Commos deas immediately. Professors may be able to work with studets to exted deadlies, ad uder exceptioal circumstaces, such as serious illess, Commos deas may provide a dea s excuse. Studets participatig i varsity athletics should visit go.middlebury.edu/ hadbook ad review the Guidelies for Hadlig Athletics-Explaied Abseces uder Course Registratio ad Coduct of Courses for specific istructios. go.middlebury.edu/attedace Advisig Academic advisig is cetral to the Middlebury experiece, whether i your first-year semiar or the fial stages of completig a major ad writig your thesis. Throughout the college years, studets work idividually with professors to develop multiyear strategies that reflect their iterests, stregths, ad academic goals. Studets begi the first semester with a first-year semiar, ad the istructor of that small-group semiar serves as their advisor util they declare majors. At that time, studets choose professors i the departmets or programs of their majors to serve as their advisors. I additio, studets fid advisig support through their Commos ad from other professors ad 28

29 staff members who may have valuable iformatio ad isights to share. go.middlebury.edu/advisig Evaluatio Every class icludes a sufficiet amout of writte, oral, ad practical work so that both studets ad professors are able to evaluate their progress. Professors strive to ecourage free discussio, iquiry, ad expressio ad to evaluate studets solely o academic merit, ot o the basis of opiios or coduct urelated to academic stadards. For fall ad sprig semesters, the fial examiatio period usually begis two to three days followig the ed of classes ad lasts for five days. A uexcused absece from a preaouced examiatio will result i a grade of F for that uit of work. If studets have compellig persoal circumstaces, illesses, or ijuries that prevet or preveted them from completig a exam or other large assigmet, studets must cotact their Commos dea. go.middlebury.edu/evaluatio Withdrawal, Suspesio, ad Readmissio It is ot ucommo for studets to take a semester or eve a year off at some poit durig their studies. I most cases, this is a volutary withdrawal. Studets must otify the Commos dea of a itetio to withdraw for a semester (or loger), ad must cotact the dea agai several moths i advace of retur (by Jue 15 for a fall semester retur ad by November 1 for a sprig semester retur). Studets geerally may ot retur i witer term after a withdrawal. Occasioally, studets experiece challeges that compromise their ability to fuctio i a healthy maer o campus. Whe studets are uable to fuctio safely ad effectively i our academic ad residetial eviromet, we may support their volutary withdrawal or, i very rare cases, eact a ivolutary withdrawal. Studets must address the issue of cocer with a appropriate professioal before they retur to Middlebury. Studets may also be withdraw for academic reasos, or be suspeded for major policy violatios. Whe studets are withdraw for academic failure, they may retur to Middlebury whe they ca demostrate that they have addressed whatever issues led to their academic struggles. This is usually accomplished by erollig at aother four-year college for a semester ad earig grades of B- or better i a four-course liberal arts program. go.middlebury.edu/studetstatus Witer Term Durig witer term (also kow as J-term), each studet erolls i oly oe academic, credit-bearig course, ad faculty members each teach oly oe course. Studets ca study at the College or, after their first year, away from campus; idepedetly or as participats i a course; i their major fields or i disciplies they have ever studied before. The witer term curriculum cosists of a variety of iterdepartmetal ad departmetal courses of various levels. Studets ca also udertake a witer itership, after their first year, istead of formal study. Normally, a departmet may require its studets to take o more tha oe of its witer term courses, i additio to witer term seior work, durig four years, allowig studets to choose how they sped witer term. Studets are urged to explore the curriculum by takig witer term courses i substatially differet areas i their first two years. A miimum of two ad a maximum of four witer term courses will cout toward the graduatio requiremet of 36 credits. go.middlebury.edu/jterm Study Abroad Each year about 50 percet of the juior class studies abroad i more tha 40 coutries at more tha 75 differet programs ad uiversities. Middlebury has Schools Abroad i Argetia, Brazil, Cameroo, Chile, Chia, Frace, Germay, Idia, Israel, Italy, Japa, Jorda, Morocco, Russia, Spai, the Uited Kigdom, ad Uruguay. Middlebury also has exchage agreemets i Eglad with the Uiversity of East Aglia ad the Uiversity of Nottigham. Exterally sposored (o-middlebury) programs are also available i several coutries. Study abroad is a itegral part of a studet s academic experiece, ad studets from all majors choose to do it. For those studyig foreig laguages Smart classrooms with techological ehacemets are commo aroud campus. 29

30 ad cultures, study abroad is a atural compoet of their degree. Studets majorig i iteratioal ad global studies or iteratioal politics ad ecoomics are required to study abroad. Studets should pla early i their academic program i preparatio for study abroad. go.middlebury.edu/sa Summer Study Summer study provides opportuities for travel- or field-based courses ad excitig experietial learig opportuities that would otherwise be difficult to accommodate durig the regular academic year. It s a optioal extra experiece for Middlebury studets ad ot part of the regular academic year. Summer study courses carry Middlebury academic credit ad ca cout toward graduatio requiremets as outlied i the academics sectio of the College hadbook. Need-based fiacial aid is available to curret fiacial aid recipiets takig a summer study course for the first time. go.middlebury.edu/ summerstudy Rohaty Ceter for Global Affairs The Rohaty Ceter for Global Affairs promotes Middlebury s goal of advacig global uderstadig that radiates from a core liguistic ad cultural competecy. The ceter works with a faculty committee to create cocurricular programmig for studets ad supports faculty i their teachig ad professioal developmet. go.middlebury.edu/rohaty Ceter for the Comparative Study of Race ad Ethicity The Ceter for the Comparative Study of Race ad Ethicity serves the Middlebury College commuity through its support for pedagogy ad research that employs iterdiscipliary approaches towards the uderstadig of formatios of race ad ethicity. It ecourages scholarship that cosiders race ad ethicity as itersectig with class, geder, sexuality, religio, age, disability, laguage, commuicatio, migratio, ad the eviromet i huma relatios. The ceter ad its affiliates are committed to broad discussios of race ad ethicity i local, regioal, atioal, trasatioal, ad global cotexts. go.middlebury.edu/ ccsre Ceter for Teachig, Learig, ad Research (CTLR) With more tha 46 percet of Middlebury studets utilizig its services, CTLR is a hub of educatioal iquiry ad academic growth i writig, oral presetatios, quatitative reasoig, ad time maagemet, as well as peermetorig, course-cotet tutorig, ad Eglish as a secod laguage support. Studets ca also get iformatio ad advice about udergraduate research opportuities, icludig those i the Digital Liberal Arts, ad about a umber of atioally competitive fellowships ad scholarships, such as Fulbright, Watso, Rhodes, ad Truma. Located o the mai floor of the Davis Family Library, the ceter icorporates may programs. go.middlebury.edu/ctlr Studet Accessibility Services (SAS) I recet years, early oe i every 11 studets at Middlebury has self-idetified as havig a disability of some kid. If you have a documetable learig disability or other form of disability, please cotact Studet Accessibility Services, which provides cofidetial services ad accommodatios for studets who have eeds affectig their learig, visio, hearig, speech, mobility, ad physical ad psychological health. Such services ca iclude the assigig of ote takers, readers, or scribes; access to scaers or scree-readig software; iterpretig services; exteded time o tests; ad more. Studets are highly ecouraged to cotact SAS to receive appropriate accommodatios. go.middlebury.edu/ada Iteratioal Studet ad Scholar Services (ISSS) Iteratioal Studet ad Scholar Services provides advisig, programs, ad support to our iteratioal studets, staff, ad faculty. Middlebury erolls more tha 250 iteratioal udergraduates from more tha 75 coutries. ISSS maages the College s ivolvemet i the U.S. Govermet s Studet ad Exchage Visitor System (SEVIS), as well as istitutioal compliace with immigratio regulatios. They coordiate early arrival for iteratioal studets ad the Frieds of Iteratioal Studets (FIS) host program. ISSS also serves as a place of support for studets who have iteratioal roots by havig lived abroad or havig immigrated to the U.S. go.middlebury.edu/isss STUDENT SYMPOSIUM The aual Sprig Studet Symposium is a allcampus evet that showcases the scholarly ad creative pursuits of the studet body. Studets preset their idepedet work icludig lectures, posters, paels, artwork, ad readigs to a wide audiece from the campus ad the commuity. 30

31 Frakli Evirometal Ceter at Hillcrest Evirometal stewardship is a itegral part of the Middlebury experiece. It s visible i the habits of idividuals, the actios of the Evirometal Coalitio a robust cosortium of studet orgaizatios whose missios relate to sustaiability ad evirometal justice ad i overall istitutioal iitiatives. These iitiatives iclude the achievemet of carbo eutrality i 2016, the Orgaic Farm, the emphasis o usig local igrediets i diig halls, the biomass system, the itegratio of sustaiability at Middlebury Schools Abroad through the Global Parterships for Sustaiability program, ad the LEED Platium Frakli Evirometal Ceter at Hillcrest, which is home to the Dea of Evirometal Affairs, the Sustaiability Itegratio Office, ad the Evirometal Studies Program. go.middlebury.edu/fech OTHER MIDDLEBURY SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS Middlebury Laguage Schools: Middlebury College has a reputatio for excellece i laguage teachig at its udergraduate college, itesive summer programs, ad Schools Abroad. Durig the summer, courses are offered from begiig to graduate level i Arabic, Chiese, Frech, Germa, Hebrew, Italia, Russia, ad Spaish; study is also offered i Japaese, Korea, ad Portuguese. Approximately 1,500 studets atted the Laguage Schools, from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, ad more tha 50 foreig coutries. Studets sig the Laguage Pledge, a promise to speak oly the laguage they are studyig for the duratio of their time i the program. This complete liguistic immersio, combied with rigorous classroom learig, highly skilled professors, ad scores of ilaguage cocurricular activities, helps studets achieve dramatic breakthroughs, o matter their proficiecy level. The Laguage Schools sessios take place o campus at Middlebury College ad o the West Coast at Mills College i Oaklad, Califoria. go.middlebury.edu/ls Middlebury Istitute of Iteratioal Studies at Moterey: The Middlebury Istitute of Iteratioal Studies is a graduate school for people who wat to make positive chage i the world. Their master s degrees focus o critical areas i rapidly growig fields, icludig iteratioal security, huma rights ad social chage, laguage ad culture, sustaiable developmet, ad global maagemet. They are desiged to complemet your udergraduate liberal arts educatio with a professioal graduate experiece that will prepare you for a iteratioal career. As a Middlebury College studet, you ca take graduate level courses at the Middlebury Istitute for a semester or loger. You also have the opportuity to ear a master s degree i a shorteed period of time typically oe year or 18 moths as opposed to two years. Not oly does this save you time ad moey, but you graduate fully prepared to eter the workforce i a meaigful way. go.middlebury.edu/miis Bread Loaf School of Eglish: Each summer sice 1920, the Bread Loaf School of Eglish has offered a rich array of graduate courses i literature, pedagogy, creative writig, ad theater arts to studets from across the Uited States ad the world. Bread Loaf campuses are located i Sata Fe, New Mexico; Oxford, Uited Kigdom; ad Middlebury s Bread Loaf campus i Ripto, Vermot. go.middlebury.edu/blse Bread Loaf Writers Cofereces: Bread Loaf Writers Coferece, fouded i 1926, is the corerstoe of the Bread Loaf Writers Cofereces, which have grow to iclude Bread Loaf Orio Evirometal Writers Coferece, Bread Loaf Traslators Coferece, ad Bread Loaf i Sicily. Some of the world s most otable writers ad traslators come each summer as faculty ad ofte retur year after year. go.middlebury.edu/blwc School of the Eviromet: Middlebury s promiece i evirometal studies has produced a global etwork of alumi, families, ad frieds who head evirometal orgaizatios, progressive busiesses, govermet orgaizatios, ad educatioal ad policy istitutios. At the School of the Eviromet, studets work oe-o-oe with some of these leaders, formig a etwork for future educatio ad careers. go.middlebury.edu/soe Studets have a opportuity to truly experiece a differet culture whe they study abroad. 31

32 Studets get ito the spirit for a College-wide square dace. 32

33 Commuity Livig THE RESIDENTIAL udergraduate college experiece creates a opportuity for commuity that ofte comes alog oly oce i a lifetime. The eormously supportive ad egaged faculty ad staff at Middlebury College work hard every day to help studets make the most of it for themselves ad those aroud them. As Middlebury attracts studets from diverse backgrouds, its system must urture the educatioal ad persoal developmet ad persoal resposibility of all studets. go.middlebury.edu/studetlife Dea of Studets The Office of the Dea of Studets ecompasses key compoets of campus life, icludig orietatio, health ad welless educatio, judicial affairs, ad residetial life, as well as studet activities, goverace, ad orgaizatios. Withi these areas, staff members work to build ad maitai a diverse ad iclusive commuity, boud by commo experieces ad adherig to shared priciples. Collaboratig with the Commos ad other offices, they help studets explore the rich itersectios of academic, cocurricular, ad residetial life, providig opportuities for leadership developmet, persoal growth, creativity, ad commuity problem solvig. Dea of Studets staff lead by example, demostratig the highest stadards of itegrity, equity, ad cocer for others. Diversity ad Iclusivity We are deeply committed to creatig a diverse ad welcomig commuity with full ad equal participatio for all idividuals ad groups. We work together daily to foster a respectful ad egaged commuity that embraces all the complexity ad idividuality each perso brigs to campus. We are dedicated to learig, growig, ad becomig our best selves. Groups of people from a variety of backgrouds ad with differig viewpoits are ofte more resiliet ad adaptive i solvig problems ad reachig complex goals tha more homogeeous groups. They coalesce ito a effective commuity that beefits from the talets ad idetities of each idividual. O campus, we offer studets the opportuity to coect i differet ways. go.middlebury.edu/diversity Alliace for a Iclusive Middlebury (AIM) The Alliace for a Iclusive Middlebury works to promote a College-wide approach to issues of diversity, access, ad equity. Presidet Patto ofte speaks to this commuity about iclusivity as a everyday ethic, ad she believes every oe of us ca be part of creatig a better Middlebury. Through strategic plaig ad programmatic developmet, AIM will help the commuity foster a iclusive campus so that o oe should experiece it as a outsider. AIM members iclude faculty, staff, ad studets. go.middlebury.edu/aim LGBTQ+ Middlebury has may active ad welcomig resources for studets idetifyig as lesbia, gay, bisexual, trasgeder, queer or questioig their idetities ad those who support them. go.middlebury.edu/lgbtq Aderso Freema Resource Ceter (AFC) The Aderso Freema Resource Ceter is amed i hoor of Mary Aette Aderso, valedictoria of the Class of 1899 ad the first woma of color to graduate from Middlebury College, ad Marti Hery Freema, salutatoria of the Class of 1849 ad the first black presidet of a U.S. college or uiversity. 33

34 The AFC provides advocacy ad support for studets of color, studets who are the first i their families to atted college (first-geeratio), studets from lowicome backgrouds, LGBTQ+ studets, ad others who have bee historically uderrepreseted or margialized i U.S. higher educatio. I cojuctio with the Ceter for the Comparative Study of Race ad Ethicity, the AFC also provides resources ad programmig that ecourage the holistic developmet of Middlebury s icreasigly diverse udergraduate studet body as they attai their goals of academic achievemet ad persoal growth while explorig ad sustaiig their idetities ad cultures. go.middlebury.edu/afc Charles P. Scott Ceter for Spiritual ad Religious Life Middlebury welcomes studets of all religious faiths ad views the College s religious ad spiritual diversity as a stregth. Through its Religious Life Coucil, the Scott Ceter offers support for the may studet-led religious, spiritual, ad meditatio groups that meet regularly o campus, ad provides opportuities for iterfaith dialogue ad work projects i the commuity ad beyod. The chaplais ad staff also help studets make coectios betwee academic work ad the exploratio of deep ad abidig questios through special programs ad discussios. go.middlebury.edu/scottceter May Belle Chellis Wome s Resource Ceter Chellis House is amed after Middlebury s first woma graduate, Class of 1886, ad it provides iformatioal, educatioal, ad cultural resources for studets, staff, ad faculty, as well as a forum for the advacemet of wome s ad geder issues. It cotais a diverse collectio of books relatig to wome s ad geder studies ad is ope to ay studet or orgaizatio lookig for a alterate place to study, chat, ad relax with frieds, or host meetigs or evets. go.middlebury.edu/chellis STUDENT ACTIVITIES There are plety of opportuities to fid oe s iche at Middlebury, whether through studet activities, studet govermet, programs ad evets, or groups ad affiliatios. The Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) The largest studet programmig body o campus, MCAB plas everythig from cocerts ad film screeigs to speakers ad Witer Carival. MCAB is always ope to questios, commets, ad suggestios. It s also a great way for studets to get ivolved i shapig social life o campus. go.middlebury.edu/ studetactivities Studet Orgaizatios Clubs, publicatios, itramurals, cultural activities ad evets, studet govermet, outigs, religious ad spiritual activities, ad commuity egagemet are great ways to get ivolved at Middlebury. go.middlebury.edu/orgs Club Sports Club sports offer studets the opportuity to participate i itercollegiate competitio i a less-structured eviromet. There s o shortage of optios: badmito, cyclig, fecig, figure skatig, ultimate Frisbee, rugby, water polo, sailig, ad Quidditch the muggle-friedly versio that was fouded right here at Middlebury. go.middlebury. edu/clubsports Commuity Coucil The Commuity Coucil serves as a forum i which all segmets of the College commuity have a voice o oacademic issues o campus. With a membership that represets studets, faculty, ad staff, their deliberatios ad decisios cosider the iterests ad cocers of the whole commuity. go.middlebury.edu/ commuitycoucil Studet Govermet Associatio (SGA) The SGA acts as a sigle uified group, represetig studets i the decisiomakig processes of the College. It is the official chael for studet participatio i formulatig istitutioal policy affectig academic ad studet affairs. The SGA is made up of the seate (elected Commos represetatives ad class represetatives), the cabiet (appoited advisors), ad the presidet (elected by the studet body). The SGA also makes appoitmets to studet, joit studet/faculty, ad trustee coucils ad committees. go.middlebury.edu/sga Siger ad sogwriter Agélique Kidjo performs at Middlebury College. 34

35 Studet Employmet o Campus Securig a part-time job o campus allows studets to acquire ad hoe certai workplace skills, kowledge, ad abilities that ca be the foudatio for buildig a résumé. go.middlebury.edu/seo RESIDENCE LIFE Middlebury s residetial system embodies the College s covictio that a excellet liberal arts educatio takes place aroud the clock as easily over dier as i the classroom. There are 60 buildigs for studet housig o campus, ad all first-year studets are assiged to oe of five Commos, where they live for the first two years. As juiors ad seiors, studets ca choose from other housig optios across campus, though they remai members of their Commos throughout their four years. The Commos System The Commos, Middlebury s liviglearig residetial system, weaves the academic, social, ad residetial compoets of college life ito a itegrated commuity experiece. Through the Commos, studets have structure ad support for exploratio ad growth, ad the freedom to gover their ow itellectual, cultural, ad social developmet. The five Commos Atwater, Braierd, Cook, Ross, ad Woacott are each amed for a importat figure i Middlebury s history. Each is a commuity of about 500 studets, firstyears through seiors, livig i a cluster of eighborig residece halls ad houses. Studets are assiged to a Commos whe they eroll, are housed i that Commos through their sophomore year, ad retai membership i it through their seior year. Each of the five Commos is supported by a team of faculty, staff, ad studets who regularly participate i Commos life ad share their expertise. go.middlebury.edu/commos Commos Head: Seasoed faculty members set the itellectual toe of each Commos. They live i houses adjacet to campus, frequetly host studet evets, ad work directly with studets ad faculty colleagues to create a vibrat educatioal atmosphere i their residetial commuity. Commos Dea: Deas oversee all aspects of the educatioal ad residetial experiece ad provide academic ad persoal support, assist i resolvig coflict, ad eforce College policy. Alog with the Commos heads, the Commos deas help bridge academic ad residetial experieces, playig a crucial role i supportig Middlebury s goal of a seamless educatioal eviromet. Commos Coordiator: The Commos coordiator oversees daily operatios, advises studets o the logistics of residetial life, ad creates a welcomig atmosphere i the office. Commos Residece Director (CRD): CRDs are professioal staff who live o campus ad work with the Commos team to build commuity, support the studet residetial life staff, ad provide after-hours support for studets. Residetial Life Staff icludig First-Year Couselors (FYC), Residet Assistats (RA), ad Commuity Assistats (CA): Residetial life staff are studets who serve as commuity leaders. They uphold residetial policies, facilitate a sese of commuity, ad work directly with Commos heads, deas, ad other staff. Residetial Programmig Commos teams itegrate academic experieces with residetial life to ecourage the free exchage of ideas ad a robust itellectual commuity. This begis with the first-year semiar (see page 27); studets who are i class together also live i the same Commos, allowig them to brig classroom experieces ito the residece halls. Each Commos offers activities ad programs ispired by academic evets takig place o campus. There are also a great umber of social ad cocurricular programs provided by residetial life to build a strog ad lively commuity. Roommates Oe of the most woderful ad sometimes challegig aspects of ew college life is learig to live with a roommate. Roommates are selected based o resposes to a detailed questioaire, ad we do our best to match roommates by iterest, persoality, ad habits. The iitial adjustmet period ca sometimes be difficult ad awkward. If ad whe roommate coflicts arise, we ecourage studets to try to work out their differeces. We do ot permit ew studets to chage rooms for the first moth of school. After this period, studets still havig difficulty who have made use of all of the assistace we offer (FYCs, CRDs, ad Commos deas) may chage roommates, space permittig. Other Livig Optios After leavig the Commos residece halls, juiors ad seiors have a rage of livig situatios to choose from. go.middlebury.edu/housig Residece Halls: Middlebury maitais a umber of large dormitories such as Forest, Paiter, ad Starr. These buildigs primarily have sigles ad doubles. Small Houses: Small houses are scattered i ad aroud the College for groups of studets to live together. They rage i size from three to 10 beds ad may have kitches ad larger livig spaces. Suites ad Towhouses: A umber of optios aroud campus allow for studets to live i apartmet-style housig. These accommodate three to seve studets, ad may have kitches. Superblocks: Groups of studets (from seve to 30) who share a commo iterest ca apply to live as a group i oe of the 10 superblocks. These competitively selected, sigle-year theme houses receive a small budget for evets ad activities. Social Houses: Social houses allow studets to assume resposibility for activities ad programs that ehace the social life of the studet commuity. Some studets reside i the houses, but may do ot. The social-house system is selfgovered by the IterHouse Coucil. Academic ad Special Iterest Houses: Residets pursue a commo academic or special iterest ad share the fruits of that iterest with the campus commuity. Curretly laguage houses iclude Arabic, 35

36 Chiese, Frech, Germa, Hebrew, Italia, Japaese, Portuguese, Russia, Spaish; ad special iterests iclude ISite (a 2013 award-wiig Solar Decathlo house), Itetioal Livig, Outdoor Iterest, PALANA (Pa-Africa, Latio, Asia, ad Native America), Queer Studies, Self-Reliace (a 2011 award-wiig Solar Decathlo house), ad Weybridge House. Room Draw After the first year, studets may either apply to live i special iterest or superblock housig or are assiged to housig via room draw. Studets receive a radom umber that determies the order i which they may select a room. Studets should make housig plas based o friedships ad ot o the hope of livig i a suite or ay other type of housig. Those who do are happier with their livig arragemets i the log ru. go.middlebury.edu/roomdraw Campus Access ad Keys Middlebury uses a electroic access system to esure studets, faculty, ad staff safe access to College facilities. The MiddCard allows studets etry to all residece halls ad appropriate access to other campus facilities. Studets are also issued a room key or key code for their bedrooms. We urge all studets to protect their property ad esure their persoal safety by lockig their rooms whe they are away or are sleepig. Middlebury does ot accept resposibility for the loss of moey or persoal property or for damage to belogigs i the residece halls or aywhere else o campus. Check with your isurace carrier to cofirm if your studet s belogigs are adequately covered. Cleaig Cleaig equipmet is readily available, ad studets are resposible for keepig their rooms i order. The custodial staff cleas ad maitais commo areas, such as kitches, bathrooms, ad louges, but studets are collectively resposible for esurig that these commo areas are kept tidy. I the evet that commo areas i the residece halls are damaged ad those resposible caot be idetified, all studets livig i the residece are billed a prorated share of the expeses. Charges are imposed for damage to rooms or furiture, for removal of furiture, ad for rooms ot left i eat coditio at the ed of the occupacy period. Dorm Damage We call upo every member of the commuity to respect our buildigs, ladscapig, ad educatioal resources. They are shared amog studets, faculty, ad staff, today ad tomorrow, this year ad ext. Theft of or damage to College property is cosidered a serious offese, which may lead to discipliary proceedigs with pealties up to ad icludig suspesio or expulsio. Studets will also be charged for ay costs associated with replacig or fixig stole or damaged property. go.middlebury.edu/ dormdamage Bikes ad Cars Parkig o campus is limited ad ofte far from residece halls. Most busiesses i tow are withi a short walk. If studets brig bicycles to campus, they must register them with Public Safety. We ecourage brigig a sturdy bike lock. There is ample outdoor bike-rack space ad idoor storage is available durig the witer. go.middlebury.edu/bikereg If studets brig cars, all vehicles must be registered with Public Safety, display a valid permit, ad be parked i desigated parkig areas i accordace with the parkig rules, which are i effect all year. go.middlebury.edu/parkig Laudry Facilities Laudry facilities are coveietly located aroud campus (see a list olie). Up-to-date prices ca be foud at the lik below. Rechargeable cards ca also be purchased at the College Bookstore. go.middlebury.edu/laudry Storage Some residetial facilities offer storage spaces for empty boxes, truks, ad suitcases. All persoal belogigs must be removed from residetial storage spaces at the ed of the academic year, or whe a studet withdraws from the College or leaves to participate i a off-campus study program. Items ot claimed at the ed of the storage period are disposed of. Middlebury is ot resposible for items placed withi storage spaces. go.middlebury.edu/storage Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Waste reductio ad recyclig are importat aspects of livig sustaiably WHICH COMMONS AM I IN? Shortly before orietatio ew studets are otified via Middlebury how to access iformatio posted o BaerWeb about housig assigmets, potetial roommates, ad Commos affiliatios. Studets ca begi coectig with their future roommates through direct commuicatio prior to arrival, if possible. We ecourage you to approach this commuicatio process ad these relatioships with the uderstadig that while you may discover differeces, you will ievitably also discover importat similarities. 36

37 o campus. About 65 percet of our waste ever goes i the ladfill ad we compost over 300 tos per year. You ca do your part by reducig the amout of waste you geerate carryig a reusable water bottle ad mug, purchasig goods with miimal packagig, ad readig articles electroically ad by recyclig what you ca. All studets receive persoalsize blue recyclig bis for recyclable materials. Please take the time to sort properly. go.middlebury.edu/recycle Diig Services Middlebury provides breakfast, luch, ad dier seve days a week i diig halls as part of the meal pla icluded i the comprehesive fee. There are o restrictios o the umber of times you ca eter a diig hall durig each meal period eat dier at oe diig hall ad ejoy coffee ad dessert with frieds at aother. Igrediet lists are posted for all mai etrees ad may other foods. Studets are ecouraged to take advatage of Diig Services ope kitche policy to speak with maagers ad chefs about special eeds or requests. Diig Services maitais a gree-diig approach to campus food practices buyig local ad orgaic foods, compostig, usig biodegradable products, ad parterig with the Middlebury College Orgaic Farm for produce, amog other iitiatives. Startig i the 2017 fall semester, all studets that live o campus will be o a Ulimited Meal Pla similar to the curret model. This pla allows studets access to the diig halls at all ope times. The oe differece will be that studets will be required to swipe their MiddCard upo etrace. O your MiddCard, each studet o the meal pla will also receive four guest meal passes ad a $50 decliig balace for both the fall ad sprig semesters, which works out to eight guest meal passes ad a $100 decliig balace for the academic year. Remaiig balaces ad passes will carry over from the fall semester to the sprig, but will ot carry over from sprig semester to fall. The decliig balace dollars ca be used at ay of the Diig Services locatios (the Grille, Crossroads, MiddExpress, Wilso Café, Rehearsals, 51 Mai, Sow Bowl sack bar, Bi-Hall Kiosk, cocessios, Proctor Diig Hall, Ross Diig Hall, ad Atwater Diig Hall). Studets ad parets will be able to add additioal dollars oto the MiddCard through our web page, middlebury.campuscardceter.com. These additioal dollars will carry over from semester to semester ad year to year. go.middlebury.edu/diig There are plety of diig optios o campus: Bi-Hall Kiosk is located i the Great Hall ad features coffee, sacks, ad grabad-go sadwiches, salads, ad freshmade sushi. Crossroads Café, i McCullough Studet Ceter, is a studet-ru busiess committed to usig local, orgaic, ad sustaiable products wheever possible. Items iclude fruit smoothies, coffee ad tea, homemade baked goods, soups, ad sushi. Dolci is a studet group that hosts restaurat-style diers o campus. Tickets to meals are free, ad studets get paid to serve as head chef, chef, prep chef, dishwashers, ad servers. The Grille is perfect for casual luches with professors ad late-ight sacks from Caesar salads ad veggie wraps to sweet potato fries ad cheeseburgers. MiddXpress provides sack food, prepared luches, ad beverages, as well as geeral drugstore items, cards, ad ewspapers. Rehearsals Café, located i the Mahaey Ceter for the Arts, serves beverages ad light fare. The grab-ad-go meu features coffee, tea, espresso driks, yogurt parfaits, salads, sadwiches, soups, ad sushi. Wilso Café, i the Davis Family Library lobby, offers gourmet coffees ad teas, plus grab-ad-go sadwiches, salads, bagels, ad muffis. 51 Mai at the Bridge is a Collegeowed restaurat ad louge i tow that provides a social veue for studets, faculty, staff, ad the local commuity to ejoy iteratioal cuisie with locally sourced igrediets, live music, ad art. Studets ejoy a wide rage of meu optios i Ross Diig Hall. 37

38 WRMC 91.1 FM is Middlebury s studet-ru radio statio a great opportuity for expressio. 38

39 Creativity, Iovatio, ad Exploratio LEADERSHIP, CREATIVE THOUGHT, ad itellectual risk takig: these are skills may Middlebury studets are eager to develop as they look ahead to four years of college ad life beyod. Ad there are a multitude of opportuities o ad off campus. Through classes, fudig competitios, symposiums, service learig, ad voluteer opportuities, as well as workspaces for ideatio ad collaboratio, Middlebury helps studets try ew thigs ad take their creative ideas forward. Ceter for Careers ad Iterships (CCI) The Ceter for Careers ad Iterships coects studets to a rage of resources, guidig them through the careerexploratio process throughout all four years ad providig summer ad witer term itership opportuities. CCI prepares studets to traslate their Middlebury experieces ito successful pursuit of their postgraduate goals. go.middlebury.edu/cci Professioal ad Career Developmet: Advisors help studets explore their aspiratios ad career optios through idividual couselig, workshops, ad itership plaig that icludes our robust etwork of Middlebury alumi, who provide advice ad opportuities. go.middlebury.edu/careerpaths Iterships: Studets ca apply their liberal arts learig ad gai real-world experiece through iterships. CCI maitais a database of more tha 500 itership opportuities i may fields ad supports 250 studets every summer with fudig for upaid iterships. go.middlebury.edu/iterships Health Professios: CCI s Health Professios ad STEM team advises o curricular plaig ad experietial opportuities ad helps studets ad alumi explore health professioal careers ad avigate the postgraduate admissios process. go.middlebury.edu/hp Ceter for Creativity, Iovatio, ad Social Etrepreeurship Creativity ad Iovatio: Our creativity ad iovatio programs help make itellectual risk takig ad creative problem solvig secod ature to Middlebury studets. They offer fiacial support through grats ad competitios, ad provide desigated workspaces aroud campus for idividual ad group projects. These programs iclude Midd Etrepreeurs, TEDxMiddlebury, MiddChallege, the Hut, Midd Vetures Club, MiddSTART, Projects for Peace, Tree House Fud, ad New Milleium Fud. Icubator spaces aroud campus iclude the Old Stoe Mill ad the Aex. go.middlebury.edu/pci Social Etrepreeurship: Social etrepreeurship programs create opportuities for studets to be effective agets of social chage. By reflectig o who they are, aalyzig systemic challeges, ad egagig the world Studets orgaize their isights durig a MiddCORE desig-thikig sessio. 39

40 aroud them, studets ca become ivolved with our ceter s coectios to a global etwork of schools, NGOs, govermetal agecies, busiesses, ad foudatios that share a commitmet to developig 21st-cetury solutios. The Social Etrepreeurship programs also sposor the Friday Speaker Series ad a Jue forum for educators. Our capstoe program is our Social Etrepreeurship Fellowship ad Chagemaker class, which provides fudig for cohorts of fellows ad summer grat recipiets to carry out projects related to social etrepreeurship. go.middlebury.edu/cse MiddCORE: MiddCORE is a leadership ad iovatio program desiged to help studets develop the skills, cofidece, ad experiece to be successful i life ad work. Through metor-drive, experietial learig workshops ad courses, studets egage i highly collaborative ad hadso activities to address real-world challeges. MiddCORE happes two times a year, durig J-term ad i the summer. The summer program is ope to ay uiversity or college studet or recet graduate. go.middlebury.edu/middcore Ceter for Commuity Egagemet (CCE) Locally ad aroud the world, the Ceter for Commuity Egagemet helps studets explore civic idetity ad pursue projects i collaboratio with commuities all while strivig to cotribute to the public good. Through voluteerism, alterativebreak trips, service-related iitiatives, ad commuity-coected research, Middlebury studets become active participats i the world ad ca ofte receive fudig to pursue rewardig opportuities locally ad abroad. CCE s core programs iclude Privilege & Poverty, Shepherd iterships, Laguage i Motio, youth ad metorig programs, ad Middlebury Alterative Break trips (MAlt). go.middlebury.edu/cce Studet Art ad Music There are may opportuities for studet-geerated creativity outside the classroom, ad these are just a few: The Ceter Gallery, located i McCullough Studet Ceter, is dedicated to the display of studet artwork through a series of chagig exhibitios. The Studet Darkroom, i the basemet of Forest Hall, is operated by the Darkroom Club, which offers itroductory tutorials, ope hours, ad workshops throughout the year. go.middlebury.edu/darkroom M Gallery, located i Old Stoe Mill, is a studet-ru art gallery fosterig the arts for Middlebury studets. M Gallery offers frequetly chagig exhibitios of studet artwork, performig-arts evets, ad lectures ad discussios. Middlebury Music Uited cultivates the music scee at the College by providig studets with performace opportuities, practice ad recordig space, ad multiple ways to etwork with other musicias. go.middlebury.edu/practice ad go.middlebury.edu/record 40

41 A spoke-word poetry forum is oe of may studet activities available. 41

42 There are plety of trails aroud campus like this oe ear the solar array. 42

43 Health, Welless, ad Safety LIFE AT COLLEGE ca be excitig, with great classes, lots of people, ad a ew commuity. But it ca also be challegig studyig for exams, fittig i, ad discoverig a ew level of idepedece. It s importat for studets to take care of themselves through a balaced lifestyle that icludes a good diet ad a appropriate amout of exercise, sleep, ad play. Culture Shock Adjustig to a differet place ad eviromet ca be full of ups ad dows. It s importat to uderstad the difficulties that studets who have bee livig abroad or i urba eviromets might cofrot i rural Middlebury. Some may experiece emotios that rage from excitemet ad curiosity to a sese of overwhelmig cofusio ad axiety. These issues are ormal occurreces that everyoe goes through whe livig i a ew culture or place. Health ad Welless Educatio Health ad Welless Educatio programs support studets holistic health ad welless by itegratig prevetio ad health promotio ito the campus commuity through lectures, workshops, ad peer educatio ad advocacy. The core of health promotio is providig support ad tools that allow studets to explore their ow welless i the cotext of their Vermot-based ad global commuities. go.middlebury.edu/hwe MiddSafe MiddSafe advocates are Middlebury studets committed to providig a safe ad cofidetial resource for studets i eed of support ad iformatio aroud sexual assault, stalkig, datig violece, domestic violece, ad other persoal violatios. The studet-staffed hotlie is available 24/7 whe udergraduate classes are i sessio: go.middlebury.edu/middsafe Parto Ceter for Health ad Welless Parto Ceter promotes sustaiable studet well-beig i a cofidetial eviromet. Parto s excellet medical, couselig, ad sports medicie staff are available free of charge to help studets with physical, emotioal, or iterpersoal issues. The college years ca be predictably stressful ad demadig physically, emotioally, socially, ad itellectually. Studets abilities to cope, develop skills, care for, ad uderstad themselves withi the college eviromet develops over the course of their four years as they lear to maage more idepedetly ad to idetify resources for support. If studets have healthcare questios, they should call or visit our health ad couselig website at go.middlebury. edu/parto. Health Services: Provides comprehesive acute health care for studets, icludig carig for musculoskeletal ijuries; assistig studets i meetig their health eeds; ad facilitatig a partership with studets to icrease their kowledge of health ad healthcare issues. go.middlebury.edu/health Couselig: Provides support for studets well-beig ad developmetal growth withi a safe eviromet. All services are cofidetial ad free of charge. go.middlebury.edu/couselig Sports Medicie: Provides athletic traiig ad sports-medicie services for varsity, club crew, ad club rugby athletes, icludig ijury-prevetio educatio ad the maagemet ad rehabilitatio of athletic ijuries. go.middlebury.edu/ sportsmed OFF-CAMPUS MEDICAL RESOURCES Check out Health Topics A Z at go.middlebury.edu/ health ad look up Off-Campus Medical Resources for a helpful list of detists, doctors, ad pharmacies, as well as cotact iformatio for Porter Hospital, which is less tha a mile from campus. 43

44 Campus Policies Middlebury has several policies to support its goals of buildig a safe, diverse, ad iclusive campus where bigotry ad itolerace are uacceptable. Middlebury does ot tolerate ulawful discrimiatio or harassmet, icludig sexual harassmet ad sexual miscoduct, domestic ad datig violece ad miscoduct, stalkig, ad related retaliatio. Middlebury s policies treat these matters seriously, ad we ecourage studets who experiece or witess ay of these behaviors to speak up ad cotact their Commos dea, Public Safety, or Middlebury s huma relatios officers (go. middlebury.edu/hro) or judicial affairs officers (go.middlebury. edu/judicial). The College also has a threat assessmet ad respose protocol. Other College policies relatig to studet coduct are detailed i the Middlebury College Hadbook, available at go.middlebury. edu/hadbook. Nodiscrimiatio Statemet/Title IX Middlebury complies with state ad federal laws prohibitig discrimiatio i employmet, admissio, or access to its educatioal or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities, o the basis of race, creed, color, place of birth, acestry, ethicity, atioal origi, religio, sex, sexual orietatio, geder idetity or expressio, age, marital status, service i the armed forces of the Uited States, positive HIV-related blood test results, geetic iformatio, or agaist qualified idividuals with disabilities o the basis of disability ad/or ay other status or characteristic as defied ad to the extet protected by applicable law. The College s compliace officer/ Title IX coordiator is resposible for coordiatig compliace with federal ad state atidiscrimiatio laws, icludig Title IX of the Educatio Amedmets of 1972 as ameded, which prohibits sex discrimiatio, icludig sexual harassmet ad sexual miscoduct, ad Sectio 504 of the Rehabilitatio Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimiatio o the basis of disability. The full text of the College s Nodiscrimiatio Statemet is available at go.middlebury.edu/ odiscrimiatio. Compliace Officer/ Title IX Coordiator Susa P. Ritter, JD Service Buildig sritter@middlebury.edu Atiharassmet/ Discrimiatio Policy Discrimiatio ad harassmet, icludig sexual harassmet ad related retaliatio, as defied by applicable law ad Middlebury s policy, are atithetical to Middlebury s missio. Studets who wish to report discrimiatio or harassmet, icludig sexual harassmet or related retaliatio, should cotact the College s huma relatios officer or their Commos deas. The College will take reasoable ad appropriate remedial actio to prevet discrimiatio, harassmet, ad/or related retaliatio, elimiate ay hostile eviromet, prevet its recurrece, ad correct its discrimiatory effects o the complaiat ad others, if applicable. The full text of the Atiharassmet/Discrimiatio Policy ad explaatio of how complaits are hadled are available at go.middlebury.edu/atiharassmet. Huma Relatios Officers Steve Collier, JD Service Buildig scollier@middlebury.edu Earl Fechter, JD Service Buildig efechter@middlebury.edu Alterate Huma Relatios Officer Laura Caroteuto Marble Works lcarote@middlebury.edu Policy Agaist Sexual Miscoduct, Domestic ad Datig Violece ad Miscoduct, ad Stalkig Middlebury s Policy Agaist Sexual Miscoduct, Domestic ad Datig Violece ad Miscoduct, ad Stalkig govers the behavior of all Middlebury studets, faculty, ad staff. The policy strictly prohibits sexual miscoduct (icludig sexual assault ad sexual exploitatio), as well as domestic ad datig violece ad miscoduct, ad stalkig. Complaits or reports uder the policy should be brought to the immediate attetio of the College s judicial affairs officers or the huma relatios officers. Studets ivolved i the complait process will be treated with the utmost sesitivity, digity, ad respect. The full text of the policy ad explaatio of how complaits are hadled are available at go.middlebury.edu/sexualmiscoduct. 44 HOW FAMILIES CAN HELP Take a miute to discuss the basics of your family (or college studet) health isurace pla, icludig beefits ad limitatios. We also strogly recommed that you discuss persoal health care with your studet so they uderstad how to use the followig: Thermometer (brig oe ad kow how to use it) Ati-iflammatory medicatio (ibuprofe or aproxe sodium) Pai relief medicatio, such as acetamiophe Cough medicie Nasal spray decogestat (oxymetazolie, a.k.a Afri) Nasal irrigatio (a.k.a. Sius Rise)

45 If you experiece a evet you thik might be sexual assault, sexual exploitatio, domestic ad datig violece ad miscoduct, or stalkig, seek help as soo as possible from others who ca provide medical care, supportive couselig, ad other services ad accommodatios. There are a wide array of emergecy ad log-term resources available to support you. Please refer to the resources ad iformatio outlied at go.middlebury. edu/sexualvioleceifo. All studets are ecouraged to report sexual miscoduct, domestic ad datig violece ad miscoduct, ad stalkig icidets iterally to the College, or to the Middlebury police, the Vermot state police, or other state or federal agecies. Middlebury will offer, ad upo request provide, assistace to studets i cotactig law eforcemet agecies (cotact iformatio is listed i the policy s appedices). Judicial Affairs Officers Kare Guttetag Associate Dea for Judicial Affairs ad Studet Life Service Buildig kguttet@middlebury.edu Bria Lid Associate Dea for Judicial Affairs ad Studet Life Service Buildig blid@middlebury.edu Threat Assessmet ad Respose Policy Middlebury is committed to maitaiig a safe ad secure campus ad workplace eviromet. As part of this commitmet, Middlebury has established a Threat Assessmet ad Maagemet Team (TAM Team), which is empowered to assess risk ad, i cooperatio with other College teams or offices as appropriate, formulate a appropriate respose i situatios where a idividual s behavior ad/or statemets geerate cocer that they may preset a threat to the health or safety of others. The TAM Team seeks to mitigate potetial risks before they result i harm. Ay studet who believes that a idividual has committed or may commit a act of violece, is egagig i behavior or makig statemets that geerate cocer about the potetial for violece, or otherwise may pose a threat to the health or safety of ay member of the College commuity should call the Departmet of Public Safety immediately at Idividuals may also make a report to their Commos dea or ay member of the TAM Team. (TAM Team members are listed o the website: go.middlebury. edu/threatassessmet.) I case of a emergecy, studets should call 911. Alcohol ad Drug Policy The legal drikig age i Vermot is 21. All Middlebury policies have bee crafted to comply with Vermot state law ad to esure studet ad commuity safety. We ecourage studets to familiarize themselves with the specific restrictios aroud alcohol ad drugs for all studets, ot just those below the legal drikig age, by cosultig the hadbook (see Alcohol ad Other Drugs at go.middlebury.edu/ alcoholpolicy). I additio to prohibitig uderage drikig, these policies also prohibit possessig alcohol as a mior (someoe ot of legal drikig age); providig alcohol to miors; walkig i public with a ope cotaier of alcohol; brigig alcohol ito a academic space; ad other activities. There are also specific regulatios for studets of legal age who wish to host parties or iformal gatherigs with alcohol. The use, possessio, sale, or distributio of illegal drugs, icludig prescriptio drugs without a prescriptio, is prohibited at Middlebury ad is a violatio of Vermot state law ad federal law. Discovery of illegal drugs, ad/or of drug parapheralia with evidece of use, is take very seriously. Violatios of Middlebury s Alcohol ad Other Drugs policy will result i discipliary sactios. I additio to discipliary cosequeces at the College, we may be required to otify local law eforcemet authorities. Smokig Policy Smokig is prohibited i all buildigs at Middlebury, icludig residece halls ad idividual studet rooms. Smokig shall ot take place withi 25 feet of areas where smoke is likely to eter buildigs. This icludes buildig etraceways, ear ope widows, ad especially ear buildig air itakes. This policy ot oly reflects Vermot state law but our cocers for the safety of all members of the commuity. Smokig creates a sigificat fire hazard, ad secodhad smoke ca have debilitatig effects o the idividuals who ihale it, icludig A balaced life is importat to may studets at Middlebury. 45

46 our custodial staff who may be required to work i spaces that others could cotamiate with smoke. If studets are foud to have bee smokig i their rooms, they ca expect a sigificat moetary fie, as well as discipliary actio. go.middlebury.edu/smokig A Note to Families Families ofte uderestimate the critical role that they ca cotiue to play with respect to drugs ad alcohol i the lives of their studets oce they leave home. Research tells us that studets do care what their families thik about alcohol ad drug use. Uderage studets are more likely to make decisios based o their perceptio of their parets approval of alcohol use, while of-age studets look to the cosumptio behaviors i their families to guide their ow. We ca also assume that expectatios ad coversatios aroud drug use are similarly impactful. Talkig with your studet about your expectatios is importat, as is askig opeeded questios about your studet s experieces before ad after arrival o campus. Parterig with families is critical as we work together to create a eviromet where studets ca make iformed decisios about reducig risk ad icreasig safety. O-campus efforts iclude educatioal programmig, itervetios, couselig, ad evaluative/ treatmet referrals. This icludes Thik About It, the comprehesive olie educatio tool coverig alcohol, drugs, ad sexual violece that all ew studets are required to complete. Access iformatio ad deadlies will be provided to ew studets ad families over the summer. Your studet s thoughtful participatio i Thik About It allows us to start a importat coversatio that we hope to GOOD SAMARITAN POLICY Because the welfare ad safety of idividuals is our primary cocer, whe studets cotact Public Safety or other emergecy persoel to seek care for studets i drug- or alcohol-related distress, either the studet i distress or the studet seekig assistace will ordiarily be subject to discipliary actio for the possessio, provisio, or cosumptio of drugs or alcohol. cotiue more deeply throughout your studet s time at Middlebury. Social orms are group-held beliefs aroud behavior ad expectatios. We kow that studets routiely overestimate the quatity ad frequecy of alcohol ad drug use amog their peers ad believe that the attitudes of their peers are far more permissive tha they really are. Carriers of these misperceptios are ot limited to studets alumi, faculty, staff, commuity members, ad families ca also cotribute to a eviromet supportive of high-risk behaviors aroud alcohol ad drugs. Some importat ad accurate social orms to discuss with your studet iclude the fact that 94 percet of Middlebury studets do ot view Middlebury as a party school, ad 90 percet of Middlebury studets agree that studets who choose ot to cosume alcohol are respected by their peers. By workig to reset importat social orms, studets are ecouraged to make healthier choices ad reduce their risk for egative outcomes correlated with alcohol ad drug use, icludig, but ot limited to, experieces of violece, lower GPAs, chroic health problems, ad metal health outcomes like depressio ad axiety. For more iformatio ad talkig tips, visit go.middlebury.edu/aodparets. Public Safety The Departmet of Public Safety provides services to the campus commuity 24 hours a day, seve days a week. The departmet icludes uiformed security officers ad telecommuicatios staff. Officers coduct patrols of campus properties ad buildigs, respod to campus emergecies, ad eforce College rules ad policies, icludig those related to parkig. Public Safety officers do ot have power of arrest but work closely with local law eforcemet agecies. For emergecy services, studets should call or 911. go.middlebury.edu/psafe ID Cards: The MiddCard is your official form of idetificatio at Middlebury. Studets are required to carry the cards at all times. It qualifies studets for certai privileges ad gives appropriate access to residece halls equipped with ehaced access. Emergecy Phoes ad Call Boxes: Emergecy phoes are located at the etraces of residece halls equipped with ehaced access, i parkig lots, ad alog some walkways. Safety Escorts: Public Safety officers will provide safety escorts to ad from o-campus locatios durig the hours of darkess whe persoal safety is a cocer. MiddRides: MiddRides is a eveig trasportatio service o ad aroud campus that is available durig the academic year whe classes are i sessio. Specific schedule iformatio is available by callig 443-RIDE. go.middlebury.edu/ middrides Parkig: All vehicles must be registered with Public Safety, display a valid permit, ad be parked i desigated parkig areas i accordace with the parkig rules, which are i effect all year. go.middlebury.edu/parkig Aual Security ad Fire Safety Report The Departmet of Public Safety aually publishes ad distributes the College s Aual Security ad Fire Safety Report, which cotais importat iformatio about reported crimes that occurred o campus (ad at certai offcampus locatios owed or cotrolled by Middlebury ad o public property withi, or immediately adjacet to ad accessible to Middlebury s campus). The report also cotais security ad safety-related iformatio, such as crime prevetio, fire safety, security departmet ad local law eforcemet authority, crime reportig policies, discipliary procedures, ad other related iformatio. The report is available olie at go.middlebury.edu/firesafetyreport. Prited copies are also available upo request. 46

47 McCullough Studet Ceter provides diig optios ad meetig ad evet 47 spaces.

48 The visual ad performig arts are itegral to the life ad culture at Middlebury. 48

49 Arts THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS are fudametally importat to the life ad culture of the Middlebury experiece, ad studets will likely fid themselves ivolved i oe way or aother o the stage, i the studio, or amog the audiece. Middlebury offers eight academic arts programs ad majors: architectural studies, dace, film ad media culture, history of art ad architecture, museum studies, music, studio art, ad theatre. Ad faculty members ofte fid ways to icorporate the may arts activities, evets, ad facilities aroud campus ad i tow ito their academic courses. go.middlebury.edu/arts Kevi P. Mahaey 84 Ceter for the Arts The Mahaey Ceter serves as a hub of arts activity o campus. Primarily it provides a eviromet for the creatio of art, ad ivites audieces to experiece the work of local, atioal, ad iteratioal artists. It s also home to the black-box style Seeler Studio Theatre, the dace theatre, the stuig 375-seat Oli C. Robiso Cocert Hall, ad Rehearsals Café, as well as the academic departmets for dace, music, theatre, art history, ad museum studies. go.middlebury.edu/mca Middlebury College Museum of Art The Museum of Art, adjacet to the Mahaey Ceter, is both a cultural ad educatioal compoet of the College, as well as a relaxig place to visit for a study break. Its collectio of several thousad objects rages from aciet to cotemporary, ad icludes distiguished collectios of atiquities, Asia art, photography, 19th-cetury Europea ad America sculpture, ad cotemporary art. Special exhibitios, ofte curated i-house with studets ad faculty, are o display throughout the year, ad the museum regularly hosts lectures, gallery talks, films, school programs, ad workshops. The Museum Assistats Program ad iterships offer opportuities for applied learig. go.middlebury.edu/museum Performig Arts Series A College treasure early a cetury old ad highly atteded by the local commuity as well, this series of evets throughout the year offers a diverse selectio of performaces ad residecies by highly acclaimed ad emergig artists i chamber music, jazz, world music, dace, ad theater. Tickets are icredibly affordable, especially for studets, ad this is a cultural opportuity ot to be missed. go.middlebury.edu/pas Christia A. Johso Memorial Buildig ad Wright Theatre Situated i the ceter of campus, Johso houses the architectural studies ad studio art programs ad cotais umerous studios, as well as lecture ad exhibitio spaces for studet work i both programs. Located ext door, Wright Theatre, a classic prosceium theater, hosts performaces ad other evets. TICKETS May of the arts evets ad activities throughout the year are free, ad those that are ot are very affordable. go.middlebury.edu/boxoffice 49

50 Hirschfield Film Series This highly popular film series brigs a wide rage of recet foreig ad idepedet films to campus throughout the year. They are free ad ope to the public. go.middlebury.edu/hirschfield Art Aroud Campus Middlebury has a distiguished collectio of public art that icludes some 25 works mostly sculpture by differet artists, may of them atioally or iteratioally kow. Each piece i the collectio is istalled, maitaied, ad iterpreted by the Committee o Art i Public Places (CAPP), which is chaired by the director of the museum. go.middlebury.edu/capp Tow Hall Theater Located just a short walk away i dowtow Middlebury, the Tow Hall Theater brigs great talet to a small commuity. Diverse offerigs iclude plays ad musicals with local commuity talet, cocerts featurig atioally kow musicias, ad broadcasts from the Natioal Theatre of Great Britai ad the Metropolita Opera. Ticket prices are reasoable, ad the recetly restored space is itimate, for a close-up opportuity to experiece some great productios. The space is also home to may college evets, icludig the aual witer term productio of a major musical, studet performaces, ad Laguage School studets performaces. go.middlebury.edu/tht The Hery Sheldo Museum of Vermot History The Sheldo Museum dowtow is the oldest commuity-based museum i the coutry. It preserves the rich cultural legacy of Addiso Couty ad eighborig commuities. The museum has a educatio program offerig o-site ad outreach programs usig reproductios of maps, documets, ad artifacts from the museum collectios, as well as several iterships ope to Middlebury studets. go.middlebury.edu/sheldo 50

51 The Performig Arts Series brigs world-reowed artists to campus every 51 year.

52 Twety-ie percet of studets participate o 31 varsity teams. 52

53 Athletics ATHLETICS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART of the overall educatioal experiece at Middlebury College. The College provides programs that are comprehesive ad varied, offerig athletic opportuities to all studets: A physical educatio/welless program that stresses good health, physical fitess, ad lifetime activities. A vigorous itercollegiate sports program that strives for achievemet ad excellece. A itramural program that ecourages studets of varied abilities ad skills to participate i a wide rage of recreatioal athletic activities. A club sports program that offers opportuity for itercollegiate competitio i a less-structured eviromet. Physical Educatio Requiremet Every studet must ear two physical educatio credits. Middlebury has a traditio of offerig classes that cocetrate o lifetime sports so that studets will beefit from skills ad kowledge ow ad after graduatio, such as fecig, ballroom dace, ad golf. From certificatio classes (CPR, first aid) to fitess, courses are maily itroductory ad are offered i four- or five-week itervals each semester. go.middlebury. edu/physed Team Sports Middlebury s studet-athletes demostrate that a pursuit of excellece o the playig field is compatible with the pursuit of excellece i the classroom, ad that a combiatio of the two leds itself to a more complete educatioal experiece. Furthermore, Middlebury s size ad balaced curriculum allow two- ad three-sport athletes to compete throughout the year without jeopardizig their academic stadig. The College s varsity teams compete withi the NCAA Divisio III ad the New Eglad Small College Athletic Coferece (NESCAC). go.middlebury.edu/athletics Varsity Sports: Superb coachig ad traiig facilities provide a settig i which studet-athletes ca develop themselves both as players ad idividuals. go.middlebury.edu/vsports Club Sports: Iterested i club sports? Fid out more i Studet Activities o page 34. Itramural Sports: Itramurals provide a varied program of activities to meet the competitive ad recreatioal eeds of all studets. Faculty ad staff members are also ecouraged to participate. A idividual s skill level is ot as importat as the player s desire to participate ad to ejoy the experiece of good fu, sportsmaship, ad competitio. go.middlebury.edu/ itramurals 53

54 Cheerig Sectio Eve if you do t play a varsity sport, you ca still be ivolved by cheerig them o. All regular-seaso games ad may postseaso games are free, so we ecourage your support of the teams. Live Coverage Families ca keep tabs o Pather athletics from afar through the College s live coverage, icludig live stats as well as video whe available. Fid more iformatio at go.middlebury.edu/ athletics i the About sectio. Facilities Middlebury has more athletic facilities tha we ca possibly describe here. Idoor facilities iclude the 11,600-square-foot multilevel fitess ceter, the Chip Keyo 85 Area, a 2,200-seat ice hockey area, ad a Olympic-size atatorium, as well as the ewly opeed squash ceter ad recetly completed Virtue Field House, which features a 21,000-square-foot turf field, a track, ad other fitess optios. Outside are several fields, icludig three sythetic fields. go.middlebury.edu/ athleticfacilities I additio, Middlebury s athletes trai ad compete at several off-campus facilities, which are also ope to the geeral public: Ralph Myhre Golf Course Middlebury s 18-hole golf course is located o the edge of campus ad is ope to the public. The drivig rage ad sack bar are also worth visitig. Studets ca purchase day, term, or year-roud passes at reduced rates. go.middlebury.edu/ golfcourse Middlebury Sow Bowl Three chairlifts two triples ad oe double serve 17 trails ad several glade areas for skiig ad ridig. State-of-theart sowmakig esures quality, ad the historic lodge features the origial fieldstoe fireplace ad a full service cafeteria. The Ski ad Board Shop provides retal equipmet ad other services, ad the Sow School offers lessos for all abilities. Studets ca purchase day or seaso passes at reduced rates. go.middlebury.edu/sowbowl Rikert Nordic Ceter The Carroll ad Jae Rikert Nordic Ceter, located at Middlebury s Bread Loaf campus, offers 42 kilometers of maitaied trails augmeted by ewly istalled sowmakig capabilities. Retal equipmet, repairs, waxig rooms, ad lessos are available. Studets ca purchase day or seaso passes at reduced rates. go.middlebury.edu/rikert Off the Beate Path For some off-the-beate-path recreatio, be sure to try these Middlebury gems as well: The idoor climbig wall i Nelso features top-ropig, sport climbig, ad boulderig, ad has a cave, roof, ad overhags. Shoes, haresses, ad chalk are provided free of charge for Middlebury studets. go.middlebury. edu/climbigwall YouPower is a studet-ru cyclig room i the basemet of Freema Iteratioal Ceter. go.middlebury. edu/middyoupower The Trail Aroud Middlebury TAM is the tow s most popular atural resource for ejoyig trail rus of a variety of legths ad challeges. org/trail/tam-trail You Ca Play Middlebury joied several other schools to release our ow short video for the atioal You Ca Play campaig, promotig iclusio ad diversity for all athletes, coaches, staff, ad fas. go.middlebury.edu/youcaplay 54

55 Middlebury is home to all kids of sportig challeges o matter what seaso or weather. 55