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Middlebury eyes largest-ever fundraising drive - Boston.com MIDDLEBURY, Vt. --Aiming to attract a more diverse student body and hire top faculty, Middlebury College is expected next fall to begin the biggest fundraising drive ever undertaken by a private liberal arts college. College trustees are slated to vote in May whether to support the five-year, $500 million, fundraising drive, with the official kickoff expected next fall. Middlebury spokeswoman Sarah Ray said it would be the largest fundraising campaign ever launched by a private liberal arts college. www.boston.com /news/local/vermont/articles/2006/11/25/middlebury_eyes_largest_ever_fundraising_drive   (266 words)

Middlebury Vermont Real Estate Lodging Travel and Tourism Middlebury VT USA Middlebury, Vermont was granted a charter by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth in the name of King George III on November 2, 1761, after a successful campaign by the Colonial British Army to drive the French Army and settlers out of the Lake Champlain region. Middlebury is the site of many firsts, such as Vermont's marble industry, the first institution of higher learning for woman, the first community-founded college, the first chartered village museum, and first state symphony orchestra. Middlebury area attractions and businesses include; The Frog Hollow Craft Center, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, UVM Morgan Horse Farm, The Champlain Valley Weekender, Otter Creek Brewery, Woody Jackson Vermont Store, the historic Henry Sheldon Museum, and the nearby Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. www.vtliving.com /towns/middlebury   (498 words)

Middlebury College Middlebury College is a private, liberal arts college in VT and has an enrollment (2,200) similar to Mount Holyoke. Middlebury College has promoted environmental education since the formation of an Energy Council in the 1970s. Perhaps one goal for the college should be to identify affordable and environmentally friendly domestic fuels that can be derived from cooking oils, soaps, and other consumer items that can be blended (and perhaps ultimately substituted) for the Number 6 oil. www.mtholyoke.edu /proj/cel/cep/lauren/middleburycollege.htm   (483 words)

Middlebury College - Search Results - MSN Encarta Middlebury College - Search Results - MSN Encarta Middlebury College, private, coeducational institution in Middlebury, Vermont, 55 km (34 mi) southwest of Montpelier. Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe (1793-1864), American explorer and ethnologist, born in Watervliet, New York, and educated at Middlebury College in Vermont... encarta.msn.com /Middlebury_College.html   (141 words)

Middlebury College Snow Bowl, Vermont - Family Vacation Planning And Resort Information Middlebury College Snow Bowl is nestled in Vermont's Green Mountains and is only 15 miles from the main campus. The College's ski teams, which train and compete at the Bowl, have won eastern and national collegiate championships and have included some of the biggest names in competitive skiing. The Middlebury College Snow Bowl is centrally located in Vermont on Route 125, 12 miles east of U.S. Route 7 and eight miles west of Route 100. www.skitown.com /resortguide/overview.cfm/vt12/MiddleburySnowBowl   (279 words)

Employer Profile: Middlebury College Middlebury College makes available to its students a distinguished faculty, challenging programs, facilities for research, residential living within a vibrant community, and much more; but none of its benefits will be of lasting value unless those who are chosen and come to learn are willing to offer "the gift outright" of their energies and talents. Middlebury wants those who will give freely of themselves in academic study, in the arts, in the pursuit of leadership, in athletics, and in social service. Middlebury is an institution with a long-standing international focus, a place where education reflects a sense of looking outward, and a realization that the traditional insularity of the United States is something of the past. chronicle.com /jobs/profiles/3700.htm?pg=i   (473 words)

Middlebury College to diversify, hire more faculty - Boston.com Middlebury College wants to increase student aid, hire more faculty and diversify its student body over the next decade, trustees decided. MIDDLEBURY, Vt. --Middlebury College wants to increase student aid, hire more faculty and diversify its student body over the next decade, trustees decided. The college's last strategic plan was finalized in 1992 and focused on capital construction. www.boston.com /news/local/vermont/articles/2006/05/15/middlebury_college_to_diversify_hire_more_faculty   (292 words)

Clean Air - Cool Planet | Partners: Middlebury College Middlebury serves 2,270 students and is comprises a 350 acre main campus and a 1,800 acre mountain campus, both situated, with Vermont’s Green Mountains to the east and New York’s Adirondack Mountains to the west, in the town of Middlebury, Vermont. Middlebury College practices an environmental ethic in all of its undertakings. The Environmental Council brought a Carbon Reduction Initiative (CRI) proposal before the College’s Community Council in October 2002, requesting the establishment of a working group of faculty, staff, students and key members of the administration, including the treasurer of the College and the Director of Environmental Affairs. www.cleanair-coolplanet.org /partners/middlebury.php   (435 words)

Greening Middlebury College fuel | Addison Independent In addition, the plant, which college trustees signed off on at a meeting late last month, will cut the college’s greenhouse gas emissions by 12,500 metric tons a year — a step that will be welcomed by a student-led effort to zero-out Middlebury College’s impact on global warming. College officials anticipate that this plant will provide demonstration and learning opportunities regarding the design, construction and operation of biomass heat and power technologies for other colleges, municipalities, state government, hospitals, dairy and food processors, and other small to medium enterprises. Middlebury College students, the driving force behind the carbon neutrality effort, applaud their administrators’ investment but urge them not to stop researching solutions. www.addisonindependent.com /?q=node/285   (1247 words)

Middlebury College Establishes Justice William H. Rehnquist Professorship The first holder of the Rehnquist Chair is Middlebury College Professor of History James R. Ralph, Jr., a teacher and scholar of American history whose research focuses on the civil rights movement. A 1982 Middlebury College graduate and class salutatorian who received his doctorate from Harvard University in 1990, Ralph has been published widely and received numerous honors and awards, including a Fulbright fellowship. Middlebury College President Ronald D. Liebowitz said, "Jim Ralph's book, 'Northern Protest: Martin Luther King, Jr., Chicago, and the Civil Rights Movement,' published in 1993, made an important contribution to our understanding of a critical period in the nation's history. www.collegenews.org /x6226.xml   (393 words)

Consortium of Vermont Colleges-Middlebury College From its founding in 1800, Middlebury College has evolved into one of the premier American liberal arts colleges. Its demonstrated excellence is well known in the areas of writing and literary studies, language study and pedagogy, global understanding, and environmental awareness and study. With nearly 2/3 of the students spending at least one term off campus and 10 percent of the students coming from more than 70 countries other than the United States, the international perspective for which the College is famous, becomes fully integrated into the educational experience. www.vtcolleges.org /vtcolleges/mid/index.html   (138 words)

Middlebury College Snow Bowl - Middlebury, Vermont The Middlebury College Snowbowl is nestled in Middlebury Gap, halfway between Routes 7 and 100. Middlebury racers can be seen fine tuning their skills on these runs, both of which played host to the NCAA Division I National Championships in 2001. With a clientele of local families and college students, Middlebury is a good side-trip for those who visit the Mad River Valley or Killington and wish to escape the masses. skiing.alpinezone.com /resorts/detail.htm?resort=middlebury   (340 words)

Middlebury College Admission: Vault Middlebury College Student Surveys Although obtaining admission to Middlebury is difficult, the admissions staff provides welcome guidance and knowledge throughout the process. Middlebury students receive a liberal arts education in the true sense of the term. Midd grads leave college with so-called "unemployable" liberal arts degress, but this problem is mitigated by the growing prestige of the Middlebury n... www.vault.com /college-admissions/Middlebury-College.html   (551 words)

The Middlebury Campus - College Revisits Sexual Assault Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) While it is widely accepted by College administrators and health officials that this number is skewed by survivors' reluctance to report or even talk about the incidents, a handful of students who believe too little is being done are taking action to rectify the situation. The statistics, she said, are compiled from the Department of Public Safety's records and information from the Middlebury Police Department pertaining to incidents that occurred on the College campus and on peripheral streets. Brookbank said she believed that the College's move to examine the current policy was prompted by this semester's student-driven dialogue. www.middleburycampus.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=1e545df2-d368-433e-9f12-8f70f780f9bc   (1620 words)

A Walking History of Middlebury / The College Campus Library At the west end of Franklin Street and the park begins Middlebury's campus proper, marked by the impressive mass of the college's new main library (Gwathmey Siegel Associates, 2000 –; 04). When, in the 1990s, the time came for its enlargement, the college determined to correct rather than compound its earlier mistake, move the sciences to the northwest corner of the campus (McCardell Bicentennial Hall), deconstruct and recycle the Science Center, and build a new library in its place. A Walking History of Middlebury was first published by the Middlebury Bicentennial Committee in 1975 and reprinted by the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in 1981, 1983, 1987, 1990 and 1994. midddigital.middlebury.edu /walking_history/college_campus/page_1.html   (847 words)

Middlebury College Ski Team, Middlebury, Vermont Skiing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Middlebury skiing is part of the NESCAC conference and races the Eastern Carnival circuit. It is the goal of the Middlebury Nordic team to develop skiers capable of excelling at the highest levels of competition in college and beyond. Middlebury was sitting 3rd in the team score before the second day of alpine racing. www.middleburyskiing.org /blogs_nordic.php   (1341 words)

Middlebury College Receives Anonymous Gifts of $50 Million and $10 Million As he announced the gift, with Churchill Franklin, chair of the board of trustees, and incoming Middlebury president Ron Liebowitz at his side, McCardell said, "This is an historic moment for Middlebury College, and this gift is most deeply appreciated. It is the purest form of philanthropy-a member of our extended family has chosen to give such generous support because the donor believes in the path the College has chosen, and seeks to raise its sights and the sights of its many other alumni and friends. Franklin stated that the gift is a strong confirmation of past achievements of the College and a vote of confidence in its future under Middlebury's new president. www.collegenews.org /x3292.xml   (755 words)

Middlebury College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Middlebury students have the option of a single, double, or joint major (in the joint major, they complete core requirements for both majors and do senior work that combines the two subjects). Middlebury’s School in Spain celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2002 and has grown from an island program housed at the Instituto Internacional to encompass a free-standing center in Madrid and three direct-enrollment options at Spanish universities: Carlos III (Getafe), SEK (Segovia), and La Rioja (Logroño). Middlebury College is not situated in an area with a large number of heritage speakers of Spanish, although we do attract such students from other regions of the country. www.mla.org /ADFL/bulletin/v35n1/351054.htm   (3185 words)

Middlebury, Vermont -- East Middlebury East Middlebury Village is located 4 miles south and east of the central business district (downtown) of the Town of Middlebury, of which it is a part. East Middlebury was developed in the nineteenth century around saw and gristmills and an iron forge. East Middlebury is unique in that it is a lengthy linear village centering on Vermont Route 125 and parallel to the Middlebury River. www.middlebury.govoffice.com /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={E7E4EC0F-708F-4C13-826B-4B84B8FAF2C0}   (477 words)

HOMEPAGE The Middlebury Bike Club was formed in the fall of 1999 to promote bicycling in the Champlain Valley and the Central Green Mountains of Vermont. Middlebury is home to Middlebury College which adds to the high percentage of cyclists in this area. We are supporting the Middlebury College students efforts in their bike to work day. www.bikeclub.org   (590 words)

Language Schools Students in Middlebury's summer Language Schools use their target language exclusively—Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish—in classes, dining halls, dormitories, and co-curricular activities. Middlebury's summer programs are the international standard for excellence in language instruction. Middlebury College is pleased to announce the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Scholarships in Critical Language Study. www.middlebury.edu /academics/ls   (231 words)

FIRE - Middlebury College Yellow light colleges and universities are those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application. As an educational institution, Middlebury College is committed to maintaining a campus environment where [...] any form of coercion or harassment that insults the dignity of others and interferes with their freedom to learn or work is unacceptable. Middlebury College is a community of learners and as such recognizes and affirms that free, honest intellectual inquiry, debate, and constructive dialogue are vital to the academic mission of the College and must be protected even when the views expressed are unpopular or controversial. www.thefire.org /index.php/codes/2494   (707 words)

Middlebury College - College Guide Written For Students By Students Middlebury is a beautiful, intensive place to spend four years, and I’ve met lots of interesting people here.” Read our Middlebury College insider’s guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years. Middlebury College written by students college student life at Middlebury College collegeprowler.com /guide.asp/1427400970/index.html   (527 words)

Middlebury, Vermont -- Official Website of Middlebury, Vermont Some say the town was named because it is located midpoint between the towns of New Haven in the north and Salisbury to the south, which were chartered the very same day. Middlebury is a beautiful quintessential New England village with its white steepled church overlooking Main Street and its vibrant citizenry. Middlebury Police are asking all town businesses to complete a new emergency information form. www.middlebury.govoffice.com   (286 words)

Bates College: Football: Middlebury 12, Bates 9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Middlebury missed the extra point and went up 12-2. The Bobcats were in position to close the game on the next possession, but Middlebury senior DB Stephen Kelly (Norfolk, Mass.) intercepted a pass from Bates QB Matt Bazirgan (Newbury, Mass.) in the end zone, one of three Panther picks in the game. In the fourth quarter, the Panthers again had a chance to increase the lead, but were stopped on three straight attempts from the one-yard line, including a nine-yard sack by senior DB Paul Calner (Narragansett, R.I.), and an incomplete pass. abacus.bates.edu /CollegeRelations/sports/football/99/middlebury.html   (405 words)

Middlebury College Schools Abroad - Academic opportunities for students from Middlebury and other institutions. + Thu Jan 18, 07 Middlebury establishes School Abroad in the Middle East for study in Arabic » © The President and Fellows of Middlebury College. www.middlebury.edu   (141 words)

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