Middlebury Alumni Leadership Conference Schedule of Events October 27–29, 2017 Date
Start Time End Time
Event (* = more information below)
Location
Thursday, October 26
3:00 PM
Check-In for Bread Loaf Housing - MAA, AFEC, & 1968
Bread Loaf Inn, Front Desk
*Glengarry Glen Ross
Mahaney Center for the Arts (MCA), Seeler Studio Theatre
11:00 PM
7:30 PM
Glengarry Glen Ross This play by David Mamet is a dark comedy focusing on five desperate, funny, conniving real estate salespeople who must make a sales quota or risk losing their jobs. Directed by Richard Romagnoli. For mature audiences. A Theatre Program event. Tickets: $15 General public/$12 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students; on sale October 9
Friday, October 27
All Day
Middlebury Campus
7:00 AM
8:30 AM
Breakfast
Bread Loaf Inn, Dining Room
8:15 AM
9:45 AM
50th/1968 Reunion Meeting
8:30 AM
11:00 PM
8:30 AM
3:15 PM
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
10:15 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Check-In for Bread Loaf housing Middlebury Alumni Association (MAA) Board Meeting, Annual Fund Executive Committee (AFEC) will join from 11:00 AM–2:15 PM 50th/1968 Reunion Shuttle to McCullough 50th/1968 Reunion Meeting with President Patton 50th/1968 Reunion Meeting/Group Photo MAA & AFEC Lunch
Bread Loaf, Barn Classroom 101 Bread Loaf Inn, Front Desk
12:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
8:30 PM
50th/1968 Reunion Lunch with Students A Story of Art: Gifts and Bequests from Charles Moffett ’ 67 and Lucinda Herrick 50th/1968 Reunion Shuttle back to Bread Loaf ALC Check-In
2:00 PM
3:30 PM
50th/1968 Reunion Meeting
3:30 PM
4:45 PM
3:45 PM
4:45 PM
12:30 PM
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Homecoming Events
Bread Loaf, Library 2nd Floor
Bread Loaf, Barn Parking Lot McCullough Student Center, Mitchell Green McCullough Student Center, Mitchell Green Bread Loaf, Library 1st Floor Proctor, Woodstove Lounge Mahaney Center for the Arts (MCA), Middlebury College Museum of Art Adirondack Circle Bread Loaf Inn, Blue Room
Bread Loaf, Classrooms 101, 102, 206 (Barn), Apple Cellar (basement of library) *Post-50th Reunion Class Bread Loaf, Barn Classroom Meeting (Classes of ’63, ’58, ’53, 102 and ’48) *1968 Meeting with Friends Bread Loaf, Inn Classroom 101 from 1966–1967
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5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Volunteer Welcome Reception
Bread Loaf, Outside Burgess Meredith Little Theater (rain site: Burgess Meredith Little Theater)
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
Volunteer Dinner, Alumni and Class Awards *Glengarry Glen Ross
Bread Loaf Inn, Dining Room
7:30 PM
MCA, Seeler Studio Theatre
7:30 PM
9:00 PM
*Student Panel: Today's Students and Middlebury's Future
Bread Loaf, Burgess Meredith Little Theater
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
*Heath Quartet
MCA, Robison Hall
Post-50th Reunion Class Meeting: An overview of the year ahead We’ll discuss reunion social planning, class giving plans for reunion year, and how planned giving can offer alumni new ways to think about making a gift in their reunion year.
1968 Meeting with Friends from 1966–1967 The class of 1968 planning committee invites any attendees from 1966–1967 to meet with them to talk about the highlights of their 50th.
Glengarry Glen Ross This play by David Mamet is a dark comedy focusing on five desperate, funny, conniving real estate salespeople who must make a sales quota or risk losing their jobs. Directed by Richard Romagnoli. For mature audiences. A Theatre Program event. Tickets: $15 General public/$12 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students; on sale October 9
Student Panel: Today's Students and Middlebury's Future Join us for a student panel discussion moderated by Katy Smith Abbott, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of the College. Our students will provide insight to and illustrations of our strategic directions that include: • Emergent, curricular, scholarly, and pedagogical horizons • Place-based experiential learning • Educational collaboration and partnership • Curricular flexibility and organizational nimbleness
Heath Quartet Returning to Middlebury with a new Gramophone Award and second violinist Sara Wolstenholme in tow, the extraordinary Heath Quartet—the series’ first-ever quartet in residence—performs a rich, mixed repertoire program including works by Haydn, Tippett, Bach, and Mendelssohn. Pre-concert lecture by Professor of Music Larry Hamberlin, 7:00 PM, Room 221. Made possible with generous support from Olin C. Robison. A Nelson Series event. Reserved seating. Tickets: $28/22/6
Saturday, October 28
6:30 AM
8:00 AM
Breakfast
Bread Loaf Inn, Dining Room
8:00 AM
5:00 PM
Check-In for Bread Loaf Housing ALC Check-In
Bread Loaf Inn, Front Desk
8:00 AM
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Mahaney Center for the Arts (MCA), Upper Lobby
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8:00 AM
9:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:00 PM 1:30 PM
25th Reunion Class Breakfast Meeting (classes of ’92–’95 invited), Meet with President Patton 8:30–9:30 AM 50th/1968 Wrap-up Meeting
MCA, Rehearsals Café
*Volunteer Workshops: Reunion Years: Action, Activity and Ambassadorship *Non-Reunion Years: Exploring Careers and Finding Mentors with the Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) Coffee Break
Reunion Years (3s & 8s): MCA, Classroom 232 Non-Reunion Years: MCA, Concert Hall
*Volunteer Workshop: Alumni Engagement and Solicitation tips, tricks and new tools MAA Welcome by Wendy Russell Tracy ’95 and College Update with President Patton *Volunteer Lunch and Learn
MCA, Concert Hall
Football Game vs. Trinity 3:30 PM
*Guided Tours
2:00 PM
*Glengarry Glen Ross
3:00 PM
*Paterson
3:30 PM
5:30 PM
*Homecoming Harvest Fest
5:30 PM
7:30 PM
6:00 PM
8:00 PM
25th/1993 Reunion Class Dinner 50th/1968 Reunion Class Dinner
MCA, Classroom 221
MCA, Upper Lobby
MCA, Concert Hall MCA, Lower Lobby: Classroom listings below Alumni Stadium MCA, Middlebury College Museum of Art MCA, Seeler Studio Theatre Sunderland Language Center, Dana Auditorium MCA, Tent and Plaza (rain site: MCA Lower Lobby) Fire and Ice Waybury Inn, East Middlebury
For classes other than 25th and 50th, please enjoy dinner in town. 7:30 PM
*Glengarry Glen Ross
MCA, Seeler Studio Theatre
Volunteer Workshops Reunion Years (3s & 8s): Action, Activity and Ambassadorship The workshop will define roles for volunteers planning activities for their class and exhibit scheduled events generated by the College during reunion weekend. There will also be an introduction to new areas of participation including writing and reading class remarks and using social media in your planning.
Non-Reunion Years: Exploring Careers and Finding Mentors with Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) Join us for a student and staff panel discussion. Students and staff will share career exploration experiences that include internships, treks, and our new mentoring program.
Volunteer Workshops: Alumni Engagement and Solicitation tips, tricks and new tools We are excited to unveil two new tools to support volunteer engagement and fundraising efforts: Middlebury’s new Middlebury Volunteer Portal (MVP) and the Social Media M-Bassador program. We will engage students, staff and volunteers in a discussion of peer-to-peer solicitation strategies. We’ll happily address other questions and encourage audience participation.
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• Demonstration of the Middlebury Volunteer Portal (MVP) and our M-Bassador program. The goal is to familiarize everyone with our new tools and underscore the investment we are making in our ambassadors and volunteers. • Panel discussion with staff and student callers. How to begin conversations, FAQ's, and overcoming objections. • Stump the Chumps! Active role play with audience. Students and staff respond to objections that volunteers have and/or have received from classmates.
Volunteer Lunch and Learn Please join us for a box lunch with Alumni Relations and Development staff to continue a discussion and a further understanding of Middlebury’s strategic directions. Hot soup and a boxed lunch will be offered at 12:15 p.m. Volunteers will have a choice of several breakout sessions to join including: hands-on Social Media workshops and Chapter and Reunion class meetings. Time
Session
Location
12:15–12:30
pick up boxed lunches
lower lobby
12:30-1:30
5th-15th reunion lunch meeting
room 126
12:30-1:30
20th-45th reunion lunch meetings room 221
12:30-1:30
1964-1972 reunion lunch meeting
room 232
12:30-1:30
chapter meetings
lower lobby table
12:45-2:00
Middlebury Volunteer Portal training
room 210
12:45-2:00
Social Media training
room 210
Guided Tours of the Middlebury College Museum of Art Come join our student guides for tours highlighting art from the permanent collection. Stay to explore our special exhibitions of environmental photography and gifts from Charles S. Moffett ’67. Tours will be continuous throughout this two-hour period. Please check in at the museum reception desk for tour.
Paterson An intimate look at a week in the life of a bus driver and aspiring poet in urban New Jersey. “Adam Driver’s Paterson will be treasured for years.” —Tim Robey, Telegraph (118 minutes) A Hirschfield International Film Series event. Free.
Homecoming Harvest Fest Come join fellow alumni and current students at the MCA for a “Homecoming Harvest Fest” gathering. Come listen to the Snake Mountain Bluegrass Band and enjoy a selection of local craft beer and autumnal fare!
Sunday, October 29
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7:30 AM
9:30 AM
ALC Breakfast
Bread Loaf Inn, Dining Room
7:30 AM
12:00 PM
Check-Out
Bread Loaf Inn
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
1969-Meet with Tiffany and Lyn
Bread Loaf Inn, Blue Room
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