Opportunities for Middlebury Faculty and Students
Below you’ll find a list of project ideas submitted by community partners seeking collaborative partnerships with Middlebury faculty and students. You can select a category tab or tag to narrow your search, and then click into the individual projects themselves. On the individual project pages, you can explore each project’s priority topic or theme, anticipated learning outcomes for students, and anticipated expectations for the collaboration.
If you are interested in partnering with one or more of these projects, please complete the Faculty/Student Connect Form linked below (this link is also accessible from all of the individual project pages).
Addison County Business Database
Compile database of all businesses and nonprofits in Addison County including all contact information, business type, media used, employees, locations. Community Partner Contact: Rob Carter Role: Executive Director Organization or Program Name: Addison County Chamber of Commerce Contact Info: rob@addisoncounty.com Read more
Firefly Science and Arts Outreach
As part of the Broader Impacts of a National Science Foundation grant on firefly communication, we've got support to host a local outreach event that combines art and science around the topic of fireflies. We are collaborating with Ibiyinka (Ibi) Read more
Grant Planning and Management Blueprint
The Ilsley Public Library is pursuing a major renovation/expansion. The Ilsley 100 Project Team has been tasked with developing new design plans, engaging the public in the process, and pursuing funding to bring the project to fruition. It is our Read more
Illustrating a Facilities Project Decision Making Matrix
The Ilsley Public Library is pursuing a major facilities improvement project. The Ilsley 100 Project Team, the committee working on this project, is going to spend the summer working on a decision making matrix which will determine if we a) Read more
January 2022 Chronicling COVID-19: Capturing the Pandemic Experience in Vermont
This Winter Term 2022 course is project-based at its core. We will study a few natural disasters/public health crises in Vermont's history and connect what we have learned about those community responses to the study of Vermonters' responses to COVID. Read more
January 2022 Data Visualization for Social Justice
How can we communicate data to tell compelling stories? This course works with a community partner to understand their data and research. We then draw on visual story telling to present the research to wider public audiences. The forms of Read more
January 2022: Mexican Revolution/Revelation (Theater 1238a)
Using theatrical workshop techniques, students in this interdisciplinary course will explore the socio-political-economic history, literature, music, dance, graphic art and architecture that reflect the period of time commonly known as the Mexican revolution. The course will consist of both academic Read more
Outdoor Recreation Database
Compile a database of all outdoor recreation opportunities in Addison County including details of opportunity, location, period of operation, any available information or resources about opportunity, brief description, and create a map of the locations of all opportunities. Community Partner Read more
Spring 2022 Geoscience for the Common Good (GEOL 0370)
This course is intended to provide students a hands-on demonstration of the fundamental relevance of the geosciences. My hope is that through collaboration with one or more community partners, students will apply field and lab-based analyses to generate and interpret Read more
Spring 2022 Statistics Capstone Consulting Experience
In this course, students will practice interfacing with local clients to better understanding their data-related needs. This may involve helping clients collect, analyze, visualize, or model data in a meaningful way. Students will then present their findings to a larger Read more
Towns of Addison County
Compile information on every town in Addison County, including type of government, officials and contact information, history, photography, key sites, main forms of industry, local events, historical buildings, town maps, etc... Community Partner Contact: Rob Carter Role: Executive Director Organization Read more
