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Through a commitment to immersive learning, we prepare students to lead engaged, consequential, and creative lives, contribute to their communities, and address the world’s most challenging problems.
--from the Envisioning Middlebury framework, adopted October 21, 2017 by the Middlebury Board of Trustees for all Middlebury programs
This 2021-2022 Handbook supersedes previous editions of the College, Institute, and Language Schools Handbooks as of its online publication date. Section I applies to all students, faculty and staff of Middlebury programs, while other sections may apply only to specific populations, such as students in a particular program. Middlebury ensures compliance with local laws throughout its programs, in the United States and abroad, while setting common expectations for the behavior of all members of Middlebury programs to advance Middlebury's educational mission. Practical considerations of style and a desire to present information to the Middlebury community in a useful, efficient manner dictate that this Handbook focus on the more general principles that govern our relationships to each other, rather than articulating multiple procedures and variances in implementation that ensure compliance with local laws.
Middlebury’s educational mission is supported by three pillars: the right of academic freedom, the responsibility of personal and professional integrity, and the value of respect.
Academic freedom is vital to the pursuit of knowledge. In seeking truth and understanding in a complex world, scholars must have the ability to ask any question, test any hypothesis, consider any line of reasoning, and critically assess any assumption. Middlebury therefore recognizes that members of its community have the essential right to freely speak, hear, write, challenge, and argue, and to pursue questions of their choice using methods, sources and approaches of their choice. Middlebury accepts an institutional obligation to resolutely defend and protect this right for all members of its communities, even when doing so admits inquiry and speech that some may find offensive. While this right is broad, it is not without limit. The Handbook defines and describes specific circumstances in which unfettered freedom would infringe on the rights of others or impede Middlebury’s educational mission and operations. These sections delineate policies prohibiting disruption of Middlebury’s educational functions, define Middlebury’s general conduct standards and anti-harassment and discrimination policies, and address the rights and obligations of faculty in establishing the parameters of courses. Such policies are intended to protect Middlebury’s academic mission and the personal rights of all members of its community, not to inhibit academic inquiry and expression
With the right of academic freedom comes the responsibility ofintegrity, which is a key guard against false information and the abuse of power. Personal and professional integrity have many components that extend beyond the specifics of Middlebury’s honor code, and they encompass a broader ethical practice of inquiry pursued with rigor and honesty. Professional integrity requires recognition of the expertise of past and current communities of scholars and students, and necessitates critical evaluation of this received knowledge. It also demands honest and transparent reporting of research, observation, and experimental evidence, consistent with the respective standards of our disciplines. On a personal level, integrity calls for recognition of the limits of one’s own knowledge and expertise at any moment in time, and demands curiosity and creativity in the face of those limits. It also means the willingness to take a principled stand even when it is unpopular, and equal willingness to admit error. Correspondingly, given that interpretations and arguments are contestable, having integrity means acknowledging alternative understandings as well as allowing others to examine them. Above all, integrity requires awareness of the ways in which personal and institutional power can threaten academic freedom and a commitment to protect it equally and for all.
Academic freedom and integrity are necessary but not sufficient to pursue knowledge and critical engagement with the wider world. Engagement with the ideas and experiences of others are also key guards against our own individual limitations and biases. We, as members of this academic community, therefore recognize the fundamental principle ofmutual respect. We aspire to demonstrate intellectual range and emotional generosity by opening ourselves to different perspectives. As an institution, Middlebury is committed to creating an atmosphere in which all of its members live and work free from discrimination and harassment. Its defense of academic freedom must be waged in conjunction with the principle of civil discourse. While disagreement is inevitable and acceptable in a free and diverse community, we strive, on both individual and institutional levels, to cultivate respect and responsibility for self, others, and our shared environment.
--Adopted by the President in August 2018, upon the endorsement by the Middlebury College Faculty and the Faculty of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
Through a commitment to immersive learning, we prepare students to lead engaged, consequential, and creative lives, contribute to their communities, and address the world’s most challenging problems.
--from the Envisioning Middlebury framework, adopted October 21, 2017 by the Middlebury Board of Trustees for all Middlebury programs
This 2021-2022 Handbook supersedes previous editions of the College, Institute, and Language Schools Handbooks as of its online publication date. Section I applies to all students, faculty and staff of Middlebury programs, while other sections may apply only to specific populations, such as students in a particular program. Middlebury ensures compliance with local laws throughout its programs, in the United States and abroad, while setting common expectations for the behavior of all members of Middlebury programs to advance Middlebury's educational mission. Practical considerations of style and a desire to present information to the Middlebury community in a useful, efficient manner dictate that this Handbook focus on the more general principles that govern our relationships to each other, rather than articulating multiple procedures and variances in implementation that ensure compliance with local laws.
Middlebury’s educational mission is supported by three pillars: the right of academic freedom, the responsibility of personal and professional integrity, and the value of respect.
Academic freedom is vital to the pursuit of knowledge. In seeking truth and understanding in a complex world, scholars must have the ability to ask any question, test any hypothesis, consider any line of reasoning, and critically assess any assumption. Middlebury therefore recognizes that members of its community have the essential right to freely speak, hear, write, challenge, and argue, and to pursue questions of their choice using methods, sources and approaches of their choice. Middlebury accepts an institutional obligation to resolutely defend and protect this right for all members of its communities, even when doing so admits inquiry and speech that some may find offensive. While this right is broad, it is not without limit. The Handbook defines and describes specific circumstances in which unfettered freedom would infringe on the rights of others or impede Middlebury’s educational mission and operations. These sections delineate policies prohibiting disruption of Middlebury’s educational functions, define Middlebury’s general conduct standards and anti-harassment and discrimination policies, and address the rights and obligations of faculty in establishing the parameters of courses. Such policies are intended to protect Middlebury’s academic mission and the personal rights of all members of its community, not to inhibit academic inquiry and expression
With the right of academic freedom comes the responsibility ofintegrity, which is a key guard against false information and the abuse of power. Personal and professional integrity have many components that extend beyond the specifics of Middlebury’s honor code, and they encompass a broader ethical practice of inquiry pursued with rigor and honesty. Professional integrity requires recognition of the expertise of past and current communities of scholars and students, and necessitates critical evaluation of this received knowledge. It also demands honest and transparent reporting of research, observation, and experimental evidence, consistent with the respective standards of our disciplines. On a personal level, integrity calls for recognition of the limits of one’s own knowledge and expertise at any moment in time, and demands curiosity and creativity in the face of those limits. It also means the willingness to take a principled stand even when it is unpopular, and equal willingness to admit error. Correspondingly, given that interpretations and arguments are contestable, having integrity means acknowledging alternative understandings as well as allowing others to examine them. Above all, integrity requires awareness of the ways in which personal and institutional power can threaten academic freedom and a commitment to protect it equally and for all.
Academic freedom and integrity are necessary but not sufficient to pursue knowledge and critical engagement with the wider world. Engagement with the ideas and experiences of others are also key guards against our own individual limitations and biases. We, as members of this academic community, therefore recognize the fundamental principle ofmutual respect. We aspire to demonstrate intellectual range and emotional generosity by opening ourselves to different perspectives. As an institution, Middlebury is committed to creating an atmosphere in which all of its members live and work free from discrimination and harassment. Its defense of academic freedom must be waged in conjunction with the principle of civil discourse. While disagreement is inevitable and acceptable in a free and diverse community, we strive, on both individual and institutional levels, to cultivate respect and responsibility for self, others, and our shared environment.
--Adopted by the President in August 2018, upon the endorsement by the Middlebury College Faculty and the Faculty of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
Middlebury College has a deep commitment to responsible stewardship of its financial resources and accountability for the public and private support that enables the College to pursue its mission. Middlebury College is committed to compliance with the laws and regulations to which it is subject, and to promulgate College policies and procedures to interpret and apply these laws and regulations in the College setting.
Middlebury College’s internal controls and operating procedures are intended to detect and to prevent or deter improper activities. However, even the best systems of control cannot provide absolute safeguards against irregularities. Middlebury College has a responsibility to investigate and report to appropriate parties’ allegations of suspected improper activities and the actions taken by the College.
diff --git a/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/d-7-policy-on-scheduling-middlebury-space-for-events/index.html b/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/d-7-policy-on-scheduling-middlebury-space-for-events/index.html index e56e716257..0d334d6000 100644 --- a/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/d-7-policy-on-scheduling-middlebury-space-for-events/index.html +++ b/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/d-7-policy-on-scheduling-middlebury-space-for-events/index.html @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ } } }) -The following requirements apply to all Middlebury locations, with the College and the Institute having separate meetings of their weekly review teams.
+The following requirements apply to all Middlebury locations, with the College and the Institute having separate meetings of their weekly review teams.
The MiddCard is a personal identification card with a photograph, issued to students, faculty, and staff for use on-campus. Members of the Middlebury community are asked to carry their cards while on campus. MiddCards are not transferable and must be presented on request to authorized Middlebury representatives, including Public Safety/Campus Security and other officials. Information on obtaining a MiddCard at the Vermont campus is available on Public Safety’s website. Information on obtaining a MiddCard on the Monterey campus is available on Campus Security's website.
+The MiddCard is a personal identification card with a photograph, issued to students, faculty, and staff for use on-campus. Members of the Middlebury community are asked to carry their cards while on campus. MiddCards are not transferable and must be presented on request to authorized Middlebury representatives, including Public Safety/Campus Security and other officials. Information on obtaining a MiddCard at the Vermont campus is available on Public Safety’s website. Information on obtaining a MiddCard on the Monterey campus is available on Campus Security's website.
The photos as well as other information related to an individual MiddCard will usually be considered personally identifiable information and protected as such. Information about IT systems and controls is available within the ITS policies.
The subpages in this section apply to all members of the Middlebury community in all locations.
Information technology is vital to the mission and function of Middlebury; our networks and central computing facilities are common resources upon which the whole community depends. Middlebury establishes policies governing its information technology equipment, networks, services, and systems that bind all students, faculty, staff as well as any other users of IT systems or services. The policies described briefly in this overview are those most likely to impact most members of the Middlebury community; more detailed information about these and other policies can be found at the ITS website.
+Information technology is vital to the mission and function of Middlebury; our networks and central computing facilities are common resources upon which the whole community depends. Middlebury establishes policies governing its information technology equipment, networks, services, and systems that bind all students, faculty, staff as well as any other users of IT systems or services. The policies described briefly in this overview are those most likely to impact most members of the Middlebury community; more detailed information about these and other policies can be found at the ITS website.
Responsible citizenship in the Middlebury community obliges users of computer and network facilities to use them responsibly and ethically, with awareness of the impacts of one's actions on others, and respect for the rights of others. While technology makes available new educational, social, and recreational possibilities, we must recognize that the ethical and legal issues relating to technology are similar to those in our daily lives.
ITS actively monitors computers and networks to identify and block malicious activities. We expect all members of our community to behave in a proper and responsible manner. However, if certain malicious, illegal, or inappropriate activities are identified, we are obligated to investigate and act, including cooperating with legal authorities, if necessary. (See Network Monitoring & Technology Incident Response policies for further details.)
diff --git a/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/intell-property/index.html b/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/intell-property/index.html index dfc113d3fe..f98a41e727 100644 --- a/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/intell-property/index.html +++ b/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/intell-property/index.html @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ } } }) -Middlebury is the owner of various forms of intellectual property, including trademarks such as its name, shield, athletic logos and copyright in certain documents critical to its identity and operations.
+Middlebury is the owner of various forms of intellectual property, including trademarks such as its name, shield, athletic logos and copyright in certain documents critical to its identity and operations.
A. Use of the College's Name, Logos, Images, and Other Service or Trademarks
Middlebury College has obtained trademark or service mark registrations on a variety of College names and logos. These include Middlebury College, the College seal, the Middlebury College Panthers, the panther logo, the Middlebury Language Schools, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), the MIIS shield, Bread Loaf, Bread Loaf School of English, MiddCORE, etc.
Whenever these marks are used they should be noted as being registered marks. Vendors must obtain permission to produce items bearing these marks and images, or to use these marks/logos in their marketing materials. Merchandise bearing Middlebury marks or logos should usually be purchased or ordered through the College Book Store.
diff --git a/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/library-resources/index.html b/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/library-resources/index.html index 6b19a5eceb..4030c64af0 100644 --- a/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/library-resources/index.html +++ b/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/library-resources/index.html @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ } } }) -Overview
+Overview
Middlebury maintains its Libraries for the use of students, faculty, and staff in support of the instructional goals of Middlebury. Others are welcome to visit and use the resources available within the Library. Library use is a privilege extended to those who observe the regulations and procedures established to make materials accessible to all.
The services and collections of the Middlebury Library are intended to serve the needs of students of a strong liberal arts undergraduate institution that also offers graduate programs in foreign languages and English literature. The collections are designed principally in support of the teaching mission of Middlebury. Policies pertaining to the Library apply to all students, faculty, staff, community members, and visitors who avail themselves of the services of Middlebury libraries and educational technology resources and services. Library services are available to those with a MiddCard ID or otherwise authorized by Library policies.
Middlebury Library supports and adheres to the ALA Code of Ethics and the Society of American Archivists Core Values Statement and Code of Ethics to protect the rights of researchers.
diff --git a/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/steward-resources/index.html b/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/steward-resources/index.html index 7d13b38040..43abe56fcc 100644 --- a/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/steward-resources/index.html +++ b/pages/i-policies-for-all/appropriate-use/steward-resources/index.html @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ } } }) -Middlebury's principal revenue sources are from students (tuition, board, and room) and from donors (individuals, foundations, and industry). These funds are given with the expectation that they advance the educational mission of Middlebury. The Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration controls the expenditure of the institution’s funds under various policies, including the Allowable Expenditure, Travel and Entertainment Policy, the Procurement Policy, the Contracting Policy, and others. Budget administrators are expected to be familiar with the requirements of those policies and related procedures. The office of Business Services provides a variety of resources to support appropriate contracting and procurement practices, as well as information about insurance requirements and recommendations. Middlebury’s mission of teaching and learning is made stronger by the careful stewardship of its resources to our educational programs and services.
Middlebury's principal revenue sources are from students (tuition, board, and room) and from donors (individuals, foundations, and industry). These funds are given with the expectation that they advance the educational mission of Middlebury. The Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration controls the expenditure of the institution’s funds under various policies, including the Allowable Expenditure, Travel and Entertainment Policy, the Procurement Policy, the Contracting Policy, and others. Budget administrators are expected to be familiar with the requirements of those policies and related procedures. The office of Business Services provides a variety of resources to support appropriate contracting and procurement practices, as well as information about insurance requirements and recommendations. Middlebury’s mission of teaching and learning is made stronger by the careful stewardship of its resources to our educational programs and services.
Middlebury College and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey provide the following information in accordance with the disclosure requirements for institutions participating in federal financial aid programs under Title IV.
+Middlebury College and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey provide the following information in accordance with the disclosure requirements for institutions participating in federal financial aid programs under Title IV.
The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) was enacted on August 14, 2008 and reauthorizes the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Middlebury College and the Institute, in compliance with student consumer information regulations, is making the information at the links below available to prospective students, parents, prospective staff, current students, current staff, and the public.
Statement of Commitment to the Environment
+
Statement of Commitment to the Environment
Prepared by Environmental Council, endorsed by the Middlebury College Board of Trustees in May 1995
"Middlebury is committed to environmental mindfulness and stewardship in all its activities. This commitment arises from a sense of concerned citizenship and moral duty and from a desire to teach and lead by example. Middlebury gives a high priority to integrating environmental awareness and responsibility into the daily life of the institution. Respect and care for the environment, sustainable living, and intergenerational responsibility are among the fundamental values that guide planning, decision-making, and procedures. All individuals in this academic community have personal responsibility for the way their actions affect the local and global environment."
Guiding Principles in Sustainability
diff --git a/pages/i-policies-for-all/genl-principles/freedom-of-expression/index.html b/pages/i-policies-for-all/genl-principles/freedom-of-expression/index.html index ad3291ffea..ae7ede269c 100644 --- a/pages/i-policies-for-all/genl-principles/freedom-of-expression/index.html +++ b/pages/i-policies-for-all/genl-principles/freedom-of-expression/index.html @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ } } }) -Middlebury is a community of learners that dedicates itself to creating a world with a robust and inclusive public sphere, including on our campuses. A robust and inclusive public sphere is one where all voices can be heard and have the opportunity to contribute to the conversation. Middlebury’s mission is to prepare students to lead engaged, consequential, and creative lives, to contribute to their communities, and to address the world’s most challenging problems. This mission requires a learning environment where all community members practice engaging across difference, perspective taking, and critical thinking to expand their understanding of the range of attitudes, values, ideas, actions, issues, policies, and practices that exist on campus and in the world beyond. Learning occurs inside and outside the classroom, often involving public speech and action through which people affirm and enact their values.
+Middlebury is a community of learners that dedicates itself to creating a world with a robust and inclusive public sphere, including on our campuses. A robust and inclusive public sphere is one where all voices can be heard and have the opportunity to contribute to the conversation. Middlebury’s mission is to prepare students to lead engaged, consequential, and creative lives, to contribute to their communities, and to address the world’s most challenging problems. This mission requires a learning environment where all community members practice engaging across difference, perspective taking, and critical thinking to expand their understanding of the range of attitudes, values, ideas, actions, issues, policies, and practices that exist on campus and in the world beyond. Learning occurs inside and outside the classroom, often involving public speech and action through which people affirm and enact their values.
Academic freedom is essential to Middlebury’s mission and freedom of expression is a vital component of academic freedom. Campus community members engaging in open expression—and in response to the expression of others—are expected to do so in a way that affirms our three pillars of academic freedom, integrity, and respect.Protecting open expression does not mean that Middlebury approves of or endorses all views expressed, especially where the expression conflicts with our fundamental commitment to inclusivity – that the contributions of every community member are valued. Moreover, there are legal limits on the range of expression permitted. Speech that incites or threatens physical violence, speech that is defamatory, and forms of expression that violate our Anti-Harassment/Discrimination policy, are inconsistent with our educational mission and our shared community values. We recognize that open expression can result in hurt and harm to members of our community and our sense of shared purpose, and we continue to dedicate ourselves to making Middlebury a more inclusive community.
Campus community members planning to invite an outside speaker must review and follow the Policy on Scheduling Middlebury Space for Events and are responsible for communicating Middlebury’s expectations to invited guests.
Peaceful protest and demonstration are important forms of activism
diff --git a/pages/i-policies-for-all/genl-principles/honesty-cooperation/index.html b/pages/i-policies-for-all/genl-principles/honesty-cooperation/index.html index c4983c72ca..eb1019f125 100644 --- a/pages/i-policies-for-all/genl-principles/honesty-cooperation/index.html +++ b/pages/i-policies-for-all/genl-principles/honesty-cooperation/index.html @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ } } }) -Members of the Middlebury community as well as visitors are expected to be honest and straightforward in their dealings with Middlebury processes, activities and people. This obligation includes honoring contracts and agreements, providing accurate information on official forms and documents, and providing accurate information to Middlebury personnel, offices and committees. Deliberate violations of this provision will be considered serious offenses.
Members of the Middlebury community as well as visitors are expected to be honest and straightforward in their dealings with Middlebury processes, activities and people. This obligation includes honoring contracts and agreements, providing accurate information on official forms and documents, and providing accurate information to Middlebury personnel, offices and committees. Deliberate violations of this provision will be considered serious offenses.
The subpages in this section apply to all members of the Middlebury community in all locations.
+The subpages in this section apply to all members of the Middlebury community in all locations.
Middlebury College ("Middlebury") complies with applicable provisions of state and federal law* which prohibit discrimination in employment, or in admission or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities, on the basis of race, creed, color, place of birth, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin (including language), religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, service in the armed forces of the United States, positive HIV-related blood test results, genetic information, or against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability and/or any other status or characteristic as defined and to the extent protected by applicable law. Middlebury also complies with all other anti-discrimination protections that might be provided by particular states in which it operates educational programs; questions about the scope of any such protections should be addressed to the Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator and/or the on-site administrative representative for the particular program at issue. The Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator coordinates Middlebury's efforts to comply with any and all federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of one or more of the protected characteristics listed above. Complaints about discrimination and harassment are handled in accordance with Middlebury’s Non-Discrimination Policy. Information about the work of the Middlebury College Community Bias response Team is available here. As noted above under Respectful Behavior, retaliation for any complaint of any policy violation is strictly prohibited.
+Middlebury College ("Middlebury") complies with applicable provisions of state and federal law* which prohibit discrimination in employment, or in admission or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities, on the basis of race, creed, color, place of birth, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin (including language), religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, service in the armed forces of the United States, positive HIV-related blood test results, genetic information, or against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability and/or any other status or characteristic as defined and to the extent protected by applicable law. Middlebury also complies with all other anti-discrimination protections that might be provided by particular states in which it operates educational programs; questions about the scope of any such protections should be addressed to the Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator and/or the on-site administrative representative for the particular program at issue. The Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator coordinates Middlebury's efforts to comply with any and all federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of one or more of the protected characteristics listed above. Complaints about discrimination and harassment are handled in accordance with Middlebury’s Non-Discrimination Policy. Information about the work of the Middlebury College Community Bias response Team is available here. As noted above under Respectful Behavior, retaliation for any complaint of any policy violation is strictly prohibited.
*Middlebury complies with Federal civil rights laws and is committed to providing its programs and services without discrimination in accordance with:
1. Middlebury expects all members of the Middlebury community, as well as visitors, to respect the dignity, freedom, and rights of other persons. Violence in word or deed against another; incitement or provocation to violence; negligent or reckless use of physical force; conduct that may reasonably be expected to exploit or coerce; prevention of another's ability to communicate or move freely; violation of another's privacy; unauthorized entry and/or uninvited or unwanted presence in another’s room or office, are examples of disrespectful behavior that is inconsistent with our shared values and expectations of behavior.
+1. Middlebury expects all members of the Middlebury community, as well as visitors, to respect the dignity, freedom, and rights of other persons. Violence in word or deed against another; incitement or provocation to violence; negligent or reckless use of physical force; conduct that may reasonably be expected to exploit or coerce; prevention of another's ability to communicate or move freely; violation of another's privacy; unauthorized entry and/or uninvited or unwanted presence in another’s room or office, are examples of disrespectful behavior that is inconsistent with our shared values and expectations of behavior.
2. Middlebury further expects that all members of the Middlebury community, as well as visitors, will respect Middlebury property, resources, and assets and take care to steward our shared space and resources to support our educational mission.
3. Disruption of Middlebury’s educational functions is prohibited.
4. Middlebury’s expectations that community members, as well as visitors, will cultivate respect and responsibility for others includes the obligation not to retaliate against another person. Retaliating directly or indirectly against a person because they have made a report or participated in a Middlebury investigation of a policy violation of any type is therefore prohibited. Retaliation includes but is not limited to ostracizing the person, pressuring the person to drop or not support a complaint or to provide false or misleading information, or otherwise engaging in conduct that may reasonably be perceived to affect adversely that person's educational, living, or work environment. Depending on the circumstances, retaliation may also be unlawful, whether or not the complaint is ultimately found to have merit.
In keeping with Middlebury’s Open Expression Policy, these Regulations provide the process for ensuring demonstrations can occur safely and establish Middlebury’s time, place and manner requirements. These time, place and manner requirements are intended to ensure safety as well as to protect Middlebury’s ability to fulfill its essential operations. Essential operations are operations that are necessary for the daily or regular operation of Middlebury to support and carry out our educational mission and typically cannot be easily moved to another location. For example, teaching classes, maintaining heat and power to the campus, supporting campus events and activities, providing meals to students in residence, clearing snow and ice, are examples of some of Middlebury’s essential operations.
+In keeping with Middlebury’s Open Expression Policy, these Regulations provide the process for ensuring demonstrations can occur safely and establish Middlebury’s time, place and manner requirements. These time, place and manner requirements are intended to ensure safety as well as to protect Middlebury’s ability to fulfill its essential operations. Essential operations are operations that are necessary for the daily or regular operation of Middlebury to support and carry out our educational mission and typically cannot be easily moved to another location. For example, teaching classes, maintaining heat and power to the campus, supporting campus events and activities, providing meals to students in residence, clearing snow and ice, are examples of some of Middlebury’s essential operations.
Middlebury’s mission is to promote intellectual inquiry and exchange in accordance with our three pillars of academic freedom, integrity and respect. The safety of all participants is of utmost importance to Middlebury, and Event Sponsors as well as individual protestors will be obligated to comply with Middlebury requirements designed to protect the safety of our community and to allow Middlebury to maintain its essential operations.
The expectations in this Emergency Preparedness section are intended to apply to all members of the Middlebury community. Implementation on each campus or for specific programs may vary.
+