Saint Michael's College

Presidential Town Hall for SMC
2024-11-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, Virtual Event
Please join President Plumb for the first ever Alumni Town Hall Zoom.
Wednesday, November 13th at 7:00 pm ET.
This event is for alumni only. A Zoom link will be emailed in advance to registrants; please register here!

Annual Saint Edmund Lecture Sponsored by the Edmundite Center for Faith and Culture
2024-11-14 12:00 | Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
Annual Saint Edmund Lecture
Sponsored by the Edmundite Center for Faith and Culture
Thursday, November 14, at 4:30 p.m.
Roy Room, Dion Student Center
Dr. Charles Briggs, PhD, a professor of medieval history in the Department of History at the University of Vermont, will deliver the 2024 Annual Saint Edmund Lecture on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. in the Roy Event Center in the Dion Family Student Center (third floor). The title of the presentation is: “A Question of Counsel: Edmund of Abingdon’s Speculum religiosorum and Medieval ‘Mirror’ Literature.”
After growing up in New York, Dr. Briggs majored in history at Grinnell College in Iowa, before going on to receive his M.Litt. from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1993). After a decade and a half of teaching and administration at Georgia Southern University, where he was Professor of History, Briggs returned to the more amenable climes and landscape of the Northeast. A specialist in the intellectual and cultural history of Europe in the thirteenth through early sixteenth centuries, he teaches courses in late medieval and early modern European history, global history, historical methods, and the history of the book.
Saint Edmund of Abingdon is the patron of the Society of Saint Edmund, the founding religious community of priests and brothers who established Saint Michael’s College. The Annual Saint Edmund Lecture honors Saint Edmund not only as the patron of the Edmundite but more specifically for his major work, Speculum religiosorum (The Mirror of Religious), which is a significant writing by Saint Edmund of Abingdon, who was Archbishop of Canterbury in the early 13th century. Written around 1213-1214, this text serves as a spiritual guide for religious life, combining catechetical material with contemplative practices. The work draws on the teachings of early Christian authorities like Augustine and Gregory, as well as mystical writers such as Bernard of Clairvaux. It was originally composed in Latin and later translated into Anglo-Norman French and Middle English, reflecting its widespread influence and appeal.

SVA Therapy Dogs
2024-11-14 17:00 - 18:00 | Lobby, Alliot Student Center
Therapy dogs will be brought to the Alliot lobby for anyone who would like to pet some dogs.

Sophomore Supper
2024-11-14 17:00 - 20:00 | International Commons
Purposeful Learning is bringing back Sophomore Supper🍽️This is a time to get together with your classmates, success advisors, invited Staff and Faculty, eat good food, and talk about things that matter – adjusting and adapting to your second year, seeking mentorship and advisors, trying to find your purpose here at SMC and beyond. ✨

Branch vs. Branch Tennis Match
2024-11-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Tarrant Recreation Center
As part of the SVA’s Vets Week event series, let us see which branch is the best via the medium of tennis matches—the best of three, at least.

Women's Volleyball at Bentley
2024-11-15 18:00 - 21:00
Women’s Volleyball at Bentley Waltham, MA

Fall Open House
2024-11-16 09:30 - 14:30 | Hoehl Welcome Center, VT
Fall Open House
Saturday, November 16, 2024
10:00–2:30 PM
Get to know the place where you’ll not only be prepared for academic excellence and career success – you’ll embark on the journey to discover your possibilities and potential in the world. Talk with current students, meet our outstanding faculty, tour our beautiful campus, learn about our 40+ majors, and more.
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Athletics Food Drive November 16-23rd
2024-11-16 12:00 - 2024-11-23 15:00
Athletics Food Drive
November 16-23rd
Join in MOVE’s commemoration of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week November 16-23, 2024. All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to attend SMC athletics home games and bring an item or two for donation to support our campus community through the college’s food pantry, THRIVE. THRIVE is in need of cat & dog food for campus pets, and non-perishable food items: vegetarian foods, gluten-free foods, non-perishable types of protein, and hygiene items.
See the attached poster for a list of home game dates & times.

Men's Swimming & Diving vs Norwich
2024-11-17 10:00 - 13:00
Men’s Swimming & Diving vs Norwich Colchester, VT

Women's Swimming & Diving vs Norwich
2024-11-17 10:00 - 13:00
Women’s Swimming & Diving vs Norwich Colchester, VT

International Education Week 2024
2024-11-18 09:00 - 2024-11-21 17:00
Saint Michael’s College and the Institute for Global Engagement celebrate International Education Week 2024, recognizing the benefits of international education and exchange for all of the members of our extended campus community. There are a variety of great events to choose from if you are on campus or in the greater Burlington, VT area to share in the IGE’s efforts to advance global citizenship, cross-cultural understanding and human connection.

Info Session on Fellowships, Internships, and Career Opportunities with the U.S. Department of State
2024-11-18 12:15 - 13:15 | Jeanmarie Hall
Come to an info session on fellowships, internships, and career opportunities with the US Department of State, featuring Michelle Kayser (SMC ’08).
Monday, November 18th
JEM 375
12:15-1:15 PM
Information table in Alliot Lobby: 10 AM – Noon

Guest Speaker Lecture, COTS Director of Development Rebekah Mott
2024-11-18 12:15 - 13:20 | Eddie’s Student Lounge, Alliot Student Center
Join MOVE’s commemoration of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week during November 16-23, 2024. Staff, faculty, students, and alumni are welcome to attend a lecture by Rebekah Mott, Director of Development at COTS (Committee on Temporary Shelter).

Second Annual IGE Global Issues Lecture Series - Amy Hepburn
2024-11-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
Second Annual IGE Global Issues Lecture Series – Amy Hepburn
Monday, November 18, at 5 p.m.
Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
Amy Hepburn, a globally recognized expert on social and climate impact, and sustainable finance, with a focus on private capital mobilization, intersectional gender equality and inclusion, and climate finance, will serve as the speaker for the second annual Center for Global Engagement Global Issues Lecture Series. The presentation, delivered in fireside chat format, is entitled “Innovative Solutions to Persistent Global Issues,” and will take place on Monday, November 18th at 5 p.m. in the Roy Room. Margrethe Froland ’25, a double major in Economics and International Relations and an international student from Norway, will engage in an informal question and answer with Amy followed by discussion with the audience.

Just Getting By
2024-11-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Farrell Room, Saint Edmund’s Hall
Just Getting By – Film Showing and Discussion
Monday, November 18, at 6:30 p.m.
Farrell Room, Saint Edmund’s Hall
Join us for Just Getting By, a new documentary film by Vermont film writer, Bess O’Brien. The film offers a “sweeping, and yet intimate look at the lives of Vermonters who are struggling with food and housing insecurity.”
Watch the film and participate in a Q and A with the film writer to help us start off national Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week with MOVE. Nonperishable food drive to benefit THRIVE@SMC at the film showing. Join us for an important conversation about the realities in our state.

Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity ReStore
2024-11-20 12:00 - 15:00
Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Wednesday, November 20, at noon
Join MOVE’s commemoration of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 16-23, 2024. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to volunteer with MOVE’s Habitat for Humanity program to serve at Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Williston, VT. Sign up on the MOVE Bulletin Board or contact cbutler4@mail.smcvt.edu for more information.

Letter Writing Campaign for Vermont Bill H.132
2024-11-20 12:15 - 13:20 | Eddie’s Student Lounge, Alliot Student Center
Letter Writing Campaign for Vermont Bill H.132
Wednesday, November 20, at 12:15 p.m.
Eddie’s Lounge, Alliot Student Center
Join MOVE’s commemoration of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 16-23, 2024. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to attend an informational debrief about bill H.132 by MOVE’s Civil Rights Alliance student leaders, and participate in an optional letter writing campaign.

Judge Anisa Rasooli, Nominee to Supreme Court of Afghanistan, "The Importance of Female Judges in Fragile States: The Challenge of Education and Justice in Afghanistan”
2024-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Farrell Room, Saint Edmund’s Hall
Judge Anisa Rasooli, Nominee to Supreme Court of Afghanistan, “The Importance of Female Judges in Fragile States: The Challenge of Education and Justice in Afghanistan”
Wednesday, November 20, at 6 p.m.
Farrell Room, Saint Edmund’s Hall
Judge Rasooli will reflect on her educational and professional path in Afghanistan as a female member of the judiciary, share highlights of how the judiciary was evolving in Afghanistan, and discuss the role the judicial system was playing in helping to empower women in Afghan society prior to the return of the Taliban. Judge Rasooli’s nieces Manizha and Waslat Rasoli, first-year students here at Saint Michael’s College, will be accompanying her in this presentation.

Impact of Natural Disasters on Prison Systems and Restorative Discussion
2024-11-21 10:15 - 11:50
Impact of Natural Disasters on Prison Systems and Restorative Discussion
Thursday, November 21, at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Cheray 111
Join MOVE’s commemoration of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 16-23, 2024. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to attend a presentation by MOVE’s Outdoor Volunteer Efforts student leaders on the impacts of natural disasters on prison systems and incarcerated individuals. An additional presentation and discussion will follow about restorative practices within the criminal legal system. Location: Cheray 111

Film and Discussion; Rescue Story: Saving Companion Animals by Daniel Gartzke
2024-11-21 16:30 - 18:00 | Media Creation Studio, Saint Edmund’s Hall
Film and Discussion; Rescue Story: Saving Companion Animals by Daniel Gartzke
Thursday, November 21, at 4:30 p.m.
Media Creation Studio, Saint Edmund’s Hall
Join in MOVE’s commemoration of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week November 16-23, 2024. All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to attend a film screening & discussion on the national issue of euthanization of 1.5 million animals in the U.S. every year, and factors that contribute to overcrowding in shelters.

Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity ReStore
2024-11-22 12:00 - 15:00
Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Friday, November 22, at noon
Join MOVE’s commemoration of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 16-23, 2024. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to volunteer with MOVE’s Habitat for Humanity program to serve at Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Williston, VT. Sign up on the MOVE Bulletin Board or contact cbutler4@mail.smcvt.edu for more information.

Potluck Lunch with DISMAS House
2024-11-22 12:15 - 13:20 | Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
Potluck Lunch with DISMAS House
Friday, November 22, at 12:15 p.m.
Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
Join in MOVE’s commemoration of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week November 16-23, 2024. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend a potluck lunch and conversation with DISMAS House staff and guests. Lunch is provided, a dish is not required to attend.

Women's Swimming & Diving at CSI Invite
2024-11-22 17:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-23 09:30 - 12:30
Women’s Swimming & Diving at CSI Invite Staten Island, NY

Men's Swimming & Diving at CSI Invite
2024-11-22 17:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-23 09:30 - 12:30
Men’s Swimming & Diving at CSI Invite Staten Island, NY

First-Year Gingerbread House Contest
2024-12-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Purposeful Learning, Joyce Hall
Join us for the 3rd Annual Father Mike Cronogue First-Year Gingerbread House Contest! Sign up your team in Purposeful Learning (spots are limited). Decorate your house with your team for a chance to win a gift card!

Celebrate Mike the Knight's 77th Birthday!
2024-12-04 12:00 - 13:00
Get ready for a celebration like no other! On December 4th, we’re throwing a special party to mark Mike the Knight’s 77th birthday in Alliot from 12-1pm. The event will be packed with fun activities, delicious treats, a photo booth, autographed photos, and more surprises. At 12:30, don’t miss the parade as it kicks off from Alliot and makes its way to the library steps for a group picture. Everyone is invited to join in the fun and celebrate 77 years of our beloved mascot! Be there to make this birthday one to remember!

North Carolina Alumni Club Holiday Party!
2024-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 | ZincHouse Winery & Brewery, 6225 Wake Forest Highway, Durham, NC, 27703, United States
Start the holiday season right with your St. Mike’s North Carolina club!
Join the North Carolina SMC Alumni Club at ZincHouse to ring in the holiday season! Keep an eye out for the SMC banner to find our group within the main building. In the spirit of the season, please bring one or two brand new or gently used children’s or young adult books to be donated to Book Harvest, a local literacy organization that serves the reading needs of North Carolina.
Thursday, December 5th
6:00 – 8:00 pm

ZincHouse Winery & Brewery
6225 Wake Forest Highway
Durham, NC 27703
ZincHouse offers a wide variety of drinks and food truck options on site.
(This is a pay-as-you-go event.)

CAN Winter Ditch the Dumpster
2024-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Lobby, Alliot Student Center
CAN Winter Ditch the Dumpster
Friday, December 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Alliot Lobby
The CAN (Community Health Action Network) junior seminar has partenered with MOVE and THRIVE to organize a fall semester ditch the dumpster event. Our hope is to cater to students and other members of campus who are staying on campus for the long break. This event will be staffed entirely by students in the class and will run from 2-5 pm in the Alliot Lobby on Friday December 6th. We will accept any items students, faculty, or staff are willing to donate, but are specifically interested in personal hygiene items, gluten free/vegetarian items, fruit, vegetables, cereal, and pasta (as well as other sources of grain and carbs).
