What Does it Mean to be a Vermonter?
2025-03-06 13:45 - 14:45 (America/New_York) | Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
What Does it Mean to be a Vermonter?
Thursday, March 6, at 1:45 p.m.
Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
The Presidential Committee for the Martin Luther King Jr. 2025 Convocation and the Institute for Equity and Justice invite everyone to welcome Sha’an Mouliert to Saint Michael’s campus on March 6th, at 1:45 in the Roy Room. Ms. Mouliert was an invited speaker for Saint Michael’s 33rd MLK Jr. Convocation Day of Celebration, but was unable to attend. We are thrilled to have her come and present her personal story and the I AM VERMONT TOO initiative.
For over 35 years Sha’an has been a consultant, community organizer, educator, artist and co-founded the African American Alliance of the Northeast Kingdom, a grassroots organization committed to racial justice. She initiated and chaired the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s (WILPF), building the Beloved Community Committee and attended the U.N World Conference Against Racism in Durban South Africa as a delegate. For several years, Sha’an was a core trainer for Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory at the Brecht Forum in New York City. In 2015, she received Lyndon State College’s Presidential Medal of Distinction of her work in the community; in 2021, the Rutland NAACP honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award and last year she received Burlington’s Racial Equity Inclusion and Belonging Juneteenth Innovator Award. She has led conflict resolution, human potential, creative expression, racial justice & equity, and community organizing workshops nationally and internationally.
Sha’an is the coordinator and photographer of the I Am Vermont Too photo-story exhibit, a project of The Root Social Justice Center, as well as, producer and host for the I Am Vermont Too YouTube program. I Am Vermont Too is a medium for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to tell their stories and share how microaggressions have a significant impact in their lives. Until recently, she was co-coordinator for Who Farms? a UVM Extension Service Center for Sustainable Agriculture oral history project which produced a comic, 5 videos and a teacher’s resource guide. Sha’an facilitates Racial Literacy a Healing Practice trainings throughout Vermont and is the equity and inclusion consultant for Discover St. Johnsbury where she resides. Sha’an presents and shares her story and passion throughout Vermont as an advocate of the formation of the Beloved Community. Her photographic exhibit is currently being displayed at the Montpelier State House until March 4th.
We hope you will consider making room in your schedule for this wonderful opportunity to hear from a Vermonter with a unique perspective we can all benefit from. For questions and inquiries please contact Omara Rivera-Vázquez (oriveravazqu@smcvt.edu) or Vernita Weller (vweller@smcvt.edu). This is an UpLift event. Refreshments will be provided.

Spanish Movie Night
2025-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Cheray Science Hall, VT
Spanish Movie Night
Wednesday, March 5, at 7 p.m.
Cheray Science Hall, 101
Through a casual Google search Juan Mandelbaum finds out that Patricia, an ex girlfriend from Argentina, is among the thousands who were kidnapped, tortured and then “disappeared” by the military during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. Then Juan embarks on a journey to find out what happened to Patricia and along the way re-examines his own choices.

Yogiando NYC - Bilingual Yoga
2025-03-05 16:00 - 18:00 | International Commons
Yogiando NYC – Bilingual Yoga
Wednesday, March 5, from 4 to 6 p.m.
International Commons
Join Yogiando NYC for Bilingiual Yoga in English and Spanish infused with Latin music. The yoga will incorporate gentle movement, breathwork and rest. There will also be a Q & A session and tropical refreshments to follow.

Math-Stats Colloquium: "Strategies for Surviving Single Elimination Tournament Knockout Pools"
2025-03-04 16:15 - 17:15 | Cheray 101, Cheray Science Hall
Math-Stats Colloquium: “Strategies for Surviving Single Elimination Tournament Knockout Pools”
Tuesday, March 5, at 4:15 p.m.
Cheray Science Hall, Room 101
Join Professor John Trono, Chair of Computer Science Department, in this presentation about single elimination tournament knockout pools.
In a typical knockout (KO) pool, each entrant must select a winning team every week of the regular season. If they fail to do so, they no longer have a chance of winning that pool since that loss (or tie), by their chosen team, has removed them from the list of entrants who are still alive in that pool. Also, each entrant is allowed to select a team just once during that season. If this style of pool is extended to a single elimination tournament (SET), like Wimbledon, the World Cup, NCAA’s March Madness, etc., then different players/teams must be taken in each round.
Strategies for outlasting every other entrant in such a KO pool will be considered in this talk, and results from recent March Madness tournaments will also be examined.
Light refreshments will be served.

Capturing Wildlife on Trail Cameras
2025-03-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
Capturing Wildlife on Trail Cameras
Saturday, March 1 at 11 a.m.
Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
“Capturing Wildlife on Trail Cameras” will explain how best to deploy trail cameras and share wildlife photographs taken right on the Saint Michael’s College campus. The event is in the Roy Room at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 1. This is an all-ages family-friendly event open to the campus community and the public.

Mountaineering with Adventure Sports
2025-03-01 07:15 - 16:00 | Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT, 05439, United States
Mountaineering with Adventure Sports
Saturday, March 1, at 7:15 a.m.
Adventure Sports Center
If you are looking for a day of travel more challenging than hiking, then mountaineering is for you. Combining ropes, crampons, and ice axes you’ll have the chance to ascend a
classic gully in Smugglers Notch. No experience is necessary and all needed clothing and equipment is provided, as well as transportation and instruction.

McCarthy Art Gallery Exhibition: Shan Alley “Landlord Special”
2025-02-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Gallery, McCarthy Arts Center
Shan Alley “Landlord Special”
Mixed Media Installation
Art & Design Senior Exhibition
Join Us for a Gallery Reception on Thursday, February 27, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the McCarthy Arts Center.
The exhibition will be on view from February 24-28.

MOVE Civil Rights Alliance - Examining Executive Orders
2025-02-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Farrell Room, Saint Edmund’s Hall
MOVE Civil Rights Alliance – Examining Executive Orders
Thursday, February 27, at 5:30 p.m.
Farrell Room, Saint Edmund’s Hall
MOVE’s Civil Rights Alliance presents this UpLIFT sponsored panel to address student anxieties and misconceptions surrounding recent Executive Orders by the current presidential administration, featuring faculty insights followed by an open forum discussion.
All are welcome to attend on Thursday, February 27th at 5:30PM in the Farrell Room (3rd floor St. Ed’s).

Bagel Bash
2025-02-25 09:30 - 11:00 | Student Success Center
Bagel Bash
Tuesday, February 25, from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Student Success Center
We are hosting a community bagel bash NEXT TUESDAY from 9:30 – 11:00 AM.
Where? Top floor of Durick Library in the Student Success Center.
Stop by for a fresh bagel between classes or meetings. All are welcome!

Senior Art Exhibition: Shan Alley
2025-02-24 08:00 - 2025-02-28 17:00 | Gallery, McCarthy Arts Center
Senior Art Exhibition
Shan Alley
“Landlord Special”
February 24 through February 28
Reception, Thursday, February 27, 6-7 p.m.

Day Hike - Location TBD
2025-02-23 08:00 - 16:00 | Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT, 05439, United States
Day Hike – Location TBD
Sunday, February 23 at 8 a.m.
Adventure Sports Center
Winter introduces a whole new look to Vermont’s woods and mountains. From the rocky summit of Camel’s Hump to Sterling Pond’s wooded landscape, there is something for everyone. No experience is necessary and all needed clothing and equipment is provided, as well as transportation and instruction.

Fundamentals of Ice Climbing
2025-02-22 07:15 - 16:00 | Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT, 05439, United States
Fundamentals of Ice Climbing
Saturday, February 22, at 7:15 a.m.
Adventure Sports Center
Last Ice Climbing Program of the Winter. Take a trip to beautiful Smugglers Notch and experience this incredible sport. We’ll start with lower angle terrain and transition to more difficult climbs as your skills and comfort level build. No experience is necessary and all needed clothing and equipment is provided, as well as transportation and instruction.

JibFest
2025-02-21 19:00 - 22:00 | 300’s Field
JibFest
Friday, February 21, at 7 p.m.
300’s Field
Come and enjoy JibFest, a ski and snowboard rail jam, on Friday, February 21, at 7 p.m. in the 300s field!
There will be prizes, hot foods and more!

Admitted Student Day
2025-02-21 10:00 - 14:30 | Hoehl Welcome Center, VT
Admitted Student Day
Saturday, February 22, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Explore your new home as a Purple Knight! Meet faculty, connect with future classmates, explore your major, and get the full Purple Knight experience!
Click here to register

Flood Simulations with ES-310, SUNY: Plattsburgh, and LCBP
2025-02-20 12:00 - 18:00 | Lake Champlain Basin Program, South Hero, VT, United States
Flood Simulations with ES-310, SUNY: Plattsburgh, and LCBP
Thursday, February 20, at noon
Lake Champlain Basin Program (South Hero, Vt.)
Professor Alexandra Harden, a Leahy Teaching Fellow, is bringing her students in her ES-310: Environmental Hazards class up to Lake Champlain Basin Program’s (LCBP) main office in South Hero, VT to learn alongside students in SUNY: Plattsburgh’s: Center for Earth & Environmental Science. They will work with flooding simulations to understand mitigation, preparedness, and prevention of flooding of Lake Champlain.
Flood Resilience in a Transboundary Watershed simulation explores the dynamics of flood mitigation planning and adaptation in a transboundary waterway. The simulation includes scientific, governance and private sector roles. Students in ES-310 will come back to campus having career exposure and place-based education that is meaningful to them and their peers. This field trip is not open for additional attendees.

The Ethics Exchange
2025-02-19 18:00 - 18:45 | Alliot Student Center
The Ethics Exchange
Wednesday, February 19, at 6 p.m.
Green Mountain Dining Room, Alliot Student Center
Hosted by the Phil-Ethics Lab, the Ethics Exchange is a casual venue for shared ethical inquiry and dialogue across differences. Look for us in Alliot every other Wednesday at 6 PM. Grab your meal, come alone or grab a friend, and share your ideas with other interested, interesting, and open-minded people. This week’s topic: IDENTITY. What is identity? What’s your ‘true’ identity? What keeps you from showing it? Facilitated by juniors Bethany Hayes and Samantha Donahue. All students are welcome.

MOVE's Special Events Blood Drive
2025-02-19 10:15 - 17:30 | Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
MOVE’s Special Events Blood Drive
Wednesday, February 19
Roy Room, Dion Family Student Center
MOVE is partnering with the American Red Cross on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM, to host a blood drive in the Roy Room in the Dion Student Center. We are looking for volunteers and donors.
For Donors:
We are encouraging students, faculty, staff, and community members to donate blood at this blood drive. Please consider donating blood and positively impacting the health of many in the midst of this blood crisis.
Donors can sign up here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=SMC
For Volunteers:
We are looking for students, faculty, and staff to help volunteer at the Blood Drive between 10:15AM and 5:30PM with a variety of different tasks (set up, registration, etc.).
Volunteers can sign up on the MOVE Bulletin Board in Alliot Hall.

Fresh Check Day
2025-02-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Lobby, Alliot Student Center
Fresh Check Day

Tuesday, February 18, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Main Lobby, Alliot Student Center

Join us for Fresh Check Day on Tuesday, February 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the main lobby of the Alliot Student Center. A mental health check – in with interactive booths, free food, prizes and more.

2025-2026 Leahy Scholarship Program Applications Open
2025-02-18 - 2025-02-20
2025-2026 Leahy Scholarship Program Applications Open
Tuesday, February 18th
smcvt.edu/academics/institute-for-the-environment/student-opportunities/
This scholarship program is part of a $6.5 million federal appropriation that seeks to establish Saint Michael’s as a lighthouse for the institutional models needed to span the educational and workforce development continuum for coordinated, systemic action.
Applications for the AY 2025–2026 are open starting Tuesday, February 18th at 9am and will be due by Tuesday, April 1st by 5pm. Read more about the program by visiting smcvt.edu/academics/institute-for-the-environment/student-opportunities/.

Senior Art Exhibition: Emerette O'Keefe
2025-02-18 08:00 - 2025-02-21 17:00 | Gallery, McCarthy Arts Center
Senior Art Exhibition
Emerette O’Keefe
“Smile Girl”
February 18 through February 21
Reception, Friday, February 21, from 5-6 p.m.

Sugarbush Van
2025-02-16 08:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-08 08:00 - 16:00 | Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT, 05439, United States
Looking for a free ride to the Mountain? The Adventure Sports Center sponsors a bus or van almost every weekend. Prior registration at the Adventure Sports Center to sign up is required.

NOFA-VT Winter Conference: Student Field Trip
2025-02-15 09:00 - 17:00
NOFA-VT Winter Conference: Student Field Trip
Saturday, February 15, at 9 a.m.
University of Vermont
The Leahy Institute for the Environment has paid the way of dozens of students to attend the annual NOFA-VT Winter Conference hosted at UVM. This year, we are not just sending our Farm & Food student leaders, but our entire student intern cohort!
Interested in attending? Visit NOFA-VT’s website to register today using their sliding scale model. Students who have paid for their individual registration but would like transportation to and from UVM may contact Portia Butrym via email, pbutrym@smcvt.edu.

Skate Knight at Cairns Arena
2025-02-08 21:25 - 22:25 | Cairns Arena, South Burlington, VT, United States
Skate Knight at Cairns Arena
Saturday, February 8, from 9:25 p.m. to 10:25 p.m.
Cairns Arena, South Burlington
The Student Government Association is hosting a Skate Knight at Cairns Arena on 2/8/25 from 9:25pm-10:25pm. See the attached poster for more information and to sign up for the van. Any questions please contact James Baker at jbaker5@smcvt.edu.

Day Hike - Location TBD
2025-02-08 08:00 - 16:00 | Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT, 05439, United States
Day Hike – Location TBD
Saturday, February 8, at 8 a.m.
Adventure Sports Center
Winter introduces a whole new look to Vermont’s woods and mountains. From the rocky summit of Camel’s Hump to Sterling Pond’s wooded landscape, there is something for everyone. No experience is necessary and all needed clothing and equipment is provided, as well as transportation and instruction.

Fundamentals of Ice Climbing
2025-02-08 07:15 - 16:00 | Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT, 05439, United States
Fundamentals of Ice Climbing
Saturday, February 8, at 7:15 a.m.
Adventure Sports Center
Take a trip to beautiful Smugglers Notch and experience this incredible sport. We’ll start with lower angle terrain and transition to more difficult climbs as your skills and comfort level build. No experience is necessary and all needed clothing and equipment is provided, as well as transportation and instruction.

Valentine's Crafting Event
2025-02-06 15:30 - 17:00 | Durick Library
Valentine’s Crafting Event
Thursday, February 6 from 3:30-5:00pm
Student Success Center
The Durick Library and Student Success Center invite you to join us next Thursday, February 6 from 3:30-5:00pm for our Valentine’s craft event. Stop by the Student Success Center to make a mini bobble hat for yourself and for those you care about. Chocolate included! All are welcome.

Student Engagement Fair
2025-02-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Alliot Student Center
Student Engagement Fair
Thursday, February 6th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Alliot Student Center
On February 6th, there is will be a student engagement fair in the Alliot Lobby from 11am-1pm. Please stop by and speak to clubs, activities, and different offices with new programs to join this semester.
If you are an office looking for a table at the event or have any questions; please contact James Baker, Jbaker5@smcvt.edu.

Senior Art Exhibition: Makayla Blake
2025-02-03 08:00 - 2025-02-07 17:00 | Gallery, McCarthy Arts Center
Senior Art Exhibition
Makayla Blake
“Collector’s Drop”
February 3 through February 7
Reception, Thursday, February 6, 6-7 p.m.

Day Hike - Location TBD
2025-02-02 08:00 - 16:00
Day Hike – Location TBD
Sunday, February 2 at 8 a.m.
Adventure Sports Center
Winter introduces a whole new look to Vermont’s woods and mountains. From the rocky summit of Camel’s Hump to Sterling Pond’s wooded landscape, there is something for everyone. No experience is necessary and all needed clothing and equipment is provided, as well as transportation and instruction.
