Envisioning Middlebury is a framework, and not a plan. The distinction is key. The framework is an active strategy that requires continual participation by the community that crafted it. It is not a checklist of things to do, but rather a strategy that will guide Middlebury’s work now and into the future.

Mission

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.

Vision

A world with a robust and inclusive public sphere where ethical citizens work across intellectual, geographical, and cultural borders.

Distinction

• Global network of educational programs and opportunities
• Intercultural competency
• Persuasive communication and influential expression
• Emergent teaching, learning, and research horizons

Directions

• Place-based experiential learning
• Digital fluency and critical engagement
• Educational collaboration and partnership
• Full participation in our diverse community
• Curricular flexibility and organizational nimbleness
• Lifelong engagement with Middlebury

Principles

• Making intentional choices in pursuit of our vision
• Ensuring responsible stewardship of all our resources
• Committing time and space to facilitate our collective goals
• Promoting effective relationships and a supportive community