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Just one month ago, the Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest said goodbye to its latest class of graduating environmental studies majors. While we will miss their academic fervor, on-campus leadership, and creative energy, it is with great anticipation that we watch them go into the world to begin their life’s work of environmental innovation and social betterment. Their time at Middlebury taught them to apply intellect and passion to real-world problems; to question conventional wisdom and easy answers; and to effect change through new ideas and untested solutions. They now join the ranks of alumni, parents, and friends who have committed themselves to better understanding—and actively improving— our relationship with the natural world and with each other. Never has the need for such work been so immediate. As always, I invite you to stay connected to the College’s environmental and sustainability community through this newsletter, where you will find the stories of our faculty, staff, and current students and their many on-and off-campus initiatives. I invite you, too, to visit us online, through our website and Facebook page, where you can share stories, photos, and links of your own. Let’s do this work together.
—Nan Jenks-Jay, Dean of Environmental Affairs
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