Middlebury’s 6th Annual June Forum on Creativity, Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship
To register for the June Forum,
please visit the Middlebury College Box Office.
Regular: $500
Locally-sourced food and rustic lodging included. 
Vermont Special (no housing): $275
Why attend the June Forum?
Because you want to make a difference through education and social innovation. This year’s June Forum, “From Local to Global: Exploring the Changemaking Continuum,” will bring together curious and inspired educators and practitioners to exchange ideas about how to best equip students to learn and work for positive change both at home and around the world.
Whether you’re new to social innovation education, an experienced educator, or a social change practitioner, the June Forum will offer opportunities to gain skills, exchange strategies and ideas, network, and strengthen educational programs. Come find out how the June Forum can help you gain confidence in implementing great ideas.
Keynote Speaker:
Michael J. Sorrell, JD/Ed.D.
President of Paul Quinn College
Michael Sorrell is one of the most innovative college presidents in the country. We are honored to present him with our Vision Award, and invite you to come learn from him about combining rigorous academics, experiential learning, entrepreneurship, and locally-minded service in pursuit of positive social change.
Mr. Sorrell will speak in conversation with Middlebury College President, Laurie L. Patton, about his motivations and accomplishments, strategies, changemaking path, radical education, and local action. You can watch his critically-acclaimed TED talk on the “New Urban College Model” here and his address at last year’s AshokaU Exchange here.
Visit our website for more information about speakers and workshop facilitators.
What else can you expect at the June Forum?
This year’s speakers and participants will seek connections between local and global changemaking. We’ll discuss concepts and competencies that are most critical to students confronting contemporary societal challenges. Everyone will have the chance to forge relationships and partnerships around the fire, over a glass of wine, in a workshop, or on a walk in the woods.
Our speakers and facilitators will consider such topics as teaching intercultural competency, facilitating dialogue across difference, and developing social innovation curricula. Panels will delve into community-based learning and innovation in international development. We also have a track for educators seeking to integrate social innovation into K-12 classrooms.

We look forward to a collaborative and enriching retreat this summer at our mountain campus. We hope to see you there, too.
Please email middleburycse@middlebury.edu with any questions!