[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 58 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S2583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I speak often about the excellent higher 
education opportunities that are available in Vermont. Today, I want to 
honor Middlebury College for a new business venture that builds upon 
its academic reputation in foreign languages.
  A small, liberal arts school of 2400 students, located in Addison 
County, Middlebury is a campus that is rooted in Vermont's rich 
culture, while charting the way forward to the future. From using wood 
chips to heat and cool buildings across the campus, to local food 
initiatives, to recycling building materials, students, faculty and 
staff use creativity and build on a tradition of excellence in helping 
to take the college to the next level.
  This week, Middlebury College was hailed as one of the Nation's top 
``green colleges'' in a new ranking by the Princeton Review. And a 
recent article in the New York Times described the college's new and 
innovative business partnership to develop an online language program 
for precollege students. Already well known for its intensive summer 
language programs, Middlebury will be able to broaden its reach and 
impact by bringing a language program directly into the homes of 
American students wanting to learn new languages.
  The Internet has emerged as a significant learning tool, and 
connecting students with language instruction on the Web is a wonderful 
academic idea as well as an innovative business initiative.
  I know that Middlebury College will continue to be a leader in 
academic innovation, and I wish them the best in their new endeavor.

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