Wheaton President Ronald A. Crutcher has been elected chair of a national association of colleges and universities advocating for quality in the undergraduate experience on American campuses.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the former award-winning national correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and current bureau chief and correspondent for CNN in Johannesburg, will address the Class of 2005 at Wheaton's 170th Commencement on May 21, 2005.

NORTON, MA- The Wheaton Athletic Mentors, a leadership group of student-athletes from each of the college's 21 varsity sports programs, will host ''The Big Event'' to promote sobriety among college students and to contribute to the local community.