Wheaton College junior Michael Freese, a Russian Studies major from Newport, Maine, has won a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship to fund a semester of study in St. Petersburg, Russia, during spring 2007.
Archive for 2006
Junior wins Fulbright-Hays award for study abroad
December 10, 2006Wheaton receives $100,000 grant from Hearst Foundation
December 8, 2006Wheaton has received a $100,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation to support scholarships for students of color.
Wheaton stands tied for 58th in Sports Academy Directors' Cup rankings
December 7, 2006CLEVELAND, OH – Wheaton College turned in another solid fall showing in the United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings, as the Lyons finished their season in a tie for 58th among all NCAA Division III schools.
Greenhouse open house coming up on Dec. 8
November 29, 2006Horticulturalist and greenhouse caretaker Jane Young will start visitors on a self-guided tour of the facility. Visit the greenhouse’s desert environment as well as its miniature rain forest.
Wheaton faculty perform at Carnegie Hall
November 29, 2006The opportunity to play at Carnegie Hall is a musician’s dream. Earl Raney, assistant professor of music in performance, has had the chance several times. Raney recently played principal trumpet at Carnegie with the New England Symphonic Ensemble.
Wheaton graduate Myles Matteson wins Marshall Scholarship
November 20, 2006Myles Matteson, a 2006 graduate of Wheaton College, was named a 2007 Marshall Scholar today. Matteson is one of approximately 40 college students nationwide to earn the honor, and he is the second Wheaton student to win the award since 2001.
Time to open relations with Iran, says Professor Murphy
November 19, 2006The time has come for the U. S. to look to Iran as a potential strategic partner, rather than a point on the Axis of Evil, writes professor of political science Jerry Murphy in the an essay published by Newsday.
Wheaton scientists decode sea urchin genome, publish in Science
November 9, 2006NORTON, Mass. — Wheaton faculty and students, members of the Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Project Consortium that is led by the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, are among the scientists who announced today the decoding and analysis of the genome sequence of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
Theatre class takes discussion to cyberspace
November 8, 2006Stephanie Burlington’s class, Theatre and Social Change, is using a blog to record their responses to topical plays.
Students organize international music night Nov. 11
November 6, 2006It is not uncommon for Wheaton students to organize a community service event, particularly for those living in a Beard Hall learning community. But, when the six students in the Peace with the Middle East learning community decided to do something really big to help children living in Israel and Lebanon, they organized a Nov. 11 international benefit concert.
