In an impressive display of Wheaton's commitment to experiential learning, two students recently had the chance to give gallery talks at Boston's venerable and prestigious Museum of Fine Arts, accepting an invitation extended to them by one of the museum's top curators.

NORTON--Wheaton senior Laura Burr, a psychology major and elementary education minor from South Glastonbury, Conn., has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Taiwan.

Senior Laura Tschop plans to spend next year looking for answers to helping immigrant schoolchildren in the U. S. learn English and perform well on standardized tests in South Korean classrooms.

Senior Derron J. R. Wallace of Bronx, N. Y. , was named by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation as one of 50 college seniors nationwide who show unusual promise as leaders and global citizens.

The Wheaton College greenhouses are open for tours and repotting clinics four times each academic year. The next open house is scheduled for Wednesday, March 14, 2007 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. During the open house, visitors are free to wander around the greenhouses at their leisure and may also bring plants in need of repotting.

Wheaton's new Beyond Common Ground discussion series on national public policy issues continues with a dialogue on pending immigration reform legislation seen from the political Right, Left and Center.

Wheaton President Ronald Crutcher has been invited to participate in a national summit on reform in higher education with U. S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.

Six Wheaton students share their stories of immigrating to the U.S.

The new exhibit at the Beard and Weil galleries puts fashion in a whole new light. Fashion Statements: The Fine Art of Faux Apparel presents clothing as a sculptural form and subject.