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Archive for May, 2007

President Crutcher performs with Boston Classical Orchestra

May 24, 2007

President Ronald A. Crutcher played Vivaldi’s Concerto in G minor with the Boston Classical Orchestra (BCO) at Faneuil Hall.

Meghan Smith '09 competes in national equestrian show

May 23, 2007

Meghan Smith ’09 recently participated in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) national championship show.

Wheaton trustees approve Sudan divestment policy

May 22, 2007

The Wheaton Board of Trustees voted unanimously to divest from its endowment holdings any direct investments in companies identified as conducting business in the Sudan.

Pioneering educator Freeman Hrabowski III delivers commencement speech

May 19, 2007

Giving the keynote address at Wheaton College’s 172nd Commencement held on May 19, 2007, pioneering educator Freeman Hrabowski III told the 370 members of the Class of 2007 that education can equalize opportunities, and he urged them to realize their potential as leaders.

Lowell attorney and Wheaton grad receives honorary degree from the college

May 19, 2007

The struggle for gender equality in the workplace is not over and today’s college students graduates must carry the fight forward, said noted attorney Kathleen O’Donnell, who received an honorary degree during the college’s 172nd Commencement on Saturday, May 19, 2007.

Wheaton senior Laura Corkery wins French Teaching Assistantship

May 16, 2007

Laura Corkery ’07, a French Studies and International Relations major from North Marshfield, Mass., has won a French Teaching Assistantship through the Fulbright program. She will teach English next year in the university town of Rennes, France.

Lauren Cipollone '08 selected to attend German seminar

May 9, 2007

Lauren Cipollone ’08, a German major from East Burke, Vermont, has been selected to participate in a weeklong summer seminar–the Graduate School Experience–at the University of Minnesota for academically outstanding students considering graduate work in German studies.

Wheaton senior wins Fulbright to conduct research in Canada

May 2, 2007

Wheaton College senior Ashley Young, a biology major from Westford, Mass., has been awarded a research Fulbright to study the effect of an invasive insect and animal on the lives of indigenous people in Canada.

Five seniors earn honors at Wheaton's annual year-end athletics banquet

May 2, 2007

The Department of Athletics honored five student athletes at its annual awards ceremony on May 1.