Wheaton seniors Sarah Mielbye and Kristine Vilagie have been chosen to participate in Teach for America (TFA), a select corps of college graduates who commit to teaching for two years in low-income communities across the nation.
Archive for 2008
Wheaton seniors to join teacher service corps
December 10, 2008A turkey on every table
November 26, 2008
Students in the anthropology course “Feast or Famine” conducted an emergency fundraising drive on campus to provide Thanksgiving dinners for local families.
Vespers concert Dec. 7
November 21, 2008
Wheaton presents its annual holiday Vespers concert on Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Greenhouse open house
November 21, 2008
Come visit Wheaton’s greenhouses during open house and repotting clinic on Friday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wheaton grad named Marshall Scholar
November 14, 2008
Derron “J. R.” Wallace has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship that will further his aspiration to improve the situation of impoverished rural communities around the globe by enhancing educational systems.
Wheaton ranks among top ten in Fulbrights
November 11, 2008Seven students from Wheaton won Fulbright Scholarships in 2008, placing the college among the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country. The success of the top Fulbright-producing institutions was highlighted in the October 24 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Bloch explores intersection of math and literature
October 31, 2008
Professor of Mathematics William Goldbloom Bloch explores the intersection of math and literature in his recently released book The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges’ Library of Babel.
Honoring Bojan Jennings
October 27, 2008
Wheaton will present Professor of Chemistry Emerita Bojan Jennings with an honorary degree on Thursday, Oct. 30, at noon in Cole Memorial Chapel.
Twinkie, Deconstructed
October 22, 2008
The next time you’re savoring a Hostess Twinkie, think about what is inside that treat: carbon monoxide, petroleum and rocks. Confused? Author Steve Ettlinger will visit Wheaton on Wednesday, Nov. 5 to explain.
Make peace
October 22, 2008What would you do with $10,000 to promote world peace? Wheaton students interested in answering that question have until Jan. 12, 2009, to develop a plan. That’s the deadline for submitting a proposal for the Davis 100 Projects for Peace program. The Davis Projects for Peace program is made possible by Kathryn Wasserman Davis, an [...]
