December 2002
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Campus News & Events
Wheaton class earns environmental protection recognition
Students and faculty in Wheaton's "Ponds to Particles" course have received the prestigious "Green Seal" awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The award recognizes their contributions to the protection of southeastern Massachusett's Ten Mile River and Taunton River Watershed.
"Ponds to Particles," a course designed especially for education minors, challenges students to discover the thrill of exploration for themselves. The course casts future teachers in the role of scientists, investigating water quality and energy issues in southern New England. To learn more about it, and their award-winning work, click here.
Vespers and luminaria light the holiday season
The Wind Symphony's winter concert and the annual Vespers program welcomed the holiday season on Sunday, Dec. 8. Hundreds of luminaria lit the campus while instruments and voices soared in Cole Memorial Chapel. Click here for a virtual Vespers concert.
Bookshelf
A new book by J.R.R. Tolkien
Even before J.R.R. Tolkien invented Hobbits, Ringwraiths and Gollum, he was one of the century's great scholars of medieval English. In 1936 Tolkien wrote a ground-breaking essay on Beowulf that established the Anglo-Saxon poem was one of the great works of English literature.
Tolkien drew this famous essay from a book of Beowulf criticism he began writing in the 1930s but never published. Tolkien's estate allowed Assistant Professor of English Mike Drout to edit the book, Beowulf and the Critics, which was published this month, nearly 30 years after the author's death.
For more on Professor Michael Drout's scholarship on Beowulf and "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien, read this recent Christian Science Monitor article.
Athletics
Lyons remain unbeaten with first 7-0 start in school history
Men's basketball is off to a winning start with the lion's share of points in their first six games. Forward Scott Mahan was named New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, December 8. For more about men's basketball and other winter sports at Wheaton click here.
Nine Wheaton students named All-Academic
Nine of Wheaton's student-athletes have been named to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Academic team for the fall of 2002. (more)
Working at Wheaton
Learning that works
Wheaton seeks talented professionals who value the liberal arts and are committed to private education. Available staff positions currently include the Associate Director for Web Development, the person who writes and edits this newsletter among other things. Peruse position listings online for faculty and staff or call the job resources line at (508) 286-3547.
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Please consider a gift to Wheaton, during this season of giving. Your gift before December 31 is not only vital to sustaining the college's excellence but it also will be tax-deductible. Make a gift today.
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