August 2007
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A NEW COLLEGE YEAR
Welcome to Wheaton
Orientation for new students begins on Saturday, August 25. Returning students move in on August 27-28, and classes begin on Wednesday, August 29. Catch all the details on the web:
CAMPUS NEWS AND EVENTS
A 'must read' for Wheaton freshmen
Despite our national obsession with food and diet, few of us truly think about the food on our plates, and how it got there. This summer, on beach blankets across America, Wheaton's incoming freshmen are thinking about just that, as they tackle their summer reading assignment, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Read more.
Thank you!
Wheaton's friends and supporters contributed a record-setting $34.7 million in gifts and pledges during 2006-2007, while hundreds of volunteers invested their time and talents by serving on advisory panels, working for the Annual Fund, guest-lecturing in classes, and so much more. Read more.
Unknown treasures of Berlin
Nancy Hirschland Ramage '63 and her brother Edward C. Hirschland will lead a Wheaton art tour of the unknown treasures of Berlin for nine days in October. Read more.
Wheaton wins foundation grants
Wheaton has been awarded grants from the Mars Foundation and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation to support key programs that extend and enhance the student experience. Read more.
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
'W' pleasure
Can you name the location of this campus photograph? (View photo.)
ATHLETICS
Star shines at Fenway
Baseball catcher Adam Laplante '07 made his final swing in a Lyons uniform a memorable one during last month's New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star game at Fenway Park in Boston, lifting a solo home run into the Green Monster seats in left field. Read more.
MORE WHEATON ON THE WEB
The Annual Fund
College Calendar
OnLyon Alumnae/i Web site
WCCS Wheaton College Radio
The Wheaton Wire
Wheaton on WGBH.org
Working at Wheaton
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