Current News

Elsy Estevez has been chosen to join Teach For America, which recruits outstanding recent college graduates and working professionals to teach in urban and rural public schools.

The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) has awarded Assistant Professor of Physics Jason Goodman a five-year grant to investigate the flows of ice-covered oceans on Europa (one of Jupiter's moons) and other moons in the outer solar system.

Current Watson Fellow Rushyan Yen '08 is observing and working alongside batik artists in Europe and Asia and she is writing about her experiences on the blog, Paths of Molten Wax on Volatile Cloth.

President Ronald A. Crutcher made good on a bargain by joining members of the Class of 2009 in jumping into Peacock Pond--just as he promised he would do if their class reached its senior gift participation goal of 96 percent.

On a sunny Saturday morning during Wheaton College's Commencement, Governor Deval Patrick painted a bleak picture of the world. But he said the graduates are the hope for which the world is waiting.

There are no reported or suspected cases of H1N1 influenza (swine flu) on the Wheaton College campus. Wheaton's administrators continue to monitor this situation closely.

On Friday, May 1, Wheaton students flocked to Chapel Field to celebrate the last day of classes and the Hindu spring festival of Holi, indulging in a rare opportunity to throw powdered dye and water at their friends. The revelers, many of them dressed in white, were soon doused with all the colors of a spring garden.

Two students who studied literary translation last fall have had an article about a professional translator published in the winter issue of the New England Translators Association's Newsletter. The newsletter is a quarterly publication, which publishes news items and articles of interest to professional translators.

Biochemistry major Blair Rossetti '09 will conduct stem cell research as a 2009 Fulbright Scholar in the Netherlands. At Utrecht University, Rossetti will join the team of Sander van den Heuvel, one of the world's premier scientists in the areas of cell division and polarity research.

While there are NO reported or suspected cases of H1N1 influenza (swine flu) on the Wheaton College campus, the recent reports about several cases in Massachusetts presents an opportunity to remind students, faculty and staff about the steps each person should take to guard against the flu and other communicable diseases.

The Wheaton Dance Company, under the direction of Assistant Professor Christianna Kavaloski, will showcase a variety of new works in its spring concert, "Synergy," on May 1, 2 and 3.

By now campus community members are aware of the swine influenza outbreak (swine flu) that is a growing national and global health threat. This message is meant to update the Wheaton community on the impact of this disease and offer other important information.

The second annual iSpeak! spoken word showcase will take place at Wheaton on Saturday, April 25, with performances by student artists and two guest slam poets.

The Wheaton College greenhouses will offer an open house and repotting clinic on Friday, May 15, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Horticulturalist and greenhouse caretaker Jane Young will be available to answer questions.

Jewelry design, encaustic painting, sculpture and film: These are just a few of the media to be showcased at the senior studio art majors' exhibition, entitled Framed, on view from April 22 to May 8 in the Beard and Weil Galleries.

Two Wheaton seniors will see the fruition of a cherished idea on Earth Day, when the college breaks ground for an apple orchard behind the Presidents' House. The festivities will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Earth Day, April 22.

For more than two years, Julia Butterfly Hill lived in the upper reaches of an ancient redwood tree to save it from destruction by a logging company. On Earth Day, April 22, Hill will visit Wheaton to talk about that experience and her continuing work as an environmental activist.

The four winners of Wheaton's third annual Concerto-Aria Competition will perform on Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m., during a concert by the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra at the Weber Theatre in Watson Fine Arts.

Wheaton students recently won a series of music competitions at the Song Festival, sponsored by the Rhode Island chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (RINATS).

Senior Lily Mulcahy has won first prize in the undergraduate student paper competition at the 6th Annual Greater Boston Anthropology Consortium Student Conference for her research about a Web site for young cancer survivors.

Wheaton College President Ronald Crutcher announced that Linda Eisenmann, a scholar of higher education and an experienced academic administrator, has been named the Provost and will officially take office on July 1, 2009.

The versatile pianist Eric Eid-Reiner '11 will celebrate the release of his new CD, "On a Meadowlark Night," with a performance drawing musical inspiration from New England, Ireland, Scotland, Quebec and Cape Breton.

Rachelle DeCoste, assistant professor of mathematics, will bring her Career Mentoring Workshop for Women in math (CaMeW) to Wheaton for the second consecutive summer, thanks to a grant of $6,000 from the Mathematical Association of America/Tensor Foundation.

Chelsey Taylor '09 of Rockford, Illinois, has won a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in South Korea.

Wheaton presents an outdoor/indoor performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth April 9, 10 and 11, 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Weber Theatre in Watson Fine Arts.

The impact of a warming Earth on arctic glaciers will be the subject of senior Megan O'Sadnick's research as a 2009 Fulbright Scholar.

Gabe Amo '10 is one of 60 college students in the nation to win the prestigious 2009 Truman Scholarship in public service.

Senior Scott Clark will spend his first year after graduation as a Fulbright Scholar in Argentina, teaching English at a teacher-training college and pursuing his interest in journalism for publications in the U.S. and in Latin America.

The Wheaton community will hold its second annual Focus the Nation "teach-in" on March 23-26 with a series of events designed to raise awareness about sustainability practices on campus and in our daily lives.

Members of the Gentlemen Callers will celebrate the group's 20th anniversary on Saturday, April 4 at 8 p.m., with a reunion concert in Cole Memorial Chapel that will bring back to campus more than 30 alums who were members.