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Two Wheaton seniors win Watson Fellowships

March 17th, 2008

Wheaton seniors Jennifer Bombasaro-Brady and Ru-Shyan Yen are two of 50 college students nationwide selected today to receive a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. The $25,000 award will support a year of travel and research for each student. Bombasaro-Brady plans to investigate the social significance of historical re-enactments; Yen will explore varied artistic techniques for creating batik.

Wheaton senior wins award for anthropology research

March 7th, 2008

Senior Kara Schamell's research into the meaning of a spiritual Zimbabwean music form played on an indigenous instrument and its transformation as a secular art form embraced in the World Music industry won recognition as the best undergraduate project of the year at a regional anthropology conference.

Wheaton presents African Film and Lecture Series

March 5th, 2008

A series of African films and an accompanying lecture provide glimpses into the diversity of African cultures through issues such as gender and class.

Wheaton greenhouses to welcome visitors March 12

February 27th, 2008

The Wheaton College greenhouses will be open for tours and a repotting clinic on Wednesday, March 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wheaton takes new look at nonviolence

February 22nd, 2008

"The Power of Nonviolence," a program of events designed to promote awareness of nonviolence and protest among member of the Wheaton community, will take place February 25 to 27. The program is sponsored by the college's Office of Service, Spirituality and Social Responsibility.

Wheaton Athletic Mentors to host fourth Big Event this weekend, SADD to receive proceeds

February 12th, 2008

The Wheaton Athletic Mentors (WAMs), a leadership group of student-athletes from each of the college's 21 varsity sports programs, will host the fourth annual Big Event on Friday and Saturday to promote sobriety among college students and to contribute to the local community. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Students Against Destructive Decisions [...]

Agriculture and sustainability to be subject of lecture

February 8th, 2008

Agriculture and sustainability will be the subject of a lecture by author and horticulturist Barbara Damrosch ’64 on February 21 at 5:30 p.m. in Hindle Auditorium of the Science Center.

Astronaut Pam Melroy to speak at Wheaton

January 29th, 2008

On Feb. 3, NASA astronaut Pam Melroy will talk about her experiences in space, including the dramatic and successful mission to the International Space Station that she led this fall.

Programming for the curious biologist

January 18th, 2008

To advise biologists navigating the unfamiliar terrain of computer programming, Wheaton professors Betsey Dyer (biology) and Mark LeBlanc (computer science) have written a guidebook, Perl for Exploring DNA, that serves as an introduction to computer-aided searching of biological sequences.

‘Cabinets of Curiosity’ showcases personal collections

January 15th, 2008

Two Wheaton sophomores have curated a campus art exhibition from the personal collections of faculty and staff members.

Wheaton focuses on global warming

January 10th, 2008

Wheaton students, staff and faculty will join their peers around the country in seeking to raise awareness about global climate change during Focus the Nation, which is being billed as the biggest teach-in in history.

Wheaton presents Latin American art

January 10th, 2008

An exhibition of some of the most important Latin American artists of the last half-century opens at Wheaton College’s Beard and Weil Galleries on February 4 and continues through April 10.

Wheaton receives major grant from Mellon Foundation to start national institute for English majors

January 10th, 2008

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the college a grant of more than $400,000 for the first three years of the Summer Institute in Literary and Cultural Studies (SILCS), which aims to increase diversity among college and university faculty members teaching English.

Wheaton grad named commissioner for state agency

December 18th, 2007

Sunila Thomas-George has been named a commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination by Gov. Deval Patrick.

Children's greeting cards sustain after-school program in Tanzania

December 10th, 2007

Ashley Mott '08 and Caitlin O'Connor '08 spent the summer of 2007 helping to expand an established after-school program in Tanzania. Now they are helping to sustain it by selling greeting cards made from the Tanzanian children's artwork.

Sundance selects Wheaton professor's film

December 9th, 2007

The Sundance Film Festival has selected one of Wheaton film professor Jake Mahaffy's most recent short films for screening at the international festival, which starts in mid-January.
The film, Motion Studies: Inertia is one of 83 short films selected from more than 5,000 works submitted by U.S. and international filmmakers hoping to have their work shown [...]

Wheaton ranks among best in Sports Academy Directors' Cup standings

December 7th, 2007

Wheaton College is among the top Division III schools following the United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup’s second set of fall rankings, as the Lyons are tied for 44th in a pool of over 400 active member institutions.

Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers present traditional vespers

November 26th, 2007

Starlight and the new year will be among the themes as the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers present their annual holiday vespers concert on Sunday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m.

Wheaton greenhouses to hold open house

November 20th, 2007

The Wheaton College greenhouses will hold an open house on Friday, Dec. 7 from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. During the open house, visitors are free to wander around the greenhouses at their leisure and may also bring plants in need of repotting.

Classics professor produces new 'American' translation of Latin classic

November 12th, 2007

Joel C. Relihan, professor of classics, has produced a new translation of Apuleius's Latin classic, The Golden Ass (Or, A Book of Changes). The project, which took more than a year, resulted in a version of the work that is not only learned but also readable and fun.

Italian novelist Dacia Maraini coming to Wheaton

November 9th, 2007

The internationally acclaimed Italian novelist Dacia Maraini will talk about her life and work in a public lecture at Wheaton on Thursday, Nov. 15.

BSO managing director Mark Volpe named Wheaton Distinguished Fellow

November 9th, 2007

The Wheaton Distinguished Fellows program will bring the managing director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Mark Volpe, to visit campus on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to talk with students about careers in arts management and to discuss the renowned organization?s diversity initaitives.

Discovering history in the backyard

November 8th, 2007

William Allen '09 feels a particular affinity for Harriet Wilson, an indentured servant who lived in the town of Milford, N. H. , in the mid-1800s.

Assistant Professor Kim Miller receives award for innovative teaching

November 7th, 2007

Kim Miller, assistant professor of women's studies and art history, received the 2007 Aluka Award for Innovative Teaching. Aluka is an international, collaborative initiative that seeks to connect resources and scholars from around the world with Africa.

Wheaton students rally support for Philippines computer clinic

November 7th, 2007

In partnership with a grassroots organization in the Philippines, four Wheaton students are working to establish a computer clinic for rural schoolchildren in that Southeast Asian country.

Wheaton ranks fifth in the nation for Fulbright awards

October 24th, 2007

The Fulbright Program recently announced the complete list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2007-2008 U. S. Fulbright Fellows. The success of the top producing institutions was highlighted in the October 26 printed edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Acclaimed artist Janine Antoni to lecture at Wheaton

October 22nd, 2007

Accomplished sculptor and performance artist, Janine Antoni, will give a lecture regarding her career and inspiration on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, in Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts at 7:00 p.m.

The Orchid Ensemble to perform at Wheaton

October 22nd, 2007

The extraordinary Orchid Ensemble will perform at Wheaton on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 in the Cole Memorial Chapel at 7:30 p.m.

NEWMAC teams with PrestoSports to launch new interactive Web site

October 3rd, 2007

The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced that it has launched a new conference Web site, www.newmacsports.com.

Wheaton celebrates Latino Heritage Month

October 2nd, 2007

The Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning and the Latino Student Association have organized a series of social, musical and political events to enrich the celebration of Latino Heritage Month on the Wheaton campus this October.