April 2008
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PARENTS' CORNER
Student loans: Better access
Wheaton has received approval to participate in the federally-funded William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Beginning in 2008-2009, the direct loan program will ensure that Wheaton students have access to federal Stafford and PLUS loans, allowing families to avoid the volatile market for college loans offered by third-party lenders. (Read more.)
CAMPUS NEWS AND EVENTS
Reunion Weekend, May 16-18
Your Wheaton Reunion is right around the corner! Have you registered yet? You can check the schedule of events, see who's coming, and register online at the 2008 Reunion website.
April shower of student awards
Spring is the season for national scholarship awards, and Wheaton students and grads are once again earning an impressive share of them. Click on a student's name to read more:
- Michael Freese '08, Meghan Kenny '08, Esther Jeong '08, Ashlan Musante '08 and Derron J.R. Wallace '07: Fulbright scholarships for teaching and research abroad
- Blair Rossetti '09: Goldwater Scholarship for outstanding achievement in science
- Caroline Teague '08: Scholarships from the St. Andrews Society of New York to support graduate studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Violence as a public health issue
According to the public-health leader Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, violence is not inevitable. It is a preventable societal illness. Prothrow-Stith will address this perspective in an April 29 campus lecture titled "Violence Prevention: A Public Health Mandate." (Read more.)
Supporting women in math
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Rachelle DeCoste has won a $6,000 grant from the Mathematical Association of America/Tensor Foundation to support a workshop for women in mathematics, to be held at Wheaton in July. (Read more.)
‘I'm Austin Simko, and I approved this message'
It's must-see TV. In his campaign for president of the Student Government Association, Austin Simko '09 took his appeal to the Web by creating a mockumentary-style political commercial and posting in on YouTube. (Watch video.) (Read about election results in The Wire.)
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
Dancing in the grass
The children of the Elisabeth Amen Nursery school kick up their heels. (View photograph.)
ATHLETICS
Tournament action
The semester is winding down, but there's still plenty of action to come on the diamond. Check out the baseball and softball tournament schedules online.
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