2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Session List
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Session List
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Sessions
Sessions in this block are 20 minutes long and are offered twice – at 2pm and 2:30pm (unless otherwise noted). Space is limited. If you miss a session you’re interested in, we recommend reaching out to the presenter directly for more information.
Getting Involved with Admission
Want to shout your love of Wheaton from the rooftops? Come learn about the amazing opportunities to get involved with the Admission Office. Wheaton Admission Counselors will share how their involvement as Admission Ambassadors led to exciting and fulfilling careers and current Wheaton student interns will highlight how their involvement has enriched their Wheaton experience.
Presented By: Jason Laperriere, Associate Director of Admission
Location: Admission Office Presentation Room
Learn about career-focused LEAPS!
Learn about the various LEAPS programs available to you to connect your classroom learning to a career.
Presented By: C.C. Chapman & Montserrat Toribio-Perez, Instructors of Business and Management
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 102
Math Advising
Chair Rachelle DeCoste will meet with students in a group to talk about math sequencing and course options, and then will be available to meet one on one with students to plan their educational goals and answer any questions.
Presented By: Rachelle DeCoste, Professor and Chair of Mathematics
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 105
Meet Up: Photography and Art (OFFERED ONCE at 2:00pm)
Are you interested in meeting people who are into Photography and Art? Orientation staff will be there to answer questions and help you connect with others who share the same interest.
Presented By: Orientation Assistant Staff
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 207
Meet Up: Sports (OFFERED ONCE at 2:00pm)
Are you interested in meeting people who are into playing and watching sports? Orientation staff will be there to answer questions and help you connect with others who share the same interest.
Presented By: Orientation Assistant Staff
Location: Balfour Hood – Media Classroom
Mindfulness and Meditation
This is a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation that will include some practice as well as discussion on how mindfulness can help improve focus, reduce stress, and promote balance in your life.
Presented By: Caleigh Grogan, Interfaith Engagement Coordinator
Location: Mary Lyon Hall – Woolley Room
Navigating the Compass Curriculum
Learn how to navigate the compass curriculum in this session. We will discuss curriculum requirements and optional pathways.
Presented By: Hilary Gaudet, Associate Professor in Chemistry
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 209
Recreation @Wheaton
Want to engage or reengage in recreation at Wheaton. Don’t know what is offered? Want to learn more? Love to stay active. Come to this session
Presented By: Judy Allen, Assistant Director of Athletics for Campus Recreation
Location: Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room
Seeing Wheaton Through Career Glasses: Building Skills As You Go
Your experiences at Wheaton, both in and out of the classroom, are great opportunities to build the skills employers want to see. In this session, learn how to view your Wheaton experience through “career glasses”–understanding the skills you’re building as you go–so you can talk about them in your resumes, cover letters, and interviews.
Presented By: Matt Wheeler, Assistant Director, Career Services
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 301
Studying abroad in a post-COVID world
Nearly half of all Wheaton students study abroad at some point during their 4 years here – Where could you go, and what could you study? What will it look like for you, studying abroad in a post-Covid world? Come and see the world that awaits!
Presented By: Alida Gomem, Associate Director, Center for Global Education
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 307
Mindfulness in Action
Take some time to connect with the various ways to practice mindfulness and reflection. Participants will leave with resources on mindfulness, the benefits to practicing and connections amongst peers.
Presented By: Nicole Lombardi
Location: Knapton Hall – Knapton 114
Tour the Wheaton Archives!
Curious about Wheaton History? Want to know where and how it’s all kept? Come and visit the Archives & Digital Initiatives Department in the Library so that you get to know all the old stuff… and see where the new stuff is being kept for safe keeping, classes, and research.
Presented By: Kate Boylan & Mark Armstrong, Archives & Digital Initiatives
Location: Wallace Library Main Entrance Foyer
Tour Wheaton’s Innovation Spaces
Wheaton’s Innovation Spaces facilitate immersive opportunities through a network of both high-tech and traditional creative hubs across campus. Check out our instagram to learn more! @wheatoninnovationspaces
Presented By: Madison Dunaway, Coordinator of Innovation Spaces & Programs
Location: Watson Fine Arts – Watson 138
Writing Advising
Professor Lisa Lebduska, the Director of College Writing, will be here to answer any questions you have about writing courses, writing support, and writing opportunities. If you’re unsure about which writing class to take, or how you can get individualized help from a professor or peer tutor on any writing that you’re working on, come see her. If you’re looking for writing opportunities on campus (like writing for The Wire, our campus newspaper, or Rushlight, our literary magazine), she can tell you about those publications, too.
Presented By: Lisa Lebduska, Professor of English, Director of College Writing
Location: Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sessions
Sessions in this block are 20 minutes long and are offered twice – at 3pm and 3:30pm (unless otherwise noted). Space is limited. If you miss a session you’re interested in, we recommend reaching out to the presenter directly for more information.
Balfour Hood Campus Center Tour
Take a tour of Balfour Hood and get to know the spaces and resources in Wheaton’s campus center (Meet in front of chalkboard in Balfour Hood Café)
Presented By: Rachel Pink, Assistant Director, Campus Life Operations
Location: Balfour-Hood Café
Creating a Gender-Affirming Wheaton
Using The Network for LGBTQ+ Inclusion, Support, and Advocacy’s Gender-Affirming Guide as a blueprint, participants will better understand ways in which they can create, as well as contribute to, a more equitable Wheaton College.
Presented By: Mike Pratt, LGBTQ+ Engagement Coordinator; Healthy Masculinity Coordinator
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 102
Honors and Scholars Programs
Informational sessions about Eliza Wheaton, Taylor and Lane and Global Honors.
Presented By: Leah Niederstadt and Fran de Alba, Taylor and Lane Coordinator and Global Honors Coordinator
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 105
Meet Up: Gaming – Electronic and Other (OFFERED ONCE at 3:00pm)
Are you interested in meeting people who are into Gaming? Orientation staff will be there to answer questions and help you connect with others who share the same interest.
Presented By: Orientation Assistant Staff
Location: Knapton Hall – Knapton 114
Meet Up: Music and Performance (OFFERED ONCE at 3:00pm)
Are you interested in meeting people who are into Music and Performance? Orientation staff will be there to answer questions and help you connect with others who share the same interest.
Presented By:
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 207
Meet Up: Outdoor Activities (OFFERED ONCE at 3:00pm)
Are you interested in meeting people who are into Outdoor Activities? Orientation staff will be there to answer questions and help you connect with others who share the same interest.
Presented By: Orientation Assistant Staff
Location: Balfour Hood Media Classroom
Meet Up: Student Government Association (OFFERED ONCE at 3:00pm)
Are you interested in meeting people who are in joining SGA or getting involved in other leadership opportunities? SGA reps will be there to answer questions.
Presented By: SGA
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 209
More Than Just Books: How the Wallace Library can Save (and Earn!) you Money
An introduction to the library and how the library can save you money and help you be successful.
Presented By: Cary Gouldin and Jameson McCardell, Humanities & Student Success Librarian and Access Services Student Worker
Location: LIBRARY – Woolley Electronic Classroom
Preparing for Your First Day
Are you ready for the first week of classes? Come hear from your fellow students and learn how to prepare for day one. Important elements of student success will be reviewed such as understanding your syllabus, communicating with professors, taking advantage of support resources on campus, when and where to buy your books and more.
Presented By: Peer Coaches/Advising Interns
Location: Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room
Self Care
Overview of self care, including tips and tricks on how to engage and employ various self care techniques and practices.
Presented By: Jacqueline Menard, Assistant Director of Counseling
Location: Mars Arts and Humanities Building – Meneely 301
What You Should Know About Dining
Review basics of dining, new & exciting dining programs & introduce our Dietitian
Presented By: Scott O’Rourke & Jiani Jiang, Director of Dining / Dining Dietitian
Location: Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture
Wheaton Greenhouse Tour
Come take a tour of Wheaton’s rooftop greenhouse. Located on the 4th floor of the Mars Science building
Presented By: Ben Robbins, Greenhouse Manager
Location: Wheaton Greenhouse (4th floor Mars Science Center)
World Languages, Research and Career Opportunities: How Language Learning Open Doors
Practical benefits of knowing foreign languages in an increasingly globalized world. Foreign languages can be an important driver towards better job opportunities. In this session we will talk about how to take foreign languages into account when developing their career and educational expectations (research opportunities, international internships, fellowships like Fulbright or Watson, international masters, better job opportunities, and become more mobile geographically)
Presented By: Montserrat Perez-Toribio, Chair, Hispanic and Italian Studies Department
Location: Meneely Language Lab (Room 101)