Wheaton College Massachusetts

Jay Goodman Political Series Part 3
2025-05-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Join Ted Nesi ’07 and the Alumni Relations office virtually as we sit down with Mary Anne Marsh ’79, for an insightful conversation about her work and thoughts 100 days after the election. A principal at Dewey Square Group, Marsh is a nationally recognized political analyst for BBC, WCVB-TV and Radio New Zealand.
This event is the third part of the Jay Goodman Political Series and an opportunity you won’t want to miss.
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Great Woods Symphony Orchestra presents Symphonic Jazz
2025-05-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Featuring symphonic music inspired by the syncopated rhythms and expressive melodies of jazz, gospel, ragtime, and the blues from William Grant Still, George Gershwin, James Reese Europe, Florence Price, Harry T. Burleigh, and Kurt Weill. The Concerto-Aria Competition winners Addie DelMonico ’25 and George Lane ’26 will also perform solos.

Please note: This concert was previously advertised at 2:00pm.

Career Conversations
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
What does the President of the Commercial Space Federation and the CEO of Data Protocol have in common? Aside from being college roommates and founding and selling a company together (“CaddieNow”), both credit their experience at Wheaton with helping to launch their successful careers.
Join Dave Cavossa ’01 and Jake Ward ’01 as they discuss the twists and turns of their lives, careers and friendship. Whether you’re interested in space, tech, leadership or government this is a session you don’t want to miss.
This career conversations webinar will be moderated and hosted by Sean Schofield, Ph.D. Associate Vice President of Life & Career Design.
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Symphony Under the Stars
2025-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | President’s Garden, Norton, MA, 02766
Great Woods Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of Classical Pops favorites, led by Professor Delvyn Case, Conductor.
The concert will be held on Thursday, July 24th, 2025 at 7pm in the President’s Garden. This is a relaxing, free, community event open to all.
Parking will be available in Lot 1, and we strongly encourage you to bring your own chairs or picnic blankets for seating in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved inside to Cole Memorial Chapel. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Pam Vaz at vaz_pamela@wheatoncollege.edu by July 17th, 2025.
We will also be collecting non-perishable donations for the Cupboard of Kindness food pantry, and they have expressed a greater need for the following items: cereal, soup, pasta, jarred pasta sauce, juice boxes, rice, potato, and pasta mixes, canned pasta such as Chef Boyardee, and granola bars. If you are able to, your contribution is greatly appreciated!
Program

America, the Beautiful – Samuel A. Ward (1847- 1903), Arr. Dragon
The Entertainer — Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
Deep River — Trad., Arr. H.T. Burleigh (1866-1941), Orch.
Case
Three Little Dances — Florence Price (1887-1953), Arr. Hart
I. Hoe Cake
II. Rabbit Foot
III. Ticklin’ Toes
Riverside Ceilidh — Mary VanHoozer (b. 1985)

Libertango — Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Danzas Latinoamericanas: III. Atardecer Tapatio — Jose Elizondo (b. 1972)
“America” from West Side Story — Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Ashokan Farewell — Jay Ungar (b. 1946)
“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo — Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Arr. Bulla
Everything Sucks — Emma Bradshaw ‘25 (b. 2002)
John Williams Trilogy — John Williams (b. 1932)

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra

Violin I
Kimberly Fang, guest musician
Justin Ouellet, guest musician
Ross Nelson, Mansfield
Sangeetha Kavety, Mansfield
Violin II
Christopher Nelson, guest musician
Nandini Agarwala, guest musician
Leah Lacross ’25
Colleen McHugh, Foxborough
Viola
Prof. John Biatowas
Jeremy Tonelli-Sippel, guest musician
Beth Ashman
Jackson Reed ’21

Cello
Rob Bethel, guest musician
YoonJung Lee, guest musician
Bass
Joe Bentley, guest musician
Rene Fontaine, Cumberland, RI
Percussion
Jackson Reed ’21
Keyboard
Brianna Sheldon ’19

About the Performers
Emma Bradshaw ’25 discovered the scope of her passion for songwriting in her freshman year. Her sophomore Fall, Emma spent a semester in Professor Case’s songwriting class, followed by an independent study with him that Spring. In addition to songwriting, she is also a versatile musical theatre performer who was recently seen at Wheaton in a starring role in Rent. Emma loves how versatile music can be, from an aid in working through difficult situations, to making others laugh. She is very grateful for the connections and memories that music has created in her life and looks forward to where it will bring her next.
Soprano George Lane ’26 is a rising senior at Wheaton College. Their hometown is East Montpelier, Vermont. They major in early childhood education and music, and study voice with Joanne Mouradjian. They are a recipient of a Chaminade Music Club scholarship (2024) and participate in the Wheaton College Chorale and Chamber Singers, most recently singing as a soloist in the group’s staged adaptation of Fauré’s Requiem. Last summer, they sang in the chorus of the Opera Company of Middlebury’s production of La fille du régiment. Following their graduation in the spring of 2026, George hopes to become an elementary school teacher and pass on their love of music to a new generation of learners.
During his time at Wheaton, Sean Perez ’25 played in many ensembles including the Orchestra, Wind Symphony, World Music Ensemble and took Flute and Piano Lessons. Additionally, he was the Co-President of the Flute Choir, President of both the Archery and Ping Pong Clubs, and a senior delegate on the Model United Nations Travel Team. As a Biochemistry Major and Music Performance Minor he was awarded the Howard A. Meneely prize for the highest GPA in the graduating class as well as the Elita-Pastra Landis prize in Biochemistry. Additionally, he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Tri Beta honors societies. After college, Sean plans to continue volunteering at the Emergency Department at Sturdy Memorial Hospital while working as an EMT before applying to medical school.
Professor of Music Delvyn Case P’22 conducts the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra and teaches courses in composition, popular music, and songwriting. He is a composer of concert, educational, and pops music, including the holiday overture Rocket Sleigh, which has been performed by the Boston Pops and more than 100 other orchestras across the US, Europe, UK, and Canada. His two “musical storybook” compositions, Lighthouse Keeper and Fire in the Big-Top!, have been performed for thousands of children in Maine, Massachusetts, New York City, California, and Australia. In 2022 he was named Distinguished Composer of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association.
He spent the first half of 2024 as a Visiting Fellow at Oxford, where he worked on projects exploring the intersections of music and theology.
Text and Lyrics
Deep River (traditional)
Deep river, my home is over Jordan.
Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground.
Oh, don’t you want to go to that gospel feast?
That promised land, where all is peace?
Everything Sucks
Music and lyrics by Emma Bradshaw
I thought that every suitors’ aim,
was just to claim me, break me,
make me theirs to mold
But for the first time I have found
someone who’s reaching out his hand for me to hold
I wish you could see all of the haunting
Radiance I see in you
But you can’t see your reflection
So I guess my little song
Will have to do
[Chorus]
So sink your teeth in baby
Wherever you’re going take me
Oh what wonders the undead can do
Cause you have made my life anew
Oh the world is always crumbling
But that don’t mean I have nothing
Cause everything sucks baby
Including you
They say that you can read our minds
But I’m inclined to say
That simply can’t be true
Cause just one second spent in mine
You’ll find there’s no denying
I’m so in love with you
[Chorus]
Not even death can do us part
Cause you walked straight to my heart
And gladly I let you in
And I thank the stars that garlic things not true
Cause to give it up’d be so hard to do
But I’d do it for you

The Great Woods Symphony is a college-community orchestra that includes Wheaton students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the general public. Recent performances have included symphonies by Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, and Beethoven, Holst’s “The Planets” (with the Smith College Orchestra), and concerto performances featuring Grammy-winner Richard Stoltzmann, Boston Symphony violinist Victor Romanul, Canadian Brass trombonist Achilles Liarmakopoulos and many Wheaton students. Along with masterworks of the Western tradition, the GWSO has a deep commitment to performing a broadly multi-cultural repertoire. Past concerts have been dedicated to the music of Latin American and African-American composers, plus collaborations with multi-media artist DJ Spooky and hip-hop composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain.

Join us for the Fall 2025 semester!
Members of the general public are welcome to join the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra for the Fall 2025 semester. All musicians are welcome to audition, including talented high school students. Rehearsals are held Monday evenings at 7 p.m., starting Sept. 8. No orchestral experience is necessary and membership is free. Visit www.great-woods-symphony.org for more information.

Opening Convocation 2025
2025-08-26 17:30 - 18:30 | Chapel Field, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Marking the start of the new academic year, the theme for Opening Convocation 2025 is Storytelling and Empathy.
Leah Dyjak, Associate Professor of Film, Media, and Communications, will deliver the keynote address, Hope in the Dark.
Members of the Class of 2026 should gather in the courtyard between Watson and Meneeley at 5 p.m. to line up for the procession. Faculty will meet the college marshalls at the access road between Mary Lyon and Watson in regalia at 4:45 p.m.

Program
Opening Remarks
Michaele Whelan
President
Land Acknowledgement and Invocation
Amanda J.G. Napior
Assistant Director for Religious & Spiritual Life

See invocation round below
Welcome
Michaele Whelan
President
Wheaton Anthem (Verses 1 and 3): A Song for the Sesquicentennial
Led by George Lane ’26
Greetings
Darnell Parker
Vice President for Student Affairs
Elizabeth McKinley ‘26
President, Student Government Association
Jonathan Millen
Provost
Convocation Address: Hope in the Dark
Leah Dyjak
Associate Professor of Film and Photography
Wheaton Anthem (Verses 4 and 5): A Song for the Sesquicentennial
Led by George Lane ‘26

Invocation Round
Come, Come, Whoever You Are
by Lynn Ungar
Come, come, whoever you are.
Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.
Ours is no caravan of despair.
Come, yet again, come.

Fall Fest 2025
2025-10-04 12:00 - 14:30 | The Dimple, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join alumni, students, family and friends at Fall Fest on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 12:00-2:30 p.m.
Check-in will be in the Dimple.
There will be food, activities for kids, athletic events and alumni games to attend on campus throughout the day.
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Early Education Center Open House 2025
2025-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Nursery School, 2 Clark Recreation Drive, Norton, MA, 02779, United States
Join us Tuesday, November 4, 2025 for our Open House from 6 to 7 p.m. Learn more about the center and get an overview of the carefully designed programs from the director and coordinator of the school.
The school is located on the Wheaton College campus on 2 Clark Recreation Drive, Norton, MA, and parking is available in Lot 1.
About the Early Education Center
Founded in 1931 as one of the first college-supported nursery schools in the U.S., the Early Education Center at Wheaton College has long been committed to quality preschool education. Each child’s growth and development is guided and nurtured by experienced early childhood educators passionate about learning through play. Our educators understand young children’s cognitive, social-emotional, and physical needs and offer students ample opportunities to experiment, discover and grow with joyful curiosity and confidence.
Our school offers half- and full-day programs for students ages three and up to prepare children for the transition to kindergarten—and for a lifetime of learning.

Winterfest 2025
2025-12-03 16:00 - 19:00 | MA
It’s part European holiday market, part arts exhibition and concert, and all fun.
Celebrate the winter season at the college’s annual Winterfest, featuring an indoor community craft fair, illuminated ice sculptures, food vendors; sweet treats, photo ops and more. (Note: The craft fair in Emerson Dining will open at 2 p.m.)
The event will culminate with the Holiday Vespers Concert in Cole Memorial Chapel at 7 p.m. Wheaton’s long-standing choral tradition for the holidays celebrates music of varied cultures and time periods, and features the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich.
As part of the celebration, the college will collect non-perishable food items, for the Wheaton Food Pantry. Each item will donated entitles the donor to 1 ticket for the craft fair giveaway featuring items donated by our vendors. Donated items will be accepted at the Craft Fair in Emerson Dining.
Non-perishable food items will also be collected at Vespers in support of the Norton Cupboard of Kindness.
This event is open to Wheaton students, faculty and staff and their families, and Norton residents. Parking for visitors will be available at Lot #2 on East Main Street (see campus map).
The celebration is sponsored by Arts at Wheaton and the Office of the President.

Holiday Vespers Concert
2025-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s choral tradition for the holidays celebrates music of varied cultures and time periods, and features the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich.
Pay-what-you-can tickets are available via the Watson Box Office.

2026 MLK Legacy Celebration
2026-02-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Discovery Center – Hindle Auditorium, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The role of education in building a society in which all people are respected, cared for, and treated as equals will be the theme of this year’s MLK Legacy Celebration keynote address.
The talk “Education for Liberation: Pursuing the Beloved Community,” will be delivered by Wheaton alumnus Derron O. Wallace ’07, an award-winning sociologist, educational policy analyst and writer, and an Associate Professor of Education Policy and Africana Studies at Brown University.
Dr. Wallace’s research, teaching, and public advocacy focus on the dynamics of, and the solutions to, racial, ethnic and educational inequality, nationally and internationally. He is the author of the widely celebrated book, The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations and Unequal Schooling for Black Youth (Oxford University Press).
The event will also feature the MLK Legacy Student Creativity Showcase winners. A reception will follow.
