Wheaton College Massachusetts

Run With Roary Virtual 5k
2020-09-28, 2020-09-29 | Virtual
Join the Wheaton community from all around the world for our first ever Run with Roary Virtual 5k! Participants can walk, run, or bike, all at their own pace, on their own time, and in their current locations. Complete a 5k (3.1 miles) between the dates of September 24-30, 2020 and be a part of our community goal of 1,834 miles. Participants at every level are encouraged to join!
$20 for alumni, parents, families, faculty, staff and friends
$10 for Wheaton students
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Run With Roary Virtual 5k
2020-09-30 | Online

Community Conversation - 2020 U.S. Presidential Election: What Now?
2020-11-04 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
The Office of the Provost will host a discussion to explore and examine the potential outcomes and impacts of the 2020 United States national election. We hope the conversation will also serve as a catalyst for identifying strategies that will help us articulate and advance issues of concern for the Wheaton community. We will provide space for attendees to participate in a dialogue based on their individual and shared experiences. We hope you can join us for this important discussion.
Join the event using the following link: https://zoom.us/j/96899448706

Faculty Speaker Series - Dr. Francisco de Alba
2020-11-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join us for the fourth Faculty Speaker Series event, which celebrates the scholarly research and creative works of Wheaton’s faculty members.
Dr. Francisco de Alba will explore how Madrid’s collective sensibility changed in the last part of Franco’s dictatorship. Sex, drugs, and fashion were ways in which people engaged in new behaviours that made the authoritarian and Catholic outlook of the regime obsolete, creating the basis for the transition to democracy.
This hour-long talk and moderated Q&A is based Dr. de Alba’s recently published book, Sex, Drugs, and Fashion in 1970s Madrid.
Pre-registration is required for this virtual event, which will be held via Zoom.
If you require accommodations for this event, please contact Megan Brooks at brooks_megan@wheatoncollege.edu by November 4.

Martin Luther King Week Events
2021-01-18 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Sponsored by Diversity, Equity and Access Leadership (DEAL): Martin Luther King Week:
Monday, January 18, 2021
Campus Book Drive Kickoff
Let’s come together to donate books by Black authors to the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South-Taunton clubhouse. We are accepting donations until February, 19, 2021 at donation bins located in the Campus Mailroom, Marshall Center Deck, or mailed directly to the Marshall Center. The children receiving the books range from K-12th grade.
Local MLK Services

Listen to a recording of one of Dr. King’s speeches or attend one of these local programs.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Committee of Greater Attleboro
Boston Cares’ 16th Annual MLK Service Event
The Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast
AARP Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
National Day of Racial Healing

Join us for a guided meditation workshop from 12-1 PM EST led by alumna Ebony Williams.Using writing and meditation practices, we will join to create a vision for the type of community we strive to develop. Sponsored by DEAL.
Please contact Raquel Ramos at ramos_raquel@wheatoncollege.edu for details.

In addition, visit the National Day of Racial Healing site sponsored by the Kellogg Foundation.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Revisit or Catch Up on Fall Wheaton Events Related to Racial Justice

The following recordings are all available through insideWheaton .

Black Lives Matter and History of Policing MAP Day discussion

Diana Davis Spence Debate Series
The Patrisse Cullors’ Black Lives Matter talk will only be available this week under the Arts section

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Beloved Community

The Marshall Center and Center for Religious and Spiritual Life invite you to an interfaith conversation from 12-1:30 PM EST on MLK’s message of the Beloved Community. A panel of faith leaders will discuss leadership, faith, and social justice.
Contact Kayla Berrios at berrios_kayla@wheatoncollege.edu to sign up!

Friday, January 22, 2021
Community Conversation on Racial Justice
On the final day of events commemorating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., join us from 12-1 PM EST as we recommit to building an anti-racist community where all feel seen, valued, and heard. What are individual actions we can take in 2021 and how best can we support one another along that journey?
Contact Raquel Ramos at ramos_raquel@wheatoncollege.edu to sign up.

MLK Book Drive Kickoff
2021-01-18 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Diversity, Equity, and Access Leadership (DEAL) will be launching an MLK Book Drive from January 18 – February 19, 2021.
We are asking our campus community to come together and donate gently used/new books by Black authors and/or centered on Black stories and experiences. All books will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South-Taunton Clubhouse. The books will be split between the Taunton and Brockton location. The children receiving the books range from K-12th grade. Drop off locations are the Marshall Center Deck and the Campus Mail Room. Wheaton community members are also welcome to mail books directly to the Marshall Center at Wheaton.
If you have any questions please contact Kayla Berrios at berrios_kayla@wheatoncollege.edu.

National Day of Racial Healing
2021-01-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
As part of MLK week events, join us for a guided meditation workshop led by alumna Ebony Williams. Using writing and meditation practices, we will join to create a vision for the type of community we strive to develop. Sponsored by DEAL.
Please contact Raquel Ramos at ramos_raquel@wheatoncollege.edu for details.
In addition, visit the National Day of Racial Healing site sponsored by the Kellogg Foundation.

Beloved Community
2021-01-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
The Marshall Center and Center for Religious and Spiritual Life present an interfaith conversation on MLK’s message of the Beloved Community. Join our virtual panel from 12-1:30 PM EST of faith leaders while they answer questions on their leadership, faith, and social justice.
Please email Kayla Berrios at berrios_kayla@wheatoncollege.edu to RSVP and receive the Zoom link.

Community Conversation on Racial Justice
2021-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
On the final day of events commemorating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., join us as we recommit to building an anti-racist community where ALL feel seen, valued and heard. What are individual actions we can take in 2021 and how best can we support on another along that journey?
Hosted by DEAL contact Raquel Ramos at ramos_raquel@wheatoncolleg.edu to sign up.

Healthy Immunity and Mental Health Through Food
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
How to Promote Healthy Immunity and Mental Health Through Food
Thursday, February 18 at 12 p.m. ET
In this workshop, Health and Wellness experts Naihomy Jerez ’08, owner of Bagels and Brussels and Dr. Jessica Arrendol Kiely ’05 will share tips and tricks for promoting healthy immunity, and positive mental health through food. This talk will leave you with the tools you can implement today, to improve your overall health and well-being.
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MLK Legacy Celebration
2021-02-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join us for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Celebration. We invite you to this annual celebration which includes highlighting the student winners of the Creativity Showcase, the presentation of the MLK student and staff/faculty winners, and keynote and discussion by Joe Wilson, Jr., Visiting Assistant Professor in Theater and Dance.
Are we ready to reach the mountaintop?
Visiting assistant professor/artist-in-residence at Wheaton College, and activist, Joe Wilson, Jr. users his talent to enact what the humanities can do to change the world. He has dedicated himself to create a better world, through his models on stage, in his writings, in his teachings and in his support of many organizations what he would like to see in our world today.
This is a virtual event and registration is required.
Click here to register on Zoom
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact vaz_pamela@wheatoncollege.edu by Wednesday, February, 17, 2021.
Sponsored in cooperation with the Marshall Center, the Diversity and Equity Access Leadership (DEAL) Educational and Programming Committee, and the Office of the President.

Whea Are Wheaton
2021-02-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Join the Marshall Center and Alumni Relations for a panel of powerful Black alumni. The panelists will discuss their experiences at Wheaton and how their identities have shaped their work and personal lives.
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Strength Training and the Benefits in Everyday Life
2021-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Jon Shepard ’10, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and Certified Functional Strength Coach, will discuss the anatomy of strength training and how it can be beneficial in everyday life. This workshop will walk through a typical 4 week session and how it can be structured to accommodate the fitness goals of anyone, at any level.
Following the discussion will be a Q&A and a brief circuit class demonstrating different movements.
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Investing in Low-Income and First-Gen Students
2021-02-25 17:00 | Online
Join Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, acclaimed author and Harvard scholar, for a campus conversation. He will talk about what we as a community of students, staff and faculty can do about the common barriers faced by low-income and first-generation college students.
For questions and to learn more, contact sjci@wheatoncollege.edu.
Register for this Zoom webinar
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Natural Solutions for Stress Management
2021-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Zoë Hack Keller ’05 , Holistic Health Coach and Medicinal Herbalist, will present Natural Solutions for Stress Management. Come learn how to use food, medicinal herbs, and lifestyle strategies to effectively support your nervous system and reduce stress.
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Exploring Student-Faculty Partnerships as Anti-Racist Pedagogy
2021-03-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
The tragic COVID-19 pandemic revealed long-standing inequities in America that have been disguised by post-racial ideology; it shattered the perception of higher as the great equalizer, and it exposed systemic injustices operating as the status quo. As we envision the times beyond the recent climaxes of these dire crises, what is our responsibility within higher education for resisting intersecting forms of oppression? How do we understand and enact anti-racist pedagogy to create authentically inclusive educational spaces? Join Dr. Chanelle Wilson, Bryn Mawr College, and Mercedes Davis, Haverford College ’20, as they facilitate an interactive workshop about student-faculty partnerships and co-teaching as a form of anti-racist pedagogy. The workshop will include theoretical grounding and practical strategies for entering into and expanding classroom partnership, along with the opportunity for interactive engagement with these concepts.
Speaker Biographies:
Dr. Chanelle Wilson is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Bryn Mawr/Haverford Colleges Education Program, and the Director of Africana Studies at Bryn Mawr College. Dr. Wilson has served as a public school practitioner, teaching secondary education students, in the United States and around the world. She enjoys facilitating knowledge in a way that encourages personal connections, promotes critical thinking, highlights contemporary relevance, and necessitates justice. Her current scholarship focuses on race and anti-racism in education, decolonization of schools and the mind, students as teachers and learners, culturally relevant pedagogy in international schooling contexts, and multicultural education in K-12 settings. Dr. Wilson employs strategies of mindfulness and emotional support, with `a steady underlying premise of love, joy, and hope.
Mercedes Davis holds a BA in Sociology and Education from Haverford College, where she specialized in studies of race, socioeconomic inequality, and cultural processes.

Wheatalks 2021
2021-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
Join us for the 11th annual Wheatalks! Wheaton’s annual TED-talk-style event where students share their innovative ideas with the campus community.
Featuring

Candice Appiah ’21
Passport Power & Ethics of Travel
Anna Barry ’24
Borderline Insanity: How BPD is Misunderstood Throughout Modern Society
Asada Craig ’21
Cut at Your Own Risk: Urban Arts Education
Séamus Flynn ’21
Disordered Eating in College Students

Ian Hamilton ’21
Play the Objective, Not the Obstacle
Valery Leon Quintero ’23
Venezuela: Memories of a Nonexistent Freedom
Harrison Zeiberg ’22
Banjos, Beats and Backlash: Rethinking Folk Music

Guest Speakers

Dr. Darshan Goux, Program Director for American Institutions, Society and the Public Good at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jonathan Spalter, President and CEO of USTelecom

This event will be fully virtual.
Find the Zoom link and RSVP form here

Chemistry at Wheaton Through the Years
2021-04-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us for a panel discussion by alumnae with Elita Pastra-Landis ’69, Emerita Professor of Chemistry at Wheaton; Hilary Magruder Gaudet ’09, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry; and Carina Rose Sclafani ’20, IRTA Fellow at The National Institutes of Health.
The discussion will cover topics ranging from their shared appreciation of science, the benefits of studying and learning from and with one another, to the long standing tradition of mentoring and creating a collaborative environment within the Wheaton laboratories.
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Celebrating Dale Rogers Marshall
2021-05-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
Join President Dennis M. Hanno, members of the faculty, and alumni leaders for a memorial program celebrating the life and Wheaton legacy of Dale Rogers Marshall , who served as President of the college from 1992 – 2004.
Her Wheaton presidency was defined by a strong commitment to the liberal arts, diversity, and social justice. She led recruitment efforts for a diverse and exceptional group of scholars to join the Wheaton faculty, and she instituted new programs aimed at increasing diversity on campus. In April 2005, the college named the Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning in recognition of her.
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Faculty Retirement Celebration
2021-05-18 16:00 - 17:30 | Online
President Dennis M. Hanno and Provost Renée T. White cordially invite you to a virtual celebration honoring the careers of the following esteemed faculty:

Matthew Allen, Music
Kirk Anderson, French Studies
Vicki Bartolini, Education
Bev Clark, English (posthumously )
Sam Coale, English
Mary Lee Griffin, Education
Donna Kerner, Anthropology
Shelly Leibowitz, Mathematics
Bianca Cody Murphy, Psychology
Patty Stone, Visual Art

Advance registration is required. We hope you can join us for this special event!
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MAP Day!
2021-10-14 09:00 - 14:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for MAP Day, October 14, 2021! Classes are canceled between 9 a.m–2 p.m. to allow time to step back and reflect on your Wheaton journey.
MAP Day provides time for students to see all that Wheaton has to offer, from study abroad, career planning, honors & scholars programs, LEAPS, majors, financial planning, and much more. First and second year students will meet with MAP Advisors and peers in morning cohort meetings to reflect and plan.
Attend an author reading and Q&A with Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. This collection of short stories won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the 2020/2021 Story Prize and the 2020 Los Angeles Times Book Prize: The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction. A Q&A session will follow.
Wheaton’s Diversity, Equity and Access Leadership will host a discussion entitled Progress Towards Equity: A Community Discussion, to bring the Wheaton community together for this important discussion.
Don’t miss cider & donuts on the Dimple and in the Pine Courtyard from 10-11 a.m.
Learn about all of the many opportunities available to you as you plan your Wheaton career and your life after Wheaton! All events, including descriptions, preregistration information, and meeting links are available on Inside Wheaton -> Academics -> MAP Day.

Understanding Race, Racialization, and Systemic Oppression in Higher Education
2021-10-14 16:00 | Online
A panel discussion exploring the ways that racism manifests itself in college campuses and what members of the Wheaton community can do to help Wheaton be an anti-racist institution.
Panelists

Raquel M. Rall, Ph.D., assistant professor at the School of Education, University of California, Riverside
Cheryl D. Ching, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston

Commentator

Richard Chait, Ph.D., professor emeritus of higher education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Register via Zoom
Sponsored by the Office for Institutional Equity and Belonging and Diversity, Equity & Access Leadership (DEAL)
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Shaya Gregory Poku at poku_shaya@wheatoncollege.edu by October 13.

Hearing is Believing
2021-10-20 19:00 | Online
Academy Award-winning sound designer and voice actor Ben Burtt, whose credits include the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series, ET: The Extra-terrestrial and Wall-E, will discuss how sound completes the illusion in motion pictures and the artistry involved in sound design.
Register via Zoom
Sponsored by the Film and New Media Studies and the French Studies departments.

Schooling for Critical Consciousness: Engaging Black and Latinx Youth in Analyzing, Navigating, and Challenging Racial Injustice. A lecture by Scott Seider and Daren Graves.
2021-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
Schooling for Critical Consciousness addresses how schools can help Black and Latinx youth resist the negative effects of racial injustice and challenge its root causes. Scott Seider and Daren Graves draw on a four-year longitudinal study examining how five different mission-driven urban high schools foster critical consciousness among their students. The book presents vivid portraits of the schools as they implement various programs and practices, and traces the impact of these approaches on the students themselves.
Guests must register (anytime in advance) using this link in order to receive a Zoom invite:
Register on Zoom
Hosted by the Consortium for Excellence in Teacher Education, Education Department, SGA and the The Marshall Center.

Halloween on Howard
2021-10-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Howard Street, Howard St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
In celebration of Halloween, the Davis International House and the Center for Global Education would like to invite you to participate in Halloween on Howard!
This family friendly event invites you to bring the kids to trick or treat on Howard street with participation from many of the Theme Houses, President Hanno and Mrs. Sue Hanno, a few departments and residents at Shepard’s Court.
Get candy, show off your costumes, play games and see the decorated houses!
Visitors to campus should park in Lot 1 .
Sponsored by SGA with collaboration from:
Reni House, Davis House, Ohm House, Mad Haus, Safe Haus, Emerson Haus, First-Gen House, Art Haus, Hungry Lyons, President’s House, Educaton Club, CIVIC, Marshall Center

Run with Roary Virtual 5k
2021-11-07 - 2021-11-13 | Virtual
November 7 – 13, 2021
Join the Wheaton community from all around the world for our second Run with Roary Virtual 5k! Participants can walk, run or bike, all at their own pace, on their own time and in their current locations. This year, it’s a battle between two teams; Team Cowduck and Team Bruce the Goose. Choose which team you want to be a part of and complete a 5k (3.1 miles) or more between November 7-13, 2021. Let’s see which team completes 1,834 miles first!
Fees:
Alumni, Parents & Family, Friends, Faculty and Staff: $30
Wheaton Student: $15
Youth (12 and under): $15
*Fees include Wheaton swag containing a custom running arm band, sticker and bib.
Register today!

Reading by the Writer—Kent Shaw
2021-11-16 17:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – May Room, Norton, MA, 02766
Kent Shaw, Assistant Professor of English, will read from his second book, Too Numerous, and a selection of newer work.

Indigenous Heritage Month Speaker - Tracy Kelley
2021-11-19 12:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – May Room, Norton, MA, 02766
Tracy Kelley is an educator, writer, and linguist working on Indigenous Language Revitalization. She is a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and is serving as interim director of the Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project.
Tracy will be speaking about her work in language reclamation, intergenerational learning and culturally competent teaching as a way of learning language and also as a way of passing on traditions within their community.
Register on Zoom to attend virtually, or join us in person in the May Room.
Sponsored by the Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning.

Meditation Workshop with Dr. Wangchuk Rinzin
2021-12-01 16:30 - 17:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel – Basement (The Base), Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life invites you to join Wheaton’s Scholar in Residence, Dr. Wangchuk Rinzin, in Buddhist meditation instruction and practice. Dr. Rinzin is a Bhutanese scholar and former Buddhist monk who is teaching this year in the departments of Religion and English. RSL is excited to help share his considerable knowledge and experience with the winder Wheaton community.
Please join us Wednesday December 1st at 4:30 p.m. in The Base meeting room for this special meditation workshop.
If you have any accessibility needs or concerns, please contact grogan_caleigh@wheatoncollege.edu.
