Wheaton College Massachusetts

Second Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
2023-03-28 15:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-29 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Wallace Library – Woolley Electronic Classroom, Norton, 02766, United States
Join the Library for our Second Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!
We invite you to build gender equity and make a change to the power imbalance in one of the world’s most influential sources of information, Wikipedia. With 22 billion pageviews a month, Wikipedia is among the most widely used internet sources, and the disparities between the representation of women and men encompass all aspects of the resource, from subjects covered to word choice to those creating the content.
No editing experience necessary. Learn the basics of editing Wikipedia and begin making a change in the information used by so many. New and experienced editors are welcome.

Nicholas Kitchen, violin with Ann Sears, piano
2023-03-29 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Nicholas Kitchen, internationally recognized violinist, founder of the Borromeo String Quartet, and faculty member of New England Conservatory, presents a concert with Professor of Music, Ann Sears, piano. This performance includes sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart, as well as works by Clarence Cameron White and Amy Beach.

Wheaton College Brown Bag Lunch Concerts
2023-04-04 12:30 - 13:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Woolley Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Come, enjoy your lunch, and listen to some wonderful music provided by the

Wheaton College Music Faculty

Tuesday, April 4, 12:30-1:30 (concert from 12:45-1:15)
Woolley Room (Mary Lyon Hall)

Faculty Speaker Series
2023-04-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Karen McCormack, Professor of Sociology and Christina Riggs Romaine, Associate Professor of Psychology for their Faculty Lunch Talk, Learning Behind the Prison Walls: Wheaton’s First Inside-Out Course.
Presenters will start by discussing their topic then will end with question and answer. All presentations are virtual and free. The Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
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True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality
2023-04-05 17:30 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
This event involves a screening of the documentary True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality that focuses on Stevenson’s life and career – particularly his indictment of the U.S. criminal justice system for its role in codifying modern systemic racism. The film was produced and directed by Wheaton alum George Kunhardt.
A Q&A session with George will follow the screening.
Sponsored by the Criminal Justice, Restorative Justice, and Criminology program.

2nd Annual Beverly Lyon Clark Symposium
2023-04-08 09:00 - 15:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Students, Faculty, and Staff
Come join us for a day of food, talk, and socializing.

( reception to follow in the Bev Lyon Clark Lounge – Mars Arts & Humanities 3rd floor )

Bev Clark Symposium Program

Faculty Speaker Series
2023-04-12 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Ursula Moffitt, Assistant Professor of Psychology, for the upcoming lunch talk, Race Talk During the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election: Emerging Adults’ Critical Consciousness and Racial Identity in Context.
Presenters will start by discussing their topic then will end with question and answer. All presentations are virtual and free. The Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
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Wheaton's Day of Giving
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-22 | The Dimple, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
On April 20-22, the Wheaton College community will come together to celebrate Abundantly Wheaton! Abundantly Wheaton is a 72-hour celebration of all things Wheaton culminating on the college’s inaugural Day of Giving, April 22. It simply wouldn’t be a Wheaton party without you. It’s not just a day. It’s a movement. In fact, we have so much planned that a single day simply wouldn’t cut it. Please take a moment to explore our website and learn more about this new event. Your participation at any level will contribute to the joy, support, and connection that Abundantly Wheaton provides to Wheaties near and far.
Kickoff Event:
Join us on April 20th from 4 – 6 p.m. on the Dimple for some campus festivities to celebrate Wheaton’s first ever Day of Giving on April 22, 2023!
There will be food, games, and fun! Come hang out on the day, or you can participate by making a gift! Let’s work together to cultivate a strong culture of philanthropy on Wheaton’s campus.
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Academic Festival 2023
2023-04-28 11:30 - 15:00 | Filene Center, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
On Friday, April 28 we will highlight our students’ work in the 2023 Academic Festival. This one-day festival will include a 3-minute elevator pitch competition, a poster session and tables that could highlight other types of work, and a reception that will bring students, faculty and staff together to play with ideas and celebrate their intellectual and creative pursuits.

Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony
2023-04-28 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s largest wind ensemble performs its spring concert under the direction of Associate Professor Earl Raney, . Suggested donation $5.

Honors Convocation 2023
2023-05-04 17:00 - 18:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join President Michaele Whelan, Provost Touba Ghadessi and Dean of Students Darnell Parker for the college’s annual celebration of academic accomplishment.
Professor Francisco Fernández de Alba
Departmental and College awards will be presented to students who have distinguished themselves as scholars and academic citizens of Wheaton College. Senior Class President Caylynn Watson-Fields ’23 will present the Faculty Appreciation Award and Provost Touba Ghadessi will announce the recipient of this year’s endowed honorary chair, Jane E. Ruby Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences.
Professor of Hispanic Studies Francisco Fernández de Alba will deliver the keynote address titled “On the Lasting Value of a Good Book”.
The lineup for the procession begins promptly at 4:45 p.m. College Marshals Stephanie Daniels and Russell Williams will line up the faculty in front of Knapton Hall and students in front of the Chapel. (Inclement weather: Faculty will line up in the lower level of the Chapel and students will line up in Balfour-Hood).
Join us for a campus BBQ on the Dimple immediately following the ceremony. The event is open to the public but seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. The recording of the ceremony and the official program will be available online shortly after the event. We hope you can join us for this special academic tradition.
Learn more about Honors Convocation

Reunion Weekend
2023-05-19 - 2023-05-21 | Wheaton College, 26 E Main Street, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
We look forward to welcoming our 3s, 8s, and the Class of 2021 back to campus to celebrate Reunion. Reconnect with classmates and take part in our traditional Commencement and Reunion events planned for the weekend.
Schedule of events

Light the Way
2023-06-01 08:00 - 2023-06-30 23:59
In recognition of the 100th Anniversary of Wheaton’s Candle Light Ceremony, eight engaged volunteers and loyal leadership donors have issued the Light the Way Challenge. When the Wheaton community joins together and raises at least $1.25M before June 30th, 2023, the challengers have collectively agreed to contribute $350,000 to the Wheaton Fund.
Give today!

In Conversation with Andrea Pelkey ’02
2023-09-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join Andrea Pelkey ’02, a four-time National Emmy award-winning producer for ESPN, for a lively discussion on media, sports, and her days as a Wheaton student-athlete.
Beginning her career on SportsCenter and College GameDay, Andrea quickly excelled in covering breaking news in the field. She spent 14 years on the front-lines, covering some of the biggest news and features in the NFL, NBA, the Women’s Final Four, NASCAR, and events including 6 Super Bowls, the Wells Report, 11 NBA Finals, the NBA Bubble, and the Boston Marathon bombing. She is back in the studio as a Coordinating Producer of the network’s flagship program, the 11 p.m. SportsCenter.
At Wheaton, Andrea played field hockey and worked in the Sports Information Department. She holds a Masters in Broadcast Journalism from Emerson College.

Music Faculty Recital
2023-09-13 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The faculty members in the Department of Music perform as part of the Faculty and Friends Music Series.

Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month Keynote Speaker - Yvette Modestin
2023-09-29 14:30 - 15:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join us for our Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month Keynote Speaker – Yvette Modestin. Yvette is a local award-winning writer, poet, and activist from Colon, Panama, who focuses on shedding light on the Afro-descendant experience in Latin America.

Faculty Research Talk
2023-10-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Miranda Yaver, Assistant Professor of Political Science n for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Damages Denied: The Impact of ERISA’s Statutory Design on Patients’ Access to Health Care.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
Despite being written primarily as a pension law, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 has come to apply to the majority of employer-sponsored health plans in the United States. However, despite its health care salience, it has a key statutory design feature that limits patients’ ability to access their prescribed care: it precludes damages recovery for those who have been denied health coverage, an insurance practice that is pervasive and increasing. The absence of litigation incentives creates perverse incentives for insurers because it makes it all the more unlikely that patients will be able to obtain legal representation, such that insurers may deny with impunity. Drawing on extant literature on path dependence and on ERISA’s history and implementation, legislative history, and interviews with key congressional staffers, this paper evaluates this statutory design’s persistence across moments of health care reform including the Patients’ Bill of Rights and the Affordable Care Act, and the ways in which this can not only limit patients’ rights upon a coverage denial but exacerbates inequities in the American health care system and reduces health insurer accountability in a manner that can perpetuate the denials themselves.
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Hispanic and Latine Heritage Series: A Taste of Columbia
2023-10-04 17:00 - 18:00 | Balfour-Hood – 1962 Game Room, Norton, 02766, United States
Join us to try Obleas and discover fun facts about the Columbia. This event is presented b Wheaton’s Columbian students.

Many Voices, Many American Poetries Festival
2023-10-13 17:00 - 2023-10-14 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts, Wheaton College, Norton, MA, United States
Join us for this two-day festival celebrating the many different representations in American poetry.
The event includes:

Round table discussions attended by poets who are traveling to Wheaton from across the country
A showcase including Wheaton alum and undergraduate students from the Boston area
A reading by a local arts organization

On this page:

Day 1 Schedule – October 13, 2023
Day 2 Schedule – October 14, 2023

Day 1 Schedule
Keynote Address
October 13, 2023 | 5:00 p.m.
Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre
Oliver de la Paz opens the festival with a keynote address, “Apologia for the Tumbleweed: Some Thoughts on Poetry, Deserts, and Diaspora.”

Oliver de la Paz is the Poet Laureate of Worcester, MA for 2023-2025. He is the author and editor of seven books: Names Above Houses, Furious Lullaby, Requiem for the Orchard, Post Subject: A Fable, and The Diaspora Sonnets, The Boy in the Labyrinth, a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award in Poetry. Oliver serves as the co-chair of the Kundiman advisory board. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), the Artist’s Trust of Washington, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and has been awarded multiple Pushcart Prizes. He teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and in the Low-Residency MFA Program at PLU.
Boston-area Student Showcase
October 13, 2023 | 6:30 p.m.
Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre

Students from the Boston area paired with Wheaton alumni read from their original work.
Cheyenne Bates is an alumna of Wheaton College of Norton MA who graduated with the class of 2020. Cheyenne double majored in Creative Writing and Theatre. During her time at Wheaton, her playwriting was highlighted in the Every 28 Hours play Festival. Cheyenne also participated in The Martin Luther King Jr. Showcase where she won an award. She also was a participant in the 10-minute play festival hosted by Wheaton’s own playwright-in-residence Charlotte Meehan. Lastly, Cheyenne spent a semester studying Advanced Playwriting at The National Theater Institute located at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center where she received her certificate in Advanced Playwriting.
Isabella Cho (Harvard University) is a rising senior studying English at Harvard College. On campus, she is an editor for her undergraduate newspaper and conducts researc h on how technological and cultural forces are shaping employment opportunities in the United States. Her creative and critical writing have been supported by the Mellon Foundation, the Asian American Journalists Association, Harvard Magazine, and YoungArts, among others. She is currently writing her undergraduate thesis, a collection of poems.
Olivia Lee Rui is a Chinese American poet from Reading, MA whose work primarily deals with adolescence, race, generational trauma, adoption, and other life experiences. She writes in a variety of prose, poetry, and playwriting—often all at once. Olivia is a ’23 Wheaton graduate still getting her bearings in the world, and wonderfully excited about everything in it.
Isaiah Lopez (Boston College) is a senior English major from the small costal town of Bay City, Texas. He is a first generation college student, as well as a first generation high school graduate. In his free time, he enjoys exploring the many parks of Boston and getting lost in the MFA’s many collections. His favorite authors include D.H. Lawrence and Raymond Carver.
Elizabeth Martinez (University of Massachusetts-Boston) is a Latinx poet who specializes in memoir-like poetry. She implements her experiences with mental health to showcase how important it is we take care of ourselves.
Viviana Infante (Brandeis University) is a Junior attending Brandeis University, though she calls her family back in New Jersey home. As a writer, she is often inspired by mythology, folklore and fables, and poems that involve clementines. She often loves to use poetry as a means to work through personal experiences, as well as expand on her understanding of the world and the many ways in which she can view it.
Sara Omar (University of Massachusetts-Lowell) is an English major at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She enjoys incorporating the beauty from travels into her writing as inspiration.

Day 2 Schedule
Conflicted Voices Roundtable
October 14, 2023 | 10:00 a.m.
Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture (Watson 102)
What does it mean to embody several voices or perspectives, which may be in conflict with each other? Poets on this roundtable openly consider the challenge of finding coherence in a voice, and whether doing so is a worthwhile goal. Poets Afua Ansong and Latasha N. Nevada Diggs field questions from the audience about their work.

Afua Ansong is an Assistant Professor in Africana Studies at the University of Rhode Island. She recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Mt. Holyoke College and received her Ph.D. in English Literature and Creative Writing and MBA from the University of Rhode Island. She has three chapbooks, Black Ballad (Bull City Press, 2022), Try Kissing God (Akashic, 2020), and American Mercy (Finishing Line Press, 2019), and has published work in Prairie Schooner, Four Way Review, Maine Review, and other journals. More of her work is at afuansong.com.

Interdisciplinary poet and sound artist LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs is the author of Village (Coffee House Press 2023) and TwERK (Belladonna, 2013). She is also the author of three chapbooks, which include Ichi- Ban and Ni-Ban (MOH Press), Manuel is destroying my bathroom (Belladonna*), and the album Televisíon.
Pop-up Poetry
October 14, 2023 | 12:00 p.m.
Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries
Lunch is included for attendees

Denise Washington is so excited to be using the power of poetry to positively bring people together! She is the Founder, CEO and Curator of her #Pop-Up Poetry Series, A Denise Plays Hard Event Featuring Akili Jamal Haynes, Becoming Chibuzo, #Pop-Up Poetry’s Multi-disciplinary Artist!
For 6 years, poetry has been popping up around, adding voices and more beauty to gardens, parks, playgrounds and beaches in the City of Boston & beyond, on-line, virtually, and globally, (sailing up the Hapi River in Kemet and in Kingston, Jamaica!) healing and empowering communities one poem at a time! Most recently, in front of more than 600 principals and new teachers, #Pop-Up Poetry, with Akili Jamal Haynes-Becoming Chibuzo was an example of Equitable Literacy in Practice at Boston Public Schools’ Leadership Institute in August 2022 at Boston University. Also, in June 2022, she opened up for KRS-One at the Black Market, Buy Back Your Block in Nubian Square and her poem, “ A Quilt of Greatness” which was made into a short film, a collaboration with Akili Jamal Haynes, #Pop-Up Poetry Series’ Multi-Instrumentalist, was selected to have a screening in The 2022 Roxbury International Film Festival on June 25 2022 at Hibernian Hall.
Location, Origin and Diasporas Roundtable
October 14, 2023 | 1:00 p.m.
Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture (Watson 102)
A lot of writers and people in general have a complex relationship to “home” as a location of geographic/cultural origin. Poets on this roundtable have used poetry to further complicate the concept by home by exploring diasporic identities. Poets Anna Maria Hong and Basie Allen field questions from the audience about their work.

Anna Maria Hong is the author of the poetry collections Age of Glass, winner of the Poetry Society of America’s Norma Farber First Book Award and the Cleveland State University Poetry Center’s First Book Poetry Competition, and Fablesque, winner of Tupelo Press’s Berkshire Prize, and the novella H & G, winner of the A Room of Her Own Foundation’s Clarissa Dalloway Prize. Her writings appear recently in Guernica, Conduit, Notre Dame Review, FENCE, Poetry, The Hopkins Review, and The American Sonnet: An Anthology of Poems and Essays. A recipient of fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation, she is an Associate Professor at Mount Holyoke College.

Basie Allen is a poet and visual artist from New York City. His work carves parentheses in-between dirt and feeling. In 2020 he was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. In 2022 he was nominated for the National Book Award. He is currently working on a new series of paintings for an upcoming exhibition.
America is More Than the English Language Rountable
October 14, 2023 | 2:15 p.m.
Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture (Watson 102)

America is a home to many, and, likewise, its languages are many. Poets on this roundtable consider the poetic effects of juxtaposing English to another language. Poets Gabriel Dozal and Abigail Chabitnoy field questions from the audience about their work.

Gabriel Dozal is from El Paso, Texas. He received his MFA in poetry from the University of Arizona. His work appears in Poetry magazine, Guernica, Bomb Magazine, The Iowa Review, The Brooklyn Rail,and more. His first book of poetry The Border Simulator/El Simulador de Fronteras is available from One World/Random House.

Abigail Chabitnoy is the author of In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful (Wesleyan 2022); How to Dress a Fish (Wesleyan 2019), shortlisted for the 2020 International Griffin Prize for Poetry and winner of the 2020 Colorado Book Award; and the linocut illustrated chapbook Converging Lines of Light (Flower Press 2021). Her poems have appeared in Poetry, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Boston Review, Tin House, Gulf Coast, LitHub, and Red Ink, among others. She currently teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts low-residency MFA program and is an assistant professor at UMass Amherst. Abigail is a member of the Tangirnaq Native Village in Kodiak. Find her at salmonfisherpoet.com.
Poets Q&A
October 14, 2023 | 3:30 p.m
Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture (Watson 102)
All participants in the festival will be available to field questions from the audience.

Sponsored by the Celeste Gottesman Bartos ’35 Fund for the Visual Arts within the Evelyn Danzig Haas ’39 Visiting Artists Program

Faculty Research Talk
2023-10-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Leanna Lawter, Associate Professor of Business & Management for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Effectiveness of Flipped Classroom Format in Quantitative and Non-Quantitative Business Courses – A Meta-Analysis.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
The current meta-analysis investigates two student outcomes of the flipped or inverted classroom format in quantitative and non-quantitative business courses: knowledge acquisition and satisfaction. Data was collected through a search of nine databases to identify empirical studies which compared student outcomes in flipped classrooms to lecture classrooms. A total of 35 studies were identified for inclusion in the study. Results show that flipped format had a positive effect on knowledge acquisition for both quantitative and non-quantitative courses as compared to lecture courses. The impact in non-quantitative courses on knowledge acquisition was larger than the effect in quantitative courses, but was not statistically significant. Student satisfaction in flipped classrooms as compared to lecture classes was higher in quantitative courses, but not statistically significant. The implications for business education is to not use flipped classroom approach as a universal format for instruction but in courses where students benefit from self-directed learning and the increased workload for students merits the gains in learning.
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Faculty Research Talk
2023-10-30 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Kathy Morgan, Associate Professor of Psychology for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Healing Dakota: A Story of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Working Dogs.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
An estimated 50,000 working dogs are deployed in law enforcement in the US, most of whom are routinely exposed to dangerous and stressful conditions as a daily part of their jobs. Just as with humans, some individuals are resilient in the face of such stress, but others are not so fortunate, and become so overwhelmed by anxiety that they become dangerous and no longer deployable. In this talk, I will talk about recognizing signs of stress in dogs, and reading dog behaviors that can sometimes be quite subtle, but whose understanding can help prevent canine aggression. Using K9 Officer Dakota and his story as a case study, I will also present a brief history of dogs in law enforcement, and talk about my work and the work of Wheaton College students at the K9 PTSD Center in Seekonk, a nonprofit dedicated to the rehabilitation of law enforcement working dogs with post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their time in service.
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Fairfield, CT with President Whelan
2023-11-01 18:30 - 21:30 | The Inn at Longshore, 260 Compo Road South, Westport, CT, 06880, United States
Please join President Michaele Whelan, Board Chair Janet Lindholm Lebovitz ’72, and fellow members of the Wheaton community for an evening reception to discuss the strategic priorities for Wheaton’s next chapter.
Register by October 27, 2023

Faculty Research Talk
2023-11-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Montserrat Pérez Toribio, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies, for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, The Manly Flight of Mary Stuart O’Donnell, Countless of Tyrconnell.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
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Faculty Research Talk
2023-11-16 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Sara Donaldson, Assistant Professor of Education for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Leveraging Collective Doubt to Deepen Learning.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
Transformational change within social contexts, such as schools, requires a cohesive vision and action plan. This work can be promoted by providing the individuals involved with structured opportunities to collectively grapple with the nuances of terminology and facets of related initiatives in terms of expectations for what the work looks like in practice. Using narrative data collected from field research with mathematics instructional leaders, this faculty research talk will unpack a five-phase framework shown to provide this needed structure. By positioning moments of doubt as opportunities for collaborative learning, this framework serves as a flexible structure to guide shared knowledge development from the initial identification of a shared goal to cohesive understanding and systemic transformation.
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Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony
2023-12-01 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s largest wind ensemble performs its winter concert under the direction of Associate Professor Earl Raney.
Suggested donation $5.

Neil Diamond Musical in NYC
2024-01-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th Street, New York, New York, 10036
Join Wheaton in New York City at The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise, starring Nick Fradiani ’08.
A Beautiful Noise is the story of the legendary Neil Diamond in a gripping and uplifting new musical featuring his hit songs “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” and more!
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2024 MLK Legacy Celebration
2024-02-22 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The 2024 MLK Legacy Celebration will take place on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in Weber Theater. The keynote address is “Say Yes to Liberation.” It will be led by Mr. William Dickerson II, Co-Executive Director of Massachusetts Communities Action Network (MCAN), a statewide faith-based community organizing non-profit.
As part of our annual event, we will award Wheaton’s prestigious MLK Legacy Award to two outstanding community members. We welcome your nominations for this award. The award is presented to one student and one faculty or staff member who exemplifies Dr. King’s values through their actions and leadership.
If you would like to nominate someone for the award, please email deal@wheatoncollege.edu with the name of the nominee(s) and a brief description (one paragraph is sufficient) of why you believe they should be recognized. All nominations should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2024. You are welcome to submit as many nominations as you wish, as there are likely many deserving individuals in our community. The selection committee comprises the President’s Council and DEAL leadership.
The event will also feature the MLK Legacy Student Creativity Showcase winners.

AI in our world: chatGPT and more...
2024-02-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Please join us for a presentation on AI in our world: chatGPT and more… with Mark D. LeBlanc, Ph.D., Department Chair and Professor, Computer Science. He will be discussing different chatbots, “stages” of AI and machine learning.
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Ski and Ride Wachusett Mountain
2024-03-02 08:00 - 15:00 | Wachusett Mountain, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton, 01541, United States
This event is sold out. We are not accepting walk-ins the day of.
Join Wheaton alumni, parents, and students on the slopes at Wachusett Mountain on Saturday, March 2, 2024!
8 a.m.–3 p.m.
Lunch – 12 p.m.
Wachusett Mountain
499 Mountain Road
Princeton, MA 01541
There is no transportation offered from Wheaton to Wachusett Mountain.
Student Pricing:
Lift ticket only: $35
Lift ticket with rentals (ski or snowboard): $65
Beginner Package with rentals and a 1-hour lesson: $65
*Lunch is included with each ticket
Register here!
