Wheaton College Massachusetts

Halloween on Howard
2021-10-29 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | 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.

MLK Legacy Celebration: Critical Hope in Context of Crisis
2022-02-03 17:00 | Online
Keynote by Dr. Jamila Lyiscott
Aspiring way-maker, community-engaged scholar, and author of Black Appetite. White Food: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom.
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has changed our systems of education forever. Teacher shortages and attacks on teaching accurate historical and contemporary realities of race continue to compound the ways that schooling has long been a site of crisis for Black and Brown youth. But what if the crisis is a catalyst? One that compels us to come to terms with a broken education system that must be transformed in ways that are aligned with equity and justice for all.
In this talk, Dr. J will share her Fugitive Action Framework as a lens for moving beyond “mythical hope”–empty promises of true change–and developing critical, tangible hope to support the building of essential new futures.
Virtual event via Zoom, registration required.
Register on Zoom
We are having campus watch parties and if you contact the Marshall Center at marshallcenter@wheatoncollege.edu to let us know of your watch party, we will prepare a watch party snack bag for your group.

Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
2022-02-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27th) marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp and is designated by the UN as a day to honor the great many lives lost in the Holocaust as well as reflect on our own roles in preventing this kind of devastation in the future.
Please join the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life with special guest Lori Gans, for a Wheaton community reflection on the legacy of the Holocaust and what it means for an institution of teaching and learning. Lori Gans is a long time trainer for “Echoes and Reflections,” a program dedicated to training educators across the nation to incorporate Holocaust education into their curricula using innovative teaching resources and best practices.
Register on Zoom

Filene Center Sneak Peek & Cookie Share
2022-03-04 11:00 - 14:00
We have gone cookies over our new advising space! Get a sneak peek of the newly renovated Filene Center. See familiar faces and meet new staff members. We will give you a tour through our new space and share our stash of cookies!

Friday, March 4, 2022
11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We can’t wait to see you!

The Staff of the Filene Center

Ski and Ride Wachusett Mountain
2022-03-05 08:00 - 15:00 | Wachusett Mountain, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton, 01541, United States
Join Wheaton alumni, parents, and current students on the slopes at Wachusett Mountain. Don’t ski or snowboard? No problem! We invite you to join us for a buffet lunch.
8 a.m.–3 p.m.
Lunch – 12 p.m.
Wachusett Mountain
499 Mountain Road
Princeton, MA 01541
*There is currently 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 only: $15
*All prices include a buffet lunch.
Click here for adult and youth pricing,

Diaspora Panel
2022-03-30 17:00 - 18:15 | Mary Lyon Hall – Woolley Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning is hosting a Diaspora Panel featuring staff and faculty highlighting the rich ways that diasporas influence our families, communities, and traditions.
Panelists include: Touba Ghadessi, Jonathan Chow, Wesley Jacques, Rachael Pauze, and Wanda Suriel
We hope you will join us!
If you need special accommodations please contact marshallcenter@wheatoncollege.edu

32nd Annual Martin Lecture in Religion: Making Sense of Vajrayāna Buddhist Meditation Practices
2022-03-30 19:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
A scholar of Tibetan Buddhism who studies contemplative practices, Michael Sheehy ’98 is a research assistant professor in religious studies and the director of scholarship at the Contemplative Sciences Center, University of Virginia.
Join in-person in the Holman Room (Mary Lyon Hall) or virtually on Zoom.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus at jkraus@wheatonma.edu by March 29, 2022.

Passover Seder this Friday
2022-04-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room
Dear Campus Community,
We would like to invite you to a Wheaton Passover Seder this Friday, April 22nd. Wheaton’s Hillel, the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, the Center for Social Justice and Community Impact, the Office for Institutional Equity and Belonging, and the Office of the President are excited to extend this invitation.
The Jewish holiday of Passover celebrates the exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. The Passover Seder and recounting of the exodus story fulfill the biblical commandment to pass this story of liberation down to the next generation.
Wheaton’s Seder will be held in Emerson Faculty Dining from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22nd. Professor Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus and student leaders will read the Haggadah and a catered kosher meal will be provided. No registration is required.
This community Seder is open to all–you do not have to be Jewish to attend. Hillel and all staff offices involved are committed to creating welcoming and supportive spaces for students and all community members to practice their faith and respectfully learn about the rich traditions that exist at Wheaton and beyond.
This time of year features several major holidays in addition to Passover: Ostara, the Spring Equinox in Wiccan and Neo-Pagan practices; Easter in the Christian tradition; and this year the holy month of Ramadan in Islam spans from April 1 to May 1. For more information on how to connect with other students observing these holidays, or with any questions, feel free to reach out to Interfaith Engagement Coordinator Caleigh Grogan: grogan_caleigh@wheatoncollege.edu or 508-286-3372.
Sincerely,
Caleigh Grogan, Interfaith Engagement Coordinator
Katie Hodes and Chloe Geller, Hillel Co-Presidents
Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, Professor of Religion
Lenny Breton, Director of the Centers for Social Justice and Community Impact and Religious and Spiritual Life
Shaya Gregory Poku, Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity and Belonging

Campus Climate Survey Action Sessions
2022-05-03 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-05-04 12:30 - 13:30 | Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room
Please join DEAL (Diversity, Equity, and Access Leadership) for Campus Climate Survey Action Sessions. These sessions will be interactive with an eye toward improving campus culture. We will be discussing the results of the Fall 2021 Campus Climate Survey. There will be two sessions available. Tuesday, May 3rd, and Wednesday, May 4th from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm in the Emerson Dining Faculty Dining Room. This event is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. Dessert will be provided. A virtual option will be available. Please email deal@wheatoncollege.edu for the link or for more information.

Honors Thesis Parade
2022-05-16 11:45 | Mars Center for Science and Technology, Norton, 02766, United States
The Annual Honors Thesis Parade is Monday May 16th. The parade commences at 11:45 at the main doors of Mars Center for Science and Technology and proceeds around the Dimple to the Registrar’s office.
All are welcome to march along with the honors thesis students or stand around the Dimple and watch!

Nitika Chopra - Speaker "Learning to Thrive with Chronic Illness"
2022-12-01 17:00 - 18:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for Speaker Nitika Chopra as she discusses “Learning to Thrive with Chronic Illness”. Nitika is a health advocate and the founder and CEO of an organization that provides support to people living with chronic illnesses.
Sponsored by the Office of Equity and Institutional Belonging, DEAL and the Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact the Marshall Center at marshallcenter@wheatoncollege.edu by Nov. 30.

Winter Fest
2022-12-05 15:30 - 18:00 | The Dimple, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Celebrate the winter season at a gathering on the college’s Dimple, featuring food trucks; hot chocolate, hot cider and other sweet treats; craft vendors; musical performances; illuminated ice sculptures, and more.
As part of the celebration, the college will collect non-perishable food items for the Wheaton Food Pantry; and hats, mittens and scarves for the Norton Cupboard of Kindness. (Donations bins will be located in the Balfour-Hood Campus Center.)
This event is open to Wheaton students, faculty and staff and their families, and Norton residents. Parking for campus visitors will be available at Lot #2 on East Main Street (Google Maps).
The celebration is sponsored by Arts at Wheaton and the Office of the President.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony
2023-01-27 16:45 - 17:45 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join us as we pause to bear witness to the historical atrocity of the Holocaust. Program features a presentation by Prof. Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus and a reading of names by Wheaton community members.
All community members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
If you are interested in being one of the community speakers who will read names, please fill out this volunteer registration form.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Celebration
2023-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Our annual award ceremony will occur on the evening of Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 7 PM in Weber Theatre.
Our keynote speaker this year will be Loretta Ross. Loretta Ross is an award-winning, nationally-recognized expert on racism and racial justice, women’s rights, and human rights. Her work emphasizes the intersectionality of social justice issues and how intersectionality can fuel transformation. Ross is a visiting associate professor at Smith College teaching courses on white supremacy, race and culture in America, human rights, and calling in the calling out culture. She also is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellow, Class of 2022, for her work as an advocate of Reproductive Justice and Human Rights.
Another highlight of the Celebration is our Creativity Showcase, where we share and celebrate student creative work that offers tangible reflection on King’s philosophies and principles of equity, justice and/or peace. There are prizes for the top submissions and a selected few will be shared with the community before the keynote address on February 8th.
For more detailed information about the submission process, deadlines, and prizes for the Creativity Showcase, please visit: Students invited to share creative work in MLK Legacy showcase

Faculty Speaker Series
2023-02-22 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Miranda Yaver, Assistant Professor of Political Science for her upcoming lunch talk, Rationing By Inconvenience: The Scope and Impact of Health Coverage Denials in the U.S.
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.
Register today

Faculty Speaker Series
2023-03-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Geoff Collins, Professor of Geology and Emily Martin ’06, Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum for their upcoming lunch talk, The Sands of Iceland Meet the Snow of Enceladus: The (literal) pit falls of planetary science.
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.
Register today

Ski and Ride Wachusett Mountain
2023-03-04 08:00 - 15:00 | Wachusett Mountain, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton, 01541, United States
Join Wheaton alumni, parents, and current students on the slopes at Wachusett Mountain on Saturday, March 4, 2023.
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
Click here for adult and youth pricing.

Faculty Speaker Series
2023-03-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Lisa Lebduska, Professor of English, Director of College Writing, for the upcoming lunch talk, Discussing Chat GPT: Questions and Possibilities for Our Writing Futures.
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.
Register today

Faculty Speaker Series
2023-03-28 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Dana M. Polanichka, Associate Professor of History, for the upcoming lunch talk, Writing in Exile: A Medieval’s Mother Manifesto.
In 841 CE, an aristocratic woman in southern France was in desperate straits. As civil war raged in the empire, her husband betrayed the king, her teenage son became a political hostage, her unbaptized infant was taken from her arms, and her husband forced her to remain alone in Uzès. Lonely and ailing, she picked up a quill and began to write. This talk explores Dhuoda, the handbook she penned for her sons, and her rebellious ideas about daring ideas about gender and power.
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.

Register today

Second Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
2023-03-28 15:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-29 15:00 - 19:00 | 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.
Register today

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.
