Wheaton College Massachusetts

32nd Annual Martin Lecture in Religion: Making Sense of Vajrayāna Buddhist Meditation Practices
2022-03-30 19:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

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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.

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.
Register today

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.
Make a Gift Today!

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.
