Regional Lunch & Learn: Asia & Oceana
2019-11-22 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | MA
Enjoy Korean Beef Quinoa Bowls in Chase today, and stop by the info table to learn a bit about Asia and Oceana!

The Holocaust, Anti-Semitism, and Hate Crimes Today
2020-01-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join special guest speaker, Dr. Alexandra Herzog, Assistant Director of the American Jewish Council of New England along with a panel of Wheaton faculty in remembering the tragedy of the Holocaust as well as recognizing its lasting impact. Hear from the panel as well as SMART coordinator Cheylsea Federle on how we can stand up to anti-semitism, and hate crimes in all their forms. The program will be followed by a brief reception in the May Room.

Where It Used to be Home: Writing Russia and Ukraine under the Trump Administration
2020-02-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Olga Livshin will discuss how culture, translation, history, current events and her own biography intermingle in her 2019 book of poems, A Life Replaced, which reflects on the experience of living as an immigrant under the Trump administration and with Putin’s war on Ukraine looming. Raised in Odessa and Moscow, Livshin writes witness poetry about xenophobia, war, and strongmen at the helm on both sides of the world. The book braids original poetry in English with translations from Anna Akhmatova, the great poet of 20th-century Russia, and Vladimir Gandelsman, fellow immigrant and winner of the Moscow Reckoning, Russia’s highest prize for poetry. Livshin’s poems, translations, and essays appear in The Kenyon Review and Poetry International, and are widely published. She holds a PhD in Slavic Languages and Literature, and taught at the university level for a number of years before focusing on writing and translation.
Please join us in the May Room for a reception immediately following the lecture.
Sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University and by the Russian Department at Wheaton College.

Amazing Grace - a Film featuring Aretha Franklin
2020-02-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Join us for a viewing of the 1972 concert film featuring the incomparable ARETHA FRANKLIN. Wednesday, Feb 26 at 5 PM in the Watson Ellison Lecture Hall.
A brief Q&A will follow with Profs. Shawn Christian & Ann Sears.

Virtual Community Conversation - Understanding and Preventing Hate Speech & Crime
2020-03-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Online
Please mark your calendars for this on-line community event! Please join us virtually (via Zoom) on Tuesday, March 31st, 5-7pm for a community conversation on understanding and preventing hate speech and crime. This event is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and DEAL (Diversity, Equity, & Access Leadership).
RSVP: Please complete this form to RSVP by Friday, March 27th
During this community conversation faculty, staff, and students will have an opportunity to engage with each other and a panel of professionals from Wheaton and the wider Massachusetts community who will provide information, perspective, and guidance about this important social justice issue. They will help us make sense of these violent behaviors, which are on the rise nationally, and better understand how we can prevent them in our communities.
The panelists are:
Adam Strom, Director of Re-Imagining Migration
Adar Cohen (’04), Mediator-Facilitator-Speaker, Co-founder of Civic Leadership Foundation
Christina Riggs Romaine, Associate Professor of Psychology, Wheaton College
Peggy Shukur, Interim Deputy Director, Anti Defamation League (ADL) New England
Robert Winsor, Chief and Director of Public Safety, Wheaton College
Sophia Hall, Supervising Attorney, Lawyers for Civil Rights
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Meeting ID: 104 316 149
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FabAcademy Info Session
2020-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Wheaton is offering a new course this semester called FabAcademy and will be holding an info session for students who would like to learn more. If you are interested in participating in FabAcademy this year or in the future, we recommend you attending. Students must be on campus next semester to take this course.
Sign up here.

“At the Fab Academy, you will learn how to envision, prototype and document your ideas through many hours of hands-on experience with digital fabrication tools.” Under the leadership of global instructor Neil Gershenfeld, Wheaton students will be exposed to innovative communities and ideas at a global level over the course of six months. Gershenfeld, MIT Professor and Director of the Center for Bits + Atoms, originally taught “How to Make Almost Anything” as an MIT course which grew into FabAcademy in 2009. Students who successfully complete FabAcademy will graduate with an extensive digital portfolio detailing their progress and final project. They will also gain the knowledge needed to take an idea from prototype to product. Wheaton will be the first college in New England to offer FabAcademy to its students. For more information, visit the website!
If you have any questions about this course, please email Madison at dunaway_madison@wheatoncollege.edu

A Seminar on Cross-cultural Mindfulness
2022-03-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Discovery Center – Hindle Auditorium, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Non-Judging • Patience • Beginner’s Mind • Trust • Non-Striving • Acceptance • Letting Go • Gratitude • Generosity
Zen • Egolessness • Connection
Kendra is a qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher-Level 1 from the Mindfulness Center-Brown University School of Public Health. She has also received training to teach Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Life course through the Oxford Mindfulness Center. Kendra also is a Professional Life Coach with Certification in Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) and a BA in Psychology, Family Studies and Counseling. Through Mindfulness Life Coaching, LLC she uses her skills to partner with participants in group settings and one-on-one to reach more awareness in their lives.
Kana Hattori lives in Japan and is a Certified Instructor of the Urasenke Tea Ceremony, headed by Sen Soshitsu XVI, Zabosai, a 16th generation descendant of “cha-sei” Sen no Rikyu. While at the Kyoto University of Arts, she wrote her graduation thesis, “Kimono Attire and Appearance: Between Tradition and Modernity”. She has also studied Chado, Shamisen, and Noh.

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.

Summer Funding Information Session
2023-01-31 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-02-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-02-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-02-09 17:00 - 18:00 | MA
Learn the details about summer funding opportunities at Wheaton, We will discuss:
Eligibility
Applications
Where to find information
Deadlines
and more

World Music Ensemble
2023-04-26 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The ensemble, under the direction of Assistant Professor Sheila Falls, performs music from a variety of genres from around the world, including Europe, South America, Africa, and more.

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.

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.
