Wheaton College Massachusetts

Posse Celebration
2025-05-16 15:30 - 16:45 (America/New_York) | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

Candle Lighting Ceremony
2025-05-16 20:45 | Chapel Field, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
A time-honored Wheaton tradition. Float the candle you received at Orientation (or grab a new one) on Peacock Pond to commemorate your time at Wheaton.

Bonfire and Sweets with Alumni Relations
2025-05-16 21:00 | Peacock Pond, Norton, MA
Enjoy treats around the pond to close out Senior Week in the sweetest way.

Design Capstone 2025
2025-05-17 09:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Haas Concourse & Lobby, Norton, 02766, United States
The design capstone is a chance for senior design majors to apply their knowledge and skills to a topic and situation of their choice. Posters show and explain what students investigated and why, steps they took to add depth to their understanding and how they responded with design concepts through sketches, diagrams, prototypes and mockups.
It features work by: Alicia Chang, Sofia Collina, Lucia Flaumenhaft, Louise Groover, Colton LaBrecque, Bobbie Lester, Reka Moscarelli, Taly Nudelman, Rebekah Roth, Jill Ryan, Reese Staples, Hailey Tice, Alison Tremblay, Ahaan Verma, Samzok Wangdi and Pear Wongwatanawisut.
Please note: the capstone is on display and viewable when the Watson Fine Arts Building is open.

Commencement and Reunion
2025-05-17 09:30 | The Dimple, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton celebrates the 190th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. and welcomes back alumni for reunion weekend May 16–18, 2025.
More about Commencement

ephemera: Senior Art Exhibition 2025
2025-05-17 13:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
ephemera highlights the work of our graduating visual art majors: Quinn Antle, Isabel Cahill, Morgan Calverley, Nat Coughlin, Willow Covendecker, Avery Forman-Walsh, Lia Gatta, Rachel Pool, Philip Pope, Emily Redler, Rebekah Roth, Armani Santana, Nicholas Santana, and Jack Wehrle. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, printmaking, work on paper, textiles, photography, drawing, and a graphic novel. The exhibition runs April 17–May 17.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursdays 1:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Please note: gallery hours may very May 3-17th

Orientation
2025-06-23 08:30 - 16:00, 2025-06-24 08:30 - 16:00, 2025-06-26 08:30 - 16:00, 2025-06-27 08:30 - 16:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Start your Wheaton journey this summer.

Academic Orientation is a one-day on-campus program that serves as a fun and engaging start to your Wheaton College academic journey. Choose the date that best fits your schedule to visit campus for the day, and participate in a mix of workshops, small-group offerings, and individualized advising sessions. You will explore your curricular options and honors/scholars pathways, register for fall courses, and make valuable connections with your academic advising team (faculty, staff, & peers) along with other campus resources.
This program will also include optional family orientation/informational offerings, with sessions facilitated by the Provost’s Office, Dean of Students Office, and important Student Services. If you are a Nursing, WheaGo Global, or Transfer student, we recommend that you sign up for the Thursday, June 26, 2025 orientation.
Date Options:
On Campus, 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Monday, June 23
Tuesday, June 24
Thursday, June 26 (for Nursing, WheaGo Global, and Transfer students)
Friday, June 27
The registration deadline is June 15, 2025
Learn More and Register Today!

Symphony Under the Stars
2025-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | President’s Garden, Norton, MA, 02766
Great Woods Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of Classical Pops favorites, led by Professor Delvyn Case, Conductor.
The concert will be held on Thursday, July 24th, 2025 at 7pm in the President’s Garden. This is a relaxing, free, community event open to all.
Parking will be available in Lot 1, and we strongly encourage you to bring your own chairs or picnic blankets for seating in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved inside to Cole Memorial Chapel. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Pam Vaz at vaz_pamela@wheatoncollege.edu by July 17th, 2025.
We will also be collecting non-perishable donations for the Cupboard of Kindness food pantry, and they have expressed a greater need for the following items: cereal, soup, pasta, jarred pasta sauce, juice boxes, rice, potato, and pasta mixes, canned pasta such as Chef Boyardee, and granola bars. If you are able to, your contribution is greatly appreciated!
Program

America, the Beautiful – Samuel A. Ward (1847- 1903), Arr. Dragon
The Entertainer — Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
Deep River — Trad., Arr. H.T. Burleigh (1866-1941), Orch.
Case
Three Little Dances — Florence Price (1887-1953), Arr. Hart
I. Hoe Cake
II. Rabbit Foot
III. Ticklin’ Toes
Riverside Ceilidh — Mary VanHoozer (b. 1985)

Libertango — Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Danzas Latinoamericanas: III. Atardecer Tapatio — Jose Elizondo (b. 1972)
“America” from West Side Story — Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Ashokan Farewell — Jay Ungar (b. 1946)
“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo — Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Arr. Bulla
Everything Sucks — Emma Bradshaw ‘25 (b. 2002)
John Williams Trilogy — John Williams (b. 1932)

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra

Violin I
Kimberly Fang, guest musician
Justin Ouellet, guest musician
Ross Nelson, Mansfield
Sangeetha Kavety, Mansfield
Violin II
Christopher Nelson, guest musician
Nandini Agarwala, guest musician
Leah Lacross ’25
Colleen McHugh, Foxborough
Viola
Prof. John Biatowas
Jeremy Tonelli-Sippel, guest musician
Beth Ashman
Jackson Reed ’21

Cello
Rob Bethel, guest musician
YoonJung Lee, guest musician
Bass
Joe Bentley, guest musician
Rene Fontaine, Cumberland, RI
Percussion
Jackson Reed ’21
Keyboard
Brianna Sheldon ’19

About the Performers
Emma Bradshaw ’25 discovered the scope of her passion for songwriting in her freshman year. Her sophomore Fall, Emma spent a semester in Professor Case’s songwriting class, followed by an independent study with him that Spring. In addition to songwriting, she is also a versatile musical theatre performer who was recently seen at Wheaton in a starring role in Rent. Emma loves how versatile music can be, from an aid in working through difficult situations, to making others laugh. She is very grateful for the connections and memories that music has created in her life and looks forward to where it will bring her next.
Soprano George Lane ’26 is a rising senior at Wheaton College. Their hometown is East Montpelier, Vermont. They major in early childhood education and music, and study voice with Joanne Mouradjian. They are a recipient of a Chaminade Music Club scholarship (2024) and participate in the Wheaton College Chorale and Chamber Singers, most recently singing as a soloist in the group’s staged adaptation of Fauré’s Requiem. Last summer, they sang in the chorus of the Opera Company of Middlebury’s production of La fille du régiment. Following their graduation in the spring of 2026, George hopes to become an elementary school teacher and pass on their love of music to a new generation of learners.
During his time at Wheaton, Sean Perez ’25 played in many ensembles including the Orchestra, Wind Symphony, World Music Ensemble and took Flute and Piano Lessons. Additionally, he was the Co-President of the Flute Choir, President of both the Archery and Ping Pong Clubs, and a senior delegate on the Model United Nations Travel Team. As a Biochemistry Major and Music Performance Minor he was awarded the Howard A. Meneely prize for the highest GPA in the graduating class as well as the Elita-Pastra Landis prize in Biochemistry. Additionally, he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Tri Beta honors societies. After college, Sean plans to continue volunteering at the Emergency Department at Sturdy Memorial Hospital while working as an EMT before applying to medical school.
Professor of Music Delvyn Case P’22 conducts the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra and teaches courses in composition, popular music, and songwriting. He is a composer of concert, educational, and pops music, including the holiday overture Rocket Sleigh, which has been performed by the Boston Pops and more than 100 other orchestras across the US, Europe, UK, and Canada. His two “musical storybook” compositions, Lighthouse Keeper and Fire in the Big-Top!, have been performed for thousands of children in Maine, Massachusetts, New York City, California, and Australia. In 2022 he was named Distinguished Composer of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association.
He spent the first half of 2024 as a Visiting Fellow at Oxford, where he worked on projects exploring the intersections of music and theology.
Text and Lyrics
Deep River (traditional)
Deep river, my home is over Jordan.
Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground.
Oh, don’t you want to go to that gospel feast?
That promised land, where all is peace?
Everything Sucks
Music and lyrics by Emma Bradshaw
I thought that every suitors’ aim,
was just to claim me, break me,
make me theirs to mold
But for the first time I have found
someone who’s reaching out his hand for me to hold
I wish you could see all of the haunting
Radiance I see in you
But you can’t see your reflection
So I guess my little song
Will have to do
[Chorus]
So sink your teeth in baby
Wherever you’re going take me
Oh what wonders the undead can do
Cause you have made my life anew
Oh the world is always crumbling
But that don’t mean I have nothing
Cause everything sucks baby
Including you
They say that you can read our minds
But I’m inclined to say
That simply can’t be true
Cause just one second spent in mine
You’ll find there’s no denying
I’m so in love with you
[Chorus]
Not even death can do us part
Cause you walked straight to my heart
And gladly I let you in
And I thank the stars that garlic things not true
Cause to give it up’d be so hard to do
But I’d do it for you

The Great Woods Symphony is a college-community orchestra that includes Wheaton students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the general public. Recent performances have included symphonies by Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, and Beethoven, Holst’s “The Planets” (with the Smith College Orchestra), and concerto performances featuring Grammy-winner Richard Stoltzmann, Boston Symphony violinist Victor Romanul, Canadian Brass trombonist Achilles Liarmakopoulos and many Wheaton students. Along with masterworks of the Western tradition, the GWSO has a deep commitment to performing a broadly multi-cultural repertoire. Past concerts have been dedicated to the music of Latin American and African-American composers, plus collaborations with multi-media artist DJ Spooky and hip-hop composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain.

Join us for the Fall 2025 semester!
Members of the general public are welcome to join the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra for the Fall 2025 semester. All musicians are welcome to audition, including talented high school students. Rehearsals are held Monday evenings at 7 p.m., starting Sept. 8. No orchestral experience is necessary and membership is free. Visit www.great-woods-symphony.org for more information.

Summer Preview Day
2025-08-08 08:30 - 12:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Preview Days are designed to provide a general overview of the opportunities available at Wheaton College—everything from academics to life on campus. The program includes a look into the Wheaton Curriculum, an interactive student panel, admission and financial aid information, as well as a campus tour.
We hope to see you on campus soon!
Register to attend Friday, August 8, 2025

Summer Preview Day
2025-08-15 08:30 - 12:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Preview Days are designed to provide a general overview of the opportunities available at Wheaton College—everything from academics to life on campus. The program includes a look into the Wheaton Curriculum, an interactive student panel, admission and financial aid information, as well as a campus tour.
We hope to see you on campus soon!
Register to attend Friday, August 15, 2025

Opening Convocation 2025
2025-08-26 17:30 - 18:30 | Chapel Field, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Marking the start of the new academic year, the theme for Opening Convocation 2025 is Storytelling and Empathy.
Leah Dyjak, Associate Professor of Film, Media, and Communications, will deliver the keynote address, Hope in the Dark.
Members of the Class of 2026 should gather in the courtyard between Watson and Meneeley at 5 p.m. to line up for the procession. Faculty will meet the college marshalls at the access road between Mary Lyon and Watson in regalia at 4:45 p.m.

Program
Opening Remarks
Michaele Whelan
President
Land Acknowledgement and Invocation
Amanda J.G. Napior
Assistant Director for Religious & Spiritual Life

See invocation round below
Welcome
Michaele Whelan
President
Wheaton Anthem (Verses 1 and 3): A Song for the Sesquicentennial
Led by George Lane ’26
Greetings
Darnell Parker
Vice President for Student Affairs
Elizabeth McKinley ‘26
President, Student Government Association
Jonathan Millen
Provost
Convocation Address: Hope in the Dark
Leah Dyjak
Associate Professor of Film and Photography
Wheaton Anthem (Verses 4 and 5): A Song for the Sesquicentennial
Led by George Lane ‘26

Invocation Round
Come, Come, Whoever You Are
by Lynn Ungar
Come, come, whoever you are.
Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.
Ours is no caravan of despair.
Come, yet again, come.

Gallery Opening Reception : Ctrl+Delete
2025-09-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join us for the opening of our latest gallery exhibition, Ctrl+Delete.
The exhibition explores the persistent threat of censorship in the United States, from historical book bans used to control knowledge and suppress marginalized voices to today’s escalating restrictions—including the removal of books and art from public spaces as well as the June Supreme Court decision (Mahmoud v. Taylor) requiring schools to provide opportunities to opt out of listening learning about books that include LGBTQ+ characters. By tracing these acts of erasure across time, the show reveals how censorship has shaped, and continues to shape, what stories are told and who gets to tell them.
Alongside overt bans and challenges, the exhibition also addresses the quieter but equally insidious forces of self-censorship within art and educational institutions, where fear of controversy, loss of funding, or political pressure can limit which narratives are made visible. Central to the exhibition is the Ultra Violet Archive, an interactive library which resists silencing by preserving cultural memory and amplifying suppressed voices. Projects like the Minecraft Uncensored Library—a digital platform where banned texts are freely accessible—demonstrate how artists, activists, and technologists are developing inventive strategies to fight suppression.
As part of the exhibition, we will hold a community reading of Frederick Douglass’s work during National Banned Books Week in October. The exhibition also features a dedicated space where visitors can share their own experiences with censorship creating an archive that underscores the ongoing relevance of these struggles. Opportunities to engage will create a space for shared reflection, underscoring the enduring power of words to inspire freedom, dialogue, and change.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursdays 1:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
Please note: the galleries will be closed November 26-December 1 for Thanksgiving break.
Beard and Weil Galleries

CTRL+Delete
2025-09-11 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-15 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-16 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-18 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-20 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-23 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-25 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-27 13:00 - 17:00 and 2 more dates | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Ctrl+Delete explores the persistent threat of censorship in the United States, from historical book bans used to control knowledge and suppress marginalized voices to today’s escalating restrictions—including the removal of books and art from public spaces as well as the June Supreme Court decision (Mahmoud v. Taylor) requiring schools to provide opportunities to opt out of listening learning about books that include LGBTQ+ characters. By tracing these acts of erasure across time, the show reveals how censorship has shaped, and continues to shape, what stories are told and who gets to tell them.
Alongside overt bans and challenges, the exhibition also addresses the quieter but equally insidious forces of self-censorship within art and educational institutions, where fear of controversy, loss of funding, or political pressure can limit which narratives are made visible. Central to the exhibition is the Ultra Violet Archive, an interactive library which resists silencing by preserving cultural memory and amplifying suppressed voices. Projects like the Minecraft Uncensored Library—a digital platform where banned texts are freely accessible—demonstrate how artists, activists, and technologists are developing inventive strategies to fight suppression.
As part of the exhibition, we will hold a community reading of Frederick Douglass’s work during National Banned Books Week in October. The exhibition also features a dedicated space where visitors can share their own experiences with censorship creating an archive that underscores the ongoing relevance of these struggles. Opportunities to engage will create a space for shared reflection, underscoring the enduring power of words to inspire freedom, dialogue, and change.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursdays 1:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
Please note: the galleries will be closed November 26–December 1 for November break.
Beard and Weil Galleries

Fall Preview Day
2025-09-13 08:30 - 12:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Preview Days are designed to provide a general overview of the opportunities available at Wheaton College—everything from academics to life on campus. The program includes a look into the Wheaton Curriculum, an interactive student panel, admission and financial aid information, as well as a campus tour. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program will conclude following your campus tour at approximately 11:45 a.m., at which time Admission Counselors will be available to answer any questions you may have.
Register to attend Saturday, September 13, 2025

Music Faculty Recital
2025-09-17 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.

24 Hour Play Festival
2025-09-21 19:00 | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
Kresge Theatre Company presents 24 Hour Play Festival. Groups of students will write, rehearse, and perform a play in just 24 hours.
Tickets are free and can be reserved via the Box Office.

Phi Beta Kappa Scholar Dr. Shannon Jackson presents The Arts, Democracy, and Public Life
2025-09-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
How do the arts activate public life? What is the role of the arts in sustaining democracy? In different eras and regions of the world, citizens have responded to these questions quite differently. As we mark the 250th anniversary of both the Phi Beta Kappa Society and of the United States of America, these questions have never been more resonant. The arts are key to advancing the rights of free assembly and of free expression. The arts contribute to social movements and to the formation of civic identity. This lecture alights upon a range of socially engaged art practices, investigating how the arts both shape and challenge our sense of community. Considering historic examples as well as those from our present moment—including ideas from Wheaton College students— we will explore how public art can open us to new ideas of what democracy might mean.
Through the Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Visiting Scholar Program, Dr. Jackson, Professor of the Arts & Humanities and Department Chair of History of Art at UC Berkeley, will visit Wheaton for two days.

Wheaton in Chicago
2025-10-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Onwentsia Club, 300 N Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, United States
Join fellow alumni, friends and President Michaele Whelan for a special luncheon at the Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest. Enjoy a complimentary lunch buffet as we celebrate your Wheaton connection and hear about the college’s strategic priorities for the future.
The luncheon is generously hosted by Sara TenBroek ’84 and Mindy Mooney ’77. Please register by Wednesday, September 24th.
Register
