Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony presents By Request: Classical to Pops
2024-04-26 19:30 (America/New_York) | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Under the direction of Earl Raney, Associate Professor in Music Performance, Wheaton’s largest wind ensemble presents their spring concert By Request: Classical to Pops.
Suggested donation $5.

Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers: Around the World
2024-04-28 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Visiting Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich, leads the ensembles, and an accompanying band, in a program of music from across the globe: South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and USA.
Suggested donation $10.

Phazed and Confused
2024-04-29 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
This student-led ensemble presents a program of music selected and arranged by the members.

Student Recitals
2024-04-30 17:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Gifted student performers demonstrate mastery in voice, violin, cello, piano and other instruments.

Wheaton College Jazz Band
2024-05-01 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Band performs a mix of American music ranging from jazz to rhythm and blues to rock.

Honors Convocation
2024-05-02 17:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join President Whelan, Interim Provost Karen McCormack, and Dean of Students Darnell Parker at Honors Convocation on Thursday, May 2 at 5:00 p.m. in Cole Memorial Chapel.
Honors Convocation is an annual celebration to acknowledge excellence in academic and intellectual pursuits. We are pleased to announce that Jani Benoit, Professor of Chemistry, will deliver the keynote address, “Sustainability: Diverse Wisdom for a Common Goal.”
Departmental and College awards will be presented to students who have distinguished themselves as scholars and academic citizens of Wheaton College. Rachel Hickey, Class of ’24 Chair, will present the Faculty Appreciation Award and Interim Provost Karen McCormack will announce the recipient of this year’s endowed honorary chairs, the Frances A. Shirley Endowed Professorship and the Hannah Goldberg Chair in Teaching Innovation.
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 regalia) in front of Knapton Hall and Seniors (in robes) in front of the Chapel. (Inclement weather: Faculty will line up in the lower level of the Chapel and Seniors will line up in Balfour-Hood). A campus BBQ will be held on the Dimple immediately following the ceremony (rain location is Emerson Dining Hall).
Honors Convocation 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.
Please direct any questions to the Office of the Provost at provost@wheatoncollege.edu. We hope you can join us for this special academic tradition!
Learn more about Honors Convocation

Jay Goodman Political Series: 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
2024-05-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Join the Alumni Relations Office virtually for an in-depth look at the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Ted Nesi ’07, Politics Editor for WPRI-TV and Visiting Professor of English, will break down the fundamentals shaping the race, strengths, and weaknesses for both campaigns, the Senate map, and what to watch in the coming months.
Learn more about the Giving Circle formed to establish the Jay Goodman Endowed Fund for the Social Sciences .
Register here

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra presents Gustav Holst Sesquicentennial Concert
2024-05-05 15:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Under the direction of guest conductor, Jon Ceander Mitchell, the ensemble performs works by Mendelssohn as well as Holst and his contemporaries. The orchestra is comprised of Wheaton students, faculty, and members of the public. Suggested donation $5.

Student Film Screening
2024-05-07 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
A curated selection of student work is showcased in this end-of-semester screening.
Weber Theatre, Watson Fine Arts, 7:00 p.m.

Conversation with artist Jeff Kasper
2024-05-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Join us online for a conversation with Jeff Kasper to talk about accessibility in Galleries and Museums.
Jeff Kasper (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and educator, specializing in public art, design, and social engagement. He creates text-based projects, social spaces, publications, games, objects, exhibitions, community education, and workshops, often in partnership with community-based and non-profit organizations. Much of his recent work merges the tools and techniques of graphic design with participatory learning and contemplative practices, to examine the dynamics of social support, proximity, and safety. His artworks center dialogical, reflective, and instructional texts that often prompt meditation, relationship building, and serious play. Through his arts-based organizing, he opens up spaces for (re)imagining accessible and trauma-aware futures.
ZOOM LINK: https://wheatoncollege-edu.zoom.us/j/92372066197

Ensemble Experiments
2024-05-09 19:30, 2024-05-10 19:30 | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
Join our senior theatre Majors for their Capstone performance.
Free tickets can be reserved via the Watson Box Office .

Spring 2024 Housing Ends
2024-05-11 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Spring Housing Ends Sat, May 11th at 8 p.m.

Reunion Weekend
2024-05-17 08:00 - 2024-05-19 12:00 | Wheaton College, 26 E Main Street, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
We look forward to welcoming our 4s, 9s, and the Class of 2022 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

Greater Boston Wheaton Club Walking Tour
2024-06-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Smith Court Residences, 46 Joy Street, Boston, 02114
The Greater Boston Wheaton Club invites you to Black Voices: Writers for a 19th Century Revolution Private Walking Tour.
On this tour, you will discover stories of Boston’s Black writers who were laser-focused on the great topic of the era – slavery. Learn about the mark Black thinkers and writers made on literary and political history: David Walker and his sentinel work, Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World; novelist, playwright and editor Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins; Dorothy West and her biting satire on racial tensions, and many others. Explore where they worked, raised their families, fought injustice and wrote.
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New England Revolution Game
2024-06-15 18:30 - 22:00 | Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA, 02035, United States
Join Wheaton College alumni, family, and friends at the New England Revolution vs. Vancouver Whitecaps game on Saturday, June 15. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m., however, we’re hosting a pre-game event starting at 6:30 p.m. in one of Gillette’s top event spaces!
Tickets are $65 each (includes the game ticket and pre-game food/beverages) and are located in section 106, rows 32-36.
There will also be an opportunity to take a group photo on the field following the game.
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Wheaton Gathering in London
2024-06-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Giotto, 46-50 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1ES, United Kingdom
Join Wheaton students and Professor Stephanie Burlington Daniels ’97 for dinner at Giotto . The students are just finishing a 2-week immersive experience in Theater and would like to cap it off by meeting our alumni who live in London.
Register

Philadelphia Alumni Gathering
2024-06-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Otto Distilling Co., 1713R McKean Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19145, United States
Join Wheaton alumni at Otto Distilling Co. on Thursday, June 20 for a social gathering! This is a wonderful opportunity to catch up with old friends, make new connections, and share your experiences since graduation.
The night will include snacks and complimentary drinks.
RSVP

Symphony Under the Stars
2024-06-27 19:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Great Woods Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of classical and pops favorites led by Professor Delvyn Case, Conductor.
Bring your blanket or lawn chair and relax.
The President’s Garden is located behind the President’s House . Parking is available in Lot 1, enter from Mansfield Ave. (Rte. 140)
If you would like to make a donation to Cupboard of Kindness Food Pantry , we will be collecting canned goods before the start of the event.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Pam Vaz at vaz_pamela@wheatoncollege.edu by June 24.
In the event of rain, the performance will be moved to the Cole Memorial Chapel .

Program
Professor Delvyn Case, Conductor
Professor Ethan Wood, Violin
Natan Chalem ’23, Tenor
Kammeron Frost, Singer-Songwriter
Emma Bradshaw ’25, Singer-Songwriter

America, the Beautiful — Samuel A. Ward (1847-1903)
Deep River — Trad., Arr. H.T. Burleigh (1866-1941), Orch. D. Case
Danzas da Panama — William Grant Still (1895-1978)
II. Mejoran y Socarn
IV. Cumbia y Congo
The Old Boatman — Florence Price (1887-1953)
You’re Gone — Emma Bradshaw ’25 (b. 2002)
“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo — Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Arr. Bulla

“Summer” from the Four Seasons — Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
II. Allegro non molto
“My Shot” from Hamilton — Lin-Manuel Miranda (b. 1980)
Bite Back — Kammeron Frost (b.2002)
Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond (b. 1941)
John Williams Trilogy — John Williams (b. 1932)

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra

Violin I
Prof. Ethan Wood, concertmaster
Gigi Turgeon, guest musician
Sangeetha Kavety, Mansfield
Brittany Comfrey, Somerset
Violin II
Prof. John Biatowas
Kimberly Fang, guest musician
Ross Nelson, Mansfield
Colleen McHugh, Foxborough
Viola
Hannah Ross, guest musician
Jeremy Tonelli-Sippel, guest musician
Jackson Reed ’21

Cello
Miguel Vasquez, guest musician
Cherry Kim, guest musician
Ping Kerber, Sharon
Bass
Robert Hoffman, guest musician
Rene Fontaine, Cumberland, RI
Percussion
Jackson Reed ’21
Keyboard
Conor Fergus ’23

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 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.
Ethan Wood, Assistant Professor of Music in Performance, serves as Concertmaster of the Great Woods Symphony. As a violinist and violist, he has appeared around the United States and abroad as a guest artist, recitalist, and chamber and orchestral musician. Also a pianist, mandolinist, and composer, he has collaborated with dozens of ensembles in New England and beyond. A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Prof. Wood earned a Grammy nomination as part of the Boston-based string orchestra A Far Cry.
Born in Paris, France, Natan Chalem graduated from Wheaton in 2023 with a B.A. in music and mathematics. While at Wheaton, he studied voice with Joanne Mouradjian. He is currently studying for his master’s degree in vocal performance at UMass Amherst with William Hite. This summer, Chalem will be performing the title role in Mozart’s final opera, La Clemenza di Tito as a student in the AAMA 2024 program. He has been featured with the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra in three previous performances, including the 2022 and 2023 Symphony Under the Stars concerts and as the winner of the 2023 Concerto Aria Competition at Wheaton.
Kammeron Frost is a writer and singer originally from Dayton, Ohio. A 2024 graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Kammeron received Berklee’s “Public Service Music Scholarship” in 2023 for her outstanding work bringing music classes to the Kroc Community Center in Dorchester. She ended her senior year as a featured soloist at Berklee’s Commencement Concert of 2024, where she performed a setlist of hip-hop legend QTip’s discography as part of the ceremony honoring him with an honorary doctorate. Kammeron has recently released her debut album “Goodbye Old Friends,” which blends hip-hop elements with R&B soul vocals. Kammeron Frost’s website .
Emma Bradshaw is a rising senior at Wheaton College who discovered the scope of her passion for songwriting in her freshman year. As a sophomore, Emma spent the fall 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!

Join Us for the Fall Semester!
Members of the general public are welcome to join the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra for the Fall 2024 semester. All musicians are welcome to audition, including talented high school students. Rehearsals are held Monday evenings at 7 p.m., starting September 9th.
No orchestral experience is necessary and membership is free.
Visit the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra website for more information.

Orientation
2024-06-28 08:30 - 16:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Start your Wheaton journey this summer
Academic Orientation – Mentored Academic Pathway (MAP) is a one-day comprehensive program that serves as a fun and engaging start to your Wheaton journey. Choose the date that best fits your schedule. Sessions will delve into content about academics, social life, and what to expect as the fall semester begins. In addition, your Peer Advisor will be available for questions, and you’ll get to know some of your new classmates.
Family Orientation takes place the same day as your Academic Orientation – MAP. During Orientation, you will work with advisors to map out your academic schedule and connect with other new students while your family and friends will meet with Wheaton community members across campus to learn how they can support you throughout your college experience.
You may register for both events on the same form. To begin, choose your date. If you can’t make any of the dates, let us know.
Register today!

Fall 2024 Early Arrival Program Participant Move-In
2024-08-20 | Balfour-Hood – Atrium, Norton, 02766, United States
Move-In day for Early Arrival Program participants. More details will be sent to students in July.

Fall 2024 New Student Move-In
2024-08-23 | Balfour-Hood – Atrium, Norton, 02766, United States
Move-In day for new students. More information will be sent to students in July.

Fall 2024 Returning Student Move-In
2024-08-25, 2024-08-26 | Balfour-Hood – Atrium, Norton, 02766, United States
Move-in day for returning students. More information will be sent to students in July.

Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories - INTO LIGHT Massachusetts
2024-08-27 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-03 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-10 13:00 - 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories
Massachusetts INTO LIGHT Project Exhibition
August 27–November 8, 2024 / Opening reception: Saturday, September 14, 2024 1-3pm
Wheaton College haves partnered with the national non-profit the INTO LIGHT Project to create an exhibition of graphite portraits, personal items, and written narratives of 40 Massachusetts residents who have died of drug overdose or poisoning. The INTO LIGHT Project is working to organize an exhibition like this in every state.
Our goal is to help destigmatize overdose and substance use disorder and to open up the conversation about the opioid epidemic. The exhibition brings together medicine, mental health, public health, and visual and creative arts. We are using art to connect, humanize, and heal.
INTO LIGHT Project is national non-profit that creates exhibitions with portraits and stories of people who have died from the disease of drug addiction in each state. Their mission is to change the conversation about drug addiction through the power of art and storytelling. Wheaton College is the host of the Massachusetts exhibition. The people honored in this exhibition are from eleven Massachusetts counties and range in age from 18-39. We seek to eliminate the stigma surrounding substance use disorder and to address the misconception that people with addiction are to blame for their illness. Through portraiture and storytelling, the Into Light Project offers healing and hope and create meaningful dialogue about substance use disorder.
Exhibition Details
Beard and Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Art
Dates: August 27–November 8, 2024
Hours: Tu, We, Fr, Sa 1-5pm; Th 1-8pm; Su 10-5pm

Boston Red Sox Game
2024-09-08 13:30 - 16:30 | Fenway Park, 4 Jersey Street, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
You’re invited to join fellow Wheaton alumni, family, and friends at the Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox game on Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Wheaton is offering discounted tickets for $35 each which are located in the Right Field Grandstand 3, rows 1-3. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis and are limited to 4 per person.
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Music Faculty Recital
2024-09-11 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.

Opening Reception for Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories
2024-09-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join us for the opening reception of Into Light Project’s Drug Addiction: Real People Real Stories. We will hear from Theresa Clower, Into Light Project Founder and others involved with this important work.
Wheaton College has partnered with the national non-profit the INTO LIGHT Project to create an exhibition of graphite portraits, personal items, and written narratives of 40 Massachusetts residents who have died of drug overdose or poisoning. The INTO LIGHT Project is working to organize an exhibition like this in every state.
Our goal is to help destigmatize overdose and substance use disorder and to open up the conversation about the opioid epidemic. The exhibition brings together medicine, mental health, public health, and visual and creative arts. We are using art to connect, humanize, and heal.
The reception is free and open to the public.
