Wheaton College Massachusetts

Radical Visibility: A Queercrip Dress Reform Movement
2023-04-12 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Join multidisciplinary artist Sky Cubacub, who created Rebirth Garments in 2014. Rebirth Garment’s mission is to create gender non-conforming wearables and accessories for people on the full spectrum of gender, size and ability. The line creates a community where all people can confidently express their individuality and identity. Trans and disabled communities have clothing needs not adequately served by mainstream clothing designers. Instead of being centered on cisgender, heterosexual, white, thin people, Rebirth Garments focuses on the needs of disabled queer lives, with an emphasis on radical visibility and joy.
Sky is a non-binary xenogender and disabled Filipinx queer from Chicago. They were named 2018 Chicagoan of the Year by the Chicago Tribune, a 2019-2020 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist, and Disability Futures Fellow. Sky has recently shared their work at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Utah, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Northwestern University. Rebirth Garments has been featured in Teen Vogue, Nylon, Playboy, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Vice, Wussy Mag, and the New York Times.

Designing for Difference brings innovative design leaders, thinkers and humanists to campus, to celebrate the inauguration of Wheaton’s new Design program. Anchored in the History and Theory of Design course, this spring the WIIH asks students, staff, and faculty to challenge the concept of “normal” and reconsider what makes design inclusive. All events are open to the public.
Presented by the Evelyn Danzig Haas ’39 Visiting Artists Program.

French Table
2023-04-12 12:40 - 13:40, 2023-04-07 12:40 - 13:40, 2023-04-05 12:40 - 13:40, 2023-03-31 12:40 - 13:40, 2023-03-29 12:40 - 13:40, 2023-03-24 12:40 - 13:40 | Emerson Dining Room
Come one Come All !
WHEN: Wednesdays/ Fridays
TIME: 12:40-1:40 p.m.
WHO: Anyone wanting to practice their French skills are welcome
WHERE: Emerson dining hall, look for the French flag!
CONTACT US: Email with questions or comments:

place_alexandra@wheatoncollege.edu

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

Free prep sessions for the Communication & Literacy MTEL
2023-04-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-04-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Meneely 205
Hello future teachers:
Academic Advising is providing free prep sessions for the Communication & Literacy MTEL from 5-7 PM on Wednesday, April 5 & Tuesday, April 11. This exam (along with completion of an education program) is required to earn your teaching license.
Location: Meneely 205
The Wednesday session will be on the Reading subtest and the Tuesday session will be on the Writing subtest.
The instructor, Janice Standring (janicestanding@gmail.com ), will focus on reviewing your questions about the practice tests (click links below). In order to be prepared and benefit from the sessions, it is important to complete and bring a copy (or have electronic access) of the Reading practice test (4/5) or the Writing test (4/11).
Reading Subtest
https://www.mtel.nesinc.com/Content/Docs/MA_FLD101_Reading_PRACTICE_TEST_V2.pdf
Writing Subtest
https://www.mtel.nesinc.com/Content/Docs/MA_FLD201_Writing_PRACTICE_TEST_V2.pdf

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

Budgeting 101 with Brielle Bryant-Erales at The Healthy Wallet
2023-04-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Budgeting is an important life skill for life as a student and for your life beyond Wheaton. Join us and Brielle Bryant-Erales, a financial coach at The Healthy Wallet, who will guide you to create healthy budgeting habits and avoid financial pitfalls, creating a path to financial freedom.

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.

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

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)

Anthony Cheung, with Cory Smythe: Works for two pianos
2023-04-03 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Composer and pianist Anthony Cheung performs compositions and improvisations for two pianos, accompanied by pianist Cory Smythe. The program includes a premiere of a two-piano arrangement of Sibelius’ 7th Symphony by Cheung.

Hamlet
2023-04-02 14:00, 2023-04-01 19:30, 2023-03-31 19:30 | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
written by William Shakespeare, directed by Sven Stenroos
Set in Elsinore Castle, Denmark, the melancholy Hamlet learns of the tragedy behind his father’s death, as his father’s ghost tells the tale, and charges him to avenge him. Enlisting in the help of his true friend Horatio, he sets out to lay a trap for his Uncle Claudius, to expose his guilt and slay him. Does the burden weigh too heavily on young Hamlet? Is he truly feigning madness? Presented by Cafe Theatre and the Department of Theatre & Dance.
Free tickets via the Box Office. Donations are welcome at the Box Office on performance days.

Grow Your Network - Launch Your Career
2023-03-30 15:30 - 16:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – May Room, Norton, MA, 02766
Join Eric Schwarz (Co-Founder & CEO, College for Social Innovation) and Dolita Cathcart (Chief Program Officer, College for Social Innovation), intergenerational social impact leaders, to learn how you can grow your network and build 21st-century skills to help you hit the ground running when you enter the workforce. The workshop will include stories and data in an interactive format to get you thinking about your upcoming career transitions, particularly if you are interested in careers of purpose.
You’ll also learn about Semester in the City, a study away opportunity that grants Wheaton students a full semester of credit for completing a mentored internship at one of 164+ social mission businesses across greater Boston!
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*HubSpot [2022]

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.

Designing Motherhood: Curating Inside and Outside of Institutions
2023-03-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join Michelle Millar Fisher, co-founder of Designing Motherhood, to learn about a unique constellation of contemporary artists and designers whose work helps us ponder the political, economic, and social implications of how we all relate to reproduction. The project juxtaposes photography with product design, portraiture with maternity fashion, and much more, to create a rich consideration of activism and policy change, as well as reclaimed joy, body literacy, and reproductive agency.
The Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births project explores the arc of human reproduction through the lens of art and design. The exhibition, book, and associated programs demonstrate the evolution of rights and societal norms pertaining to con(tra)ception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences over the last 150 years, highlighting that birth—and the material culture that surrounds it—impacts every living person

Designing for Difference brings innovative design leaders, thinkers and humanists to campus, to celebrate the inauguration of Wheaton’s new Design program. Anchored in the History and Theory of Design course, this spring the WIIH asks students, staff, and faculty to challenge the concept of “normal” and reconsider what makes design inclusive. All events are open to the public.
Presented by the Evelyn Danzig Haas ’39 Visiting Artists Program.

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

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

An evening with Wheaton’s 9th President Michaele Whelan in San Francisco
2023-03-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Officers’ Club at the Presidio, 50 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94129
The Wheaton College Board of Trustees are hosting a cocktail party celebrating Wheaton’s Ninth President, Michaele Whelan to gather as a community and discuss the next chapter in Wheaton’s history, Building on Tradition, Ensuring Transformation.
Register today

An evening with Wheaton’s 9th President Michaele Whelan in Los Angeles
2023-03-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Carondelet House, 627 S Carondelet St, Los Angeles, CA, 90057

Embodied Labor: Care and Control
2023-03-25 13:00 - 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Curated by students enrolled in ARTH 335: Exhibition Design, Embodied Labor: Care and Control uses archival, collection, and loan objects to explore myriad forms of human labor.
Please note: the galleries will be closed December 11, 2022–January 30, 2023 for winter break; and March 11–20, 2023 for spring break.

Bach's Circle: Organ Music by J. S. Bach, his contemporaries, and his followers
2023-03-24 19:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton College organist Juan A. Mesa presents a concert of organ music to honor J. S. Bach’s 338th birthday. The concert will include works by Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin, Clara Schumann, Rheinberger, and others.

Salary Negotiations with Robbin Beauchamp
2023-03-24 12:30 - 14:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Planning on getting serious about job and internship applications over spring break? Then you might find yourself negotiating an offer from an employer—about salary, benefits, time off, remote work, and more—sooner rather than later. If the idea of negotiating an offer with an employer sounds intimidating or uncomfortable to you, you’re not alone. But don’t despair! Negotiation is a skill that improves with practice and preparation, and it pays* to start thinking about it early. Join us and guest speaker Ms. Robbin Beauchamp, Director of the Center for Cooperative Education & Career Development at Wentworth Institute of Technology, for a conversation on negotiating a competitive salary, understanding benefits and time off, and ensuring you get the best of both.
