Wheaton College Massachusetts

What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Why Do We Need It Right Now?
2021-04-09 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
With the wide variety of students now entering higher education who have constant and varying demands on their time and attention, how can we reach and teach everyone? Even more so, how can we leverage the diversity of learners in our classes to create a better learning experience for all students with a richer, more nuanced understanding of our world? This workshop will introduce participants to the neuroscience based principles of Universal Design for Learning, how these principles are applied, and why it should matter to us and our students.
Speaker Biography:
Lillian Nave is a Senior Lecturer in First Year Seminar and UDL Coordinator at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She hosts the ThinkUDL podcast where she highlights the use of Universal Design for Learning strategies in higher education and beyond. Lillian teaches interdisciplinary courses that focus on art, politics, religion and intercultural competence and she has published book chapters and journal articles on faculty development, peace studies, and student-centered learning. She is overjoyed to work with AppState’s VITAL (Visiting, Instructors, Temporary, Adjunct, Lecturers) Faculty as a chief encourager and faculty developer, and has been a keynote speaker at several Teaching and Learning conferences in Higher Education including the Lilly Online Conference and the UDL in Higher Education Digicon.

Wheaton X Series—2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses.
2021-04-09 19:30 | Virtual
The X Series (xperimental/xperiential/xpression) celebrates Wheaton’s creativity in a multidisciplinary virtual event composed of ‘acts’ created by our community. Spanning dance, song, and film to visual art and theatrical performance, each project responds to the prompt: 2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses. Over the course of this two-night live premiere, we gather to share our creative processes and to present the culmination of that work. Via Zoom, registration required.
Register Here—April 8
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Register Here—April 15 (Behind the Scenes)

Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL
2021-04-12, 2021-04-19, 2021-04-26, 2021-05-03, 2021-05-10 | Virtual
The 2021 Wheaton Biennial is an open-call exhibition focused on new media and juried by author and curator, Legacy Russell. Presented virtually, this exhibition includes artists whose work challenges and celebrates new media. As with past Biennials, our definition is boundary-pushing and inclusive, seeking a diverse range of experimental work, collectively evoking an open-ended conversation.
Virtual Exhibition

Living Together: Intentional Communities and the Architectural Imagination—13th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring William Richards ‘04
2021-04-13 17:00 | Virtual
The architectural response to the concept of community has always been much broader than shelter. But, as we’ve learned to live with each other lately in new ways at the intersection of political upheaval and a post-pandemic malaise, can architecture adequately respond? This is a talk about “intentional communities” and why the choices we make in living together can enrich the values of the communities we choose. Via Zoom, registration required.
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LinkedIn for Lyons
2021-04-13 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
About the Session:
Learn How to Build a Personal Brand That Impresses, Inspires, & Attracts Opportunities. In this presentation, students will learn a step-by-step framework for creating a personal brand on LinkedIn that impresses, inspires, and attracts opportunities right to their inbox. The presenter break down a day in the life of a recruiter, the key elements of an All-Star profile, the daily engagement activity that will get you more profile views, and how to network effectively on the platform. These strategies helped the alumnus who is presenting to be recruited to work at LinkedIn, Google, Uber, and Tesla.
About the Presenter:
Luis Báez (Class of 2005, Wheaton Posse 2) is a Business Strategist + Sales Trainer serving entrepreneurs, service providers and course creators, with a particular dedication to empowering underrepresented entrepreneurs through his training and coaching. He teaches online business owners how to scale their revenues and impact by creating and selling high-end offers — including coaching, masterminds and memberships.
With over 14 years of experience in Sales & Marketing for companies including LinkedIn, Google, Uber and Tesla, Luis brings a breadth of knowledge and experience that spans across Digital Advertising, Software-as-a-Service, and Sustainability with a revenue impact of over $500 Million to date.
Luis has been invited to speak about Leadership and Personal Branding at business schools across the country including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Bard, and has served as a sales mentor for the likes of Ryan Letada (’08), Amy Porterfield and other online business owners. He’s also been a guest on podcasts including The Out Entrepreneur, Bubbles n Biz, and Launch It, Girl.
Luis lives in Northern California, and loves to cook and (try to) garden.

Kevin Huizenga and his Comics
2021-04-14 17:00 | Virtual
Kevin Huizenga presents a history of his work in comics and graphic novels including his Ignatz Award winning series Ganges. Huizenga discusses his experiences working on a serialized comic and the ins and outs of big and small publishing as well self promotion for artists. Via Zoom, registration required.
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Gallery Exhibition—The Tens: Friends of Art Alumni Collection 2011–2020
2021-04-15 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-22 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-29 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-06 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-13 13:00 - 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Tens, highlights selected work from students who received the Friends of Art Purchase Prize from 2011-2020. These pieces are part of the Wheaton College Permanent Collection and range from photography to film to illustration. The talented alumni artists included in this exhibition are:
2011 Katharine Heyl, Emiko Kurokawa, Rosemary Liss
2012 Skye Landon, Emily Timm, Tim Oxton
2013 Caroline Isaacs, Walker Downey
2014 Soraya Matos
2015 Lindsey Gillis
2016 Cloë Ella Urbanczyk, Sienna Van Slooten
2017 Charlotte Hall
2018 Aleza Epstein
2019 Bhavika Dugar
2020 Elisa McClear
Exhibition runs February 16–March 27, 2021
Gallery Opening | Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. EST Register here
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries is only open to the on-campus community for the spring 2021 semester. We will make every effort to make our exhibitions available virtually during this time. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this global challenge and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when we are able to resume normal operations.

Lecture with American labor activist Ai-jen Poo
2021-04-15 17:00 | Online
Gender and Inequalities: Caregiving Labor During the Pandemic
An International Women’s Day Celebration
Join us for this 90-minute lecture with facilitated Q&A with American labor activist Ai-jen Poo.
Ai-jen Poo is an award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is the Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance , Director of Caring Across Generations , Co-Founder of Super Majority , Co-Host of Sunstorm podcast, MacArthur Fellow, and a Trustee of the Ford Foundation. Ai-jen is a nationally recognized expert on elder and family care, the future of work, and what’s at stake for women of color. She is the author of the celebrated book, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America . Follow her on Twitter at @aijenpoo.
Sponsored in cooperation with DEAL (Diversity, Equity and Access Leadership), Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning, Center for Social Justice and Community Impact, Center for Global Education, Women and Gender Studies, Office of the Provost, Office for Institutional Equity and Belonging, and SAIL (Student Activities, Involvement and Leadership).
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Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact daniels_stephanie@wheatoncollege.edu by Wednesday, April 14.

Wheaton X Series—Behind the Scenes
2021-04-15 19:00 | Virtual
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the X Series. Explore the process of building this initiative, which was conceived by the Department of Theatre and Dance in response to the challenges of our times. Student participants will be joined by members of the production team to provide an insider’s view into the making of this exciting virtual project. Via Zoom, registration required.
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Premiere event registration links:
Register Here—April 8
Register Here—April 9

Life of a Lyon
2021-04-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
Want a sneak peek at what life is like at Wheaton and have some fun while you’re at it? This event is what you’re looking for. You’ll meet a cohort of other accepted and enrolled students as well as a current Lyon, hear from our students about their transition to Wheaton, and play a little WINGO—think Bingo, but with a Wheaton spin—where you’ll have the chance to win some great prizes!
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2021 Wheaton Biennial Artist Talk: Jessica Fuquay, Kara Güt, and jazsalyn
2021-04-19 19:00 | Virtual
Join us for a conversation with artists Jessica Fuquay , Kara Güt , and jazsalyn from the 2021 Wheaton Biennial , an open-call exhibition focused on new media and juried by author and curator, Legacy Russell. Presented virtually, this exhibition includes artists whose work challenges and celebrates new media. As with past Biennials, our definition is boundary-pushing and inclusive, seeking a diverse range of experimental work, collectively evoking an open-ended conversation.
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Jessica Fuquay is a Colombian American interdisciplinary artist, composer, and DJ currently based in Pittsburgh, PA. She makes videos, performances, and sound compositions that activate the embedded histories of specific sites and events through sustained observation, listening, and sometimes intervention. She is currently a second-year MFA Candidate at Carnegie Mellon School of Art in Pittsburgh, PA and has participated in residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Madison, ME and Project Row Houses in Houston, TX.
Kara Güt‘s work investigates the new shape of human intimacy formed by internet lifestyle, constructed detachment from reality, and the power dynamics of the virtual. Using image and screen-based media, she questions ownership of digital spaces and how they mirror or perpetuate oppressive systems. The resulting pieces are subversions of power: at times manifesting as imperfect relics attempting to perform a hidden and ineffable magic, or long-form video essays haunting the devices they inhabit. Employing tropes of absurdist humor mixed with existential dread, her work pokes at the underpinnings of internet culture by appropriating the subgenres of the post-digital patriarchal industrial complex.
jazsalyn (she/her), work begins where fiction and reality collide. As an anti-disciplinary artist, she weaves together new media and activism as methodology to decolonize and re-indigenize the future of art, design, and social practices.
As the Creative Director of black beyond, a radical platform for artists and activists to define alternate realities for Blackness, jazsalyn collaborates with BIPOC and non-BIPOC co-liberators to reconstruct, reclaim and reimagine Black (Indigineous) narratives.
Her work has been featured in publications such as CULTURED Magazine, Vogue.com, The New Yorker, and Huffington Post. Exhibitions and panels such as TEDx Durham and Textiles as a Second Skin at MoogFest.

Chemistry at Wheaton Through the Years
2021-04-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us for a panel discussion by alumnae with Elita Pastra-Landis ’69, Emerita Professor of Chemistry at Wheaton; Hilary Magruder Gaudet ’09, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry; and Carina Rose Sclafani ’20, IRTA Fellow at The National Institutes of Health.
The discussion will cover topics ranging from their shared appreciation of science, the benefits of studying and learning from and with one another, to the long standing tradition of mentoring and creating a collaborative environment within the Wheaton laboratories.
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Making the Market: Jemuel Stephenson
2021-04-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual
“Jemuel Stephenson is a Boston-based designer and entrepreneur specializing in digital fabrication for creative business.”
Join us on April 21st from 6:30PM to 8ish. Meet Jemuel and learn about how to start a small scale business rooted in laser cutting and digital fabrication. You’ll also learn about the tools you have access to on your own campus. Sign up here!
We will send zoom info or in person info closer to event date.

Readings by the Writer—Rebecca Long
2021-04-22 17:00 | Virtual
A freelance writer and editor, Rebecca Long reports on a wide range of topics, including politics, TV, film, literature, and environmental justice. Her writing has been featured in VICE, Bitch Media, Bust Magazine, and Electric Literature. Long’s essay about Stranger Things’ Jim Hopper was Bitch Media’s most-read article of 2019. She currently works as the Digital Content Editor at a women’s non-profit organization and previously held full-time editorial roles at National Geographic Learning and SAGE Publications. Via Zoom, registration required.
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Virtual President's Reception
2021-04-27 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
It’s time to celebrate a little. Take the opportunity to meet your future classmates, ask any final questions you might have about enrolling and have a chat with President Hanno during this casual online event.
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Gallery Opening—2021 Senior Visual Art Majors' Exhibition: (personal) space
2021-04-27 19:00 | Virtual
Join us as we celebrate the opening of our annual senior visual art major’s exhibition presented in the Beard and Weil Galleries and virtually on the gallery website .

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Creative Writing Senior Reading
2021-04-28 17:00 | Virtual
Graduating seniors from the Creative Writing program read from their original work. The program features all genres. Join us in congratulating these students on their outstanding writing. Via Zoom, registration required.
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Voice of an Artist—Adraint Bereal
2021-04-29 17:00 | Virtual
Contemporary photographer Adraint Bereal, the artist behind the nationally recognized project The Black Yearbook. Bereal’s multimedia collection and physical book speak to the experiences of Black students at the University of Texas at Austin, a predominantly white campus. Via Zoom, registration required.
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Celebrating Dale Rogers Marshall
2021-05-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
Join President Dennis M. Hanno, members of the faculty, and alumni leaders for a memorial program celebrating the life and Wheaton legacy of Dale Rogers Marshall , who served as President of the college from 1992 – 2004.
Her Wheaton presidency was defined by a strong commitment to the liberal arts, diversity, and social justice. She led recruitment efforts for a diverse and exceptional group of scholars to join the Wheaton faculty, and she instituted new programs aimed at increasing diversity on campus. In April 2005, the college named the Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning in recognition of her.
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Sweet Treats with Sarcastic Sweets
2021-05-06 13:30 - 17:00
Join us for some sweet treats to celebrate the end of the semester! Providence-based dessert truck Sarcastic Sweets will be on campus with cupcake and cookie options. Participants must pre-register up for a time slot, have a green status in Co-Verified and have their event pass scanned. This event is open to the on-campus Wheaton community only.
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2021 Senior Visual Art Majors’ Exhibition: (personal) space
2021-05-12 13:00 - 2021-05-15 17:00, 2021-05-13 13:00 - 2021-05-16 17:00
This exhibition celebrates the achievements of the sixteen 2021 senior Visual Art majors, who present their thesis exhibition, (personal) space, the culmination of a year-long capstone experience in the Visual Art program at Wheaton College. The exhibition is currently on view in the Beard and Weil Galleries in Watson Fine Art. The physical gallery is open to the Wheaton community Tuesday-Saturday 1-5pm. The exhibition is also displayed virtually at the galleries’ website.

John Billings
Maggie Chen
Maggie Daly
Julia Dwinell
Lillian Etlinger
Yuexi (Bella) Guo
Martín Hanley
Marissa James
Nicholas Kambanis
Julia Kaplan
Lea Moore
Amanda Mundy
Allison Rogers
Mariela Saver
Caitlin F. Shields
Lucy Williams
