Wheaton College Massachusetts

Creative Writing Senior Reading
2021-04-28 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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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Gallery Exhibition—The Tens: Friends of Art Alumni Collection 2011–2020
2021-04-29 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-06 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-13 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-20 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-27 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-06-03 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-06-10 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-06-17 13:00 - 20:00 and 6 more dates | 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.

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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Gallery Exhibition—2021 Wheaton Biennial_final_final_FINAL
2021-05-03, 2021-05-10, 2021-05-17 | 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

Sweet Treats with Sarcastic Sweets
2021-05-06 13:30 - 17:00 | MA
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, 2021-05-14 13:00 - 2021-05-17 17:00 | MA
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

Wheaton Chorale & Chamber Singers
2021-05-16 19:30 | Virtual
The Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers present their virtual spring concert, joined by Time Out Vocal Jazz, the Oure Pleasure Singers and visiting artists Elise Groves, Emily Bergmann, Connor Vigeant, and Craig Juricka.
YouTube premiere begins at 7:30 p.m.
All are welcome at a virtual reception via Zoom immediately following the YouTube premiere. Register here.

2021 Wheaton Social Impact Conference – Day 1
2021-05-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Online
This is a unique event, planned to coincide with Senior Week, which brings together students, professionals, members of the local community, and other interested individuals to think about the role of organizations in creating social impact. Participants will be able to learn from distinguished practitioners and scholars working on the issue of social impact, as well as from students and community members who are working to make the world a better place, including participants in Wheaton’s Social Entrepreneurship Launch Program.
Our opening session will include Mike Brady, an inspiring speaker who is the President of Sheltersuit USA and the former CEO of the noted Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, NY. We will also feature several panels on different aspects of social entrepreneurship and social impact, including an alumni panel with three graduates who are creating significant impact in their respective fields. Finally, we will we awarding for the first time the Social Impact Award for alumni to Indira Henard ’03, Executive Director of the DC Rape Crisis Center.
The links below include a mini-schedule for each day so that you can get an idea of the different conference events, feel free to join any that you might find interesting:
Social Impact Conference, Day 1 registration
Social Impact Conference, Day 2 registration

2021 Wheaton Social Impact Conference – Day 2
2021-05-18 09:00 - 15:00 | Online
This is a unique event, planned to coincide with Senior Week, which brings together students, professionals, members of the local community, and the other interested individuals to think about the role of organizations in creating social impact. Participants will be able to learn from distinguished practitioners and scholars working on the issue of social impact, as well as from students and community members who are working to make the world a better place, including participants in Wheaton’s Social Entrepreneurship Launch Program.
Our opening session will include Mike Brady, an inspiring speaker who is the President of Sheltersuit USA and the former CEO of the noted Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, NY. We will also feature several panels on different aspects of social entrepreneurship and social impact, including an alumni panel with three graduates who are creating significant impact in their respective fields. Finally, we will we awarding for the first time the Aumna in Social Impact Award to Indira Henard ’03, Executive Director of the DC Rape Crisis Center.
The links below include a mini-schedule for each day so that you can get an idea of the different conference events, feel free to join any that you might find interesting:
Social Impact Conference, Day 1 registration
Social Impact Conference, Day 2 registration

2021 Senior Visual Art Majors’ Exhibition: (personal) space
2021-05-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2021-05-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

Faculty Retirement Celebration
2021-05-18 16:00 - 17:30 | Online
President Dennis M. Hanno and Provost Renée T. White cordially invite you to a virtual celebration honoring the careers of the following esteemed faculty:

Matthew Allen, Music
Kirk Anderson, French Studies
Vicki Bartolini, Education
Bev Clark, English (posthumously)
Sam Coale, English
Mary Lee Griffin, Education
Donna Kerner, Anthropology
Shelly Leibowitz, Mathematics
Bianca Cody Murphy, Psychology
Patty Stone, Visual Art

Advance registration is required. We hope you can join us for this special event!
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