Wheaton In Focus

The First-Year Seminar (FYS) is designed for and required of new students at the beginning of their college studies. It offers students the opportunity to learn in small classes through reading and regular discussion, writing and critical engagement with controversial ideas.

In the Media

• Denorfia remembers his roots
  Chris Denorfia ’02, an outfielder for the San Diego Padres, had high praise for Wheaton baseball coach Eric Podbelski in an interview with MLB.com.
• Spring back
  Spring: it is the best of times and the worst of times. Well, it can be both of those things at once, if you're not careful, says James Mancall, associate dean for academic advising.
• So little means so much
  Students learn from an intensive, four-week course long after earning their final grades.