Spring Children’s Concert – The Lighthouse Keeper: The Story of Abbie Burgess

Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room

Performed by the Aurea Ensemble and narrated by Jean Danton. This event is intended for young listeners. Come enjoy the musical portrait of life on an island, the shifting ocean, majestic lighthouses, raging storms, and even dancing puffins. There will be fun activities and refreshments available prior to the concert.
Organized in collaboration with the Office of the President and Del Case, Associate Professor of Music; Music Director of The Great Woods Symphony Orchestra.

Mindfulness and Christian Contemplative Practice with Ethel Fraga

Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room

Ethel Fraga has been a daily meditator and a student of contemplative spirituality for 52 years. She has made extended retreats with many wonderful teachers including Dom Bede Griffiths, Fr. […]

Reading from the Ground Up: Public Literary Projects in Latin America

Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room

Professor Marcy Schwartz, author of Public Pages: Reading Along the Latin American Streetscape, will discuss her research on Latin American cartonera book collectives, political and artistic movements that produce books from recycled cardboard.

Free

On Making a Digital Archive of Immigrant Stories

Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room

Professor Lorgia García-Peña and filmmaker Medhin Paolos will visit us from Harvard University where they have been working on a digital archive of immigrant stories.  Come hear about this exciting initiative.

Free

Norton Village Center Vision Open House

Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room

Please join your fellow Wheaton community members and members of the Norton community at an open house to discuss ideas for improving the Norton Village Center. 

Looking for a unique experience this summer? Join the Rwanda Team!

Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room

President Hanno has been leading teams of students to Rwanda each summer since 2011 to offer a seminar to top high school students in that country that helps them to develop ideas to solve problems in their communities. He is looking for a team of motivated students to join him for this experience, called the […]