Category: News
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Countdown to interdisciplinary theatre production of ‘What Happens When’
The Theatre Department’s main stage production, ‘What Happens When’ will open on April 9. The play is only one of the components of a grant awarded to the college in 2012 from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women. This $300,000.00 grant was awarded to the college over the course of three years…
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Wheaton hosts first batch of Bhutanese exchange students
On Feb. 6, after traveling thousands of miles, five students from Bhutan arrived at Wheaton for a two-week exchange program. Since 2009, Wheaton has been the only college in the United States to offer such a program and the eighth group of students will be sent to Royal Thimphu College (RTC) this semester. This is…
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Wheaton Synchronized Swimming continues to rank amongst the best swimming programs in the nation
One of the most elite collegiate synchronized swimming programs in the country, the Wheaton Synchronized Swimming team, recently placed first against Boston University and Smith College at the Wheaton Invitational in Balfour Natatorium. The team won out all four routine events deservedly, honoring them with first place at the invitational. “There is definitely a lot…
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Track and Field sets personal bests all season long and at Valentine Invitational
The men’s and women’s track and field teams find themselves fast approaching the end of the indoor season. The schedule has been competitive, racing against some of the top teams in New England and other regions, though Wheaton has been up to the challenge. Coaches Dave Cusano, Kim Spence ’04, and Karl Mader ’12 have…
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Wheaton’s Chapter of Roosevelt Institute to Receive Share of Award Funding
The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network announced early this month that it has won the 2015 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Solutions to help fund its chapters across the country. Wheaton College’s Roosevelt chapter will receive some of these funds to encourage students to engage in policy making. “Civic responsibility is something that should encompass…
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Wheaton celebrates Black History Month
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”- Martin Luther King, “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” This was just one of the many powerful quotes read at the Black History Month Read-In held…
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Update on Wheaton’s Endowment Fund reveals no significant changes
An integral part of any college’s financial support is its endowment fund and Wheaton is no exception. The endowment fund at Wheaton impacts the financial aspect of nearly every operation on campus and is run primarily, if not exclusively, on donations. The main contributors to the endowment fund seem to be alumni who often set…
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‘Between the Lines’ kicks off semester-long group dialogue
The Between the Lines Intergroup Dialogue had its kick off session on Feb. 13 at 12:30 p.m. at the Marshall Center. This semester long dialogue is divided into two issues; one on socio economic status facilitated by Muneeba Syed ’17 and Forest Sung ’17 and another on race and ethnicity facilitated by Samantha Barnett ’16…
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Faculty approves credit cap on initial course registration times
As a freshman or sophomore, course selection week at Wheaton can feel like the Hunger Games. Some classes, particularly in the natural and social sciences, are in high demand. Underclassmen must often race for the few spots that remain open to them after juniors and seniors have registered, only to discover that spaces have opened…
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Faculty discusses upcoming issues and agenda
Forty faculty members attended the second faculty meeting of the semester last Friday as President Dennis Hanno introduced the topics for discussion and the faculty members then shared updates on subjects addressed in past meetings. Hanno discussed a new grant program that would benefit faculty, staff and students. The grant will make funding of up…