On Saturday, April 11, the Wheaton’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer held its annual Relay For Life fundraising event. While the club has not yet reached this year’s goal of $20,000, the event brought in donations and received good feedback from those who attended and walked the track. Rebecca Smith ’17 and Kaitlyn Solano ’16 […]
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Junior Deirdre Wilson ’16 has won a National Volleyball title in England during her travels abroad at the University of Sussex. Wilson was one of two Sussex students who joined four other Sussex students that received sports bursaries from the University to represent the Ashcombe Volleyball Club in the Division 1 National League Tournament. On […]
Wheaton men’s tennis set out for their 2015 campaign after a snowy Massachusetts winter determined to not let it hold them back. The Lyons are lead by senior captain Lawrence Chan ’15, first-year Tyler Butler ’18, and a strong supporting cast of juniors: David Gassen ’16, Shreve Archer ’16, Will White ’16, Jimmy Beaton’16. After […]
On Thursday, April 2nd, the Sociology Department held its 3rd Sociology Alumnae/i Career Panel where five former Wheaton students talked about their career paths and experiences in this field of study. The panel was followed by a dinner that gave students opportunities to talk with the alumnae in an informal setting. Professor of Sociology, Karen […]
On Friday, April 3rd, the Filene Center hosted its fifth annual ‘Sweats to Suits’ senior event. Focused on informative seminars and networking opportunities, Sweats to Suits started in 2006 under the name “Beyond the Bubble” and has grown in the last few years with a record number of students and alums participating in this year’s […]
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What is… Atomic Learning?
Several campus locations such as Balfour Hood and the library have recently added life-size cutouts that feature well-known characters such as Dumbledore, Austin Powers and the cast of the Big Bang Theory. These advertise Atomic Learning or AL, which is the name of Wheaton’s online training provider. Director of Technology, Sue Morgado, said that AL […]
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Wheaton warmly welcomes accepted students
The first ‘Welcome to Wheaton Day’ was recently held on Friday, April 10th. On this day, the college hosted nearly 1,000 people in the form of prospective students and their families. Prior to the event, there was some concern expressed by current students as to how such a large number of visitors could be supported. […]
PG – Jake Battipaglia ’15 A premier ball handler who can knock down shots from anywhere on the court. Battipaglia has unlimited range on his shot and can take games over offensively when he is on his game. Along with being a sharpshooter, Battipaglia’s ability to set teammates up for easy baskets is what sets […]
The Wheaton synchronized swimming team finished in a tie for fifth place at the U.S. Collegiate Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at Ohio State University. The team concluded the competition with their best finish since the 2001-02 season with 50.5 points to rank in the top ten for the 27th consecutive season at the […]
The Office of Admission expects nearly 1,000 people to descend on the Wheaton College campus this week as it prepares for a massive spring open house for accepted students. Thef first annual “Welcome to Wheaton Day” will allow accepted students to interact with Wheaton community members and learn more about student-run clubs, academic departments and […]