2001 News
Wheaton College Currently Ranks 37th Overall in the NCAA Division III Sears Directors' Cup Standings
December 20, 2001
Wheaton College, which earned its highest ranking in the NCAA Division III Sears Directors' Cup championships last year, is currently ranked in a tie for 37th overall and fifth best in New England following the fall competition.
Wheaton soccer teams picking up area news headlines following record-breaking seasons
December 13, 2001
The Wheaton College men's and women's soccer teams finished their most successful seasons in school history. Along with that team success came many individual accolades, including All-America, All-New England, All-Conference and Coach-of-the-Year honors.
Wheaton prof and student collaborate on op-ed
October 25, 2001
David E. Powell, Professor of Russian Studies at Wheaton, and Hadrien J. Fraissinet, a Wheaton senior, have co-authored an op-ed on Russia's role in the war on terrorism and U.S. foreign policy.
Wheaton prof and student collaborate on op-ed
October 25, 2001
David E. Powell, Professor of Russian Studies at Wheaton, and Hadrien J. Fraissinet, a Wheaton senior, have co-authored an op-ed on Russia's role in the war on terrorism and U.S. foreign policy.
Education reform in the wake of 9/11: Former U.S. assistant education secretary to speak at Wheaton
October 18, 2001
Diane Ravitch, a former assistant U. S. secretary of education, will share her views on education reform at Wheaton on Monday, Oct. 22.
Education reform in the wake of 9/11: Former U.S. assistant education secretary to speak at Wheaton
October 18, 2001
Diane Ravitch, a former assistant U. S. secretary of education, will share her views on education reform at Wheaton on Monday, Oct. 22.
Wheaton wins NSF grant for genomics
October 17, 2001
Wheaton's genomics research group is poised to help other colleges launch genomics studies of their own. The college has been awarded a grant of nearly $25,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of interdisciplinary collaborations in biology and computer science.
Wheaton hosts evening of renaissance and baroque music
September 28, 2001
The Wheaton Consort, an early music ensemble, will present a concert in the Woolley Room of Mary Lyon Hall at Wheaton College on Saturday, October 6, 2001 at 7:30 p.m.
South India music and dance at Wheaton
September 19, 2001
Wheaton will host two evening performances of South India music and dance later this month.
Message to the Wheaton community
September 11, 2001
To all concerned parents and friends of Wheaton: With the attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington we are in the midst of an unprecedented national tragedy. Please know that the community is supporting those who have reason to be concerned for relatives and friends who may be affected by these terrible and unprecedented attacks.
Wheaton greenhouse hosts tour and repotting clinic
September 7, 2001
As fall approaches, come and revisit the lushness of summer at Wheaton's greenhouse. Take a tour of the exotic and tropical greenery, wander through the cacti and succulents and don't miss the interesting selection of plants for sale.
Wheaton president releases data to augment the US News Best Colleges report
August 28, 2001
Wheaton College president Dale Rogers Marshall announced today that the private liberal arts college would release data on its students' college experience to the public as part of an attempt to give high school students and their parents a more complete picture of the institution than offered by the popular America's Best Colleges ranking published by US News and World Report
Wheaton[base ']s Class of 2005 starts the school year with Service Day
August 16, 2001
The 490 students enrolled as first-year students this fall at Wheaton will finish their orientation to college life on Tuesday, September 4 by working as volunteers for municipal and non-profit organizations in Norton, Taunton, Mansfield, Attleboro, Plainville, Brockton, Providence and elsewhere.
Fall semester to begin at Wheaton
August 16, 2001
While construction crews finish preparations on the new Mars Arts and Humanities building, Wheaton students are beginning their exodus back to campus. Fall athletes and student leaders will arrive in Norton by August 20, with 490 first year students following for orientation on September 1.
Wheaton lands grant to develop courses linking college to local community
August 15, 2001
Wheaton has been awarded a three-year, $150,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to fund the development of new courses with connections to the local community.
Dance Company Director appointed Assistant Professor of Theatre
August 14, 2001
Cheryl Mrozowski, fourteen-year director of the Wheaton Dance Company, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Theatre at Wheaton. In addition to her work with the dance company, Professor Mrozowski will teach ballet and modern jazz for academic credit and will join the theatre department in team-teaching Movement and Dance for the Theatre.
Wheaton plays Harvard on Hollywood's screens
July 20, 2001
Wheaton's proximity to Boston and the college's Ivy League looks make it a natural stand-in when the gates of Harvard Yard won't open to Hollywood filmmakers
Wheaton earns its highest ranking in six-year history of Sears Directors' Cup Award
June 15, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA) have announced that Wheaton College finished 22nd overall in the prestigious Sears Directors' Cup in NCAA Division III competition for the 2000-01 academic year.
Wheaton track gains two more All Americans after first day of national competition
May 25, 2001
After the first day of competion at the 2001 NCAA national championship in track and field, the Wheaton women's track team has already gained two more All Americans
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman criticizes Bush Administration energy policy at Wheaton
May 19, 2001
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman warned the 350 members of Wheaton College's Class of 2001 to be wary of the 'globalization lifestyle' and to embrace the fundamental virtues, including conservation.
Former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson Says Bush Energy Plan Shortchanges Conservation
May 18, 2001
Former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson Says Bush Energy Plan Shortchanges Conservation
Wheaton scholars win eight national awards
May 2, 2001
In the 2000-2001 academic year, Wheaton students won seven prestigious national awards: a Rhodes, British Marshall, Truman and four Fulbright scholarships.
Wheaton professor featured in Newsweek cover story on God and the brain
May 1, 2001
Professor of Psychology David Wulff is among the small but growing number of scientists examining the connections between brain activity and experience of the divine, a discipline becoming known as neurotheology--and featured on the May 7 cover of Newsweek magazine.
Wheaton graduate wins Fulbright to study, work in Mexico
April 30, 2001
Arnulfo De La Cruz '00 has been awarded a highly competitive Fulbright Bi-national Business Grant to study and work in Mexico. He is the sixth Wheaton scholar to win a Fulbright this year.
Wheaton hosting NEWMAC tournaments this weekend
April 29, 2001
Wheaton will be hosting the NEWMAC Conference baseball and softball championships this weekend (April 28-29).
Wheaton student wins Udall award for environmental policy
April 25, 2001
David Giuliani, a Wheaton sophomore, has been awarded a highly competitive Morris K. Udall scholarship to support his undergraduate studies in environmental science.
Wheaton student wins Fulbright to study in New Zealand
April 23, 2001
Susan Habas, a Wheaton senior majoring in biochemistry, has been awarded a highly competitive New Zealand Fulbright scholarship for chemistry research next year.
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Boston Globe features Wheaton's success
April 16, 2001
The Boston Globe calls Wheaton's leap to co-education 'a winning gamble'.
Senior art show to open at Wheaton's Watson Gallery
April 12, 2001
Odyssey, Wheaton's senior studio art major exhibition, is set to open in Watson Gallery in Watson Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, April 18 at 7 p. m.
Epic Brass summer institute to be held at Wheaton
April 11, 2001
The Epic Brass Summer Institute, hosted by Earl Raney and the Epic Brass Quintet, will be held at Wheaton College on Tuesday, June 26th through Friday, June 29, 2001.
Worldfest at Wheaton presents Japanese music and dance
April 10, 2001
On Friday, April 20 at 8:00 pm, Worldfest at Wheaton will host performances Tomie Hahn, accomplished Japanese dancer and shakuhachi (flute) performer, and Masayo Ishigure, master of the stringed instruments koto and shamisen.
Wheaton debater wins top honors at national tournament
April 9, 2001
Wheaton sophomore Simon Leen won the top honors at the 42nd Annual Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament and Conference, held last week in Boise, Idaho.
Wheaton student wins Fulbright
April 6, 2001
Andrea Christoforou, a Wheaton College senior majoring in pre-med and mathematics, has been awarded a highly competitive Great Britain Fulbright scholarship to study bioinformatics at the University of Manchester next year.
Wheaton Prof. Matthew Allen wins Fulbright
April 4, 2001
Prof. Matthew Allen of Wheaton College has been awarded a Fulbright grant to lecture and conduct research in Ireland.
Times columnist Friedman named commencement speaker
March 30, 2001
Thomas L. Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times and author of the provocative bestseller, The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, will address the Class of 2001 at Wheaton's 166th commencement on Saturday, May 19 at 10 a.
Wheaton ranks among top 10 athletic programs in Sears Cup standings
March 27, 2001
The Wheaton College athletic programs are ranked eighth through the first set of winter standings for the sixth annual Sears Directors' Cup, presented annually by Sears Roebuck and Co.
Wheaton student wins Truman Scholarship
March 23, 2001
Wheaton junior Fred Marcks is one of 70 college students in the nation to win the Truman Scholarship in public service, announced The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation today.
Howard Zinn to receive Otis Social Justice Award
March 19, 2001
Writer, historian, activist and playwright Howard Zinn will be this year's recipient of Wheaton's Otis Social Justice Award. Zinn will be on campus to receive the award and to participate in the college's annual Otis Social Justice Symposium on Tuesday, March 27.
GANGAMAZON: Celebrating the music of South India and Brazil
March 19, 2001
Wheaton College brings together the music of South India and Brasil.
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March 9, 2001
Wheaton College brings togetherthe sounds of South India and Brasil in a Worldfest concert on March 23.
Wheaton student and faculty member awarded Fulbrights
February 15, 2001
Laura Steele, a Wheaton College senior majoring in French and psychology, has been awarded a French Government Teaching Assistantship through the Fulbright program.
Roman Holiday: Wheaton Chorale goes to Italy
February 13, 2001
As a prelude to their upcoming tour of Italy, the Wheaton Chorale will present their Italy Send-Off Concert on Sunday, February 25. Under the direction of Tim Harbold, the Chorale will perform a varied program including Renaissance works, songs celebrating Wheaton's heritage, and songs of the American landscape, including Shaker songs and spirituals.
Up close and personal: Wheaton celebrates Black History Month
January 30, 2001
Wheaton College celebrates Black History Month with a series of speakers, artists, musicians and discussions. The following events are open to the public.
Gardner museum director to address students on role of cultural institutions today
January 29, 2001
[NORTON, Mass. ] -- The director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Anne Hawley, visits Wheaton College Thursday, Feb. 8 as part of the Wheaton Distinguished Fellows Program.
Wheaton student wins fellowship to study in Bali
January 25, 2001
While New England was buried in snow and ice, Wheaton senior Jennifer Rolfs was enjoying warm weather while conducting research in Bali. Rolfs was awarded a Davis International Fellowship from the college to spend the month of January completing research for her senior honors thesis in anthropology.
Painter Hutson opens 2001 season at Wheaton's Watson Gallery
January 17, 2001
Wheaton College's Watson Gallery will open the 2001 exhibition schedule on February 1 with a one-man show by artist William Hutson. The show, Tactile Images: Paintings and Painted Objects, is co-sponsored by Wheaton's Black History Month Committee and will run through February 29, 2001.
Wheaton Distinguished Fellows for 2001 named
January 5, 2001
[NORTON, Mass. ] -- The leaders of two of Boston's most prominent cultural institutions and the former head of one of the city's best known management consulting firms have been named Wheaton Distinguished Fellows for 2001.
Wheaton hosts marine conservation lecture series
January 5, 2001
Beginning in February, Wheaton College continues the 2000-2001 lecture series in marine conservation biology. Funded by the NOAA SeaGrant College Program, the series brings a total of six scientists to Wheaton to present current research in conservation biology.
Wheaton joins elite group of four
January 3, 2001
Wheaton students won both the Marshall and Rhodes scholarships last month, making the college one of the few in the country to win both prestigious scholarships in the same year.
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