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This article is about the college in Norton, Massachusetts. Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and comprises the village of Norton Center. For the evangelical-affiliated school, see Wheaton College (Illinois). Wheaton College is a private Evangelical Protestant, Coeducational Liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a Suburb
Wheaton College
Motto:"That They May Have Life and Have it Abundantly"
Established:1834 as a female seminary, 1912 chartered as a four-year women's college
Type:Private
Endowment:$172. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested 8 million (6/30/2006)
President:Ronald A. Crutcher
Faculty:140
Undergraduates:1,550
Location:Norton, Massachusetts, USA
Campus:Suburban, Residential
Athletics:21 sports teams
Mascot:Lyons
Website:www. wheatoncollege.edu

Wheaton College is a four-year, private liberal arts college with an approximate student body of about 1,550. University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and comprises the village of Norton Center. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of Higher education in the United States. Wheaton's residential campus is located in Norton, Massachusetts, between Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and comprises the village of Norton Center. Founded in 1834 as a female seminary, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students The following is a timeline of Women's colleges in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Wheaton became a women's college in 1912. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The school began admitting men in 1988, after more than 150 years as a female-only institution. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Most classes are relatively small: the student-faculty ratio is 11-to-1 and the average class size is between 15 and 20.

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History

In 1834, Eliza Wheaton Strong, the daughter and favorite child of Judge Laban Wheaton, died at the age of thirty-nine. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton, the Judge's daughter-in-law, persuaded him to memorialize his daughter by founding a female seminary. [1]

The family called upon noted women's educator Mary Lyon for assistance in establishing the seminary [2]. Mary Mason Lyon ( 28 February 1797 - 5 March 1849) was a pioneer in women's education in America Miss Lyon created the first curriculum with the goal that it be equal in quality to those of men's colleges. She also provided the first principal, Eunice Caldwell. Wheaton Female Seminary opened in Norton, Massachusetts on 22 April 1835, with 50 students and three teachers. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Mary Lyon and Eunice Caldwell left Wheaton to open Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837 (now Mount Holyoke College)[3]. Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Following their departure, Wheaton endured a period of fluctuating enrollment and frequent changes in leadership until 1850, when Caroline Cutler Metcalf was recruited as the new principal[4]. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Mrs. Metcalf made the hiring of outstanding faculty her top priority, bringing in educators who encouraged students to discuss ideas rather than to memorize facts. The most notable additions to the faculty were Lucy Larcom, who introduced the study of English Literature and founded the student literary magazine The Rushlight;[5] and Mary Jane Cragin, who used innovative techniques to teach geometry and made mathematics the favorite study of many students[6]. Geometry ( Greek γεωμετρία; geo = earth metria = measure is a part of Mathematics concerned with questions of size shape and relative position Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and

Mrs. Metcalf retired in 1876. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year A. Ellen Stanton, a teacher of French since 1871, served as principal from 1880 to 1897. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common She led the Seminary during a difficult time, when it faced competition from increasing numbers of public high schools and colleges granting bachelor's degrees to women[7].

In 1897, at the suggestion of Eliza Baylies Wheaton, the Trustees hired the Reverend Samuel Valentine Cole as the Seminary's first male president. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Preparing to seek a charter as a four-year college, Cole began a program of revitalization that included expanding and strengthening the curriculum, increasing the number and quality of the faculty, and adding six new buildings[8].

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts granted Wheaton a college charter in 1912. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Student Government Association was organized to represent the "consensus of opinion of the whole student body", and to encourage individual responsibility, integrity, and self-government. Wheaton received authorization to establish a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in 1932, twenty years after achieving college status. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution.

President Samuel Valentine Cole died suddenly, following a brief illness, in 1925. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During his career as Wheaton President, Cole oversaw the expansion of the campus from three to twenty-seven buildings, the growth of enrollment from 50 to 414, and the establishment of an endowment. On the campus, Cole Memorial Chapel is named after him. Its approximate geographical coordinates are: +41° 58' 2. 01", -71° 11' 3. 51".

The Reverend John Edgar Park, who became president in 1926, continued Cole's building program, and saw the College through the Great Depression, the celebration of its centennial in 1935, and World War II[9]. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He retired in 1944, and was succeeded by Dartmouth College Professor of History Alexander Howard Meneely. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U During his tenure, the Trustees voted to expand the size of the college from 525 to 800-1000 students, and construction of "new campus" began in 1957[10]. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)

President Meneely died in 1961, following a long illness, and was succeeded in 1962 by William C. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. H. Prentice, a psychology professor and administrator at Swarthmore College. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1500 students In the early 1960s, Wheaton successfully completed its first endowment campaign. The development of new campus continued, and student enrollment grew to 1,200. Wheaton students and faculty joined in nationwide campus protests against United States actions in Indochina in 1970[11]. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1975, Wheaton inaugurated its first woman president, Alice Frey Emerson, Dean of Students at the University of Pennsylvania. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. During her tenure, Wheaton achieved national recognition as a pioneer in the development of a gender-balanced curriculum[12]. Wheaton celebrated its Sesquicentennial in 1984/85 with a year-long series of symposia, concerts, dance performances, art and history exhibits, and an endowment and capital campaign. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology In 1987, the Trustees voted to admit men to Wheaton. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The first coeducational class was enrolled in September 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

Dale Rogers Marshall, Academic Dean at Wellesley College, was inaugurated as Wheaton's sixth president in 1992. Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college, in Wellesley Massachusetts, that opened in 1875 founded by Henry Fowle Durant Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) She led the college in "The Campaign for Wheaton", to build endowed and current funds for faculty development, student scholarships, and academic programs and facilities. Enrollment growth encouraged the construction of the first new residence halls since 1964 (Gebbie, Keefe and Beard residence halls), the improvement of classroom buildings and the renovation and expansion of the college's arts' facilities[13]. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. .

Wheaton's Board of Trustees appointed Ronald A. Crutcher at the seventh president of Wheaton College on March 23, 2004. President Crutcher came to Wheaton from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of music. Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. [14]

Presidents

The following is a list of Wheaton College presidents with the years of their presidential tenures.

Curriculum

Wheaton offers a liberal arts education leading to a bachelor of arts degree in more than 36 majors and 50 minors. Students are permitted to work with faculty members to design self-declared majors, if they wish. Students choose from over 600 courses in subjects from physics to philosophy, political science to computer science, art history to theater, English to economics. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their Art history is the Academic study of objects of Art in their Historical development and stylistic contexts i Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of Literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The course selection is extended further through the college's cross-registration programs with Brown University and nine local colleges involved in SACHEM (Southeastern Association for Cooperation in Higher Education in Massachusetts). Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. Wheaton also offers dual-degree programs, enabling its undergraduates to begin graduate-level study in studio art, communications, engineering, business, theology and optometry. Studio art is made of Art and Studio, and the term has several implications depending on the context used Communication studies is an Academic field that deals with processes of communication commonly defined as the sharing of Symbols over distances in space and time Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective Optometry is a health care profession concerned with Eyes and related structures as well as vision, Visual systems and vision information

A unique part of the Wheaton curriculum [1]requires students to complete "connections" which approach a variety of topics from the perspectives of different disciplines. During their Wheaton career, students must take either three linked courses or two sets of two-course connections. These courses are intended to encourage students to explore and think beyond their primary academic interests [2]. For instance, the Connection entitled "Communication through Art and Mathematics" links Arts 298 (Graphic Design I) with Math 127 (Advertising Math). Although students may complete one of the numerous pre-designed connections, students are encouraged to consider finding and declaring their own.

Foundations courses focus on writing, quantitative analysis, foreign language study and non-Western perspectives. A foreign language is a Language not spoken by the people of a certain place for example English is a foreign language in Japan. In their first semester at Wheaton, all freshmen take a First Year Seminar in which they explore contemporary issues and gain academic skills needed for college-level study. The Major concentration and elective courses are also central to the Wheaton Curriculum, which culminates in a senior capstone experience—a thesis, research project, seminar or creative project.

Honor code

Wheaton uses an honor code system originally instituted in 1921 and is one of a select number of schools to use it in both academic and social settings. "Code of honor" redirects here for the first season episode of Star Trek The Next Generation see Code of Honor. Incoming freshmen learn about the code and discuss it during Orientation, before signing the matriculation book.

The current Wheaton Honor Code reads: As members of the Wheaton Community, we commit ourselves to act honestly, responsibly, and above all, with honor and integrity in all areas of campus life. We are accountable for all that we say and write. We are responsible for the academic integrity of our work. We pledge that we will not misrepresent our work nor give or receive unauthorized aid. We commit ourselves to behave in a manner which demonstrates concern for the personal dignity, rights and freedoms of all members of the community. We are respectful of college property and the property of others. We will not tolerate a lack of respect for these values.

As part of the honor code, most tests and exams are not proctored by professors and students are often allowed to leave the testing location to complete the exam elsewhere. In 2003, through student and faculty cooperation, it was decided that students would write I have abided by the Wheaton Honor Code in this work and sign their name on all work handed in.

Students in violation of the honor code are expected to report themselves to either a professor, the Dean of Students, or the Chair of the College Hearing Board. Students who witness and/or are aware of violations, are expected to confront the violator and encourage them to report themselves, before they report the violation.

The majority of minor violations are handled by the Office of Student Life, however certain, more serious and/or chronic violations are heard by the College Hearing Board, the judicial branch of the Student Government Association, which comprises four elected students and two appointed faculty members. Students found responsible face sanctions ranging from probation to expulsion.

Arts

The renovation and expansion of Wheaton's arts facilities (Watson and Mars Arts and Humanities) in 2000 set the stage for the Evelyn Danzig Haas '39 Visiting Artists Program. Launched in 2003, the program brings distinguished writers, musicians, actors, directors, dancers and artists to campus for short-term residencies to share their work through lectures, master classes, concerts and exhibitions. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Arts in the City complements the visiting artists program by taking students and faculty members on trips to Boston, Providence and elsewhere to explore the arts and cultural offerings of the region.

Athletics

Students can participate in intramural activities, club sports, and intercollegiate teams. Wheaton fields 21 intercollegiate teams for men and women, including Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Women's Softball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Indoor Track, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Swimming, Women's Volleyball and Women's Synchronized swimming. The school's teams play within the NCAA Division III and in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Current members The league currently has 10 full members Sports The NEWMAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in Men's Wheaton's mascot is a Lyon, named after founding principal Mary Lyons. The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera.

Wheaton is ranked as one of the top 50 NCAA Division III institutions in the final United States Sports Academy (USSA) Directors' Cup standings. Of 420 schools competing in Division III, Wheaton ranks seventh in New England for an annual program that recognizes the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. Among 312 scoring institutions, the Wheaton Lyons tallied 338. 5 points, placing them at 48th place nationally.

The women's track and field program won the NCAA Division III National Championship in Indoor Track for five consecutive years from 1999 to 2003, as well as the 2001, 2002, and 2003 Outdoor Track Championship. In 1975, Deborah Simocerian won a share of the AIAW individual collegiate golf championship. The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships

Publications and media

Films

The following films have been recorded, at least in part, on the Wheaton campus or feature Wheaton students.

Notable alumni

References

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  5. ^ Stickney, Zephorene; Bussey,Holley (1999). Lucy Larcom: Faces Behind the Facades. Wheaton College. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
  6. ^ Stickney, Zephorene; Bussey,Holley (1999). Mary Jane Cragin: Faces Behind the Facades. Wheaton College. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
  7. ^ Stickney, Zephorene; Bussey,Holley (1999). A. Ellen Stanton: Faces Behind the Facades. Wheaton College. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
  8. ^ Stickney, Zephorene; Bussey,Holley (1999). Samuel Valentine Cole: Faces Behind the Facades. Wheaton College. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
  9. ^ Stickney, Zephorene; Bussey,Holley (1999). J. Edgar Park: Faces Behind the Facades. Wheaton College. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
  10. ^ Stickney, Zephorene; Bussey,Holley (1999). Alexander Howard Meneely: Faces Behind the Facades. Wheaton College. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
  11. ^ Stickney, Zephorene; Bussey,Holley (1999). William C.H. Prentice: Faces Behind the Facades. Wheaton College. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
  12. ^ Spanier, Bonnie (1982), “Toward A Balanced Curriculum: The Study of Women at Wheaton College”, Change 14 (3): 31-34 .
  13. ^ Stickney, Jayne, “A President Pondered”, The Wheaton Quarterly, <http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/Quarterly/Q2004Spring/president.html>. Retrieved on 19 March 2007 
  14. ^ Stickney, Hannah, “How Do You Get to Park Hall”, The Wheaton Quarterly, <http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/Quarterly/Q2004Summer/RACprofile.html>. Retrieved on 19 March 2007 
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