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{{Short description|Private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachusetts}}
{{Distinguish|Wheaton College (Illinois)}}
{{Academic booster|date=May 2023}}{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox university
| image = Seal of Wheaton College, Massachusetts
| image_size = 150px
| name = Wheaton College
| former_names = Wheaton Female Seminary (1834–1912)
| motto = "That They May Have Life and Have it Abundantly"
| established = {{Start date and age|1834}} as a [[female seminary]], 1912 chartered as a four-year [[women's college]]
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| academic_affiliations = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
| accreditation = [[New England Commission of Higher Education|NECHE]]
| endowment = $
| president = [[Michaele Whelan]]
| city = [[Norton, Massachusetts]]
| country = U.S.
| students = 1,669 (fall 2020)<ref name=wheaton-college-2020-2021>{{cite web|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CDS_2020-2021_B.pdf
| faculty = 140
| campus = Suburban, residential
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==History==
In 1834, Eliza Wheaton Strong, the daughter of
The family called upon noted women's educator [[Mary Lyon]] for assistance in establishing the seminary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtholyoke.edu/marylyon/factsa.html |title=Mary Lyon |access-date=2007-03-19 |last=Toffoli |first=Tom |author2=Wilga, D. |author3=Shin, S. |year=1997 |publisher=Mt. Holyoke College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821073346/http://www.mtholyoke.edu/marylyon/factsa.html |archive-date=2007-08-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 Cowles|Eunice Caldwell]]. '''Wheaton Female Seminary''' opened in Norton, Massachusetts on 22 April 1835, with 50 students and three teachers.
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[[Image:Sunset behind the chapel at Wheaton College.jpg|left|thumb|Cole Memorial Chapel]]
In 1897, at the suggestion of [[Eliza Baylies Wheaton]], the trustees hired
The Commonwealth of [[Massachusetts]] granted Wheaton a college charter in 1912, and the trustees changed the name of the school to Wheaton College. 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.
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Cole died unexpectedly in 1925 after a brief illness. During his career as president, Cole oversaw the expansion of the campus from three to 27 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: {{Coord|41|58|2.01|N|71|11|3.51|W|format=dms|display=inline}}.
Meneely died in 1961 after a long illness and was succeeded in 1962 by William C.H. Prentice, a psychology professor and administrator at [[Swarthmore College]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/Archives/Histories/FBF/Biographies/Prentice.html|title=William C.H. Prentice: Faces Behind the Facades|access-date=2007-03-19|last=Stickney|first=Zephorene|author2=Bussey, Holley|year=1999|publisher=Wheaton College|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526231918/https://wheatoncollege.edu/academics/library/gebbie-archives-and-special-collections//|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Wheaton's Board of Trustees appointed [[Ronald A. Crutcher]] as the seventh president of the college on March 23, 2004. 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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Benoit |first=Hannah |title=How Do You Get to Park Hall |journal=The Wheaton Quarterly |url=http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/Quarterly/Q2004Summer/RACprofile.html |access-date=2009-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828135618/http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/quarterly/Q2004Summer/RACprofile.html |archive-date=August 28, 2008 }}</ref> During his tenure, he ran the most successful funding campaigns in Wheaton's history, funding the new $37M Mars Science Center, more than $53M in new scholarship endowments, as well as new athletic facilities, faculty-mentored research, and career services.[[Ronald Crutcher#cite note-release2015-1|[1]]]
Wheaton's current president is [[Michaele Whelan]].
===Presidents===
The following is a list of Wheaton College presidents with the years of their presidential tenures.
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* George Thomas Smart, Acting President (1925–1926)
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* A. Howard Meneely (1944–1961)
* Elizabeth Stoffregen May, Acting President (1961–1962)
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* [[Ronald Crutcher]] (2004–2014)
* [[Dennis M. Hanno]] (2014–2021)
* [[Michaele Whelan]] (2022–present)<ref>{{Cite web|title=About President Whelan|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/about-wheaton-college/college-leadership/office-of-the-president/about-president-whelan/|access-date=2022-01-03 |publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Academics==
Wheaton offers a liberal arts education leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 100 majors and minors. Students are permitted to work with faculty members to design self-declared majors. Wheaton College is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Massachusetts Institutions – NECHE|publisher=[[New England Commission of Higher Education]]|url=https://www.neche.org/institutions/ma/|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref>
*Business Administration and Management (53)
*Psychology (47)
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*English Language & Literature (18)
Foundations courses focus on writing, quantitative analysis, foreign language study and non-Western perspectives. 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 Compass Curriculum, which culminates in a senior capstone experience—a thesis, research project, seminar or creative project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/academics/the-wheaton-curriculum|title=The Wheaton Curriculum |publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts}}</ref>
=== Partnerships with other schools ===
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). Wheaton also offers dual-degree programs, enabling its undergraduates to begin graduate-level study in studio art, communications, engineering, business
Among several study abroad opportunities unique to Wheaton is its partnership with [[Royal Thimphu College]] in [[Bhutan]].
=== Interdisciplinary study ===
In 2014, the college won a $500,000 grant from the [[Sherman Fairchild Foundation]] to fund the IMAGINE Network, "an interdisciplinary, campus-wide collaboratory connecting spaces, people, resources and ideas."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/academics/special-projects-initiatives/imagine-network/imagine/|title=About|publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en-US|archive-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225223739/https://wheatoncollege.edu/academics/special-projects-initiatives/imagine-network/imagine/|url-status=dead}}</ref> While much of that grant was used in development of new interdisciplinary facilities, it also supports several interdisciplinary research groups each semester, and supports students and faculty in developing the next generation of liberal arts curriculum.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/academics/special-projects-initiatives/imagine-network/facilities-and-resources/|title=Facilities and Resources |publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts |access-date=2018-01-18|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120115/https://wheatoncollege.edu/academics/special-projects-initiatives/imagine-network/facilities-and-resources/|archive-date=2018-01-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Hands-on learning ===
Much of this emphasis was initiated by college president [[Dennis M. Hanno]], who took some inspiration from [[Babson College]], where he was a Senior Vice President and Provost.<ref>{{Cite
=== Arts ===
In 2003, the Evelyn Danzig Haas '39 Visiting Artists Program was initiated; the program brings writers, musicians, actors, directors, dancers and artists to campus for short-term residencies to share their work through lectures, master classes, concerts and exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/arts/vap/|title=Evelyn Danzig Haas '39 Visiting Artists Program |publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts}}</ref> Arts in the City complements the visiting artists program by taking students and faculty members on trips to [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] and elsewhere to explore the arts and cultural offerings of the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/arts/vap/aic/|title=Arts in the City |publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts}}</ref>
Wheaton also has an extensive Permanent Collection of artworks which are often implemented in classes and student projects,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/arts/permanent-collection/|title=Permanent Collection |publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts |access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref> including in some innovative learning experiences, like a semi-annual student-curated exhibition and student-driven provenance research.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.academiccommons.org/2014/08/25/digital-projects-and-the-first-year-seminar-making-blended-learning-work-at-a-small-liberal-arts-college/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308010359/http://www.academiccommons.org/2014/08/25/digital-projects-and-the-first-year-seminar-making-blended-learning-work-at-a-small-liberal-arts-college/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 8, 2015|title=Digital Projects and the First Year Seminar: Making Blended Learning Work at a Small Liberal Arts College.|date=2014-08-25|work=The Academic Commons|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
College galleries often exhibit work from the Permanent Collection, but also notable visiting artist. During the 2016–2017 school year, there was a student-curated show, a show of student work, and an installation by [[Judy Pfaff]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/arts/gallery/exhibitions/|title=Past Exhibitions |publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts |access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
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[[File:Meadows East, Wheaton College Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|Meadows East residence hall, built in 1964.]]
Wheaton students live in a variety of ways. There are 18 traditional residence halls
There's also a rich history of "Theme Houses," bringing together a number of students with shared interests or purpose. In the 2017–2018 year, there were 17 theme houses on campus. They range from Farm House, which is an active farm, to the [[United World Colleges|United World College]] Davis House, to the Feminist Perspective House.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wheatoncollege.edu/campus-life/housing-dining/residential-life/theme-house-information/|title=Theme Houses |publisher=Wheaton College Massachusetts |access-date=2018-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Athletics==
{{Main
Wheaton fields 21 varsity [[NCAA Division III]] teams, nine for men and 12 for women, in addition to 14 club sports programs and a variety of intramural activities.
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* ''[[Metropolitan (1990 film)|Metropolitan]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Prozac Nation (film)|Prozac Nation]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Legally Blonde (film)|Legally Blonde]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Professor Marston and the Wonder Women]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Don't Look Up]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Challengers (film)|Challengers]]'' (2024)
==Notable
=== Alumni ===
{{Main|List of Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni}}
<gallery class="center" widths="
File:Chris Denorfia on June 10, 2011.jpg|[[Chris Denorfia]], baseball player in [[Major League Baseball]]
File:
File:Catherine Keener TIFF 2014.jpg|[[Catherine Keener]], actress nominated for an [[Academy Award]]
File:Eleanor Norcross (1854-1923).jpg|[[Eleanor Norcross]], founder of the [[Fitchburg Art Museum]]
File:Barbara Richardson.jpg|[[Barbara Richardson]], First Lady of [[New Mexico]]▼
File:Lesley Stahl 1998.jpg|[[Lesley Stahl]], news reporter for ''[[60 Minutes]]'' and [[CBS News]]
File:King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (edit).jpg|[[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck]], King of [[Druk Gyalpo|Bhutan]]
File:Christine Todd Whitman 412-APD-A5-Admin.jpg|[[Christine Todd Whitman]], 50th [[Governor of New Jersey]]
▲File:Barbara Richardson.jpg|[[Barbara Richardson]], First Lady of [[New Mexico]]
File:Gabe Amo, White House Deputy Director.jpg|[[Gabe Amo]], U.S. congressman
File:Nick Fradiani at the National Memorial Day Concert.jpg|[[Nick Fradiani]], winner of ''[[American Idol]]''
</gallery>
=== Faculty ===
* [[Susanne Woods]], literary scholar and provost of Wheaton College (1999-2006)
==See also==
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* {{Cite Collier's|wstitle=Wheaton College|year=1921|short=x}}
{{Oberlin Group}}
{{CLAC}}
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