June 2008
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COMMENCEMENT REUNION 2008
A weekend of community
Wheaton celebrated the Class of 2008 at its 173rd Commencement on May 17. Check out the graduation slide show, video highlights and lots more on the Commencement Web site. That weekend, Wheaton also welcomed hundreds of alumnae/i and friends to campus for Reunion. See photos from Reunion 2008 here.
Forging a new path
Three members of the Class of 2008 pursued their own distinct interests by developing independent majors. Their academic journeys drew upon a variety of disciplines, internship experiences and independent studies. (Read their stories.)
Seniors are up to the challenge
The Class of 2008 made Wheaton history by setting a new record for giving to the Senior Class Gift. Responding to a challenge issued by Rooney Booth '90, the seniors united to surpass the participation high-water mark set by Booth's class 18 years ago. (Read more.)
MORE CAMPUS NEWS
A year in Provence ... and Dijon
Two Francophiles from the Class of 2008 will teach English in France beginning this fall as recipients of French Government Teaching Assistantships. Anne Bahr of Thornton, New Hampshire, will teach through the Académie de Dijon, while Cara Strachan of Rye, New Hampshire, will be in Provence.
African sojourns
Two Wheaton faculty members will travel to Africa this month for faculty development seminars to enrich their teaching and scholarship. (Read more.)
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
Bridge over tranquil waters
Wheaton comes into flower. (View photograph.)
ATHLETICS
Running to freedom
Wheaton All-American runner Merzudin "Zoom" Ibric '10 was featured in May on the monthly television show "NCAA On Campus." Ibric and his family arrived in the United States in 1998 as refugees of war-torn Bosnia. The segment highlighting Ibric's odyssey (and many familiar campus locales) can be viewed on the Web at NCAA.org. (Watch video.)
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