Wheaton College Massachusetts

For the Record: Political/Personal/Historical
2019-10-10 13:00 - 20:00, 2019-10-09 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-10-08 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-10-05 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-10-04 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-10-03 13:00 - 20:00, 2019-10-02 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-10-01 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
This exhibition brings together six artists, Sara Jimenez, Antonio McAfee, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Mendi + Keith Obadike, and Dano Wall, who are reframing historical images and information to encourage a shift in perceptions of race, immigration, and colonialism.

Flu Shot Clinic
2019-10-09 12:00 - 15:00
Don’t wait to vaccinate!!
WALK-IN flu shot clinic. No pre-registration required.
WHAT: FLU SHOTS administered by Walgreens pharmacists
WHEN: Wednesday, October 9th, from noon – 3 PM and Thursday, October 24th, from 1 – 4 PM
WHERE: New Yellow Parlor, Balfour-Hood
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Present your HEALTH INSURANCE ID CARD and the shot is free!
CASH accepted, too – RECEIPTS for REIMBURSEMENT are available.
VALID ID required – You must be 18 years of age or older.
*Flu shots received at this clinic qualify for the “Get A Shot, Give A Shot” initiative in which Walgreens provides a life-saving vaccine through the U.N.’s Shot@Life Campaign*
Questions? Contact Cynthia Maricle, Assoc. Director, Student Health Services, at maricle_cynthia@wheatoncollege.edu or x8210.

Race, Latinidad, and Latin Pop: Reggaéton in the Mainstream
2019-10-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room
Petra Rivera-Rideau, a scholar of race and ethnicity in Latin American and Latinx cultures and professor at Wellesley College, will give a lecture on the racial politics of reggaetón in mainstream music. Oct. 8 @ 5:00 PM Faculty Dining Room Emerson.

Transformative Creations: Modern Copyright, Fair Use, and the Creative Arts
2019-10-07 17:00 - 18:30
Technology has vastly outpaced copyright law, yet it has also expanded the bounds of potential creativity in the arts and new media. Join lawyer and copyright expert Kyle K. Courtney for an engaging and informative exploration of how the arts, media and the law intersect.

Artist Talk with Mendi and Keith Obadike
2019-10-04 16:00 - 17:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Interdisciplinary artists Mendi and Keith Obadike will talk about their practice in sound, new media, and literature in conjunction with the exhibition For the Record. Exploring the implications of social and cultural systems in relation to blackness and identity, they have investigated the commodification of race, the visualization of untold stories as disappearing hypertext, and the history of the subwoofer.

Tanzania - Information Session
2019-10-04 10:30 | Balfour-Hood – 1960 Room, Norton, 02766, United States
Students interested in the faculty-led 2020 Summer course, “Tanzania: Education and Development” are welcome to an information session with the course instructor, Donna Kerner, Professor of Anthropology. The course runs from May 27-June 24 and offers one Wheaton credit (BW and African Worlds connex). All years and majors are eligible to apply.

Free, Confidential HIV & STD Testing
2019-10-04 09:15 - 12:15
GET YOURSELF TESTED!
FREE, CONFIDENTIAL HIV & STD TESTING
by Taunton Family Planning
By appointment only – call Cynthia at 508-286-8210
Appointments available from 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM
Held at Norton Medical Center

Chlamydia & Gonorrhea Testing (urine)
Rapid HIV Testing (finger stick)
Pregnancy Testing

For more information and/or to schedule an appointment, contact:
Cynthia Maricle, Assoc. Dir., Student Health Services,
at 508-286-8210 or maricle_cynthia@wheatoncollege.edu.
Confidential testing is also available at Norton Medical Center
M – F by appointment only.
All charges are submitted to your insurance. Self-pay options are available, as well.
Please contact Cynthia at 508-286-8210 to schedule an appointment
or for more information.

Wheaton Edge Information Sessions
2019-10-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2019-10-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2019-10-01 17:00 - 18:00, 2019-09-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Discovery Center – B243
NOTE: This session will cover only information pertaining to the Wheaton Edge Fellowship. Sophomores and juniors eligible to receive this fellowship received an invitation email on September 19th from Matthew Wheeler in Career Services. Balfour, Community, Trustee, and Regional Merit Scholars and students who have already received significant summer funding from Wheaton need not attend.

If you plan to access Wheaton Edge funding this winter or summer, please plan to attend one of the following information sessions, which are a required part of the Wheaton Edge Career Readiness program.

Monday, 9/30, 5:00 pm, Science Center B243
Tuesday, 10/1, 5:00 pm, Science Center B243
Wednesday, 10/2, 5:00 pm, Science Center B243
Thursday, 10/3, 5:00 pm, Science Center B243

For students away or abroad this fall, more sessions will be offered in the spring. Students on campus in the fall semester must attend a fall info session. Students studying away the whole year should plan to meet with a Career Services advisor via phone or video call in the fall semester.

Nutrition Counseling
2019-10-03 11:00 - 14:00, 2019-10-02 11:00 - 14:00
Nutrition counseling sessions are available on-campus with nutritionist, Gretchen Stalters.
WHAT: If you’re looking for advice on losing weight, have a particular medical-nutrition issue, or just want to learn to eat healthier, nutritionist, Gretchen, will provide you with ideas on how to improve your lifestyle.
HOW: To schedule an on-campus appointment, please contact Gretchen directly at 508-622-0813 or gretchenstalters@gmail.com. Nutritional counseling sessions are by appointment only.
WHEN: On-campus appointments are available weekdays during the semester. Please call Gretchen at 508-622-0813 for more information.
COST: Most insurance plans will cover nutritional counseling visits (contact your health insurance customer service representative to confirm coverage). To discuss health insurance coverage questions, contact Gretchen at gretchenstalters@gmail.com.
ACCEPTED INSURANCE PLANS: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tufts, Harvard, United Health, Cigna, Aetna, Neighborhood Health, and First Health Network.
Gretchen received her B.S. in Nutrition from The University of Connecticut and M.S. in Health Administration from Long Island University. She has years of experience working in hospitals and in private practice with children, teens, and adults.

Drama Today: Its Forms and Processes
2019-10-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – May Room, Norton, MA, 02766
Emily Morse, Artistic Director of New Dramatists (NYC), engages in a conversation with Professors Charlotte Meehan and Stephanie Burlington Daniels about her work supporting contemporary playwrights and collaborating on ensemble-made theatre in her own practice as playwright, dramaturg, and performer. New Dramatists has been a major force in the development of US-based playwrights since 1949.

CCTL Presents: How Do People Learn? Three Ideas from the Learning Sciences
2019-10-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Balfour-Hood – Lyons Lounge, Norton, 02766
Both lectures and active learning can be effective teaching practices, but how can we do them in ways that align with how people actually learn? In this presentation, Floyd Cheung shares a variety of teaching techniques as well as some of the research and theories that undergird them.
Dr. Floyd Cheung is the Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Professor of English at Smith College.
He is the former Director of Smith College’s Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning.
Join us! Refreshments will be served!

Kelliann Bachand, Women's Health NP, at Norton Medical Center
2019-10-02 13:00 - 15:45
Kelliann Bachand, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, is available by appointment
at Norton Medical Center for routine GYN care.
Please call 508-286-5400/5401 to schedule an appointment.
Kelliann’s office hours are from 1 – 3:45 PM
New patient appointments – 30 minutes in length; returning patient appointments – 15 minutes long.
Routine care and services include annual GYN exams and Pap tests, birth control options, pregnancy testing, consultation & evaluation, and confidential STD/HIV screening and treatment.
To schedule an appointment with Kelliann, please contact Norton Medical Center directly at 508-286-5400/5401.
All charges will be submitted to your health insurance and deductibles and co-pays are applicable.
Please check with your health insurance plan to confirm coverage.
Questions? Please contact Cynthia Maricle, Assoc. Dir., Student Health Services, at
maricle_cynthia@wheatoncollege.edu or 508-286-8210.

Employer Information Table: Tory Burch
2019-10-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Balfour-Hood Campus Center, Norton, MA, 02766
Sheila McCulley, Assistant General Manager of TORY BURCH in the Wrentham Outlets will host an Information table in Balfour Hood for students interested in part-time and seasonal work.
TORY BURCH is a retail store for women’s clothing and accessories: https://www.toryburch.com/?CAMPID=Local

Business and Management Information Session
2019-09-30 17:00, 2019-09-27 14:30 | Discovery Center – Hindle Auditorium, Norton, MA, 02766, United States

Adriano George and the Groove Brotherhood featuring Adriana
2019-09-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Adriano George da Silva leads this ensemble performing Afro-Brazilian Jazz along with interpretations of popular Brazilian music genres: Samba, Bossa Nova, and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira). George da Silva has played with Brazilian legends Milton Nascimento and Gilberto Gil. The instrumentalists will be joined by singer and composer Adriana Pinto Moreira on vocals. Free tickets may be reserved online through the Box Office.

Fall into Good Health: Fresh Check Day
2019-09-27 11:00 - 14:00 | The Dimple, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Counseling and Health Services is excited to host Wheaton’s third annual Fresh Check Day event on Friday, 9/27/19 from 11-2pm in The Dimple (Balfour Atrium is the rain location). Fresh Check Day is a fun, carnival like event designed to promote conversations about mental health, mental wellness, and to reduce stigma and suicide. Join in the fun! There will be tons of amazing raffle prizes and free giveaways, as well as some free refreshments. We look forward to seeing you there!!
