Filming for the first segment of Wheaton In Focus finished up last Friday. The footage is being edited right now, and I hope we’ll be online by Oct. 1.

So, I previewed the first episode of Wheaton In Focus for a group of Wheaton trustees today. When the segment ended, the room burst into applause, and I received many compliments for the good work of the entire team. It was great to see the enthusiasm for this project.  I am looking forward to launching [...]

The first installment in the Wheaton InFocus video series just went live. The video covers the creation of Twisted Sisters, a sculpture created by the artist Patrick Dougherty with help from more than 40 Wheaton students.
You can watch it at http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/InFocus/
And you can join Wheaton In Focus on Facebook. Give us suggestions for new stories, [...]

The next shoot for Wheaton InFocus will take place at the Lyon’s Den. We’re still working out the details, but it looks as though we’ll be visiting the coffeehouse during an upcoming open mic night for students. I’m looking forward to some good music and lots of java. 
The cool thing about the Lyon’s Den, though, [...]

Episode 2 is now playing online! This segment tells the story of the summer internships of Sarah Mielbye ‘09 and Christopher DiFranco ‘10, who worked for the organization Be The Change, Inc. Their job: help plan the national summit on service in New York City that was attended by presidential candidates Barack Obama and John [...]

If you have visited Wheaton and you didn’t get a chance to drop in at the Lyon’s Den, you missed a great spot. Now in its tenth year of operations, it’s got the authentic vibe of a student-run coffeehouse because it is just that. And a comfortable hang-out most nights.
Regardless of whether you have hung [...]

The Wheaton in Focus team (http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/InFocus/) is beginning its next episode dedicated to Wheaton dorm rooms. We’re looking for a wide variety of rooms from all corners of campus, and we’re hoping that you want us to showcase your room in our next video.
Don’t worry about cleaning your room or hiding the week old dishes, [...]

When was Beowulf composed? When was the heroic tale first committed to manuscript form, thus preserving it for a millennia and eventual re-release as a Hollywood blockbuster? 
The short, easy answer is that no one knows. Nevertheless, theories abound. 
Professors Michael Drout and Barbara Brennessel and two students, Amanda Shorette and Jacob Korzun, are investigating a novel [...]