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Eleven Wilson students will pitch their business startup ideas to a panel of outside experts in a live-streamed zoom event similar to ABC’s popular Shark Tank entrepreneurial show. It will take place on Dec. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m., and you can watch it live at https://wilson.zoom.us/j/97768117894.

Chambersburg, Pa. — The annual art exhibition featuring works by members of The Foundry will open Monday, Dec. 7, at Wilson College. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exhibition will be hosted remotely by the college and can be viewed at https://www.wilson.edu/foundry-fall2020.

On November 11, 2020, in a ceremony streamed live, Wilson College chartered a circle for Omicron Delta Kappa (O∆K), the National Leadership Honor Society. A total of 37 students, alums, faculty, and staff were initiated into the organization. 

Wilson alumna, Hannah Patterson 1901, will be honored for her important role in the women’s suffrage movement with the dedication of a roadside marker in her name on the anniversary of her birthday, Thursday, Nov. 5. The ceremony takes place on campus along Route 11 near Sharpe House and will be live-streamed on Wilson’s Facebook page.

The College has added three majors, beginning fall 2021, to the wide choice of majors already available. All are growing in popularity with students and importance with employers nationally—Finance, Criminal Justice, and Sport Management.

In a solemn ceremony on a beautiful fall day, members of the Wilson community retired the old Stars and Stripes, which had flown proudly over the Main Green for many years, and replaced it with a new one.

ROSEMONT, Pa.— The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Board of Directors announced today that the conference shall suspend all intercollegiate competition through December 31, 2020. Institutions may engage in training and conditioning activities as appropriate during this time while adhering to local, state and national health guidelines and NCAA regulations.

Elissa Heil, dean of the faculty, and Jean Hoover, the registrar, are pleased to announce the 258 students who made it onto the Dean’s List for spring 2020. To receive this honor, a student must maintain a GPA of at least 3.5 for the semester. Given the disruption caused by the closure of campus for the second half of the semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving this GPA is truly impressive.
Congratulations to all who made the Dean’s List! 

President Wesley R. Fugate, Ph.D., announced that for the health and safety of its students, faculty and staff, Wilson will hold classes remotely for the fall semester. The decision was made in light of the increased spread of the COVID-19 virus nationwide, new guidance and restrictions from the CDC, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the NCAA, and the limited availability of testing.

Teachers from out-of-state can now earn Pennsylvania teaching certification through Wilson College’s innovative Teacher Online Pathway (TOP). Convenient, flexible and affordable, TOP is for current teachers who want to work towards certification on their own schedules. Pennsylvania teaching certification is recognized in most states in the U.S.