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Wilson College will add a National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) Equestrian team in fall 2020, increasing the quality of competition opportunities for the College’s equestrian students.

In a nod to its 150th anniversary and a fresh start under new leadership, Wilson College has launched the Boldly Believe fundraising campaign emphasizing three key areas: endowment, estate planning and every day.

Wilson's Orr Forum on Religion, which had been scheduled for March 26, has been postponed until September as part of the College’s response to coronavirus concerns.

The Wilson College Veterinary Medical Technology Club dog wash that had been scheduled for April 4 and 5 has been postponed indefinitely because of concerns and directives regarding the coronavirus.

WITF’s Smart Talk Road Trip, which was scheduled to be broadcast this evening from Wilson College, has been postponed because of concerns about coronavirus. The Harrisburg-based public radio station plans to reschedule the program, which had been set to air from the Wilson campus at 7 p.m. 

The Foundry, a Chambersburg art cooperative located at 100 N. Main St., will host Wilson Students at The Foundry, an exhibition of artwork by Wilson College studio art students, from Feb. 28 to March 15. The Foundry will host a "meet the artists" event from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 6. The exhibit and the March 6 reception are free and open to the public.

The Muhibbah Club, Wilson's international student organization, will host a dinner featuring dishes from around the world on Saturday, March 7, in Jensen Dining Hall in Lenfest Commons. Doors open and appetizers will be served starting at 5 p.m., dinner will begin around 5:30 p.m. and entertainment presented by students will follow at 7 p.m.

Nearly 1,700 issues of the Wilson College student newspaper are now online and searchable, thanks to a grant that allowed the college to digitize the papers and make them available to researchers on and off campus.

On Jan. 31, Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-33, presented Wilson College President Wesley R. Fugate with a citation─passed by the state Senate last month─congratulating the college on its 150th anniversary. Wilson, which was chartered in 1869 and opened the following year, is celebrating its Sesquicentennial over a 15-month period.

Wilson College will hold a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, to mark the opening of a new at exhibition, Selections from the Collection: “Who are we?” The exhibition, featuring works of art from Wilson's teaching collection, will continue through March 6 in the Bogigian Gallery in Lortz Hall. It is free and open to the public.