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Rain forced the 148th annual Wilson College commencement ceremony indoors on May 13, but that didn’t dampen the mood of the assembled graduates, guests and speakers, thanks in large part to the address delivered by comedian and author Jane Condon.

Nationally known comedian and author Jane Condon will address the graduating class at the 148th annual Wilson College commencement ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 13.

Wilson College honored students and faculty members at its annual Academic Awards ceremony held Friday, April 27, in the Harry R. Brooks Complex for Science, Mathematics and Technology.

Wilson College students will present the results of their undergraduate and graduate research at Wilson’s 9th annual Student Research Day on Friday, April 27. The public is invited to join Wilson students, faculty, staff and administrators at all events. 

Nationally known comedian Jane Condon will address the Wilson College senior class at the 148th annual commencement ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 13.

Four Wilson College seniors presented the results of their research and one was recognized for her oral presentation at the 94th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science (PAS), held March 23 to 25 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pa.
 

The Wilson College Veterinary Medical Technology Club will host dog washes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 14 and 15, in the college veterinary building near the main entrance to campus. The dog washes are open to the public.

Frank Furedi, whose influential books The Culture of Fear and Paranoid Parenting investigated the interaction between risk consciousness and perceptions of fear in contemporary society, will present two talks exploring fear on Monday, April 16, at Wilson College as part of the Common Hour series of lectures. Both will be held in the college library's Lenfest Learning Commons and are free and open to the public.

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. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, opens Friday, April 6, and runs through April 30.

Wilson College will hold a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, to mark the opening of the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. The exhibit will continue through April 27 in the Bogigian Gallery, which is located in Lortz Hall.