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Wilson College will host the 8th annual Handmade for the Holidays event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in Lenfest Commons. The event will feature handmade items from local craftspeople, including beaded jewelry, handwovens, paintings, Shaker boxes, ceramics, soaps and ornaments.

Lancaster Theological Seminary professor Lee Barrett will deliver two lectures about anxiety as part of Wilson College's Orr Forum on Monday, Nov. 6. The talks, which will be held at noon and 4:30 p.m. in the college library, are free and open to the public.

Wilson College will host a community health and safety fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 11, in Laird Hall. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature speakers and offer free health screenings.

Wilson College will hold a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, to mark the opening of an exhibition of art created by area high school students.

At a time when many colleges are only now considering tuition resets, the Wilson College Board of Trustees voted this past weekend to hold the line on tuition for an eighth consecutive year.

Orchesis, Wilson College’s undergraduate dance ensemble, will present its fall performance—Glimpse—at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Appenzellar Buchanan Dance Studio in Davison Hall on campus.

The Wilson College Veterinary Medical Technology Club that had been set for Oct. 14 and 15 has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Wilson College is seeking artwork made by area high school students for an upcoming juried art show to be held at Wilson’s Bogigian Gallery in Lortz Hall.

High school students attending the Global Vision Christian School in Scotland, Pa., as well as the school faculty and staff, will be able to earn college credits by taking courses at Wilson College, under a dual enrollment agreement signed today.

Less than five years after enacting a series of bold measures aimed at strengthening its financial position, Wilson College is growing and gaining national recognition for its programs, affordability and value for students and families, and overall quality of education.