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Wilson College welcomes Jason Knittle as the new director of esports. Prior to joining the College, Knittle’s experience includes working as the Overwatch head coach at Arcadia University and esports director at the YMCA in Harrisburg, Pa. He also founded and established the II4T Esports Gaming Lab, while serving as the esports director at the Innovation Institute for Tomorrow (II4T) in Franklin, Pa. The lab created an innovative learning environment for students aged 12-18.

Deborah Lyons, professor of classics at Miami University, will present her current project “Immortality and its Discontents: Greek Gods and the Modern Search for Eternal Life” at the 2024 Orr Forum hosted by Wilson College. The event will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the Lenfest Learning Commons of the John Stewart Memorial Library. It is open to the public and free of charge.

The Wilson College Christmas Vespers service, a time-honored tradition reaching its 103rd year, was a profound celebration of community, spirituality, and the arts on December 10, 2023.

The Foundry, at 100 South Main Street in downtown Chambersburg, will host an exhibition of artwork by Wilson College Studio Art and Graphic Design students. The exhibition will open February 2 and continue through February 27, 2024. The event is free and open to the public.

Written by Morgan Faith '24

Myla Owens ‘24, a Wilson College veterinary nursing major, traveled to Costa Rica during summer 2023 to study dolphins as part of an Earthwatch Program expedition funded by the Joan M. Thuebel ‘52 Earthwatch Prize.

Aspiring and established writers who are interested in creative writing are invited to the Wilson College 2024 Creative Writing Colloquium Saturday, February 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Brooks Science Center auditorium at Wilson College. This annual event, hosted by the English and Master’s in Humanities programs, welcomes writers to a day of immersive learning, insightful discussions, and inspiring connections.

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Wilson College invites the community to join a powerful presentation on "Centering Love, Healing, and Liberation in Our Social Justice Work." The event, featuring interdisciplinary researcher and a scholar-practitioner Durryle Brooks, Ph.D., will take place on Monday, January 15 from 5 to 6 p.m. in Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall at Wilson College. The event is free and open to the public.

By Morgan Faith '24

Wilson College students have been taking advantage of the resources, tools, financial aid, and study abroad trips that the college has to offer. One equine studies student, Kendi Long '26, has taken advantage of her time at Wilson and applied for the Joan M. Thuebel ‘52 Earthwatch Prize that changed her life for the better.

The Earthwatch Program

Wilson College will host a senior capstone exhibition for Simone Hawkins at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 19, at Bogigian Gallery in Lortz Hall at Wilson College. The exhibition will continue through January 19, 2024.