The John Stewart Memorial Library (JSML) at Wilson College will host the Glass Room Experience - a portable, pop-up exhibition on data and privacy - through Dec. 10. The exhibition, which uses art objects to raise awareness about technology and its impact on our lives, is free and open to the public.
Described as an art exhibit, learning experience and powerful statement on the role of technology in our daily lives, the Glass Room uses art objects to make issues involving online privacy and data collection accessible and tangible.
"See what scale of the company behind the platform you use every day, understand what data can be gleaned from your selfie, and figure out what you're agreeing to with the privacy policies you rarely read," according to the Tactical Technology website, which further describes the Glass Room as "an immersive ‘tech store with a twist’ that disrupts our relationship with technology and encourages visitors to make informed choices about their online life."
Visitors can check out the exhibition on the first floor of the library during normal operating hours. The JSML is open Mondays through Thursdays from 7:45 a.m. to 11 p.m., Fridays from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 11 p.m.
More than 60,000 visitors have visited the Glass Room exhibitions around the world. For more information about the exhibition, visit theglassroom.org.
Las Posadas, a Mexican Christmas tradition, will return to Wilson College on Thursday, Dec. 6, beginning at the Brooks Science Complex. Free and open to the public, the event will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Las Posadas is a re-enactment of the story of Christ’s birth, following the journey Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a refuge where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus. When they were unable to find lodging in Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary sought shelter in a stable, where Jesus was born.
During the Wilson celebration, children will walk on luminary-lighted paths around the campus, seeking shelter for their group. At the end, they will find safety in Laird Hall, where a celebration with prayer, music and authentic Mexican food provided by Veroni Cafe, Chambersburg, will conclude the Las Posadas celebration.
Learning Campus, Wilson’s after-school tutoring program for migrant children, is hosting and co-sponsoring the celebration, along with the Wilson College Choir, Spanish department, Spanish Club, Muhibbah Club, Learning Campus Club, chaplain’s office and the Office of Student Development.
Learning Campus sponsored the first Las Posadas re-enactment on the Wilson campus in 2017.
Wilson College will host the 9th annual Handmade for the Holidays event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in Lenfest Commons. The event will feature handmade items from local craftspeople. This year’s items for sale include ceramcs, jewelry, handwovens, paintings, Shaker boxes and utensils, handmade books, fine soaps, candles, art quilts and photographs. Ten percent of the proceeds from Handmade for the Holidays will benefit the Cumberland Valley Breast Care Alliance.
The Wilson College Choir will present its annual Christmas concert, "Happy, Happy Holidays" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in Thomson Hall's Alumnae Chapel. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature singing, handbells and dance, including choir performances of Glow, Huron Carol, Parade of the Wooden Soliders and the 12 Days AFTER Chriustmas. The audience will be invited to join in singing traditional carols.
The annual Christmas vespers service at Wilson College will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in Thomson Hall's Alumnae Chapel.
The service will feature scripture readings by students, faculty and staff; a brief sermon by Wilson's chaplain, the Rev. Derek Wadlington; and three songs performed by the Wilson College Choir. In addition, everyone will sing carols, including O Come O Come Emmanuel, What Child is This, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Joy to the World, Night of Silence/Silent Night and Angels We Have Heard on High.
An offering collected during the evening will go to several local nonprofit agencies that have partnered with the college in service-learning portions of students' First-Year Seminar.
After the service, refreshments will be served in the newly remodeled Sarah’s Coffeehouse on the lower level of Lenfest Commons.
Wilson College recently announced the winners of the college’s 8th annual juried high school student art exhibition. The top three winners are all students at Greencastle-Antrim High School:
• First place - Hannah Brechbiel, a 10th-grader, won a $200 prize for her stoneware sculpture of a skull entitled Dexter Skull. • Second place – Senior Collin Horan won a $100 prize for his photograph, Chimes. • Third place - Madison Sherrill, also a senior, won a $50 prize for a graphite and charcoal drawing called Zoe’s Portrait. • Honorable Mention – Kaila Gray, a GAHS 11th-grader, for a ceramic piece entitled William Allen Carter. • Honorable Mention – Liam Halsey, a senior at the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts in Hagerstown, Md., for his plastic spoon sculpture, Spoons.
Wilson received more than 140 submissions of artwork from students in Franklin, Fulton, Adams and Cumberland counties in Pennsylvania and Washington County, Md. Twenty-four entries were chosen for the exhibition, which is on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in Wilson’s Bogigian Gallery, which is located on the second floor of Lortz Hall. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will continue through Dec. 7.
Wilson’s dance ensemble, Orchesis, will present its fall performance at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9 and 10, with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. The show, which is open to the public, will be held in the Appenzellar-Buchanan Dance Studio in Davison Hall.
Performances feature dances choreographed by undergraduate students, with guest performers from Shippensburg University. Tickets are available at the door and prices are $10 for general admission and $3 for seniors and students with I.D. Children under 12 get in free.
Author Alicia Drumgoole will read from a selection of her works of fiction as part of the Wilson College Writers Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the college’s Hankey Center. The 30-minute reading is free and open to the public.
Drumgoole, an assistant professor of English at Hagerstown Community College, recently published her first novel, Premonition, under the pen name Agnes Jayne. She holds bachelor’s degrees in English and political science from Binghamton University and a graduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany. She began her writing career as the Richard J. Roth Journalism Fellow at the New York State Senate and, in addition to her novel, has published short works of fiction and poetry in various magazines.
On Oct. 20, 2018, the Wilson College Board of Trustees approved identifying Wilson graduates as alumni instead of alumnae/i in all institutional messaging and publications. This action brings the College’s institutional voice in line with its strategic goals and supports Wilson’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity on campus. It does not impact any requirements of the Alumnae Association of Wilson College (AAWC), which is a separate 501(c)(3) organization.
The change will be phased into all written and electronic materials as updates and reprints are needed.
The Wilson College Veterinary Medical Technology Club will hold its popular dog washes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3 and 4, in the college veterinary building near the main entrance to campus. The dog washes are open to the public. The cost is $10 for small dogs, $15 for medium dogs, $20 for large dogs and $25 for extra-large or double-coated dogs. The price includes ear cleaning, nail trim, bath and blow dry—all of which will be performed by VMT Club members.
Owners must present a paper copy of their dog’s rabies vaccination.
For more information, contact VMT Club President Shanelle Spotts at shanelle.spotts@wilson.edu.
