2025-26 Academic Year Convocation

The Wilson College annual Fall Convocation will take place on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. We will be celebrating the start of the 2025-26 academic year and welcoming new members to the Wilson community.

President Wesley R. Fugate, Assistant Professor of Special Education Janet Foor, and WCGA President Hannah Bost will share remarks on Wilson’s shared vision, mission, and values. 

Celebrating MLK Day: Audacious Faith in the Future, presented by Zyahna Bryant

Wilson College will be recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a program that includes a presentation on "Audacious Faith in the Future" by Zyahna Bryant, a performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing", remarks from President Wes Fugate, and a Q&A with the speaker. 

The event is free and open to the public. A livestream of the event will be available. 

Vespers 2023

Join us for Wilson College's One Hundred Third Christmas Vespers, a Festival of Lesson and Carols. 

Featuring the Cumberland Valley Chorale, Wilson, and Chambersburg Community readers. 

Free and open to the public. 

Light refreshments and fellowship following the service at Sarah's Coffeehouse. 

You can also watch it streaming online here: https://www.wilson.edu/watch-vespers

The program is available to follow along below. 

 

2023 Convocation

Convocation brings together the Wilson community – first-year and transfer students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends – to celebrate the new academic year. The 2023 Convocation will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, September 1, in the Alumnae Chapel. Convocation’s theme this year is Fellowship in the Wilson Community. The featured speaker will be Associate Professor of Chemistry, Kathryn Sarachan.

The ceremony will conclude with all new Wilson members signing the Honor Principle.