Undergraduate

The New Woman in a World of Conservatives: Hannah Patterson, Wilson College and Woman’s Suffrage

Also part of Women’s History Month Lecture Series Sesquicentennial Edition

BOLD WORDS, readings by Michael Cornelius, Matthew McBride and more

Queering God Towards a Celebratory Theolog

So much of our conversation around sexuality and gender identity centers around combating the "clobber verses" in the Bible that are tossed around to invalidate any identity outside cisgender and heterosexual norms. What happens if we flip the script and begin looking at Scripture with an eye not towards how the Bible might condemn queerness, but how it might uphold and celebrate it?"

Living Boldly as a Muslim and a Marine: A Conversation with Mansoor Shams

Community Lawyering with Pennsylvania Farmworkers

Caitlin Barry, Director of the Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, will discuss her work teaching law students the practice of community lawyering. Students in the Farmworker Clinic represent farmworkers and their families and provide legal support for community organizations working for racial and economic justice for immigrant workers across Pennsylvania.

Wilson basketball hosting College of Saint Elizabeth. 

Women's game: 1 p.m.

Men's game: 3 p.m.

The event is FREE and open to the community.
Please register by January 24.

Permaculture is a design system for ecological and sustainable living, integrating plants, animals, buildings, people & community.
Come learn more from Permaculture expert Lincoln Smith of Forested and Creative Ecology

Break out sessions topics include:
Seasonal planting/winter sowing
Composting—Scrap it, Plant it
Pollinator gardens

Panel discussion on backyard applications for homeowners.

Wilson College welcomes the Taylor 2 Dance Company to the Capitol Theatre in downtown Chambersburg for a special performance to mark the College’s Sesquicentennial. Taylor 2 is a part of the greater Paul Taylor Dance Company of New York and was established to ensure performances could be seen by audiences all over the world, regardless of economic considerations and the logistical limitations of nontraditional venues. The dance company has traveled the globe many times, garnered international acclaim and won numerous awards. 

Las Posadas, a Mexican Christmas tradition, will return to Wilson College on Thursday, Dec. 5 Free and open to the public, the event will begin at 6 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.

Free treats for dogs, cats and small animals. 

"Best dressed" wins a prize. 

On the Main Green