WILSON
THE BILLBOARD
2015 ORIENTATION SPECIAL
WILSON COLLEGE
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Library News
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015
IN THIS ISSUE... EDITORIAL 2
LeƩer from the Editors Campus Concerts Wilson MFA Program
On Fri, Oct. 23, we rededicate the John Stewart Memorial Library at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow the ceremony in Jensen Dining Hall.
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Library Access
Res Life Announcements
During the first week of the semester, the temporary library space in Sarah’s Coffeehouse will be open Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but will begin normal operating hours on Sat, Aug. 29, 2015. Normal operating hours are: Mon-Thurs 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday 8am4pm, Sat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun 1-11 p.m. To access databases off-campus you can now simply use your email login and password (if this does not work, contact the library).
Parking InformaƟon Photo by Kimberly Maske-Mertz
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Equestrian Studies News and Updates New Faculty Member We are very pleased to welcome Leininger trian
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Announcements • There will be a mandatory meeting for all students registered for Equestrian Studies (EQS), Equine Facilitated Therapeutics (EFT), and Equitation (EQT) classes on Tues, Aug. 25 in the Science Center Auditorium from 12:15-1 p.m. Releases and
Equine Science-Industry from
personal health insurance information will be collected at that
the University of Colorado
time – so bring a pen and all pertinent information to the meeting.
and a M.S. in Strategic Lead-
EQS, EFT, and EQT faculty will be available to answer questions.
ership from the University
If you do not attend, your participation in classes may be delayed!
of Mary.
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Problem attending? Sign up for an appointment on Ann O’Shallie’s
was an Instructor and NCAA
schedule located on her office door – Science Center, room 136.
Division II Head Coach at the University of Minnesota,
Equitation (riding) classes begin on August 31
Crookston. She has attained the USDF Silver Medal (2013). Leininger’s
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THE BILLBOARD
EDITORIAL
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
Welcome back! This year, The Billboard has gone through some changes with the editorial staff. For the first time in years, Billboard has two editors-in-chief, Jenna Kauffman and Celia Whitcomb. We’re looking forward to welcoming back Graphic Design editor Francesca Giustini, as well as Caitlyn Minelli on board as our online editor. This should make things interesting in the Billboard staff room. The staff has been expanding for the past few years, and with this expansion comes future changes. We hope to have more students a part of this process. As a club, we plan to become more prominent on different social medias, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We invite all students, new and returning, to check out Billboard on Wednesday nights at 9:15 p.m. in Lenfest 005. Even if you have never experienced Billboard, we encourage attendance. There are positions for writers, photographers, graphic designers, and much more. Write about what you’re interested in, or gain experience and write out of your comfort zone. We look forward to meeting the staff of the upcoming year!
Rock Out with Fellow Students on Campus Music has returned to campus in a big way: live concerts. Back in March, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) welcomed the band Against The Current in Laird Hall, and in July Branson Hoog from the band Shatterproof performed an exclusive acoustic set down by the crossroads leading to the farm. This coming year and in the future, CAB plans to continue organizing concerts for students to attend. So come out and have a good time while bands and performers are on campus! Announcements will be made on the CAB Facebook page and posters will be put up around campus announcing events. Photos by Jenna Kauffman
Chrissy Costanza of Against The Current
Branson Hoog, lead singer of Shatterproof
Will Ferri of Against The Current
Wilson MFA Program A Student’s Perspective By Mandoline Whittlesey
In passing through Wilson College campus during the month of July, you probably saw the usual Frisbee golfers and wedding guests perusing the lawn, prospies and admins zipping from one air-conditioned building to the next. Less explicably, you may have spotted individuals wandering around with motley frames, large rolls of plastic film, and bags of cut grass. Or perhaps someone swinging from a branch, crawling across the
auditorium floor or spinning alone on a classroom table. Introducing the first class of Wilson’s two-year MFA in Choreography and Visual Arts! After several years of envisioning what such an interdisciplinary MFA might look like and how Wilson College could host such a program in a mutually enhancing relationship, it finally launched its inaugural residential intensive this summer. The stellar faculty brought together mani-
Dan Gow of Against The Current
fested a desire to include somatic awareness, new media, mindfulness, and a spacious trans-disciplinary approach to art making, well grounded in today’s complex art scenes. Six artist students came on board, leaping into the unknown territory that a firstyear run inevitably is, despite all the experience and planning that goes into it. Distinctions between visual and performing artists quickly blurred: classes were taken together and a fertile cross-pollination of concepts and practices soon opened new doors for each of us. A program does not really
exist until students and faculty come together and begin making their magic, which this month truly was. I was particularly touched by each person’s willingness to consider novelty in human interactions as much as in artmaking. Days unfolded with feedback and readjustments, everyone working together to clarify the direction of the program as well as orient our own artwork. With the necessary deconstruction of everyone’s assumptions, it was a creative month in every way possible: generous and generative. I’m thrilled.
BILLBOARD STAFF Editors-in-Chief: Jenna Kauffman Celia Whitcomb Advisers: Kimberly Maske-Mertz Robin Herring Graphic Design Editor: Francesca Giustini Online Editor: Caitlyn Minelli EDITORIAL MISSION STATEMENT
The Wilson Billboard is a once-monthly and online student-run newsmagazine serving the Wilson College and Chambersburg community. Our mission is to relay important information to the campus and provide a forum for intelligent and democratic discussion. To fulfill this mission, the Billboard recognizes the many goals of the Wilson community and strives to encourage communication between students, faculty, staff and administration in an ethical and non-biased fashion.
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RESIDENCE LIFE We have gone digital!
MANDATORY RESIDENCE LIFE AND FIRE SAFETY TRAINING
Complete your • Room Condition Report • • Room/Suite Agreement • • Community Agreement • ALL online @ roompact.com - no paper forms! You can complete Roompact from any smartphone, tablet, or computer - anytime, anywhere!
ALL RESIDENTS (returning and new) are required to attend Friday, August 28 from 5-6pm Science Center Auditorium Immediately following, we will host the SmokeOut beginning at 6pm in Davison 2nd This fire safety activity is required for all new residents and any resident who was not able to participate in last year’s SmokeOut.
Parking Announcement Know your parking policies!
• Up-to-date room agreements • • More detailed and accurate RCRs • ♥ Better campus living experience ♥ For Roompact help, email support@roompact. com For more info about living on campus: web my.wilson.edu/res-life email reslife@wilson.edu facebook WCResidenceLife Photo by Billboard
twitter @WCResLife
Visit my.wilson.edu/parking or pick up a map from Campus Safety All vehicles need to be registered with Campus Safety by 8/28 Ticketing begins 8/31
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THE BILLBOARD
Mon, Aug. 24
Tues, Sept. 1
Classes Begin 8:00 a.m.
Convocation 11:00 a.m. Alumnae Chapel Thomson Hall
Hall Meetings Begin 9:15 p.m. Follow signs posted in halls to meeting location
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015
CALENDAR Fri, Sept. 4
Fido’s First Friday 5:00-8:00 p.m. Downtown Chambersburg “goes to the dogs” with dog contests, dog Eventing Team Tryouts groomers, dog trainers, 5:00-8:00 p.m. dog treats and so much Hawthorne Arena more.
Chambersburg Wal-Mart, Norland Avenue Target, Chambersburg Mall
2nd Saturday in the Park Summer Movie Series “Cinderella” (2015) Movie begins at dusk. Chambers Fort Park Chambersburg Admission is FREE!
HAPPY LABOR DAY
Woman’s Soccer
Field Hockey
Men’s Soccer
Tues, Sept. 1 5:00 p.m. at Mary Baldwin College
Tues, Sept. 1 5:00 p.m. vs. Notre Dame of Maryland
Tues, Sept. 1 4:30 p.m. vs. Shenandoah University
Sat, Sept. 12 11:00 a.m. vs. Cedar Crest College
Sat, Sept. 12 12:00 p.m. Wilson Invitational
Wed, Sept. 9 4:00 p.m. at Cairn University
Wed, Sept. 16 4:00 p.m. vs. Penn State Berks
Wed, Sept. 16 7:00 p.m. at Roanoke College
Sun, Sept. 20 11:00 a.m. at PA College of Technology
Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Thomson Hall Room 36 For more information, please contact elisabeth.turchi@wilson.edu
Add/Drop Deadline
Schedule
August 28 September 4, 11, 18, 25
Choir
Sat, Sept. 12
Wilson Athletics
SHOPPING SHUTTLES
Hagerstown Prime Outlets September 19
Mon, Sept. 7
Sun, Sept. 20 1:00 p.m. at PA College of Technology
www.wilsonphoenix.com
Campus Farm Stand
the orr forum Common Hour Sept. 15 No Other Gospel: The ApocalypƟc Framework of Early ChrisƟanity Dr. Greg Carey
Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m.-1:oo p.m. Lenfest Commons Esplanade
Sept. 22 Climate Change: A Disease in a Compromised Social Immune System Dr. Steven Schmidt Sept. 29 WaiƟng for the End of the World: Apocalypse in the Beatus of Liébana Dr. Wendell Smith The Common Hour is held from 12:00-12:30 p.m. in PaƩerson Bay, Laird Hall.
FARM FRESH VEGETABLES FOR THE WILSON COMMUNITY & BEYOND OPEN SPRING UNTIL FALL Need a break from work? Need a tasty treat? Not sure what you are making for dinner? The Campus Farm Stand can be your solution!!!
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