Welcome to Wheaton!

The new academic year is underway. The Class of 2029 and transfer students moved in and began orientation on Friday, Aug. 22. Returning students assisted the newest members of the college community in getting settled and introducing them to traditions, such as Chapel Night ghost stories and candle-lighting on the Dimple. The traditional start to the academic year, Opening Convocation, sported a new look: Wheaton blue academic robes with the college seal worn by the members of the Class of 2026.

A smiling individual with long hair holds a white t-shirt reading Class of 2029. A woman wearing a black t-shrit an baseball cap is on the left and a bald man with a mustache and beard wearing a blue. t-shirt is on the right.
Four smiling individuals holding clothing and other items stand in front of a parked car.
Three individuals carry clothing, boxes and bags across green grass with a brick building in the background.
A smiling woman with long hair kneels on a bed. Small images are affixed to the white wall she is facing in the room.
A group of people are walking away toward a brick building, past an inflatable, standing lion.
A group of people stand in the foyer of the building, some are holding boxes and interacting with each other.
A young man wearing a green t-shirt and dark shorts stands beside a woman wearing a dark t-shirt and jeans, carriyng a box of small plants.
Three individuals wearing blue t-shirts carry boxes in front of a parked car.
A young man wearing a baseball cap holds a white t-shirt reading Class of 2029. A boy and a man and a woman stand slightly behind him, smiling.
A woman takes a cell phone photo of a woman and a man standing in front of a pond with a fountain in the distance.
Four smiling individuals smile and wave. A lion mascot stands in the middle, waving.
A young woman wearing a red shirt hugs an older man wearing a blue shirt in front of a sign reading Family and friends farewell zone

A smiling individual with long hair wearing a blue t-shirt reading Wheaton Lyons holds a candle in his left hand.
A group of eight young people hold candles at night while smiling.

Four women with long hair smile, two are wearing blue academic robes.
A young female with long dark hair wearing a blue academic robe speaks from a podium. A read banner behind her reads 2026.
Four smiling individuals, each wearing a blue academic robe, are waving.
Three smiling graduates are wearing blue gowns at an academic ceremony. They are seated together, showcasing their excitement and joy.
An at outside ceremony, a speaker, lstands at a podium in front of a large audience. Behind the podium, colorful banners display the years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
Several male individuals wearing blue academic robes are smiling while seated among others wearing similar robes at an outdoor ceremony.
A group of 15 smiling individuals, each wearing blue academic robes, stand beside each other.
A smiling woman wearing a blue academic robe claps while seated next to other similarly dressed individuals.
A group of 11 well-dressed individuals smile while standing beside each other in two rows at an outdoor location.

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