Skip to main content

Wheaton Blog

Home » Student Life & Events » Center for Social Justice and Community Impact » Page 2

All Center for Social Justice and Community Impact Blog Posts

Building Community and Inspiring Change

December 5, 2013 is a day I’ll never forget. I was standing outside in the frigid cold when I learned that Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela had…

Mindfulness for Families, Kids and Adults

Dr. Christopher Willard, author, psychologist and consultant, will speak about mindfulness, adolescents, and their families on April 18th at 7 PM in the Holman Room…

Wheaton Cares Weekend of Service 2016

Wheaton Cares Service Weekend 2016 is almost here, and we’re excited to start off another year by spending an entire weekend devoted to changing lives…

Wheaton College Give & Go Yard Sale 2016

The Wheaton College Give & Go Yard Sale of 2016 will be open to the public on Thursday, May 26th from 8 am – 6…

Learning Together: Wheaties Work with Norton Youth throughout Fall 2015

Over the course of the Fall 2015 semester through the Office of Service, Spirituality, and Social Responsibility, Wheaton students spent more than 600 hours volunteering…

Eid Al-Adha Fall 2015

On the evening of Thursday, October 29th, 50 Wheaton students joined together in the Cole Memorial Chapel Basement to celebrate the Muslim holy day, Eid…

Wheaton Cares Weekend 2015

After the skies cleared and rain stopped, on Friday September 11th and Saturday September 12th, 103 Wheaton students traveled to seven community partner sites as…

Norton Students Attend Multiple Wheaton Events throughout Month of April

We’ve been working with Wheaton student volunteers, faculty, and staff members to help create and facilitate fun and educational opportunities primarily for students in the…

Spreading Awareness through the Arts: Never Ever Ever

On February 23rd, the Office of SSSR worked in collaboration with Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Israeli Roundtable, Hillel Council of New England, and the Jacobson-Banks Fund…

Cooking for the Hungry

This week (3/26/15) Davis International house, in collaboration with SSSR, cooked food for the Attleboro Food and Friends Soup Kitchen.

Second Annual Better Together Day

What happens when eight Wheaton students and Associate Dean Vereene Parnell attend the Interfaith Leadership Institute in Atlanta; magic happens.

Greater Boston Food Bank

As part of our WheatonCares initiative and Season of Service, students along side a few staff members volunteered to sort food at the Greater Boston Food Bank.