2023 New Student Orientation

Events

Public events at Wells

Performing Arts Senior Thesis Production: Mary’s Wedding

Phipps Auditorium, Macmillan Hall

Katie Ostrander '24 and Alexander Blaine '24 will perform in Stephen Massicote's play "Mary's Wedding," a love story that transcends space and time. This is Katie Ostrander's thesis production. This performance is suitable for audience members over the age of 12. "Mary's Wedding" will premiere Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. ... Read more

Performing Arts Senior Thesis Production: Mary’s Wedding

Phipps Auditorium, Macmillan Hall

Katie Ostrander '24 and Alexander Blaine '24 will perform in Stephen Massicote's play "Mary's Wedding," a love story that transcends space and time. This is Katie Ostrander's thesis production. This performance is suitable for audience members over the age of 12. "Mary's Wedding" will premiere Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. ... Read more

Sustainability Perspectives: Hazardous Chemicals in Consumer Products

Virtual Event

Sarah Briggs, program manager and senior research specialist for Emerging Contaminants and Green Chemistry for the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute led this discussion. “BPA-free”, “parabens and phthalates”, “Safer Choice Certified”, “forever chemicals”, etc… The modern consumer is bombarded with a wide variety of complicated chemical information in the media and on product labels ... Read more

Free

Spring Break 2024

Wells College 170 Main Street, Aurora, NY, United States
Event Series Sustainability Film series

Sustainability Film: Regenerating Life

de Witt Lecture Hall (106), Zabriskie Hall

This documentary takes an ecological approach to unraveling the climate crisis. The film proposes that it is humankind’s relentless destruction of the natural world that has caused the climate crisis. This is because nature – the vast, interconnected web of biodiversity that exists on our planet – regulates and balances Earth’s climate. Filmmaker John Feldman ... Read more

Free

Emily Earle

Barler Music Building

As a part of Women's History Month, Wells College Student Activities presents a live performance from singer-songwriter Emily Earle, who starred on the third season of NBC's "The Voice" and was named one of CMT’s Next Up Now Artists in 2022.

Sustainability Perspectives: But What Can I Do? From Reducing Your Carbon Footprint to Decarbonization

Virtual Event

Chris Carrick, formerly the energy program manager for the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, explained that when British Petroleum introduced the concept of reducing your own carbon footprint in 2004 as part of its "Beyond Petroleum" campaign, many criticized the company for using propaganda to deflect from its own role in maintaining ... Read more

Free