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Wells College Press announces 2024 Chapbook Contest winner
The Wells College Press is pleased to announce that the winner of its 2024 Chapbook Contest is K. Avvirin Berlin for her manuscript “Obsidian.” Her prize includes 10 copies of a custom-designed chapbook, plus a digital version, and $1,000, including room and board, to come to Wells College for a reading from her new chapbook…
Filmmaker invited to Wells College for film screening
The relentless [ROAR AND BLARE] of airplanes displaces an entire community, someone keeps stealing [T U U U U U B A S], and in 1953, a man removes his shoes to listen better to the [CRACKLE] of dried leaves. These are some of the threads with which d/Deaf visual artist, filmmaker, and educator Alison…
Solar Day generates excitement for the 2024 total solar eclipse
As a total solar eclipse will pass over the Central New York region on April 8, Wells College has planned a Solar Day for students, faculty, staff, and community members in Aurora to participate in the phenomenon. Here’s a breakdown of what this year’s eclipse will be, how to view it safely, a look at…
Wells College announces Tina Post ’99 as 2024 Commencement Speaker
Wells College alum Tina Post ’99 will be the Commencement Speaker this May. After graduating from Wells, Post received her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and literary arts from the University of Alaska-Anchorage and completed her doctorate in African American studies and American studies from Yale University. Post has been an associate professor…
Community Read 2024 inspires education of local women’s history
All members of the campus community are encouraged to read “The Agitators” by Dorothy Wickenden and participate in events that include field trips, group projects, and a free public talk and book signing with the author for this year’s Community Read. “The Agitators” tells the story of America through the eyes of Harriet Tubman, Martha…
Students rally in Albany for Student Empowerment Day
To advocate for an increase in New York State funding, Wells College’s TRIO Student Support Services Office sponsored a student trip to attend this year’s Student Empowerment Day. According to the event organizers, the New York State Disability Services Council, the purpose of Student Empowerment Day was to rally behind the New York State Education…
Wells College and AMDA College of the Performing Arts Announce Formal Collaboration Agreement
This agreement enables AMDA students to continue their studies in the liberal arts at Wells. In addition, the agreement extends the college’s admissions reach to new national and international markets, along with the further coordination of resources. “We couldn’t be more excited to collaborate with AMDA,” said Jonathan Gibralter, President of Wells College. “A core…
Meet the winners of the 2024 eleventh annual Business Idea Competition
Ten students won prizes during Wells College’s eleventh annual Business Idea Competition last week, hosted by the Sullivan Center for Business and Entrepreneurship. Up to $12,500 in prize money was available for students to win in multiple categories. After they submitted a written business plan, the students were mentored on their ideas through the Business…