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Wilson College has continued its multi-year trend of intentional growth, reaching its highest-ever point-in-time enrollment for the start of the Fall 2026 semester with 2,089 students enrolled across all programs. This reflects an 11% increase over Fall 2025 enrollment and marks a historic milestone as Wilson surpassed its highest traditional, in-person enrollment, since in 1968, and achieved its largest residential student population since 1970. 

Written by Parker Knepper '27

Wilson College will present its award-winning Drone Show on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at 8 p.m. during Wilson Weekend, the College's annual homecoming and parents’ weekend. Free and open to the public, the show will feature 300 synchronized drones forming illuminated images above campus that celebrate the nation, Chambersburg, Franklin County, and Wilson College. Community members and visitors of all ages are invited to attend this memorable event.

Wilson College will open an art exhibit featuring artwork by Baltimore visual artist Marcia Wolfson Ray on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in the Cooley Gallery, located on the second floor of the John Stewart Memorial Library (JSML). The exhibition will run through Dec. 11, 2026, and is open to the public at no cost. Wolfson Ray will deliver a public talk on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. in the Cooley Gallery, and a reception will follow.

By Faith Crawford ’26 

Thanks to the generous donation of alumna Joan Thuebel ’52, students at Wilson have the opportunity to pursue education outside of the classroom through Earthwatch research expeditions around the world. Students can submit a proposal for the expedition of their choice and pursue this uniquely hands-on experience that takes learning to a new level. 

Wilson College supporters contributed nearly $7 million during fiscal year 2026, demonstrating a strong commitment to the College's mission and helping create new opportunities for students to learn, grow, and succeed. The total includes more than $2 million raised through the Wilson Fund, the College's annual giving program, which is the highest amount raised for the Fund in the College’s history. The year was marked not only by significant financial contributions but also by broad participation from the Wilson community, including 747 first-time donors.

Wilson College is pleased to announce the opening of “Life, Death, and Objects That Move Us: Three-Dimensional Art,” a new exhibition showcasing the work of five women artists whose practices span ceramics, enamel, metal, mixed media, and sculptural assemblage. The exhibition is on view through September 5, 2026, in the Sue Davison Cooley Gallery of the Wilson College John Stewart Memorial Library. Admission is free and open to the public.

Congratulations to our Full-Time and Part-Time Dean’s List Recipients for Spring 2026.

Wilson College is proud to announce the launch of its new Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, an innovative, hybrid, accelerated degree designed to prepare practice-ready physical therapists in two years. Classes are expected to begin in August 2027, with applications for the inaugural cohort opening on July 15, 2026.

Wilson College is pleased to announce Lisa Tiffin, D.E.L., G.P.C., as the new vice president for institutional advancement. Tiffin brings more than a decade of senior-level experience in higher education advancement to this role, with a strong record of success in fundraising, government relations, corporate and foundation partnerships, and organizational leadership. She joins Wilson College after serving as assistant vice president of government, corporate and foundation relations at Champlain College, where she led transformational growth in external funding.