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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.

Congratulations to the students and faculty recognized at the 2026 Wilson College Academic Awards Ceremony held on Friday, April 24, 2026. 

Wilson College is pleased to announce the launch of a new graduate health care program, a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. This new hybrid, accelerated program features rigorous online coursework paired with live, interactive instruction, simulation-based experiences, and comprehensive clinical preparation. Classes are expected to begin in August 2027, with applications for the inaugural cohort opening in July.

Wilson College biology, chemistry, and biochemistry majors showcased their research, professionalism, and scientific curiosity at the 2026 Pennsylvania Academy of Science (PAS) annual meeting, held this weekend at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania.

Wilson College students will present 88 original research projects during the College’s seventeenth annual Barsy-Colgan Student Research Day, taking place Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24. The event highlights undergraduate scholarship across a wide range of disciplines, including the sciences, humanities, arts, and social sciences, and is free and open to the public.

Wilson College will host an afternoon of inspiring music as the Cumberland Valley Chorale at Wilson College presents its Spring 2026 concert, On the Edge of Light, on Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m. in Laird Hall.