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As the college continues planning for a new veterinary education center first announced in summer 2016, the project has received a boost with gifts from two alumnae totaling $575,000.

Longtime Wilson supporter Susan Breakefield Fulton ’61 has added to her $500,000 lead gift for the veterinary education center, with a second donation of $475,000. A $100,000 bequest has also been received from the late Eleanor Martin Allen ’49, a former Board of Trustees member and chair who died last year.

While on a sabbatical from teaching at Wilson College, Associate Professor of Fine Arts R.K. Dickson traveled nearly 10,000 miles over seven months, shooting more than 1,000 black-and-white photographs.

The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation recently awarded Wilson College a $460,000 grant to fund scholarships for students with financial need through the Stabler Scholarship Endowment.

Gone are the days when nursing students practiced giving injections by using a syringe on an orange. Now with the help of human facsimiles known as simulators or mannequins, students can have a much more true-to-life experience.

Wilson College recently added a new master’s degree to its expanding offerings in education graduate programs: a Master of Mass Customized Learning.

In January, approximately 11 Wilson College students, accompanied by several faculty members, will travel to the Dominican Republic to take part in the College’s first medical mission trip.

Wilson 2003 graduate Kari Herchelroth was recently named 2017 Certified Veterinary Technician of the Year by the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association. The award is presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of veterinary technology.

Wilson College will hold its annual Christmas vespers service at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, in Thomson Hall's Alumnae Chapel. The public is invited to attend.

Wilson College will host the 8th annual Handmade for the Holidays event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in Lenfest Commons. The event will feature handmade items from local craftspeople, including beaded jewelry, handwovens, paintings, Shaker boxes, ceramics, soaps and ornaments.