Wilson alumna, Hannah Patterson 1901, will be honored for her important role in the women’s suffrage movement with the dedication of a roadside marker in her name on the anniversary of her birthday, Thursday, Nov. 5. The ceremony takes place on campus along Route 11 near Sharpe House and will be live-streamed on Wilson’s Facebook page.
Attendees will include Wilson College President Wesley R. Fugate, Chambersburg Borough President Alice Elia, National Votes for Women Trail Pa. Coordinator Robyn Young, Hankey Center Director Amy Ensley, Past President of the Alumnae Association of Wilson College Mary Cramer, and Wilson College Alumni Relations Director Marybeth Famulare.
2020 is the centennial of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. To celebrate this milestone, The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS) and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation have partnered to launch a new historic marker program commemorating the history of women’s suffrage in the United States. Markers highlight sites on the National Votes for Women Trail. The trail, a project of the NCWHS, identifies the many sites that are integral to the suffrage movement and makes them accessible on a mobile-friendly website to be easily searched by location, suffragist, ethnicity, and a variety of other criteria.
The Pomeroy Foundation, a private foundation, provides grants to recognize historically significant people, places, or things across the United States instrumental to women’s suffrage. The Foundation is committed to supporting the celebration and preservation of community history. To date, it has awarded over 1,100 roadside markers and plaques nationwide.
Hannah Jane Patterson was born in Smithton, Pa., in West Newton Township, Nov. 5, 1879. After graduating from Wilson College in 1901, Patterson moved to Pittsburgh, Pa., and began working on reform issues, including juvenile justice, child labor laws, and public health.
In 1904, she was among a small group of women who formed the Allegheny Equal Suffrage Association. The organization expanded and established the Equal Franchise Federation of Western Pennsylvania. By 1912, Patterson was elected to statewide office as the Chairman of the Woman’s Suffrage Party of Pennsylvania. In this capacity, she directed the three-year campaign to add a suffrage amendment to the Pennsylvania State Constitution in 1915.
Under her leadership, the party headquarters were moved from Philadelphia to Harrisburg to more effectively lobby the members of the state legislature. Although the amendment failed, Patterson was recognized for her political acumen and organizational skills. In 1916, she was elected Secretary of the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA) under Carrie Chapman Catt. Patterson worked out of NAWSA headquarters in New York City and directed the individual state’s efforts to secure suffrage amendments to state constitutions.
When NAWSA leadership offered its organizing abilities to aid in the war effort during World War I, Patterson was named Resident Director of the Woman’s Committee of the U.S. Council of National Defense. She directed the 48 state divisions and the 18,000 women’s organizations, including coordinating the flow of information between the federal agencies and the state divisions. This work earned her the Distinguished Service Medal in 1919. Following the war, she was appointed a member of the War Risk Insurance Advisory Council under the direction of Charles Evans Hughes and an assistant to the Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker. Patterson continued to focus on women’s issues and politics throughout her life.
After having served as an alumna Trustee to Wilson College from 1913 – 1917, Patterson was named a Lifetime Trustee of the college in 1922 and served in various capacities, including as chair of the Honorary Degree Committee until her death, Aug. 21, 1937.
The College has added three majors, beginning fall 2021, to the wide choice of majors already available. All are growing in popularity with students and importance with employers nationally—Finance, Criminal Justice, and Sport Management.
These majors continue Wilson’s tradition of providing academically rigorous and profession-oriented programs enhanced through a liberal arts education. Employers prize this combination of career-specific skills and knowledge with the ability to think creatively and communicate effectively. These three majors will position graduates to pursue careers in industries that are expected to provide well-paying, professional, and stimulating careers for decades to come.
“Finance is the seventh-largest major in the US. Looking at some projections, employers will be hiring people in the business and financial areas at an increase of 10 percent a year through 2026,” said Thomas Armstrong, assistant professor of business, economics, and finance. The major will cover corporate finance, investment markets, and institutions. It will prepare students for careers as personal financial advisers, financial managers, budget or finance analysts, loan officers and credit analysts, stock brokers, and investment bankers.
“There is no start-up, small business, medium-size corporation, or large corporation that does not need the financial component that a finance major provides,” Armstrong said. Criminal Justice is a popular major nationally with over 50,000 degrees awarded in the 2017-2018 academic year alone. “Wilson’s Criminal Justice major will be a bachelor of arts degree rooted in the liberal arts, with a social justice focus, and an emphasis on diversity and underserved communities and transforming communities,” said Jill Hummer, associate professor of political science.
The major will prepare students for a wide variety of career pathways and entry into multiple fields. Hummer expects some graduates to go on to law school, while others will use their degrees to enter the workplace directly. Career pathways include “working for the FBI as a corrections specialist, the Department of Homeland security as a homeland security professional, a park ranger, or the secret service. There are also many opportunities in state and local government, including working as a state trooper or as a corrections, probation, or parole officer. And it is a pathway into the private nonprofit world as a victim advocate,” Hummer said.
Sport Management is a program tailored for the sports-minded student interested in a career in one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual growth rate for careers in the sport industry is 10 percent, with growth in spectator sports as high as 17 percent.
“Sport Management is a career-relevant program that includes course work in accounting, business, economics, athletic coaching, sport management, exercise science, psychology, and sociology. This major provides broad professional skills in an environment of academic rigor,” said Lori Frey, professor of physical education. “Students will be prepared to lead and manage in an ever-growing field, qualifying them for a vast array of sports careers.”
The addition of these three majors is emblematic of Wilson’s continuing commitment to a relevant and rigorous education that dovetails student interests with employers’ needs. The additions expand student options, meet their interests, and provide them the best possible platform for their professional lives upon graduation.
In a solemn ceremony on a beautiful fall day, members of the Wilson community retired the old Stars and Stripes, which had flown proudly over the Main Green for many years, and replaced it with a new one.
The ceremony was organized by Dawson Zalegowski, a VMT and pre-vet major and resident assistant (RA), who has been living on campus on the top floor of South Hall. From his window, he has an unobstructed view of the green and had noticed that the old flag had become a little weather-worn. As a former boy scout, he knew the symbolic importance of retiring a Stars and Stripes correctly and with the respect it is due.
Zalegowski approached the administration about hosting a formal retirement and replacement of the flag. Cassandra Latimer, Vice President for Marketing and Communications, enthusiastically supported the project. While Latimer took responsibility for purchasing a replacement and procuring the appropriate music for the occasion, Zalegowski set about recruiting participants.
“The people I asked to help were very excited,” Zalegowski recalls. He recruited three fellow RAs and two members of WCGA to form the color guard. Rev. Derek Wadlington volunteered to call out the commands at the ceremony. Prof. Dana Harriger, representing Boy Scouts of America Troop #136, agreed to take charge of the retired flag and decommission it correctly.
gainst the backdrop of the autumnal foliage, with an audience of students, community, and staff, including Wilson President Wesley R. Fugate and cabinet members, Wadlington gave a short speech on the history of the Stars and Stripes. He then called the color guard to order. They honored the colors by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance together. Then, to the bugle call of “Retreat,” they lowered the flag, folded it into the ceremonial triangle, and presented it to Harriger.
The color guard, with Wadlington calling out commands, ceremonially unfolded the new Stars and Stripes and raised it to the bugle call of “To the Colors.” The ceremony ended with the 15’x25’ flag fluttering in the gentle breeze high over the College and Chambersburg.
The color guard consisted of Matthew Wilson and Oliver Perry, officers of WCGA, and RAs Dani Stafford, Angie Zolla, Julie Wrinkler, and Dawson Zalegowski.
ROSEMONT, Pa.— The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Board of Directors announced today that the conference shall suspend all intercollegiate competition through December 31, 2020. Institutions may engage in training and conditioning activities as appropriate during this time while adhering to local, state and national health guidelines and NCAA regulations.
The Board of Directors made this difficult decision to extend the suspension of intercollegiate competition after reviewing the latest information and recommendations detailed in the Core Principles for Resocialization which was circulated to the membership by the NCAA Sport Science Institute last week.
The Board of Directors and other administrative groups in the conference shall continue to assess all available data and the rapidly-evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to the viability of safe intercollegiate competition and travel for all athletic programs in the spring semester. The Board of Directors shall reconvene by November 30 to reassess the status of intercollegiate competition.
Read the statement from President Wesley R. Fugate here https://www.wilson.edu/coronavirus-information
Elissa Heil, dean of the faculty, and Jean Hoover, the registrar, are pleased to announce the 258 students who made it onto the Dean’s List for spring 2020. To receive this honor, a student must maintain a GPA of at least 3.5 for the semester. Given the disruption caused by the closure of campus for the second half of the semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving this GPA is truly impressive. Congratulations to all who made the Dean’s List!
Abdul Ali Tristen Marie Amsley Amanda Lee Aston Hee Jung Bae Michala Rae Bailey Rebecca Ann Baker Taylor Paige Baker Sara B. Ball Jasmine A. Bankert Delaney Elise Banzhof Leah Rose Barchock Annmarie Batey Amber Lynn Beam Patrick Lee Beaston Cierra M. Beaver Nicholas Jordan Beitzell Marleigh Eloise Belk Alyssa Grace Bingaman Nadira M. Boddie Alana Bodendorf Ashlee Elizabeth Bourquin Lillian Rose Boyle Meghan A. Bradley Adrianna Sue Broome Jacob G. Brouse Brittney L. Brown Katelyn E. Brown Kaydi Nicole Brubaker Shelby A. Burkett Daphne L. Buzard Jennifer A. Cail Brianna A. Campbell Samantha Brooke Cantrell Emma Sophie Carbaugh Chelsea R. Carlson Kallie Helena Carter Jeremiah Trãvon Carter-Johnson Jenna N. Carty Kathryn Mary Chenaille Eunyoung Cho Olivia C Churchman Hannah Elise Clark Kelby M. Cloose Kelly C. Cormier Corinne Mattia Corsaro Geneva Luree Dardick Elissa Mae DeShong Raqayyah Fatimah Debeary Elizabeth Destacamento Amanda L. Dietz Elizabeth G. Dimoff Bethany Jade Doppel Dionna Lee Edwards Adriana S. Embly Kayla Nicole Enck Olivia Kay Epstein Marasol Marie Esquivia Caeley Rae Etter Anaida Fahradyan Hannah Elaine Femia Megan E. Flickinger Taylor L. Frohm Michaela Elizabeth Funk Pratikshya Gaihre Marie Carmela Gallagher Mary J. Gantt Jarrett H. Gelsinger Anna Elizabeth Gibaud Kelly Elizabeth Gibson Pheonix S. Gilbert Delaney Jo Glazer Abigail R. Goldberg Luis M. Gonzalez Ayala Lexie Saige Goshorn Siara N. Gossert Sierra Kay Green Monica Bryn Grigsby Elizabeth R. Grim Santina Allyn Gutshall Kimberly Ann Hale Samantha Paige Hall Alecia Marie Hamilton Ashley M. Hamilton Dino Hamzabegovic Tosha Danielle Harbaugh Tara E. Harmon Kaitlyn K. Harper Mia Deanne Harris Cierra M. Hartman Joshua Dean Harvey Danielle R. Harwood Samantha Megan Heckendorn Abbey Michele Heinbaugh Shanda Lee Henry Divine Justice Hilliard Brittany Nicole Hocking Megan Renee Hoffeditz Kyle Joseph Hoffman Cassandra Elaine Holt Shealyn Jean Holzinger Alicia M. Houser Taylor Marie Hoverter Joshua Evan Howells Caitlin Huffman Caitlin Nicole Hunsecker Kassidy Jade Hunt Morgan B. Jacoby Julia Melissa Johnson Loraine Samantha Johnson Tia Renae Jones Madison Marie Taylor Kaetterhenry Trista R. Kalathas Simone Alaire Karustis Alyssa M. Keefer Ta'Niya Diamond Kees Catarina M. Keifman Jamie Kelley Rachel R. Kelley Chae Lin Kim Madison R. Koontz Jessica Marie Kosheba Chelsea Elizabeth Kowall Nicholas P. Kowalski Rachel Marie Laidlaw Taylor Lynn Lamparter Aura Kathryn Langley Bethany Lavin Kayleigh Nicole Layfield Seung Hyun Lee Molly Elizabeth Lemke Kelly M. Lepouski Rachael Elisabeth Leubecker Max Allan Little Margaret Mae Lutz Sarah M. Manges Patricia Mari-Marquez Adriane Ann Markle Carter Nathaniel Marsh Geneva E. Martin Nicholas Hunter Mattson Colby Maun Alexis Martina Mayer Jordan Faith McCoy Olivia Joanna McDonald Ophelia Jessica McDonald Max C. McDowell Rianon G. McKee Brianna Angela McMenimen Andrew Stephen Melhorn Emily Pearl Metcalfe Bailey A. Miller Hailey Caroline Miller Michelle Alyce Miller Kelli Lei Mills Mickayla Ann Moffitt Jenna Rose Mongold Jessica O'Bryan Morrow Jill Lorraine Mullen Verna J. Munch Jennifer Renee Murphy Bethany Jayde Murray Hannah Renae Myers Krista F. Nayadley Gabriella Nichole Newman Thuy-Hang Thi Ngo Rebekah Catherine Nicholas Kimberly Nickey Cameron Scott Nolet Kylea Daun O'Donnell Kaitlyn Jade O'Shea Serena Breanne Packwood Michelle A. Pagan James Immanuel Pasaribu Kellyn Allena Perry Nathaniel Pimentel Michaela J. Piper Tioleaoauli Christina Posiulai Megan Sherie Potter Zachary M. Powell Hannah Renee Powers Jaret McCoy Price Brittany Amanda Reaver Elizabeth Marion Rhyne Jarrett Todd Rickerds Samantha Cathrine Riggs Katelyn Marie Ritenour Yamil C. Rodriguez Katherine Romero Kristen Roop Katelyn E. Roth Grace Virginia Ruback Rose K. Runyan Ria Lynn Santiago Elsa Maria Schaefer Sarah Mei Schaffner Erica Jane Shaffer Alisha S. Shank Ashley N. Shatzer McKenna Richelle Shields Daeun Shin Alison Nicole Shockey Samantha Emily Simmons Mikaela Leanne Small Madison Nicole Smith Sarina R. Smith Makenna Renee Snider Logan Paige Souder Chloe Ivy Sprecher Johnathan Douglas St. Clair Rachel Elizabeth Staley Kyle Anthony Starliper Carrie Nikol Stemple Taylor Jo Stine Gabrielle Lynn Stinsky Sarah Jean Stitely Rachel Elizabeth Stoner Moriah Kathryn Story Jocelyn Kelly Struble Meghann T. Sullivan Zachary William Sutherland Ava M. Swartz Madison Kinsey Sweitzer Justina Lynn Swope Taylor Paige Tarabori Cole Nathaniel Taylor Elizabeth Grace Theriault Afrona Tozluku Caitlin M. Umberger Mirka Vasquez Blanca Villeda Celine Olivia Vogelsong Elizabeth Claire Vuxta Morgan Nicole Wallech Caroline Q. Watson Taylor Leeann Waugerman Cheyanne Elizabeth Weaver Melissa Sue Weaver Aaron Steven Welper Alyssa Corin Wenger Jacob Kenneth Whittington Noah Mark Wickenheiser Abigail Marie Wilson Danielle Marie Wilson Matthew Aaron Wilson Megan Anne Wingert Juliann Nicole Winkler Olivia Marie Wolford Alyssa Rose Wood Samuel Worthen Jordan Nicole Yeager Chae Rok Yeom Grace Lucile Yingling Jacob Thomas Young Sujeong Yu Daniel M. Zakin Elsa Zavala Hurtado Angelina Marie Zolla Hannah M. Zychal
President Wesley R. Fugate, Ph.D., announced that for the health and safety of its students, faculty and staff, Wilson will hold classes remotely for the fall semester. The decision was made in light of the increased spread of the COVID-19 virus nationwide, new guidance and restrictions from the CDC, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the NCAA, and the limited availability of testing.
In making the announcement, Fugate said, “We have concluded, in consultation with faculty senate, that the safest approach is to deliver our curriculum through robust online, remote instruction for the upcoming semester. This decision is an incredibly difficult one to make, but based upon the increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases across the country and the marked impact this is having on college-aged young people, we feel it is the right one.”
he decision was made in part because the new guidelines and restrictions that have emerged over recent weeks, coupled with the limited availability of testing, would have significantly restricted the on-campus experience for students. Also, the shift to remote learning for the entire semester provides students and their families with clarity and certainty and avoids the disruption that might occur otherwise.
Fugate said, “We know how disappointing this is for our students, and we join [them] in that pain. Our faculty and staff have been working incredibly hard to prepare to be together this fall, and I thank them for all their diligent work this summer. I know they, like me, wish for the day our entire Wilson family can be on campus.” In acknowledgment of the challenges facing students and their families, Wilson will offer each student who completes the fall semester one January term course at no additional tuition charge.
To ensure students receive the high-quality Wilson education that they have come to expect, the College has purchased the requisite technology and provided faculty and staff with enhanced training. The student development and academic support services teams will be available and ready to serve every student and help each individual navigate the semester. Fugate said, “The Wilson experience will be different, but we hope to create memorable and lasting moments virtually, in addition to the necessary support to help [students] succeed.”
Wilson may provide limited housing for students who cannot live at home because doing so would cause them hardship or because their home environment could not support remote learning. Students who are housed on campus will be required to abide by all COVID-19 health and safety protocols and will be required to wear face coverings, except when eating or in their rooms. Dining services will be limited, and group and face-to-face meetings, including extra-curricular activities, will not be permitted in adherence to social distancing guidelines.
Fugate and the college leadership are hopeful that the situation around the virus will improve, and face-to-face instruction can resume in January. The College will provide updates as details of new opportunities for students become available.
TOP completer, Benjamin Semple '20, ML Science, North Creek Academy, Calif.
Teachers from out-of-state can now earn Pennsylvania teaching certification through Wilson College’s innovative Teacher Online Pathway (TOP). Convenient, flexible and affordable, TOP is for current teachers who want to work towards certification on their own schedules. Pennsylvania teaching certification is recognized in most states in the U.S.
Classes are taught online and asynchronously—meaning students can learn at their own pace, create their own schedules and complete their coursework from the comfort of their homes. If they choose to pursue an accelerated schedule, they can complete the course requirements within as little as one academic year.
TOP offers Pennsylvania Level I certification in:
All TOP instructors are current or past educators with real-world classroom experience. Wilson College will hire a cooperating teacher and college supervisor within the student’s school district to oversee the intern teaching requirements for certification. For more information go to Wilson College’s TOP webpage or email tcp@wilson.edu.
Benefits of Wilson’s TOP teaching certification:
Requirements to enter the TOP out-of-state program:
Student responsibilities:
ROSEMONT, Pa. - The Colonial States Athletic Conference Board of Directors has announced today that the conference shall suspend all intercollegiate competition for the Fall 2020 season. A final decision on the possibility of future intercollegiate competition for fall sports, including the possibility of conducting fall intercollegiate competition in Spring 2021, as well as a plan for intercollegiate competition for winter sports, will be made by the end of September.
The CSAC Board of Directors and other administrative groups have worked tirelessly in collaboration with the conference office staff over the past weeks and months to develop multiple potential scenarios for intercollegiate competition in the fall while being mindful of health and safety guidelines from the NCAA, each member’s campus reopening plans and the landscape of college athletics. This difficult decision was made with careful deliberation and strategic assessment of the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The conference and its administration will continue to explore safe training and intra-campus practice opportunities for its member institutions while continuing to be mindful of the rapidly-changing local, regional and national conditions.
“The decision by the CSAC to suspend competition for the Fall 2020 season is agonizing not only for our student-athletes but also for our entire campus community,” said Director of Athletics Tina Hill. “While this is not the outcome we had hoped for, the health and safety our student-athletes, coaches and staff is paramount. Although there will be no competition, we are eagerly anticipating the return of our student-athletes to campus this fall.”
Read the statement from President Wes Fugate regarding fall athletics here.
Fifty students completed the Wilson College Teacher Certification Pathways program.
TCP completers are: Jennifer Bair, Michael Buchheit, Michiyo Buckwalter, Heidi Buffington, Ryan Chamberlain, Brooke Clugh, Chalfant Conley, Rebecca Cortes, Darcie Crock, Lance Deane, Jason Engro, Montserrat Fonseca-Estrada, Miranda Forney, Allison Goodling, Danielle Guarriello-Rhoads, Benjamin Hallam, Heather Herman, Corey Keener, Brenda Kelly, Ashley Kline, Jennifer Knechtmann, Sarah Knouse, Kathryn Krishan, Jon Kunkel, Jessica Lowery, Andrew Macik, Mark Maglioli, Matthew Maple, Andrew Martin, Richard Martinez, Debra Mowe, Kelli Polly, Madhavi Ravi, Joel Rineer, Matthew O’Donnell, Kyle Ott, Benjamin Semple, Jarrett Smith, Carolyn Sollenberger, Garrett Strous, Tabitha Studer, Laura Suchanick, Hillary Swartz, Victoria Thomas, Quinn Turocy, Bailey Weibley, Madalyn Weikert, Jenifer Wellman, Yuk Ling Wong and Dody Zeigler.
Approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in 1985, Wilson’s TCP program allows those who already have bachelor’s degrees to become certified to teach. Three distinct pathways fall under TCP: the TIP, FLIP (Foreign Language Intern Pathway) and TOP (Teacher Online Pathway) programs. A variety of certifications are available, covering all grades and including specialized areas such as special education.
ROSEMONT, Pa. - The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Board of Directors, in collaboration with the conference office staff and institutional administrators, remains committed to developing a safe, competitive and meaningful athletic experience for its student-athletes, coaches, officials and spectators in 2020-21 in light of the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CSAC has created a Game Day Strategy task force comprised of athletic directors, athletic trainers and medical professionals from conference member institutions representing all three states in the conference's geographic footprint. The task force, whose top priority is to maintain a high level of health and safety expectations for CSAC member institutions, has developed a comprehensive set of guidelines and protocols for all participants involved in CSAC athletic contests. These guidelines were developed utilizing recommendations from the NCAA Sport Science Institute (SSI), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College Health Organization (ACHA) as well as the various regional health networks with conference affiliations.
The CSAC has conducted regular meetings with conference administrators throughout the past several months and will continue to engage the membership frequently in the weeks and months to come regarding all logistical facets of intercollegiate athletic competition. CSAC member institutions have expressed a commitment to adhering to federal, state and local guidelines relating to resocialization of student-athletes and athletics staff. The health and safety of each conference member's campus community remains of paramount importance to the CSAC.
Additional details related to the CSAC's plan to return to safe athletic activity shall be circulated upon approval by the conference's Board of Directors.
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James Wagner Assistant Commissioner Colonial States Athletic Conference Office: (833) 272-2123 Cell: (570) 854-4834 jwagner@csacsports.org @wagssid
