Wheaton In Focus

The series is produced by a team of Wheaton students working with the college's Communications Office and independent filmmaker and photographer Tim Morse. The team chooses the subject matter for each episode. At the beginning of the school year, Tim conducts seminars for the student staff in lighting, sound and camera handling. He serves as the Director of Photography for the series and does the editing of each segment.

Why Wheaton in Focus? “I think that it is important for prospective students and community members to see the different ways that Wheaton students are involved on campus and around the world. There is no better way to exhibit this than through video.” (Ted Worcester, Wheaton 2012)

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Arts in Ireland - Episode 9
Find out what it's like to travel to Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland
for an intense three-week art course. Students talk about this 
life-changing academic, artistic and personal journey in this episode of Wheaton In Focus.
 
Rugby - Episode 8
Find out what it takes to be a member of the student-run, men's rugby club 
and how this tough sport helps to form lasting friendships among its members. 
The eighth episode of Wheaton In Focus drops in on the annual 
Student-Alumni rugby game to learn about the club and its loyal alumni union.
 
Relay for Life - Episode 7
Wheaton students make their own traditions, such as the yearly staging 
of a campus edition of Relay For Life, the fundraiser aimed at fighting cancer. 
The seventh episode of Wheaton In Focus introduces some of the 
students behind the effort to find out what drives them to pull an all-nighter 
in the Haas Athletic Center.
 
Dorm Life - Episode 6
The experience of living on campus, in Wheaton's residence halls, is central
to the college experience. The sixth episode of Wheaton In Focus drops 
in on students in their dormrooms to see what residence hall life looks like and
how students make the spaces their own.
 
The DNA of Beowulf and Sheep - Episode 5
The fifth
episode of Wheaton In Focus zooms in for a close-up look at how
scholarship on Old English literature and modern DNA sequencing
methods are being combined to address a long-standing mystery in the humanities.
 
Lab Work - Episode 4
Some Wheaton students are engaged in scientific research projects 
with faculty members. The fourth episode of the Wheaton InFocus
video series visits students in the lab to find out more about their work
and why they find it rewarding.
 
Lyon's Den - Episode 3
Get a taste of what has made the Lyon's Den such a successful student-run business for the past ten years. The third episode of the Wheaton InFocus video series visits the coffeehouse during a recent evening to talk with the students who make the place tick.
 
Service Nation - Episode 2
The second episode in the Wheaton InFocus video series tells the story of how Sarah Mielbye '09 and Christopher DiFranco '10 helped plan the Sept. 11 Service Nation Summit in New York City and then brought the campaign to Wheaton.
 
Twisted Sisters - Episode 1
The first episode in the Wheaton InFocus video series covers the 
creation of Twisted Sisters, a sculpture created by the artist Patrick 
Dougherty with help from more than 40 Wheaton students.

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