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Remembering OneWheaton Board Member
Mark A. Siemens

OneWheaton mourns the loss of Mark A. Siemens ’82. Mark died of natural causes on March 5 in his home in Bronxville, NY. He was 53 years old. An attorney for Shearman and Sterling and later for Siemens Corporation (no

Remembering OneWheaton Board Member
Mark A. Siemens

OneWheaton mourns the loss of Mark A. Siemens ’82. Mark died of natural causes on March 5 in his home in Bronxville, NY. He was 53 years old. An attorney for Shearman and Sterling and later for Siemens Corporation (no

How a Middle aged Mom from Missouri became a LGBTQ Ally

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.  –Audre Lorde This is the story of why I organized the

How a Middle aged Mom from Missouri became a LGBTQ Ally

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.  –Audre Lorde This is the story of why I organized the

A Little “Ancient History”

Editor’s Note: OneWheaton has been successful in part because of those who came before us! This is a special post that I hope will continue to grow over the next couple months. Were you a member of WCGALA? Can you contribute a

A Little “Ancient History”

Editor’s Note: OneWheaton has been successful in part because of those who came before us! This is a special post that I hope will continue to grow over the next couple months. Were you a member of WCGALA? Can you contribute a

1 Year Strong

I couldn’t believe I was sitting on a plane on my way to Wheaton. Nearly a decade after I graduated, here I was going back to the very place I vowed never to return to. Don’t get me wrong, the people

1 Year Strong

I couldn’t believe I was sitting on a plane on my way to Wheaton. Nearly a decade after I graduated, here I was going back to the very place I vowed never to return to. Don’t get me wrong, the people

posted letter

A commitment to something bigger

On Wednesday, the day I hear about the letter drop, a part of myself comes alive in recognition. I had been waiting to offer my time at Wheaton College as a gift. On Friday, I show up in downtown Wheaton

posted letter

A commitment to something bigger

On Wednesday, the day I hear about the letter drop, a part of myself comes alive in recognition. I had been waiting to offer my time at Wheaton College as a gift. On Friday, I show up in downtown Wheaton

letter handout group photo

A Certain Momentum

As the day of the letter drop drew near, there was a very strong feeling growing in me, a certain momentum, a sense that I was involved in something huge. Despite my own divergence from the Christian path, our online

letter handout group photo

A Certain Momentum

As the day of the letter drop drew near, there was a very strong feeling growing in me, a certain momentum, a sense that I was involved in something huge. Despite my own divergence from the Christian path, our online

A Student’s Perspective

Do you remember the letter handout? I remember being handed a letter. I was walking around campus with another LGBTQ friend (we were both out to each other at the time). I don’t remember who gave me the letter because

A Student’s Perspective

Do you remember the letter handout? I remember being handed a letter. I was walking around campus with another LGBTQ friend (we were both out to each other at the time). I don’t remember who gave me the letter because

A dizzying dance

There was a buzz of excitement as we piled into a Chicago apartment early that morning. Someone brought donuts. People made coffee. Stacks of letters formed dozens of piles on the table. Nobody really paid attention to any of it.

A dizzying dance

There was a buzz of excitement as we piled into a Chicago apartment early that morning. Someone brought donuts. People made coffee. Stacks of letters formed dozens of piles on the table. Nobody really paid attention to any of it.

Tropical Carillon

Just moments before chapel was dismissed, I got up from my desk and closed the door to my office in Miami, Florida.  That was, perhaps, one of my wiser decisions that day at work.  That day, one of my recurring thoughts

Tropical Carillon

Just moments before chapel was dismissed, I got up from my desk and closed the door to my office in Miami, Florida.  That was, perhaps, one of my wiser decisions that day at work.  That day, one of my recurring thoughts