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51Ʒ�� will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 5, on the main campus green. The blessing, which is conducted by the Wilson's chaplain, the Rev. Derek Wadlington, is open to the public. All friendly pets in cages or on leads or leashes are welcome. Those attending are asked to clean up after their pets.

Hone your classroom skills or advance your career with a graduate degree in education from 51Ʒ��. Wilson's programs offer the flexibility and individual attention you need to earn your degree. Learn more about the following options in this upcoming info session. 

Monday, 11/28: Kaitlin Gill, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Messiah College

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Monday, 11/14: “Agents of Justice” Leadership Academy
Roundtable Discussion of excerpts from Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games
Students will explore the experience of food insecurity through a roundtable discussion of excerpts from the popular novel by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games.

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Monday, 11/7: Derrick Weston, Founding Director at Food and Faith Storytelling Collective and host of the Food and Faith podcast

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Monday, 10/24: “Agents of Justice” Leadership Academy
“Take Action” Fair
Students will learn how to take action on the local, state, national, and international levels and have the opportunity to register to vote.

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Monday, 10/10: Danica Starks, Senior Policy Advisor on detail to the U.S. Helsinki Commission at the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

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Monday, 10/3: Edward Webb, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Dickinson College

“The Media and the Refugee Crisis”

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Monday, 9/26: “Agents of Justice” Leadership Academy
Reflect: What Kind of a Leader am I?
Students will complete an activity to take inventory of their leadership skills and set goals for developing those skills further.

Monday, 9/19: Panel: “What is Leadership?”
Moderator: Virginia Harriger, Executive Director, Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Program Director, Leadership Franklin County
Panelists: Wesley R. Fugate, President of 51Ʒ��; Gladys Leon, Board President of First Start Partnerships and Member of the Board of Directors, United Way of Franklin County; and Gretchen Natter, Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Gettysburg College’s Center for Public Service