Center of Excellence for Military Children and Families was established by Wheelock College in collaboration with the Massachusetts National Guard and the Military Child Education Coalition to draw attention to the many services available to aid military children and families, maximizing the visibility of military support systems and offering the resources of the Wheelock community to military families. Through its major productions, school and community partnerships, and educational programs, the professional Wheelock Family Theatre made theatre accessible and affordable to more than 35,000-40,000 people annually. President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognized institutions of higher education that supported exemplary community service programs and raise the visibility of effective practices in campus community partnerships. In 2014, Wheelock was recognized with distinction for their strides in the General Community Service category. The college chose to highlight three aspects of its curricula in the application: its partnership with the Mattahunt Community Center in Mattapan, MA; the Presidential International Service Learning Program; and the Ubuntu Arts Project, which was implemented annually by the Juvenile Justice and Youth Advocacy seniors. Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll highlighted the role colleges and universities have played in solving community challenges and as a result, in encouraging more students to pursue a lifelong path of civic engagement that achieves meaningful and measurable outcomes in the communities they serve. Honorees for the award were chosen based on a series of selection factors, including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses. This was the fourth consecutive year the Corporation for National and Community Service recognized Wheelock for achievements in community service with a place on the Honor Roll. Athletics The Wheelock Wildcats participated in eleven NCAA Division III sports, competing in the New England Collegiate Conference. Women's athletic teams: Basketball Cross-country Field hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Track & field Men's athletic teams: Basketball Cross-country Lacrosse Tennis Soccer Track & field Volleyball In addition to the varsity teams, there were intramural competitions between the Colleges of the Fenway. Notable people Judith Black, storyteller, studied education at Wheelock Philip R. Craig, author of the J.W. Jackson series; a professor at Wheelock College from 1965 until retiring to become a full-time writer in 1999 Kayla Drescher, magician, won David Copperfield’s “Search for