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Westminster College Celebrity Series to Present Yesterday Once More: A Musical Tribute to the Carpenters April 27
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College Celebrity Series will present Jim Brickman's Yesterday Once More: A Musical Tribute to the Carpenters Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster College Preschool Lab Celebrates National Week of the Young Child
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Preschool Lab celebrated the Week of the Young Child April 6-12 with a variety of activities to honor young children and those who make a difference in children's lives.
Students Earn Master of Education Degrees at Westminster College
Fifteen students were awarded master of education degrees at Westminster College during commencement exercises Saturday, May 22.
They are as follows:
New Castle, PA
Ralph Blundo specialized in administration.
Ralph Ledbetter specialized in counselor education.
Anne Navarra specialized in counselor education.
Hermitage, PA
Diane Brest specialized in administration.
Ronald Horvath specialized in administration.
Clark, PA
Carol Eberhart specialized in history.
Ellwood City, PA
Jennifer Hough specialized in counselor education.
Marisa Ialongo specialized in administration.
New Brighton, PA
Joseph Allison specialized in education.
Cranberry Township, PA
Catherine Kiggins specialized in education.
Beaver, PA
Paul Pupi specialized in counselor education.
Hubbard, OH
Christine Jackson specialized in counselor education.
Austintown, OH
Bruce Montgomery specialized in administration.
Darra Tolle specialized in counselor education.
Youngstown, OH
Michael Zoccali specialized in administration.
Westminster Celebrity Season Closes with Ben Vereen
"Ben Vereen Sings Sammy Davis, Jr." concludes the Westminster College Celebrity Series Saturday, April 9, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"International star Ben Vereen will present a night of his favorite Sammy Davis, Jr. songs, as well as hit songs from his own Broadway shows," said Gene DeCaprio, director of the Westminster College Celebrity Series. "Mr. Vereen's marvelous dancing and his 18-piece orchestra will also be part of the show. He was well-received in his last Celebrity Series appearance ten years ago."
Live audiences remain Vereen's first love. His exhilarating one-man show earned him the highest honors awarded by the American Guild of Artists: "Entertainer of the Year," "Rising Star," and "Song and Dance Star." But he is most famous for his role as Chicken George in the Emmy Award-winning mini-series "Roots." Vereen followed this performance with his own network special, "Ben Vereen: His Roots," which won seven Emmy Awards. He has also appearred in "The Jesse Owens Story," and the CBS mini-series, "Ellis Island," for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. On film, Vereen portrayed the quintessential entertainer in "All That Jazz."
Westminster's Orr Auditorium has been recently remodeled to include air conditioning, stage elevator, new carpeting, and re-upholstered seats, along with stage lighting and shell improvements.
A limited number of seats are still available. For tickets, contact Connie McGinnis, assistant director of Celebrity Series, at (724) 946-7354 or e-mail mcginncl@westminster.edu.
Christmas Vespers Service to Air Live Dec. 11
The Westminster College Christmas Vesper service will air live Sunday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. on the Westminster Cable Network (Adelphia Cable channels 9, 10) and WWNW radio station 89.9 FM.
Video of the service will air Thursday, Dec. 15, and Friday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m.
The Westminster Cable Network serves the New Wilmington and Adelphia Cable System with over 70,000 subscribers. Students manage the station and program approximately 23 hours per week during the regular school year. The programming includes a student-produced news, talk, music, and sports programs. A remote truck is used for live coverage of selected football and basketball games. WCN has been the producer of live satellite broadcasts of NAIA Division II Championship football from Omaha, Neb., and Portland, Ore. Prime Sports carried these broadcasts – reaching over two million homes in a three-state area surrounding Pittsburgh.
Contact Dr. David Barner, chair of the Department of Communication Studies, Theatre, and Art at Westminster College, at (724) 946-7239 or e-mail barnerdl@westminster.edu for more information.
Westminster College Announces Web Master
Jonathan Smith was recently hired as web master at Westminster College.
Westminster College Service Fraternity Canoe-a-Thon to Benefit AIDS Task Force
Alpha Phi Omega, a Westminster College coed service fraternity, will hold a "Canoe-a-Thon" Sunday, May 6, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Brittain Lake to benefit the Mercer County AIDS Task Force.
Westminster Students Earn "Best in Pennsylvania" Honors
Five Westminster College students have earned "Best in Pennsylvania" in a business plan challenge hosted by the Pennsylvania Institute of Public Accounts (PICPA) in Philadelphia earlier this month.
Westminster College Hosts International Recording Artist
Sandip Burman, an international recording artist, will perform Wednesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Westminster College's Beeghly Theater.
Burman plays the Indian tabla, and infuses the sound of his native music with traditional jazz. His performances are marked with spontaneous innovation and tonal purity, even when he is delivering complex rhythmic patterns at dazzling speeds.
Bleasby Colloquia to Continue Feb. 15
Dr. Andrew Ade, Westminster College assistant professor of English, will deliver the third in the ongoing series of Bleasby Colloquia Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
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