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Westminster College to Host Independence Day Celebration
Westminster College will host an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration with a free concert and fireworks Friday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Brittain Lake.
This 15th annual Independence Day celebration will feature the River City Brass Band playing a mix of patriotic, religious, folk, and popular Broadway and Hollywood sounds. Over 9,000 people attended last year's event.
Opening this year's celebration is the Veterans Memorial Pipers Band, bagpipers from Meadville. Returning is the Battery D., 229th Field Artillery of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, who will supply howitzer fire during the 1812 Overture, and the New Life Baptist Church Singers. Appearing for the first time this year is the Eintracht Maennerchor Singing Society, and singers from the Living Word and Clen-Moore churches. The evening will conclude at dusk with a glorious display of fireworks by Pyrotecnico.
The event is free and open to the public, but early arrival is suggested as a large crowd is expected for this family-oriented evening. The audience is advised to bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating, and picnic baskets and refreshments are permitted. Food vendors will also be on site.
The concert is co-sponsored by Jameson Health Systems, Caroline Knox Memorial Trust Fund, the First National Bank of Slippery Rock, and Westminster College.
For more information, contact Judy Behm, acting box office assistant of the Westminster College Celebrity Series at (724) 946-7354.
Westminster College Announces Science Olympiad Winners
Westminster College hosted over 900 students from 50 area schools at the Northeast Regional Science Olympiad competition March 11.
Eleven teams advanced to the state competition Friday, April 29, at Juniata College.
The top six teams in the junior high category were:
1) Shady Side Academy
2) Clarion Area Junior High School
3) Indiana Area Junior High School
4) North East Middle School
5) DuBois Area Middle School.
The top five in the high school category were:
1) Shady Side Academy
2) Clarion Area High School
3) Montour Area High School
4) Kane Area High School
5) Warren Area High School
6) DuBois Area High School
The Science Olympiad is an international non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both teachers and students. The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events, which students prepare during the year.
For more information, contact Dr. Martha Joseph, associate professor of chemistry at Westminster College and director of the event, at (724) 946-7295 or e-mail josephm@westminster.edu or Doreen Matune at (724) 946-7121 or e-mail matunedm@westminster.edu. Or visit the website: http://www.westminster.edu/Acad/dean/olymp.cfm.
Tomlinson Named Director of Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Dr. Virginia Moore Tomlinson, associate professor of sociology at Westminster College, was chosen as director of the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Westminster College.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching and learning at Westminster and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators.
"I am excited about the possibilities offered by this position," Tomlinson said. "The integrative nature of this position provides the opportunity for supporting and working with students, faculty, and the community, which is completely consistent with my own priorities, commitments, and experiences. This position allows me to apply my administrative skills and commitment to teaching to a new endeavor with limitless possibilities."
During her five months as interim director, Tomlinson prioritized several goals for the Center, which included expansion of Westminster student research and capstone opportunities and outreach programs.
"President Williamson stated our first priority as enhancing teaching and learning on our campus by expanding our undergraduate research program and enhancing the capstone experience," Tomlinson said. "I want to enhance what is already established and provide funding for students to present their research in off-campus conferences. Also, I am working the Civic Engagement Task Force, chaired by Dr. David Twining, (associate professor of history and First-Year Studies program coordinator) to enhance service learning courses, which will begin this spring. In the future, I want to work with the faculty to establish initiatives supportive of their ideas for enhancing teaching and learning. Faculty will be involved in all aspects of the work of the Drinko Center, especially working with students in collaborative research.
"Our outreach programs have been around for several years and have been funded by the Grable Foundation. We currently have workshop and camps for teachers and students, such as: The Summer K-12 Teaching Academy; Education Leadership Program; and Summer Music and Performing Arts Youth Camps and Teacher Workshops," Tomlinson said. "We have just added the Marion G. Resch Bright Futures Early Intervention Program."
Tomlinson will teach three courses in the department of Political Science and Sociology while fulfilling the responsibilities of this half-time administrative appointment.
Tomlinson graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Birmingham Southern College as a mathematics major and earned her M.Ed. from the University of Tennessee and her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. While at Westminster, she has served on the Diversity Symposium Committee, First Year Program Steering Committee, Curriculum Development Committee as chair, Sexual Assault Task Force, Academic Standards Committee, Curriculum Operations Committee, Enrollment Management Council, Self-Study Steering Committee for Accreditation, and as faculty advisor for the sociology interest group, Omicron Delta Kappa, in addition to teaching sociology full time.
Contact Tomlinson at (724) 946-6097 or e-mail tomlinvm@westminster.edu for more information.
Westminster Students Take Fourth in State Business Competition
Westminster College students took fourth in the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) state competition in Philadelphia.
Westminster College Spring Honors Convocation Expands
Westminster College will celebrate the academic accomplishments of its students during an expanded Spring Honors Convocation Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster Student Receives Public Relations Award
Amanda Kengersky, a senior public relations and English major at Westminster College, recently received the Renaissance Award from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
Westminster College Completes Kresge Challenge; $14 Million Campus Center to be Dedicated May 16
Westminster College has successfully met The Kresge Campus Center Challenge as part of a fundraising effort for the $14 million Campus Center.
Westminster College received a $600,00 challenge grant last April from The Kresge Foundation, Troy, Mich. To meet this challenge, the College had to raise a corresponding $2.3 million in gifts and pledges by February. A gift from the Pittsburgh-based Eden Hall Foundation enabled Westminster to reach the goal in January.
Faculty Forum to Focus on Student Use and Abuse of Computers
Dr. Terri Lenox, Westminster College associate professor of computer science, and Dr. Mandy Medvin, Gibson-Drinko distinguished chair of psychology, will present "Student Computer Use: New Perils and Findings" at Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Westminster College to Host NAEYC Accreditation Panel
Westminster College will host an accreditation panel Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Maple Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Student Receives Grant for Undergraduate Psychology Research
The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning awarded an undergraduate research grant to Brett Bundy, Westminster College senior psychology major.
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