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Eight Westminster College senior mathematics majors will present their capstone projects Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center third floor atrium.
The final component of Liberal Studies at Westminster is a senior capstone course, which is at least a four-semester-hour course within the major designed to provide an opportunity for students to evaluate and assess the strengths and limitations of their major field.
Contact Dr. Barbara Faires, professor of mathematics at Westminster College, at (724) 946-7293 or e-mail faires@westminster.edu for more information about the event, which is open to the public.
Those students presenting projects include:
Pittsburgh, PA
Nicole Udanis is a daughter of John Udanis. Udanis, a senior mathematics major, is a graduate of Fox Chapel High School. Her project is titled "Westminster College Work Study and the Assignment Problem."
Prospect, PA
Andrea Murphy is a daughter of John and Sandra Murphy. Murphy, a senior mathematics major, is a graduate of Butler High School. Her project is titled "LINGO and its Application."
New Castle, PA
Brian Fadden is a son of Robert and Sharon Fadden. Fadden, a senior mathematics major, is a graduate of Mohawk High School. His project is titled "Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year and Sophomore Slumps."
Crystal Buntman is a daughter of Harry and Helen Buntman. Buntman, a senior mathematics major, is a graduate of Neshannock High School. Her project is titled "Goldbach Conjecture."
Grove City, PA
Lindsay Lutes is a daughter of Harry and Linda Lutes. Lutes, a senior mathematics major, is a graduate of Grove City High School. Her project is titled "Portfolio Optimization."
West Middlesex, PA
Rachel Donner is a daughter of Dennis and Susan Donner. Donner, a senior mathematics major, is a graduate of West Middlesex High School. Her project is titled "Fourth Order Magic Squares."
Knox, PA
Lauren Beichner is a daughter of Daniel and Esther Beichner. Beichner, a senior mathematics major, is a graduate of Keystone High School. Her project is titled "Pyramid Yahtzee."
Poland, OH
Christie Grewe is a daughter of James Grewe. Grewe, a senior mathematics major, is a graduate of Poland Seminary High School. Her project is titled "The Best American Movie of All Time."
Ten members of the Westminster College Black Student Union traveled to Virginia to study their heritage.
The Relay for Life held at Westminster College April 21 collected more than $34,000 for cancer research, surpassing the $30,000 goal.
Dr. Jacek Fabrykowski, associate professor of mathematics and statistics at Youngstown State University, will talk about "Strategies for Problem Solving" Thursday, Nov. 21, at 4 p.m. in Hoyt Science Resources Center room 152.
The Westminster College Planetarium presents "Inner Space Medicine: The Inside Story" March 20-21 and March 27-29 at 7 p.m. in the Hoyt Science Resources Center Planetarium, room 116.
"This new show is a departure from the usual presentation at the planetarium because it explores the complexity, mystery, and grandeur of the universe inside the human body, which mirrors the vast, uncharted realms of outer space" said Dr. G. Samuel Lightner IV, professor and chair of physics at Westminster College.
Theatre Westminster will present Arthur Miller's All My Sons Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 25, at 2:30 p.m. in Beeghly Theatre.
Dr. Bryan Rennie, Westminster College associate professor and Vira I. Heinz chair in religion, was the keynote speaker at the biennial conference of the Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture held Oct. 5 at Ohio State University.
Dr. Joshua Corrette-Bennett, Westminster College assistant professor of biology, and Dr. Bethany Hicok, Westminster associate professor of English, co-authored "Designer Genes: Teaching the Ethical Dimensions of Genetic Research in Clustered Courses."
Veronica Geretz, a senior psychology and philosophy major, received an undergraduate research grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Theatre Westminster will present Premium, written, directed, and produced by Westminster senior English major Amanda Ehrhardt, Nov. 12-15 in Beeghly Theater.
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