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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 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.

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 will host an accreditation panel Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Maple Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.

The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning awarded an undergraduate research grant to Brett Bundy, Westminster College senior psychology major.

Ten Westminster College French and Spanish majors will give presentations related to their study abroad experiences in Thompson Clark Hall room 315. The presentations are free and open to the public.

Two teams of Westminster College students participated in the 2009 ACM East Central North America Programming Contest Oct. 30-31 at Youngstown State University.

Culture and Identity in Eastern Christian History, co-edited by Dr. Russell Martin, Westminster College professor of history, was recently published by Ohio State University.

Westminster College junior broadcast communications major Matthew Pereslucha received an undergraduate research grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Westminster College seniors Katrina Falconer and Katie Moga and Dr. Kristenne Robison, Westminster assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, presented "Uncovering the Educational Experiences of Incarcerated Women" at the American Society of Criminology meeting Nov. 16-18 in Washington, D.C.