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Westminster College honored 52 employees for 1,006 years of combined service at a luncheon May 7 in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.


Westminster College faculty members Dr. Terri Lenox and Dr. Sandra Webster were elected to three-year terms as councilors for the Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR).
Westminster College art professors Krista Birnbaum and Peggy Cox hosted a digital photography workshop for teachers Oct. 24.




The summer's activities at the Field Station involved children and adults of the College and the community getting to know interesting and useful facts of nature and applying those facts. That is how science operates.



On March 29 the Lucile Frey Nature Trail in the Field Station was presented and registered at a meeting of representatives of trails in 18 counties of Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and the Panhandle of West Virginia.

Dr. Michael Bowen, Westminster College visiting assistant professor of history, contributed a chapter in Painting Dixie Red, an anthology edited by Glenn Feldman and recently published by University Press of Florida.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Thomas Oberst, Westminster assistant professor of physics and director of the Westminster Planetarium, will present "Searching for Exoplanets" at the Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College senior psychology major Lyndsey Vogler and Dr. Sherri Pataki, associate professor of psychology, presented research conducted in Israel at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology March 7-10 in Salt Lake City.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Kristenne Robison, Westminster College assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, was recently published in the spring issue of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) quarterly publication. She also presented research at the Innovations in Prisons Workshop, held at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs in April.
Westminster College is offering volunteer workshops for anyone who wants to learn more about event planning, fundraising, and admissions Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the McKelvey Campus Center.
The event planning sessions feature, Sharon Ellwood McCullough 79, owner of Expert Events, on "Special Event Planning;" Cindy Schuyler Dafler 03, Westminster College coordinator of institutional advancement events, on "Westminster Regional Events;" and Mary Cooley James 84, Westminster College director of alumni relations, on "Westminster Reunions."
The fund-raising experts include: Kevin Garvey 77, vice president for development Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on "How to Work with Volunteers;" Bruce Bartoo 86, Pro-Medica Health Systems executive director, foundations, on "Why People Give;" Julie Shellito Waegraff 92, Crossroads director of development, on "Special Event Fund Raising;" and Gloria C. Cagigas, Westminster College vice president for institutional advancement, on "Philanthropy in America."
Admissions speakers include: Sylvester A. Miel 58, independent broker, The Principal Financial Group; and Bradley P. Tokar 91, Westminster College senior associate director of admissions.
Throughout the morning, participants will also hear from Ronald E. Hustwit '64, College of Wooster philosophy professor; Jeffrey E. Tobin '78, Henry Hall Inc. owner; and Westminster College President R. Thomas Williamson.
Student Alumni Association members, Student Government officials, and the Student Westminster Admissions Team will join participants for lunch. Following the workshops, participants will have the opportunity to take special tours of the athletic facilities, radio and television areas, natural sciences, or an overview of the campus.
The workshops are open to the public for a $10 fee that includes lunch. Anyone interested in event planning or fund raising can attend. Deadline for reservations is Wednesday, April 6. For more information, contact James at (724) 946-7363 or e-mail mjames@westminster.edu.
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