News Archive
College to Host International Festival Dec. 2
Westminster College's Office of Diversity Services and Peace Studies Program will sponsor the fifth annual International Festival Wednesday, Dec. 2, 5-8 p.m. in the Berlin Lounge of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Students Earn Master's Degrees
Five Westminster College students earned master of education degrees over the summer.
Biology Department Partners with Planetarium
Dr. John Robertson, Westminster College associate professor of biology, will host the biology-themed Natural Selection viewing Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in Westminster's Planetarium (Hoyt Science Resources Center room 116).
Notes from the Field Station: Skunk Cabbage
Any careful observer walking the Lucile Frey Nature Trail this winter might be impressed with our earliest "spring flowering plant" now making its appearance in the wetlands. It is the somewhat-foul-smelling skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, a member of the Arum family that also includes the Jack-in-the-Pulpit.
Westminster College Assistant Professor Awarded Grants and Published in History Journal
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Michael Bowen, Westminster College assistant professor of history, was awarded two grants allowing the opportunity to do archival research throughout the country. Additionally, his review of a book detailing the history of the Republican Party was published in one of the flagship journals for his field.
Westminster College Education Professors Present at National Student Teacher and Supervision Conference
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Alison DuBois, Westminster College assistant professor of education and counseling, and Tina Keller, lecturer of education, presented research at the National Student Teacher and Supervision Conference in April at Slippery Rock University.
College to Welcome Class of 2018 with Opening Convocation Aug. 21
Westminster College will welcome the class of 2018 with the traditional Opening Convocation Thursday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster College Hosts Internationally-Known Gender Speaker
Rebecca Butler, an internationally recognized speaker on gender, will speak to student leaders at Westminster College Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Groups of student leaders will have an opportunity to hear one of three programs, "Respect," "Drugs, Alcohol and Safe Dating," and "Liberating Men." The program starts at 6 p.m.
Butler, who is the founder and president of Equal Connections, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Speaker's List. She has given nearly 100 presentations in 14 states since launching Equal Connections in 1999. Her clients include the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, Coast Guard Academy, American College Health Association, Harvard University, MIT, Columbia University, and more. She has been featured on television and in news articles.
Butler teaches concert, positive skills that empower women and men alike to enjoy great relationships and dating experiences, and dramatically reduce the risk of violence. Her goal is to help students prevent sexual assault and relationship violence by teaching healthy relationships and sexual respect.
For more information, contact Dr. Neal Edman, dean of student affairs at Westminster College, at (724) 946-7123 or e-mail nedman@westminster.edu.
Westminster Students Included in Who's Who
Forty Westminster College students are included in the 2005 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
The students are chosen on the basis of their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities, and potential for continued success.
The Westminster students join an elite group of students from more than 2,300 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several foreign nations.
Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934.
Westminster Faculty Recital Presents "A Triplet of Trios"
Westminster College music faculty will present a recital, "A Triplet of Trios," Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
The recital features Beethoven's "Trio in D major, Op. 70" played by Susanna Reilly on the Cello, Jonathan Moser on the violin, and Dr. Nancy DeSalvo, on the piano; Eychenne's "Cantilence et Danse" played by James Flowers on the saxophone, Moser on the violin, and DeSalvo on the piano; and Brahms' "Trio in Eb major, Op. 40" played by Robert Cole on the horn, Moser on the violin, and DeSalvo on the piano.
DeSalvo, who has been with Westminster College since 2000, is an assistant professor of music and chair of the department. She earned her undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University, her master's from the Manhattan School of music, and her D.M.A. from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Moser, a visiting lecturer of music at Westminster College, earned his undergraduate degree from Shenandoah University, and a master's from Arizona State University.
Cole, Flowers, and Reilly are part-time music faculty at Westminster College.
The event is free and open to the public. Contact the Westminster College Department of Music at (724) 946-7270 for more information.
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