News Archive
Mathematics and Computer Science Department Holds Awards Dinner and Induction Ceremony
Westminster College's Mathematics and Computer Science Department held its annual awards banquet and Kappa Mu Epsilon induction March 26 in the Witherspoon Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
College Presents "How to Avoid Finding Mr./Mrs. Wrong"
Westminster College kicks off the spring semester sessions of its "Get Real!" life preparation series Thursdays, Feb. 4 and 11, with "How to Avoid Finding Mr./Mrs. Wrong" presented by Dr. William Evans, Westminster professor of counselor education and coordinator of the counselor education program in the Graduate Program, and Babs Quincy, Westminster counselor.
College to Welcome Three Distinguished Alumni Lecturers Oct. 8
Three Westminster College alumnae-Shirley Bigley LaMotte, Alice Hill Brown, and Linda Wright Simpson-will be honored as Distinguished Alumni lecturers Friday, Oct. 8.
Planetarium Chosen for Regional Meeting May 7
The Westminster College Planetarium is the site for the annual Ohio Planetarians meeting Saturday, May 7.
Symphony Orchestra to Present Winter Concert Feb. 19
The Westminster College Symphony Orchestra will present its winter concert Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
Westminster College Alumni to Present Reggio Emilia Program Model to Education Majors
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Department of Education will host a presentation on the Reggio Emilia Program Model Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m. in the Maple Room in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Westminster College Celebrity Series Announces 2013-2014 Schedule
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's 2013-2014 Celebrity Series lineup includes concerts by Air Supply, A Christmas Celebration with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., and a special Valentine's Day concert with Jim Brickman.
Economics and Business Department Hosted Alumni Networking Event
The Westminster College Department of Economics and Business hosted its semiannual professional networking symposium Sept. 20.
Westminster Biology Seminar to Reveal Rainforest Secrets of Life
Dr. Clarence Harms, Westminster College professor of biology Emeritus, will present a Biology Department Seminar Thursday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center.
"My illustrated lecture will explore the requirements for both the temperate rainforest of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and the tropical rainforest of Amazonia in Ecuador," Harms said. "What we know about them and how we act to preserve them will change the future of these havens of biodiversity. Rainforests of the world, without doubt, affect the quality of life in all the rest of our planet. Every breath of air we take has some molecules of oxygen that came to us from these rainforests!"
"Tropical rainforests, often called jungles, occupy six to seven percent of the earth's surface but support more than half of the earth's plant and animal species. By estimate, 90 percent of the animal species in the rainforest are insects, and most of them are still, most likely, unknown to science," continued Harms. "In 1900 there were 7.1 billion acres of tropical rainforest in the world. By 2000 that number was cut in half. Worldwide, rainforest land the size of a football field disappears each second."
Harms was a Fulbright scholar in Pakistan, and has received several awards as an outstanding faculty member at Westminster College for his ability to motivate students. He has led numerous travel classes in marine biology, and during his distinguished career at Westminster, he has been department chair as well as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. He was elected to three national honorary fraternities...Phi Beta Kappa for scholarship; Sigma Xi for science; and Phi Sigma for biological sciences. Harms has earned a number of National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health fellowships for research and advance study.
Harms earned his undergraduate degree from Tabor College, his masters from the University of Kansas, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
For more information, contact Dr. Ann Throckmorton, chair and associate professor of biology at Westminster College, at (724) 946-7209 or e-mail athrock@westminster.edu.
Westminster College Inducts 26 Students to International Education Honor Society
Twenty-six Westminster College students were recently inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, an international education honor society.
Kappa Delta Pi membership is restricted to the top 20 percent of those students seeking teacher certification. Eligibility includes that the student must be at least a second-semester sophomore who is in a program leading to teacher certification and has evidence of service to children and the profession.
Contact Dr. Linda Domanski, assistant professor of education and adviser to the group, at (724) 946-7182 or e-mail domanslp@westminster.edu for more information.
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