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Westminster College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) successfully defended its divisional championship at the SIFE Regional Competition March 16 in Charlotte, N.C.
David Smith, Westminster College assistant professor of accounting, will discuss the use of games to develop academic skills at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
The gallery talk by fabric artist Martha Ressler scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. is canceled. It will be re-scheduled in November.
Six Westminster College student teachers, a graduate student, and two education faculty presented "The Kindle Project" at the National Student Teaching and Supervision conference April 28 at Slippery Rock University.
Des hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men), the fourth film in Westminster College's Tournées Film Festival, will be shown Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College Audio Visual Services (AV) held its first annual Chili Cook-off during homecoming festivities Sept. 29 and raised more than $300 to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Three Westminster College faculty attended the Conference on Undergraduate Research (CUR) annual business meeting as CUR councilors June 20-22 at Chapman University in Orange County, Calif.
Dawn Chapman, Westminster College associate director of admissions, will visit high schools in western Pennsylvania and New York Oct. 13-20.
Dr. Edward Cohen, associate professor of political science at Westminster College, will deliver the Henderson Lecture Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
"The idea that the use of power could be subjected to the law has ancient roots in Western philosophical and cultural traditions," Cohen said. "Emerging in a number of forms, it embodies the hope that power could be put to use to secure the common good of the community, rather than being a tool used arbitrarily by tyrants according to their private and personal whims. In recent centuries, the ideal of 'the rule of law' incorporates constitutional government, the protection of fundamental rights, and public and impartial legal process has become the basis of global movements for human rights and for democracy."
Cohen's research, however, has shown that this "common good" theory is beginning to erode, and the ability of law to discipline the use of power is under threat.
"Many fear that some of the main features of economic and political globalization, such as the global influence of private corporations, the growth of international institutions, the increasing speed of communications and social change, and the emergence of unpredictable and violent criminal and political networks, make it more difficult to use law to control all forms of social and political power," Cohen said. "In this lecture, I draw on my research on the role of law in shaping globalization to argue that these treats are real. It's a problem we are just beginning to understand."
The Henderson Lecture was founded by Dr. Joseph R. Henderson and his wife, Elizabeth, to encourage and recognize original and continuing research and scholarship among Westminster College faculty, and to afford the opportunity for faculty to share their learning with the academic community. Dr. Henderson is a professor emeritus of education at Westminster, and served as chair of the Department of Education and director of the Graduate Program. Each year Westminster faculty members may nominate themselves or others to receive the lectureship, which includes a stipend to support a specific research project. A special faculty committee chooses from the nominees.
Cohen, who has been with Westminster College since 1996, is the author of The Politics of Globalization in the United States. He earned his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College, and his master's and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Cohen at (724) 946-7304 or e-mail cohenes@westminster.edu.
Five members of the Westminster College United Nations team recently attended a conference at the University of Pittsburgh.
"Other schools participating included Mercyhurst College, Slippery Rock University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Seton Hill University, Duquesne University, and the University of Pittsburgh," said Dr. Andrea Grove, assistant professor of political science at Westminster College. "We participated in three different forums, so the students worked independently."
Jessica Altman represented Demark in the Security Council working on the Darfur crisis in Sudan and the Chechnya conflict in Russia. Altman, a senior elementary education major, is a daughter of John and Joan Altman, New Wilmington, and a graduate of Wilmington Area High School.
Kylie Gallagher represented South Korea and Colby King represented Brazil on the United Nations Reform committee. This group simulated the San Francisco rounds that created the actual United Nations. They were asked to create a new body like the UN that reflects the global situation in 2005. Gallagher, a sophomore intercultural studies and international politics major, is a daughter of Patrick and Sharlene Gallagher, Gibsonia, and a graduate of Mars Area High School. King, a junior political science and individual interdisciplinary major, is a son of William and Belinda King, Slippery Rock, and a graduate of Slippery Rock High School.
Heather Kydd represented Syria and Nawal Rajeh represented Lebanon on the Extraordinary Council on the Middle East Peace Process. This group dealt with Syrian-Lebanese relations and its implications on the region, and the new direction for Israel and Palestine. Kydd, a junior political science major, is a daughter of Greg and Tammy Wyatt, Las Vegas, Nev., and a graduate of Silverado High School. Rajeh, a junior political science major, is a daughter of Ghassan and Soumaya Rejeh, Youngstown, Ohio, and a graduate of Austintown-Fitch High School.
"A model UN is a way for students to learn about the United Nations, contemporary international issues, multilateral diplomacy, how to see problems from various perspectives, and how to engage in role playing," Grove said
Contact Grove at (724) 946-7254 or e-mail groveak@westminster.edu for more information.
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