Westminster College to Offer Speed Networking Event for Students

Westminster College students will have the opportunity to meet with alumni in the education field at "Connections in Education Speed Networking" Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.

All Westminster students, regardless of major, are welcome to explore their interests.

The evening will open with a welcome from Lurene McDonald, a senior public relations major from Hickory and president of Westminster's Student Alumni Association, the sponsor of the event.

Jackie Meade, director of Westminster's Career Center and 1986 master's recipient, and Mary James, director of Westminster's alumni office and 1984 graduate, will give greetings and explain the procedure.

Students will begin with one of the participating alumni. After about five minutes, a bell will ring, signaling students to move to the next table. At each table, students will be able to share their interests, ask questions, and learn from experienced alumni.

Westminster alumni scheduled to participate include:
- Diane Bell '95, third-grade teacher in the Wilmington School District
- Robert Freil '97, assistant principal at Jefferson Middle School in the Mt. Lebanon School District
- Douglas Hazlett '80, associate professor and chair of Thiel College's Education Department
- Amy Genkinger Janacone '05, gifted coordinator in the Butler School District
- Georgiana Burger Luce '88 (master's), family partnership coordinator for Lawrence County Community Action Partnership Early Learning Programs, Head Start and pre-K counts
- Matthew Newman '01, band director and music teacher in the Beaver Local Schools
- Jennifer Gardner Newman '00, general music and choir teacher in the Freedom Area Schools
- Joseph Smith '82, biology teacher and science department chair in the Trinity Area School District
- Christy Brink Smith '08, fifth-grade teacher in the Jamestown School District

The evening will conclude with a dessert reception and informal networking.

Contact Cindy Dafler, assistant director of alumni relations and 2003 Westminster graduate, at (724) 946-7373 or e-mail daflercs@westminster.edu for more information.

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