Westminster College Language in Motion Serves 1,300 Area StudentsWednesday, May 15, 2013NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Language in Motion (LIM) program reached more than 1,300 area students during its seventh year. Language in Motion is an innova... more |
Westminster College Preschool Lab to Host Summer Arts Camp
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Preschool Lab and the Drinko Center for Experiential Learning will host its ninth annual summer arts camp for kids June 10-14. The hands... more |
Westminster College Chemistry Professor, Students, and Alumni Participated in Pittcon
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Eight Westminster students, Dr. Helen Boylan, Westminster College associate professor of chemistry, and Dr. Timothy Sherwood, associate professor of chemistry and department chair, participated in the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in March in Philadelphia. Pittcon is one of the largest analytical chemistry conferences in the world with more than 18,000 attendees, hundreds of technical presentations, and nearly 1,000 exhibitors. Senior chemistry major Scott Braden presented "Capsaicin and Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) Quantification of Peppers Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography." The research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Sarah Kennedy, assistant professor of chemistry. The goal of this study was to examine a variety of peppers and analyze the amount of capsaicin (an alkanoid that causes the strong flavor in peppers) in each type using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The conversion of the concentration of capsaicin to SHU is a linear relationship. The results from the HPLC were used to quantify the concentration of the capsaicin in each variety of pepper. Based on the concentration of capsaicin of each pepper, the SHU values were determined. more |
Westminster College English Majors and Faculty Participated in International ConventionFriday, April 26, 2013NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Seven Westminster College English majors participated in the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in March in Portland, Oregon. Rebecca Beers presented "The Moonstone: Detecting a Narrator's Reliability." Beers examined the use of narrative in what appears to be a mystery novel, but is really a novel that cleverly discusses controversial subjects of the time. The research was advised by Dr. Deborah Mitchell, professor of English. more |
Westminster College Named to President's Honor Roll for Seventh Consecutive Year
Thursday, April 25, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored Westminster College with a place on the 2013 President's Higher Educat... more |
Westminster College Biology and Molecular Biology Majors Participated, Placed at District Convention
Monday, April 22, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Four students from the Westminster College Department of Biology presented their research at the Tri-Beta district convention March 23 at the University ... more |
Westminster College Hosted Children's Book Author April 16
Thursday, April 18, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College hosted children's book author Charles R. Smith, Jr. for a presentation Tuesday, April 16, in McKelvey Campus Center. ... more |
Westminster College to Showcase Student Research and Creative Accomplishments, Honor Academic ExcellenceWednesday, April 17, 2013NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Drinko Center for Experiential Learning will host the Undergraduate Research and Arts Celebration Wednesday, April 24. Th... more |
Westminster College Professor and Biology Students Attend Wilson Ornithological Society Meeting, Present Research
Friday, April 5, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Kerri Cornell Duerr, assistant professor of biology, and three Westminster College senior biology students presented research at the 125th Wilson Ornithological Society annual meeting in Williamsburg, Va., March 7-10. The following students participated at the meeting: Colin Feeney is a son of Donald and Debra Feeney of Waterford and a graduate of Fort Le Boeuf High School. Samantha Higgins is a daughter of Scott and Mary Beth Higgins of McMurray and a graduate of Peters Township High School. Briana Valentino is a daughter of Lisa Valentino and Michael Valentino, Canton, Ohio, and a graduate of Glenoak High School. She attended the meeting, but did not present research. James Ward is a son of Michael and Kathleen Ward of Washington and a graduate of Trinity High School. The Wilson Ornithological Society, founded in 1888, is a world-wide organization of nearly 2,500 people who share a curiosity about birds. Named in honor of Alexander Wilson, the Father of American Ornithology, the Society publishes a peer-reviewed quarterly journal of ornithology, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, and holds annual meetings. At this year's meeting nearly 90 students gave presentations. more |
Westminster College Celebrity Series for Kids to Present The Velveteen Rabbit April 9
Thursday, March 14, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Celebrity Series for Kids will present The Enchantment Theatre Company's The Velveteen Rabbit Tuesday, ... more |
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