Monday, November 23, 2009

Joyce Hoellein, Westminster College lecturer of education, and elementary education majors from her "Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School" class attended the annual Pennsylvania Council for Teachers of Mathematics conference Nov. 5 in Pittsburgh.

Hoellein served on a panel to moderate pre-service teacher presentations at the conference.

The Westminster students attended several workshops and a special pre-service teacher day for students from a variety of colleges and universities.

Hoellein, who has been with Westminster since 1994, earned an undergraduate degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a master's from Edinboro University.

Contact Hoellein at (724) 946-7185 or e-mail hoellej@westminster.edu for more information.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.