College to Host International Festival Dec. 2

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Westminster College's Office of Diversity Services and Peace Studies Program will sponsor the fifth annual International Festival Wednesday, Dec. 2, 5-8 p.m. in the Berlin Lounge of the McKelvey Campus Center.

The campus event is a celebration of diversity and cultures of the world, as well as the diversity of the Westminster community. Westminster community members will bring dishes representing their ethnic heritage and have opportunities to experience other cultures through information tables and entertainment.

A new event this year will be decorating the international community tree. Craft supplies will be available to make an ornament representing ethnic backgrounds or family holiday traditions.

The planning committee includes Jeannette Hubbard, director of the Office of Diversity Services; Dr. Sherri Pataki, Westminster assistant professor of psychology and coordinator of the Peace Studies program; Doreen Matune, secretary to the Office of Off-Campus Study; the Black Student Union; the Campus Programming Committee; the International Cultures Club; and the Student Government Association Diversity Committee.

Contact Hubbard at (724) 946-7179 or e-mail hubbarj@westminster.edu for additional 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.