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Senior Music Major to Present Piano Recital Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Christopher Granger, Westminster College senior music education major, will present a piano recital Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. The program includes Bach's "Prelude and Fugue XV in G major, BWV 884," Mozart's "Sonata in C minor, K. 457," Ravel's "Jeux D'eau" ("Water Games"), and Chopin's "Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23." more

Service Fraternity to Hold "Locks of Love" Event Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Alpha Phi Omega, Westminster College's coed service fraternity, will host a Locks of Love event Saturday, Nov. 14, from 2:30-6:30 p.m. in the Berlin Lounge of the McKelvey Campus Center. Professional hairdressers will cut hair donations. A donation of at least 10 inches of hair will make a full wig for a child suffering from hair loss due to illness or medical conditions. Shorter donations will be accepted and sold to offset wig manufacturing costs. more

Music Majors to Present Senior Recital Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Westminster College oboist Jennie Smith and flutist Erin Thompson will present their senior recital Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. The program includes selections by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Malcolm Arnold, and Sergei Prokofiev. more

AV Services E-Recycling Event a Success Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Westminster College's Audio Visual Services wrapped up its AV Week activities with an e-recycling drive Oct. 24 at Hoyt Science Resources Center. AV staff members, including director Gary Swanson, assistant director Katie Hilliard, and four students, assisted a three-man crew from A GreenSpan Computer Recycling, Inc., collecting everything from old computers and monitors to VHS recorders, laser disc players, telephones, televisions, and other outdated technology. A small fee was charged for each item collected. Rachael Hoffman, AV assistant operations manager and a junior neuroscience major, coordinated the event. She is a daughter of Walter and Patricia Hoffman of Greenville and a graduate of Reynolds High School. more

Wind Ensemble to Present Young Conductors Concert Nov. 6 Tuesday, November 3, 2009 The Westminster College Wind Ensemble will present its Young Conductors Concert Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the direction of Dr. R. Tad Greig, Westminster associate professor of music and director of bands, the concert will feature three student conductors. more

Admissions Staff to Visit Local High Schools Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Westminster College admissions staff will be visiting local high schools Nov. 9-18. Dawn Chapman, associate director of admissions, will be in eastern Ohio:    Tuesday, Nov. 10 - Grand Valley High School in Orwell, 10:45 a.m.; and Jefferson Area High School, 12:30 p.m.    Wednesday, Nov. 11 - Edgewood Senior High School in Ashtabula, 1:10 p.m.    Thursday, Nov. 12 - East Palestine High School, 9 a.m.; and Salem High School, 1 p.m. Contact Chapman at (724) 946-6125 or e-mail chapmadm@westminster.edu for additional information. more

Celebrity Series Ten Tenors is a Sellout Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Westminster College's Celebrity Series will welcome the Ten Tenors Christmas Show Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The show, sponsored by Giant Eagle, is sold out. This will be the Australian singing group's third appearance at Westminster. The classically trained vocalists deliver a dynamic mix of opera, jazz, rock, and classic pop that includes musical styles from arias and ABBA to Verdi and Queen. more

English Professor to Speak about "Revolutionary Intersections" at Faculty Forum Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Dr. Bethany Hicok, Westminster College associate professor of English, will present "'Revolutionary Intersections': Freud, Modernism, and Belief in Wallace Stevens" at the Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center. Hicok's talk will reconstruct what she terms the "revolutionary intersections" in modernist poetry made possible by Freud's emerging psychoanalytic theories in the 20th century. More specifically, she will focus on the American poet Wallace Stevens and his response to the "cultural" Freud in the 1930s and early '40s in his poetry and prose. more

Students Participate in National Make-a-Difference Day Monday, November 2, 2009 Westminster College students participated in activities coordinated through Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning as part of the ninth annual National Make-a-Difference Day Oct. 24.  Westminster students helped collect, transport, and distribute donated items for the Lawrence County Community Action Partnership's (LCCAP) Community Yard Sale at the Ben Franklin Early Learning Center in New Castle. more

International Film Series to Show French Film Monday, November 2, 2009 The Jake Erhardt International Film Series will show the French film Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One) Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public. A short introduction will be given prior to the showing and a discussion will follow. more

Betsy Nolan Sieg '07 Earns Westminster AV Media Support Services Award Friday, October 30, 2009 Betsy Nolan Sieg, a 2007 Westminster College graduate and purchasing manager for Metro Bank, earned Westminster's 2009 Outstanding and Dedicated AV Media Support Services Award. Sieg, a business administration major, worked in Westminster's AV Services Department from 2004-2007. She was honored with the department's annual award for exceptional work on campus two consecutive years. more

Professor and Students Attended International Neuroscience Conference Thursday, October 29, 2009 Seven Westminster College students and their adviser attended the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience Oct. 16-22 in Chicago. Westminster students presented research and participated in a variety of activities that included major addresses by renowned scientists and poster presentations. According to Dr. Alan Gittis, Westminster professor of psychology who accompanied the students, this meeting is the major international event in the field and is attended by more than 30,000 scientists. Gittis presented the poster "Neonatal Clomipramine Injections Reduce Sensitivity to Incentive Probabilities in a Memory Task" on the floor of the main session. The poster was co-authored by 2009 Westminster graduate Jacob Martinez and documented the results of his senior thesis. more

Senior Physics Major's Research Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 Westminster College senior physics major Stefanie Cumberledge's research, "Liquid Drop Collisions," was selected for presentation by the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), and her project was also included in the University of Michigan Physics Department's Annual Review. Cumberledge participated in a Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Michigan, where her mentor was Professor Fred Becchetti. Her paper was chosen from thousands of submissions and her abstract showed a unique contribution to her field of study. more

Announcements

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Creative Arts Career Program will be Friday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Carnegie Mellon University. Professionals in the fields of advertising/marketing; arts management; design and multimedia; film/broadcast media; performing arts; writing/publishing; and public relations will present two panel sessions followed by an informal networking session. $10 walk-in registration. Sign up in the Career Center to ride the van if transportation is needed.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Lawrence County will conduct on-campus interviews for a spring 2010 "Bowl for Kids' Sake" public relations intern Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Career Center. To participate, submit a résumé to the Career Center by Friday, Nov. 6.

Fastenal will conduct on-campus interviews for part-time industrial sales and management trainees Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Career Center. To participate, submit a résumé to the Career Center by Monday, Nov. 9.

On-campus student employment:
• The Health Center has temporary data entry positions available for Federal work-study eligible students. Contact Kati Edmiston in the Career Center as soon as possible if interested.

Titan Tidbits

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Westminster Alumni, phone home. If you are called by the student Westminster Fund Phonathon team, please take a moment to share one of your favorite Westminster memories and help them by making your annual gift to support Westminster. 

If you don't receive a call, we still need your gift. To use the online giving option, go to www.westminster.edu/giving. To use your credit card by phone, call Carol Mounts at (724) 946-7532. Thank you for your generous support. 

Do you know a future student who would be a great fit at Westminster? Share information about your future Titan at
http://www.westminster.edu/alumni/ar/recommend_student.cfm

Thank you to all the students who attended PRSSA's benefit concert. With your help we were able to raise over $1,200 for the Epilepsy Foundation.

Capture the Flag will be Friday, Nov. 6, from 6-9 p.m. The entire campus will be used as a field to play. Sign up in the TUB at lunch or dinner through Friday, Nov. 6. For any questions or to sign up, please e-mail TitanTraverse@westminster.edu.

Geek Week, the annual science competition, will be Nov. 9-13. Geek Week is a series of events, one per night, hosted by each science department. Teams consist of students within the same science department and can have three to six members. For more information and to register your team, see your department secretary.

Haircuts for Locks of Love, sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, will be Saturday, Nov. 14, from 2:30-6:30 p.m. in the Berlin Lounge. Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that makes wigs for children suffering from hair loss due to medical conditions. Ten inches of hair donated makes a full wig for a child. Shorter donations are also accepted; they are sold to offset manufacturing costs. If you do not want to get your hair cut, you can still support Locks of Love by donating $1 or more for a heart pin in the TUB Friday, Nov. 13, or at the event-100% of proceeds go directly to Locks of Love.

Kappa Delta Pi and Mortar Board honor societies will hold a campus-wide book drive during November. Collection boxes are located in all academic buildings and residence halls for new and gently used books of any genre or age level. All of the books will benefit several local organizations and charities, including the Walker Neighborhood House and the Lawrence County Reading Council. Please help with this great cause.

The Westminster College Equestrian Team will be selling one-pound bags of O'Neill Gourmet Coffee and boxes of Stash Tea during the month of Nov. Contact a member of the equestrian team for more information.

The Pittsburgh Foundation has released information about a scholarship for the 2010-2011 school year. The Pittsburgh Advertising Federation Scholarship Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation was created to assist undergraduate students (junior and senior level) who demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in advertising. For more information and an application, please stop by the Financial Aid Office or visit The Pittsburgh Foundation website at www.pittsburghfoundation.org. Completed applications must be received by March 31.

The Learning Fund Scholarship of The Pittsburgh Foundation was created to assist sophomore students who are residents of western Pennsylvania having graduated from a high school in Butler, New Castle, or Kittanning. Students must have declared a major in psychology or social work. For more information and an application, please stop by the Financial Aid office or visit The Pittsburgh Foundation Web site at www.pittsburghfoundation.org. Completed applications are to be returned by March 31.

The Learning Center is a free tutoring service for Westminster students by Westminster students. Upper-class honor students volunteer their time weekly to assist in their areas of study. To make an appointment, call ext. 6700 or stop by the Learning Center at 211 Thompson Clark.

Rock Climbing is every Tuesday and Thursday from 8-10 p.m. Join Titan Traverse for free indoor rock climbing on the IM gym wall. No experience necessary.

Newspaper Recycling Bins sponsored by student organizations are in the McKelvey Campus Center next to the bookstore, the first floor of Thompson Clark by the vending machine, and the first floor entrance to Hoyt.

For Sale: 2000 Chevy S-10 pickup truck four cylinder, five speed; 92,000 miles. $2,500. Contact Mike Cosgrove at (724) 946-7119 for more information.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Crock Pot Chili and Beans
   from recipezaar.com 

Ingredients
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (7 ounce) cans chopped green chili peppers
• 1/3 cup chili powder
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 jar chipotle chile, chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1-2 tablespoon sugar
• 4 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans
• 1-3 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 lbs. beef stew meat, cut in small cubes
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Directions
1. Put first 13 ingredients (through cayenne pepper) in crock pot with 1 tablespoon of the sugar, mix well, add pinto beans.
2. Turn crock pot on low.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet and sauté garlic, onions, and green pepper for 4-5 minutes.
4. Add vegetables to crock pot.
5. Dredge the beef in the flour and brown in skillet. (add more oil, if necessary).
6. Add to crock pot stir and well.
7. Cook 8-10 hours.
8. Taste and adjust seasonings.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of our youth, but of the world we were young in."
~Peter Medawar, as quoted in Bits and Pieces

About The Westminster Weekly

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Editor: Sandra Chandler

Westminster College's weekly newsletter is published online by the Office of Communication Services (724-946-7190).

Please send information through e-mail to Sandra Chandler.