A gallery talk by Mary Ann Klussmann, a 1964 Westminster College graduate and curator of this event, is scheduled Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m.
Six artists, including Terry Carmen, Patricia Kennedy-Zafred, Mary Ann Klussmann, Carroll Labarthe, Sylvia Leo, and Shawn Quinlan have their works displayed in this exhibition.
Their work is made of ordinary or unusual materials that have been transformed into stimulating works of art that engage the eye and mind. There are unusual juxtapositions of the elements that refer to textiles, but borrow from other disciplines. This cross-disciplinary approach is evident throughout the exhibition, with a strong representation of sculptural forms.
This exhibition is in conjunction with displays that run concurrently with “Fiberart International” at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Society for Contemporary Craft, and the regional exhibit in the Community College of Allegheny College.
For more information, contact Peggy Cox, director of the art gallery at Westminster College, at (724) 946-7266 or e-mail pcox@westminster.edu.
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is ranked in the top ten in the country in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News & World Report, and is the most affordable national liberal arts college in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also recognized by Yahoo! Internet Life as "one of America's Most Wired Colleges" and by the Templeton Guide as a "Character Building College."
Over 1,600 students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated
faculty, while choosing from 39 majors and nearly 100 organizations on
the New Wilmington, Pa. campus.
Dr. Sandra Webster,
professor and chair of psychology at Westminster College, will speak at
a Psychology Colloquium Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m.,
in Phillips Lecture Hall of the Hoyt Science Resources Center.
Her presentation, “Pursuing Han: A Psychological Investigation of a Basic Korean Emotion,” will center on Webster’s research while a Fulbright Lecturer at the Korean University in 2000-2001.
“My talk will focus on the Korean emotion of Han, as it is perceived by women and men of two generations,” said Webster. “Han is a process of resolving stress, when the person is helpless to change the cause of the pain. Americans have little experience with pain outside our control. We can learn about the ways people in a very different culture deal with uncontrollable pain, sometimes with a long-term benefit.”
Webster, who has been with Westminster College since 1983, earned her undergraduate degree, her master’s and her Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University. She is the recipient of two Fulbright Scholar Grants, and author of numerous peer-reviewed publications.
For more information, contact Webster at (724) 946-7359 or e-mail
websters@westminster.edu.
R. Tad Greig,
director of bands and instructor of music at Westminster College, will
present “An Informance” during Faculty Forum Wednesday, Oct. 31,
at 11:45 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Accompanied by the Westminster College Wind Ensemble, a select group of 41 instrumental musicians, Greig will discuss the preparation phases in the rehearsal classroom. Areas that will be demonstrated include the warm-up and its relationship to the objectives for the day, a synthesis, analysis, and the synthesis approach to classroom teaching and a full performance by the ensemble.
“All too often the performance ensemble rehearsal is viewed from the performance realm,” said Greig. “Actually, we share many of the same strategies, objectives and concerns as other classroom teachers. The ‘informance’ is designed to share one ensemble and its director’s approach to the development of musical independence that will hopefully transfer to other situations encountered by these musicians as they move on and perform on their own.”
Greig, who has been with Westminster College since 1995, earned his undergraduate degree from Grove City College, and his master’s from Youngstown State University.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information,
call Greig at (724) 946-7279 or e-mail greigrt@westminster.edu.
Dr. Elizabeth
A. Harrison, assistant professor of music and Westminster College organist,
and several students and alumni, will present a Halloween concert, Wednesday,
Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
“The Hillside Ghost” organ concert will feature numbers such as J.S. Bach’s “Toccata in d minor,” and Charles-Marie Widor’s “Toccata,” and others. The audience is encouraged to come in costume.
For more information, contact the Westminster College Department of
Music at (724) 946-7270.
Logan Edmiston, Jennifer Lewis and Amandy Pinkney presented their findings of their 2001 summer research projects conducted at Westminster as part of the Merck-AAAS sponsored program.
Edmiston and Lewis presented “Permeabilization of the Fish Gill Barrier Epithelium by Bioactive Compounds.”
“We tested the effects of three compounds, saponins, nystatin and filipin, on ligated fish gills,” said Lewis. “We measured how much weight the gill gained when exposed to these compounds, and found that with all three compounds, the amount of weight gained was directly proportional to the concentration of the experimental solution.”
“We found that saponins, recently found to have antitumor effects, resulted in increased permeability of fish gill epithelial cells,” said Lewis. “Any change in the permeability of a cell could have dire consequences for that cell. These findings are significant because fish gill cells are similar in many ways to human cells of the digestive tract and lungs.”
Pinkney’s research is titled, “Phytoremediation of Cadmium and Arsenic by Mustard, Alfafa, and KY31 Tall Fescue Using Blastofiltration.”
“I examined the ability of plants to remove heavy metal contaminants from water,” said Pinkney. “This could be an application of cleanup of contaminated sites that is more environmentally friendly.”
“The opportunity to present their own research at a scientific meeting is very valuable for students,” said Dr. John C. Robertson, assistant professor of biology at Westminster College. “It gives them a change to put all their work and ideas together in one ‘package,’ and present that information to other researchers in a formal setting. It also gives them a chance to get important feedback from others in the field, and gives them a sense of accomplishment that can really make them feel confident about their abilities.
The students' research was done in collaboration with Dr. Martha R. Joseph, assistant professor of chemistry at Westminster College, and Robertson, who both accompanied the students to the symposium.
Edmiston, a sophomore biology major, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Edmiston, R.D. 1, New Wilmington, and a graduate of Wilmington Area High School.
Lewis, a junior biology major, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis, 2017 Lynn Ave., Youngstown, Ohio, and a graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School.
Pinkney, a junior biology major, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Pinkney, 151 Sunset Dr., Washington, Pa., and a graduate of Trinity High School.
For more information, contact Robertson at (724) 946-7044 or
e-mail robertjc@westminster.edu.
Copper’s work, “Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fayette, Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pa.,” researches the history of the congregation, which was organized in 1850 and closed in 1922. The historical paper also includes the history of the village of Fayette, abstracts from the Church records, including the charter members, listing of communicants, death register, marriage register, and the census of the cemetery, which still remains at the site of the original church building.
Copper has been doing genealogical and local history research for about 13 years, with a focus on collecting, researching, printing cemetery records and church histories. He has research over 90 cemeteries in Lawrence and Beaver Counties, and has published over 35 volumes of such tombstone inscriptions, with brief histories of the accompanying church.
“After completing the tombstone inscriptions, I research newspaper obituaries, wills, deeds, family histories, and my personal scrapbooks and files for additional information,” said Copper. “My material is used to assist genealogists in their quest for data about their families.”
Copper received his undergraduate degree in library science and history from Slippery Rock University.
For more information, contact Copper at (724) 946-7328 or e-mail
copperde@westminster.edu.
Lynn Foltz
has been promoted to full-time Financial Aid Statistician at Westminster
College. She has worked part-time at Westminster since 1991.
Foltz, who is an active community member, is a member of the Lawrence County Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association, and has served as the chair of its Education Committee for the last two years. She is a member and past president of the Westminster College Women’s Club, and has served as an Elder and choir member of the Neshannock Presbyterian Church, where she occasionally plays the flute and piano during worship service. Foltz is also a member of the New Wilmington Elementary Parent/Teachers Organization, and is currently a candidate for the Wilmington Area School Board.
Foltz, a 1980 Westminster graduate, resides in Volant with her husband,
Jeffrey, and children Lauren and twins, James and Catherine.
The 53rd Annual Halloween Parade will be held Saturday, Oct. 27. The line will form at the Sky Bank parking lot at 5 p.m. with the parade starting at 5:30 p.m.
Discipline Strategies for Young Children will be presented by Diana Reed and Debi Behr in Westminster's Preschool Lab (Hoyt 152) Thursday, Nov. 8 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
FOR SALE: Two evening wear dresses, size medium, one never worn. Very reasonable. For more information, call Cindy at (724) 946-2026 at Rebecca's Salon.
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Winter Squash Soup
This recipe works well with acorn, butternut, or Hubbard squash.
Serves 4-6
3 Tablespoons Olive oil
3 Tablespoons Butter
1 large Onion, chopped
4 cups Water
4 cups Chicken broth
4 cups Winter squash, peeled, seeded and medium diced
2 Carrots, peeled and diced
1/4 cup Parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon Thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat the oil and butter in a heavy soup pot. Add the onions and cook
until just soft. Add the remaining ingredients and slowly bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Carefully add small amounts
to a food processor or blender. Puree the entire batch. Add to a new pot
and re-warm over low heat. Serve warm.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"All of life is the management of risk, not its elimination."
-- Walter Wriston, former CEO of Citicorp as printed in The Winner's
Circle
Job Expo is scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 7, from
2-6:30 p.m. at the Expo Mart in Monroeville. Over 100
employers will be available with full-time job opportunities. Preregister
with the Career Center before Wednesday, Oct. 31. There
is a $5 fee.
Editor/Carol Eberhart
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