News Archive

Thursday, July 17, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Westminster College a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling more than $1.3 million to enhance college retention and graduation rates among first-generation college students, students with significant financial need and those with disabilities.

Monday, July 14, 2025

Westminster College has appointed Dr. Jamie Frueh as the College’s new vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) and dean of the College, effective Aug. 1. 

Friday, July 11, 2025

The 2025 Carillon Summer Concert Series at Westminster College will feature four carillonneurs who will perform on the College’s 42-bell Duff-Armington Memorial Carillon on select Friday afternoons in July and August. 

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Westminster College rising sophomore Evelyn Dickinson and Dr. Helen Boylan, professor of environmental science, led a nature mindfulness session at Buhl Park as part of Shenango Riverwatchers’ Environmental Education Day on May 14.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Rising senior Emma Maloberti is one of six students selected for the ninth consecutive Summer Research Fellowship at Westminster College. The criminal justice and psychology double major from Cranberry Township, Pa., is researching “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Behavior” with Westminster professors Dr. Shannon Smithey, political science, and Dr. Jamie Chapman, criminal justice studies. 

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

From campus life to career success, this dynamic Titan duo has been making strides in their fields since graduating from Westminster in the 2010s. Find out where their degrees in media art (Megan '12) and business administration (Rick '10) have taken them—and what they're up to now!

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Eleven students from Westminster College’s Environmental Analysis course teamed up with the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition (SRWC) during the spring 2025 semester to assess the effectiveness of a passive treatment system for abandoned mine drainage (AMD) at the Erico Bridge site.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

NOTE: THE JULY 7 CONCERT WILL BE HELD IN THE BERLIN LOUNGE OF McKELVEY CAMPUS CENTER.

Westminster College’s Strathgheny School of Scottish Fiddling will host two public concerts on Monday, July 7, and Friday, July 11, at the New Wilmington Borough Amphitheater located in the New Wilmington Borough Park off of Beechwood Avenue in New Wilmington, Pa.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Westminster College rising senior Shannon Witkouski is one of just six students selected for the College’s prestigious Summer Research Fellowship—now in its ninth consecutive year. A double major in music education and performance from Beaver, Pa., Witkouski is exploring the intersection of technology and the arts in her research project, “AI-Assisted Composition for Bands and Orchestra: Enhancing or Replacing Creativity?” under the mentorship of Dr. Dan Perttu, professor of music. 

Monday, June 16, 2025

Community members are invited to connect with the people and resources of Westminster College on Small Town Saturdays this summer on the third Saturday of June, July, and August.