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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

The Westminster College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host Dr. Amanda Fond ’03 for the 19th annual Ken and Nancy Long Chemistry Lecture at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in the Dietz Sullivan Lecture Hall in Westminster’s Hoyt Science Center.    

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Westminster College is seeking environmental research, projects and creative work from high school and college students for the 2026 Student Symposium on the Environment. 

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Westminster College dedicated the Paul Ivan and Carolyn (Rocks) Sheaffer Press Box at the UPMC Sports Complex on Friday, Oct. 23. The naming, made possible through a gift from the Sheaffers’ son, Paul Sheaffer II, honors his parents’ legacy and longstanding connection to the College and Titan Athletics.

Monday, November 2, 2026

"Searching...," an exhibition of paintings by artist Lauren Barrett, will be on display at Westminster College’s Foster Art Gallery in Patterson Hall from Monday, Nov. 2, through Friday, Dec. 4. 

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Three Westminster College student conductors will take to the podium during the Westminster College Wind Ensemble’s fall concert, “Liberty,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in the Will W. Orr Auditorium on Westminster’s campus.    
 
The ensemble will perform selections from Ralph William Schuman, Frank Ticheli, Clare Grundman, Danielle Fisher and Darius Milhaud to celebrate the different meanings of freedom. 

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Westminster College Choirs will present their fall concert, "Light Eternal," at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, in the Wallace Memorial Chapel on Westminster's campus. 

Friday, October 23, 2026

The creative talents of Westminster College alumni Ted Haynes ’99 and Troy Jackson ’18 come together in "Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers,” an award-winning documentary that explores the early days of Jimmy Buffett's band in Key West, Fla. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, with an introduction by Haynes, a Q&A session and live music. 

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Westminster College students interested in careers in public health now have an accelerated pathway through the College’s Early Acceptance Program (EAP) with Juniata College, enabling them to earn a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree following completion of a Westminster bachelor’s degree.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Westminster College’s Clarence and Mary Ann Harms Center for the Environment will host a free BioBlitz Oct. 22-24, inviting students and community members to explore the College Woods, discover local biodiversity and help document the plants and animals that call the woods home.

Monday, October 19, 2026

Westminster College faculty members will share their research, creative works and scholarly insights during a daylong Faculty Scholarship Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 21, followed by the annual Henderson Lecture at 6 p.m. featuring Dr. Timothy Grieve-Carlson, assistant professor of religion and philosophy.