News Archive

Friday, June 21, 2024

Alexandria Bender is one of 10 students selected for this year’s Summer Research Fellowship at Westminster College. Alexandria is a sophomore honors student and biology major from New Castle, Pa. She and her faculty mentor, Dr. Helen Boylan ’95, are examining “The Effects of Nature Theory on Stress,” for their research partnership. Bender is an active member of the Agape Bible study group on campus as well as a member of the Treble Choir, Concert Choir and the Lambda Sigma sophomore honor society. She also volunteers as a youth group leader at her church and is a choreography assistant for New Castle Regional Ballet’s annual “Nutcracker” production.

Why did you apply for the summer research fellowship?
Throughout my freshman year, I realized that I felt the most pride in my work whenever it made a difference in the lives of community members. Research without impact is fun, but research with impact is rewarding. At the time, I was enrolled in one of Dr. Boylan’s new classes called Changing the World, a class built on strengthening communities. After talking with her about the program, we decided to submit a proposal about a project that would not only bring new and exciting ideas to the world of science but would positively impact the lives of the people living in our community.

Friday, June 21, 2024

Westminster College and the Wilmington Area School District (WASD) will offer the New Wilmington Theater Project Summer Camp, a two-week program in July for students in kindergarten through grade 12.

Friday, June 14, 2024

Meet Jonas Clark, one of the 10 students selected for the 2024 Summer Research Fellowship. Jonas is a rising senior accounting and finance double major from Montgomery Village, Md. He and his faculty mentors, Keith Bittel ’95 and Jennifer Tuttle Waldo ’90, assistant professors of business, are spending their summer months examining the exposure of accounting to students in pre-secondary education institutions. This summer he is also working as a tax intern with Matthews International Corporation. A member of the men’s lacrosse team and a peer tutor with the Academic Success Center, Jonas is also active with the Westminster chapter of Habitat for Humanity and is a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Westminster College’s Strathgheny School of Scottish Fiddling will host two public concerts on Monday, July 8, and Friday, July 12, at the New Wilmington Borough Amphitheater located in the New Wilmington Borough Park in New Wilmington, Pa.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Westminster College will host its annual family-friendly Independence Day celebration with a free concert and fireworks at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at Brittain Lake on Westminster’s campus.

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Westminster College has named 387 students to the dean's list for the spring 2024 semester. The dean's list recognizes full-time undergraduate students who achieved a 3.6 grade point average or higher in a minimum of 12 semester hours.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Recent Westminster College graduate Hannah Piccirilli presented research about late positive potential (LPP) at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society in Toronto, Canada, in April.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

The Rev. James Mohr II, college chaplain and director of church relations at Westminster College, has been named one of Pennsylvania’s trailblazers in the field of education. City and State Pennsylvania magazine’s 2024 Trailblazers in Higher Education included Mohr in the list that honors influential leaders in academia statewide.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

As an undergraduate Molecular Biology student, Olivia Sniezek-Carney ’18 spent a lot of time in WC’s Hoyt Science Center. The access to research resources, gifted faculty, and lab experiences in Hoyt helped reveal her true calling – as her family jokes – as a lifelong student. 

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Westminster College, in partnership with Pennsylvania CareerLink, will host a workshop, “Beyond Graduation: Exploring Your Path Forward,” from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center on Westminster’s campus.