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Elementary Education Major Receives Scholarship

Matthew Monahan, a Westminster College freshman elementary education major, recently received the Thomas P. Kapfer Memorial Scholarship.

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Students Placed in Vocal Competition

Eight Westminster College students competed and won places in their respective categories at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition March 29 at West Virginia University.

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Students Participate in Model U.N. Conference

Eighteen Westminster College students participated in the American Model United Nations International Conference Nov. 22-25 in Chicago.

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Peace Studies Coffeehouse to Host Speaker on Refugee Resettlement

Maaret Viskari

Westminster College's Peace Studies Coffeehouse will host Maaret Viskari for a presentation on refugee resettlement and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Thursday, April 22, from 4:15-5:30 p.m. in Thompson Clark 314. The event is free and open to the public.

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Westminster Offers Variety of Continuing Education Courses

Westminster College announces several winter and spring personal enrichment and leisure courses for community residents covering interests ranging from understanding basketball to Arabic language and culture.

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Mitchell and Boylan to Host Workshop for Teachers

Dr. Deborah Mitchell
Dr. Helen Boylan

Westminster College faculty Dr. Deborah Mitchell and Dr. Helen Boylan will conduct Empowering Detective Girls Everywhere (EDGE), a workshop for science and language arts teachers, Saturday, Nov. 5, from 8:45 a.m.-noon in the Witherspoon Maple Room of McKelvey Campus Center.

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Celebrity Series Announces 2012-2013 Season

Midtown Men (Sept. 13)
LeAnn Rimes (Oct. 11)
Straight No Chaser (Oct. 29)
A Christmas Carol (Dec. 14)
Jim Brickman Presents Yesterday Once More (April 27, 2013)

Westminster College's Celebrity Series announced its 2012-2013 season, which includes concerts by LeAnn Rimes and Straight No Chaser and the perennial family favorite, A Christmas Carol.

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Senior Art Show at Westminster College Foster Art Gallery

(l- r) Emily McElroy, Andrea Abercrombie, Bryan Thompson, Victoria Ludwig, Anna Price, Michael Wilkinson.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Six Westminster College senior art students will be presenting select work from their portfolios March 4-29 in Patterson Hall's Foster Art Gallery. A reception will be held March 16 from 2-4 p.m.

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Westminster College Mathematics Students and Faculty Attended Mathematics Conferences

Emily Walther and Gregory Clark at the joint AMS/MAA meeting.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Two Westminster College mathematics students and six faculty attended the annual joint meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Jan. 15-18 in Baltimore, Md.

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Westminster College Announces Science Olympiad Winners

Westminster College hosted over 850 students from 50 area schools at the Northeast Regional Science Olympiad competition April 2. 

Eleven teams advanced to the state competition Friday, April 23, at Juniata College. 

The top six teams in the junior high category were:
1) Shady Side Academy
2) Kane Area Middle School
3) Clarion Area Junior High School
4) Indiana Area Junior High School
5) Laurel Junior High School
6) DuBois Area Middle School.

The top five in the high school category were:
1) DuBois Area High School
2) Montour Area High School
3) Warren Area High School
4) Kane Area High School
5) Laurel Area Senior High School.

The Science Olympiad is an international non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both teachers and students.   The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events, which students prepare during the year.

For more information, contact Dr. Martha Joseph, assistant professor of chemistry at Westminster and director of the event, at (724) 946-7295 or e-mail josephm@westminster.edu , or visit the website www.westminster.edu/Acad/dean/olymp.htm.

Science Olympiad 2004


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