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Westminster College Chemistry Professor Elected to National Office

Dr. Peter Smith

Dr. Peter Smith, Westminster associate professor of chemistry, was elected to a two-year term as treasurer of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Professional Relations.

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The Field Station Has a History

Barn and yard in 1949
Nona Sarver and Doris Shenker, great-granddaughters of William Cox
Initials WC 1877 on barn door
Nature Center of today

In my younger, student days I did not enjoy studying history. History meant old! But as I approached my present stage of life I began to enjoy retracing steps. I talked with anyone who might have memories of my roots and, especially, this place -- the Field Station and the old barn, now our Nature Center. Here are a few of the ways history has been studied, embraced and used to build a future.

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College Honors Academic Excellence

Westminster College celebrated academic excellence at the annual Honors Convocation April 24 in Orr Auditorium.

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Symphonic Band to Present Mid-Winter Concert

The Westminster College Symphonic Band will present a mid-winter concert Friday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.  The program is free and open to the public.

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Dar Huey '74 Earns Westminster AV Service and Support Award

Dr. Dar Huey

Dr. Dar Huey, a 1974 Westminster College graduate and professor of education, earned Westminster's 2011 Audio Visual Service and Support Award

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College Confers Degrees on Nearly 300 Graduates

The Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston
Dr. Kim Dunbar

Nearly 300 students earned diplomas during the 158th annual Westminster College commencement ceremonies Saturday.

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Westminster College Celebrity Series for Kids to Present The Velveteen Rabbit April 9

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Celebrity Series for Kids will present The Enchantment Theatre Company's The Velveteen Rabbit Tuesday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.

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Westminster College's Chapter of American String Teachers Association Honored

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College student chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) was recently named the "Most Improved Student Chapter" for 2014. This is only the chapter's second year of existence.

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Westminster's SIFE Team Earns First Runner Up Award

Westminster College's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team earned the First Runner Up Award at SIFE's New York City Regional Competition.

Westminster was pitted against the strong competition of Ohio State University, Columbia University, Brooklyn College, and Northwest Missouri State University.

"The professors of Westminster's Economic and Business Department congratulates its SIFE team on its First Runner Up Award," said Tom Rosengarth, associate professor of accounting and chair of the department.

For more information, contact Rosengarth at (724) 946-7169 or e-mail rosengte@westminster.edu.


Mardi Gras Coming to Westminster College Feb. 4

Mardi Gras is coming to Westminster College Friday, Feb. 4, from 6-8 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms in the McKelvey Campus Center.

This year's royalty is Queen Tara Timpano, a senior sociology-criminal justice major from Rochester, and King Eric Cortez, a junior biology major from Ellwood City.

This family-oriented event features carnival booths, caricaturists, a balloon artist, a strolling magician, and mask decorating, as well as the king and queen giving beads to all.  The event is followed by fireworks at 8:05 p.m.

Wayne Hoffman, an illusionist, will perform to a college-oriented audience at 8:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.

The event is sponsored by the Student Alumni Association with contributions from the Campus Programming Committee.  For more information, contact Laura Zorch, a junior elementary education major from Greensburg and publicity chair of the Student Alumni Association, zorchle@westminster.edu.

Mardi Gras Booths


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