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Westminster College will host an International Festival Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"This is a celebration of diversity and cultures of the world," said Dr. Sherri Pataki, visiting assistant professor of psychology. "All members of our community are encouraged to attend and participate in the entertainment, ethnic food, or create a table that highlights a particular culture, country, or tradition."
To be included in the schedule of entertainment, e-mail Mariella Volker, a sophomore Latin major from York, volkermj@westminster.edu; to bring ethnic food to share, contact Nawal Rajeh, a senior political science major from Youngstown, Ohio, rajehng@westminster.edu to create a table, e-mail Kylie Gallagher, a junior intercultural studies major from Gibsonia, gallagkm@westminster.edu.
The event, which is sponsored by the Westminster College Office of Diversity, is free and open to the public. Contact the Rev. Jeannette Hooks, director of diversity services, at (724) 946-7179 or e-mail hooksj@westminster.edu for general information.
Westminster College announces several personal enrichment and leisure courses for community residents. Continuing Education classes and seminars are non-credit and are open to all interested individuals. Formal admission to Westminster College is not required.
Four Westminster College speech communication majors presented their senior capstone research projects at the Eastern Communication Conference in Portland, Maine.
Grammy Award winner Glen Campbell will bring Christmas musical cheer to the Westminster College Celebrity Series Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Dr. Kenneth Bailey, international author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament Studies, will deliver the 16th annual Christy Lecture at Westminster College Sunday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Bailey will speak on "Road Signs for a Journey with Islam: Dangers, Denials and Challenges in the New Century."
Chub Dietz, co-founder of Rainbow Christian Missions, will speak about Kenya at the Westminster College Peace Studies Coffeehouse Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 4:15 p.m. in the Berlin Student Lounge in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Dr. R. Tad Greig, Westminster College director of instrumental activities and assistant professor of music, will be a guest lecturer at three events in October.
Dr. Sherri Pataki, Westminster College assistant professor of psychology and Peace Studies program coordinator, and Westminster students Jelena Gerga and Ethan Frey recently attended "Youth and Conflict: Global Challenges - Local Strategies," the International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education, in Cleveland.
Sarah Simon, a Westminster College junior English major, received an undergraduate travel/presentation grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to present "The True 'Father' Figure: A New Historicist and Feminist View of Ma in The Grapes of Wrath" at Susquehanna University's Department of English and Creative Writing Undergraduate Conference Feb. 15-16.
Westminster College senior physics major Stefanie Cumberledge's research, "Liquid Drop Collisions," was selected for presentation by the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), and her project was also included in the University of Michigan Physics Department's Annual Review.
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