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Dr. Ronald Helms, social studies secondary education director at Wright State University, will present "Impressions of Chinese 2000" Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
"I encourage everyone to attend this presentation," said Dr. Linda Domanski, assistant professor of education at Westminster College. "The discussion will focus on several Chinese cities, the Chinese educational system, and the current Sino-American relationship."
Helms is the author/co-author of eight books and over 75 educational articles. He offers over 16 international presentations, as well as numerous national, state, and consulting presentations. He is a trained National Board for Professional Teacher Standards (NBPTS) facilitator and the principal investigator at Wright State University for several NBPTS grants to work with teacher candidates.
Helms has received the Excellence in Scholarship Award and the Service Excellence Award from the College of Education and Human Services of Wright State University. He was also recently awarded the Excellence in Technology/Communications by Sister Cities International.
Westminster's chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International, an international professional education fraternity, sponsors this event. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Domanski at (724) 946-7182 or e-mail demanslp@westminster.edu.
Members of the Westminster College Mortar Board, a junior and senior leadership and service honor society, raised $215 for a "Reading is Learning" project.
Each year, Mortar Board collects donations to choose the Westminster College "turkey." This year's candidates included: Dr. Neal Edman, dean of student affairs; June Pierce, registrar; Robert Latta, director of financial aid; and Beth Brooks, executive secretary for student affairs. Brooks took the honor of being turkey for this event.
This year's costume was made by Amanda Tanner, a junior biology major from Eldred, and other members of Mortar Board.
Contact Ray Walling, a senior history major from Landenburg and selection chair for Mortar Board, at wallinrc@westminster.edu for more information.
Westminster College has set several events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Week.
Westminster College recently presented the rock opera Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Five Westminster College students recently competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) regional competition held in Pittsburgh.
Westminster College will host more than 250 middle school and high school students during the History Day competition Tuesday, March 25.
This year's History Day theme is "Rights and Responsibilities in History." Contestants can choose from the following contest categories: individual paper, individual performance, individual exhibit, individual documentary, group exhibit, group performance, and group documentary. The contest is divided into two divisions: junior, which includes grades six through eight; and senior, which includes grades nine through 12.
Heather Merry, a Westminster College freshman elementary education major from Bethel Park, has been nominated for the national Girl Scout's "Young Women of Distinction Award."
Kevin Shields and Ashley Carnahan were crowned Westminster College Homecoming king and queen during the halftime festivities Sept. 29.
Westminster College piano students from the studio of Dr. Nancy Zipay DeSalvo, Westminster associate professor and chair of the Department of Music, will present their annual showcase recital Wednesday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Jake Erhardt International Film Series will show the French film Persepolis Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.
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