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The five-member Westminster College business team earned honorable mention honors in the annual Business Plan Challenge sponsored by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), and Michael Ranella, a senior accounting major from Greensburg, was awarded an Outstanding Senior Award.
"This year's competition had us research the financial management, marketing and company goals of the trucking industry," said Meredith Kerner, a junior accounting major from Greensburg and team member. "The top five teams went to Philadelphia to complete the competition. We had four hours to fix the problem they gave us and rework the plan and financial statements."
Other team members include: Amanda Moore, Sara Noel, Casie Howes, and Daniela DiRupo.
"This was my first year for this competition, but I will definately do it again," Kerner said. "Even though it was about a 40-hour project, it helped me apply what I learned in a classroom to a real world experience. It was a valuable experience, and I think it will help me in the future."
For more information, contact Tom Rosengarth, associate professor accounting and chair of the Department of Economics and Business at Westminster, at (724) 946-7169 or e-mail rosengte@westminster.edu.
Westminster College is hosting its 15th annual "Lil' Sibs Weekend" Friday-Sunday, March 11-13. The event allows Westminster students to share their college experience with younger siblings, cousins, or friends.
Registration, picture buttons, games, and face painting kick off the "Luau" weekend on Friday from 4-8 p.m. in the Club Room of the McKelvey Campus Center. Students and siblings then have the opportunity to attend Westminster's Dance Theatre production in Orr Auditorium or enjoy showings of "Finding Neverland" and "The Passion of the Christ" in the Mueller Theater. Alpha Phi Omega will hold a Retro Dance from 9-11 p.m. in the McKelvey Club Room. From 11 p.m.-2a.m., students and siblings will be able to attend Titan's Tavern, also in the Club Room, where they will enjoy free refreshments, a dart tournament, and karaoke.
Saturday activities begin at 10 a.m. with the Panhellenic Easter Egg Hunt in the quad and the Alpha Phi Omega story hour in the McKelvey Campus Center at 11 a.m. Afternoon activities provide the opportunity to cheer on the Westminster baseball team at a home game, attend a swim party, or participate in the High School Luau. Following dinner in the dining hall, participants again have the opportunity to view movies in the Mueller Theater and to attend the Rockin' for the Troops Concert in the Club Room. Evening activities continue with Night Owl Bowling from 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
Activities conclude on Sunday with Easter Vespers in the chapel at 7 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the Campus Programming Committee of Westminster College. For more information, contact Megan Swank, Lil' Sibs coordinator, at (724) 946-7418 or the CPC office at (724) 946-7057.
The Westminster College Art Gallery features the art of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Youth Program, "Urban Invention" through Dec. 9. The gallery is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
The Manchester Craftsmen's Guild is a multicultural arts education and performance organization located in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. For the past 27 years, the Guild has conducted classes in visual arts, with a focus on ceramic art and photography, as well as the performing arts with an emphasis on jazz. Approximately 80 percent of students who are part of the Arts Apprenticeship Training Program at the Guild go on to college.
Contact Peggy Cox, professor of art at Westminster College and director of the gallery, at (724) 946-7266 or e-mail pcox@westminster.edu for more information.
Pianist Matthew McCright, a 1999 graduate of Westminster College, will give a piano recital Monday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Suzanne Prestien, instructor of English and public relations at Westminster College, had her essay, "Past Perfect: Mythology and Shoeless Joe," published.
Four Westminster College students recently received Sharonsteel Foundation scholarships. Local honorees are Casey Gadsby, Melanie Piddington, Matthew Snyder, and Sarah Wright.
Westminster College will host a "Passport to Opportunity" program sponsored by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Wednesday, March 26, from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in Russell Dining Hall.
High school students from Neshannock and Wilmington will join about 50 Westminster students to hear presentations from Gary Dalessandro, certified public accountant and certified financial planner at Jazwinski Financial Services, and Scott McDowell, chief financial officer at Blair Strip Steel. High school students will first meet with the Westminster students for a tour of campus and lunch.
The Westminster College Art Gallery features the works of Canfield, Ohio, artist Christopher Leeper through March 9.
Dr. Charisse Nixon, assistant professor of psychology at Penn State Erie-The Behrend College, will lecture on "Relational Aggression: What Do We Know, and Where Are We Going?" Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. in Westminster College's Phillips Lecture Hall of the Hoyt Science Resources Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Samuel Lightner, Westminster College professor and chair of the Department of Physics, attended the national meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) April 12-15 in St. Louis.
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