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Music Professor's Composition Performed in California
Rhapsody, a composition for clarinet, violin, and piano written by Dr. Daniel Perttu, Westminster College assistant professor of music theory and composition, was performed Nov. 8 at the Bakersfield Symphony New Directions concert in Bakersfield, Calif.
Chemistry Professor and Alumna Published
Dr. Helen Boylan, Wesmtinster College associate professor of chemistry, and Mallory Strickland, a 2008 Westminster graduate, have been published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
College to Host Guest Composer and Present Student Composers Concert April 2
Westminster College's Department of Music will host guest composer Dr. David Cutler for a master class and workshop on composition and entrepreneurship Saturday, April 2, at noon in Patterson Hall 53. Following the workshop, a student composers concert will be held at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
Students Participated in Model United Nations International Conference, Won Four Awards
Thirty Westminster College students and their faculty adviser participated in the 22nd annual American Model United Nations International Conference Nov. 19-22 in Chicago and earned four awards, the most in school history.
Westminster College Students Earn Undergraduate and Master's Degrees
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Five Westminster College students earned undergraduate degrees and 10 earned master of education degrees over the summer.
Westminster College Named to President's Honor Roll for Seventh Consecutive Year
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored Westminster College with a place on the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its support of volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
Westminster College Students Give Back to Others During Spring Break
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Eighteen Westminster College students and four staff members spent their spring break in Tennessee serving others through Habitat for Humanity and ReStore, a store that sells surplus building supplies and household goods to raise money for Habitat.
Furno Establishes $2 Million Scholarship at Westminster College
Qualified graduates from Monongahela Valley school systems will have the opportunity to attend Westminster College on a full scholarship thanks to the generosity of a $2 million bequest from Virginia and Joseph Furno.
"We are grateful to the Furnos for remembering the College and establishing this scholarship," said Gloria Cagigas, vice president for institutional advancement. "It gives the opportunity for bright, motivated students from the Monongahela Valley to begin their future at Westminster College."
Furno, a 1929 graduate of Westminster College, served 37 years as an educator and athletic coach in the Elizabeth Forward School District. The scholarship in his memory will support scholarships for the academically well prepared students who have a minimum high-school grade point average of 3.0 in academic subjects and demonstrated leadership qualities through involvement in a range of extra-curricular activities.
The four-year renewable Joseph R. Furno Memorial Scholarship Fund is designed to provide deserving students with a full scholarship meets the full cost of tuition, room, board, books and related academic fees. Two scholarships will be awarded annually starting in 2005.
Information on memorial scholarships and other planned gifts may be obtained from Sue Rudloff, director of advancement programs, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA 16172 or call (724) 946-7673.
Westminster to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Einstien's Theory of Special Relativity
Dr. Ezra (Ted) Newman, University of Pittsburgh physics professor emeritus, will deliver the Westminster College Woods Memorial Lecture Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center.
"This year is being celebrated world-wide as the World Year of Physics in honor of the 100th anniversary of that fabulous year, 1905, when Albert Einstein published several seminal papers, including his explanation of the photoelectric effect and his theory of relativity," said Dr. Samuel Lightner, professor of physics at Westminster. "Dr. Newman, who is a leading scholar on general relativity, will start his popular, non-technical talk with a discussion of scientific judgment as it relates to fads, orthodoxy, and conventional views and continue with our convention a view of quantum mechanics and relativity."
Newman earned his undergraduate degree from New York University, and his master's and Ph. D. from Syracuse University. He has been an associate editor of the "Journal of Mathematical Physics," president of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation, and committee member for the International Conference on General Relativity.
The Woods Memorial Lecture honors Dr. Robert M. Woods, professor of physics at Westminster College from 1947-1972. It is made possible by a gift from the Woods' family that has been supplemented over the years by gifts from friends and alumni.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Lightner at (724) 946-7204 or e-mail lightner@westminter.edu.
Business Administration Major Receives Scholarship
Jessica Lynn Fraley, a senior business administration and accounting major at Westminster College, recently received the Ann M. Kendlehart Scholarship.
This $3,104 scholarship, funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation, was applied to her tuition for the 2005-2006 academic year.
"We are grateful to the Ann M. Kendlehart Scholarship and The Pittsburgh Foundation for their support of bright, motivated students like Ms. Fraley, who represent the future of our region," said Gloria Cagigas, vice president for institutional advancement at Westminster.
In 2003, The Pittsburgh Foundation, the 15th largest community foundation in the nation, awarded more than $24 million in grants to charitable organizations. Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is comprised of more than 960 funds established by organizations and individual donors. These funds range from $10,000 to more than $32 million, and have a combined market value of approximately $537 million.
Fraley is a daughter of Mark and Patricia Fraley, Salineville, Ohio and a graduate of Southern Local High School.
For more information about scholarship funding at Westminster College, contact Cagigas at (724) 946-7348 or e-mail cagigac@westminster.edu.
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