News Archive
Music Professor's Composition Performed at Northeast Regional Conference
Tonospheres for Violin and Cello, a composition written by Dr. Daniel Perttu, Westminster College assistant professor of music, was performed at the College Music Society's Northeast Regional conference March 18-19 at Lafayette College in Easton.
College to Host Student Symposium on the Environment Dec. 8
Westminster College will host a Student Symposium on the Environment Thursday, Dec. 8, from 5:30-9 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Westminster College Visiting Assistant French Professor Travels to Europe as Part of Research Project
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Leslie Kealhofer, Westminster College visiting assistant professor of French, traveled to Paris and London during the summer to expand her knowledge of the French language, culture and arts of French speaking countries.
Westminster College Earth Week Activities Announced
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Earth Week celebration will include activities through the end of April.
Westminster College Celebrity Series for Kids to Present Junie B. Jones May 27
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Celebrity Series for Kids will present Theatreworks USA's Junie B. Jones at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster Honor Society Awards "Counselor of the Year" Award
Dr. Darwin Huey, chair of the Department of Education and director of the Graduate Program at Westminster College, has been awarded the Counselor of the Year Award by the Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International.
"This award is granted each year to a graduate of the program who consistently exemplifies the finest qualities of a professional counselor," said Dr. William Evans, associate professor of education and adviser for the group.
Huey, who has been with Westminster College since 1977, is also an associate professor of education. He earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from Westminster College, and his Ed.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Westminster College offers the Counselor Education Master's Degree Program which prepares professionals to become certified as a school counselor in Pennsylvania and licensed as a school counselor in Ohio.
For more information, contact Huey at (724) 946-7186 or e-mail hueydw@westminster.edu.
Westminster to Host International Week
Westminster College is hosting an international week through March 11 in an effort to make students more aware of global happenings and to celebrate the various cultures at Westminster.
Sandra Edmiston, a senior English major and organizer of the event hopes to bring a better sense of cultural understanding to the campus. She said, "Our international students have valuable reflections on America that I think would be beneficial for our campus to hear."
"In my international politics class we are constantly talking about how little we know about the rest of the world," Edmiston continued. "I thought International Week might be a chance to help Westminster learn a bit more global news."
International week is open to all students and faculty. Events include a Peace Studies Coffeehouse scheduled Wednesday, March 9 at 4 p.m. in the Berlin Club Room of the McKelvey Campus Center, where participants may discuss topics ranging from international relations and politics to the American pop culture effect on the rest of the world. Students and faculty with international connections will have the opportunity to share their views on American culture.
Westminster International Student Hospitality (WISH) potluck dinner is scheduled Thursday, March 10, from 7-9 p.m. in the Witherspoon Maple Room of the McKelvey Campus Center. Students from Korea, Denmark, Germany, and Ireland will have samples of foods from their countries and be available to discuss their culture.
For more information, contact Edmiston at (724) 946-7816, or by email at edmistsm@westminster.edu
Westminster Seniors to Give Dual Recital Dec. 10
Cynthia Mancini and Douglas Spiri, Westminster College senior music education majors, will perform a combined voice and trumpet recital Saturday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Spiri, a baritone, will perform "Sempre in contrasti," "Psyché," "Lebe Wohl," "Serenade," "Le veau d'or," "Deh vieni alla finestra," "Watchful's Song," "Pilgrim's Psalm," "When Sweet Ann Sings," and "If I Can't Love Her." He will also be performing "Take Me As I Am" as a duet with Katherine Menhorn, a junior music education major from Berlin.
Mancini, trumpet, will perform "Rondeau and Fanfares," "Concerto" and "Fanfare for St. Edmunsbury," performed as a trumpet trio with Andrew Erb, a member of the music faculty, and Nicholas Olesko, a member of the Faculty Brass Ensemble. She will also play "Animal Ditties" with Jason Perry, a sophomore music education major from Shippenville, as narrator.
Spiri is the son of Paul and Barbara Spiri, Pittsburgh, and a graduate of Plum High School. At Westminster, he has been involved in the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Men's Choir, and Symphonic Band, and the Titan Marching Band, where he served as Vice President. He is also a member of the campus chapters of American Choral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators Association, and Mu Phi Epsilon, the national music fraternity. Spiri has also been involved in many productions on campus such as chapel drama where he portrayed Adam and Noah in Children of Eden and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He was also in the musical Kiss Me Kate where he played the part of Bill Calhoun.
Mancini is the daughter of James and Denise Mancini, McKees Rocks, and a graduate of Montour High School. While at Westminster, she has been involved in Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, Brass Quintet, Jazz Band, and the Titan Marching Band, where she was drum major. She recently won the Young Conductor's Competition and conducted the Wind Ensemble in the fall concert. For the past two years, she was a participant in Intercollegiate Band. She is also a member of Mu Phi Epsilon a national music fraternity. Mancini is the region one coordinator and former president of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. She currently holds the position of Vice President Membership in Kappa Delta Sorority.
The event is free and open to the public. Contact the Westminster College Music Department at (724) 946-7270 for more information.
Westminster Education Professor Published Paper
Dr. William Evans, associate professor of education and coordinator of the Counselor Education program at Westminster College, recently co-authored a paper published in the Journal Measurement of Evaluation in Counseling and Development.
Westminster College Professor Presents Paper at Conference
Suzanne Prestien, instructor of English and public relations at Westminster College, recently presented a paper at the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Annual Conference.
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