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"Do you Know," a community program designed to inform about drug trends and dangers, is coming to Westminster College Tuesday, April 5, from 6-9 p.m in Orr Auditorium.
"The program features Agent Elaine Surma, senior supervisory narcotics agent from Erie, and Gary Cappello, agent of the consumer division," said Judy Duda, health center director at Westminster College. "Teachers, students with career goals working with school-aged children, parents, grandparents, and community residents are all invited to this free seminar. Training will focus on alcohol, binge drinking, inhalants, club drugs, crack, methamphetamine, heroin and other street drugs."
The event is designed to answer questions like: What drugs are your kids exposed to? What drugs are in your community? How to get help for someone with a drug or alcohol problem? What to do if you suspect drug use or drug trafficking? How to protect your kids from online predators?
Surma began her law enforcement career 27 years ago as a special agent for the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in the Pennsylvania Department of Justice. In 1998, she served as the regional director for the Bureau of Narcotic Investigation and Drug Control in Erie. She is a frequent participant in Lawrence County's Adopt-a-School program, and spoke at successful "Sex, Drugs, Rents, and Raves" program, presented to Lawrence County's schools and community.
The event is sponsored by Westminster College, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol Commission, and the Lawrence County District Attorney Matthew Mangino.
For more information, contact Duda at (724) 946-7927 or e-mail dudaj@westminster.edu; or Angela Berger, Lawrence County District Attorney's Office, fax (724) 946-1986.
Delores Natale, a lecturer in public relations at Westminster College, recently presented "Reading Between the Lines: Welty Addresses Racism" at the South Central Modern Language Association annual convention held in Houston.
"Through this paper, I explored the historical events and political climate Eudora Welty encountered as she continually strived to write about the human side of her home state of Mississippi," Natale said. "I sought to debunk the prevailing theory that Welty did not take a stand against racism by citing examples of her bravery in exposing the effects of prejudice on both the perpetrators and the victims of violence through her essay, "Where is the Voice Coming From.' I also looked at Welty's more subtle treatment of the issue of racism in 'Powerhouse' and 'A Worn Path.'"
While at the business meeting following the presentations, Natale was elected secretary of the Eudora Welty Society for 2006.
"I will automatically become president of the society in 2007," Natale said. "This was a great surprise and a great honor. I look forward to representing Westminster in this new role at future conferences.
Natale, who has been with Westminster since 2001, earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from Westminster College.
Contact Natale at (724) 946-7348 or e-mail nataleda@westminster.edu for more information.
A holiday tradition continues at Westminster College with the annual Christmas Vesper service Sunday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Seven Westminster College senior environmental science majors will present research findings on reducing unwanted metals in Pennsylvania'a streams Monday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in the Hoyt Science Resources Center, room 166.
Dr. Bryan Rennie, associate professor of religion and philosophy at Westminster College, recently was a keynote speaker at the 60th Annual Conference of the Korean Association for the History of Religious (KAHR) at the Hanshin University in Seoul, Korea.
The Westminster College Symphonic Band will perform a concert Friday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
This 70-member ensemble is comprised of students from all majors.
Mardi Gras is coming to Westminster College Friday, Feb. 16, from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Environmental policy expert Dr. Michael Maniates will speak about "The Power of Sacrifice in an Ecologically Full World" at Westminster College Monday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Katie Hilliard, a senior individual interdisciplinary major, received the Westminster College 2008 Audio Visual Award for exceptional work to the campus and community.
Six Westminster College students received travel/presentation grants from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to present papers at Susquehanna University's Department of English and Creative Writing Undergraduate Conference Feb. 15-16.
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