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Senior Language Majors to Present Study Abroad Experiences
Ten Westminster College French and Spanish majors will give presentations related to their study abroad experiences in Thompson Clark Hall room 315. The presentations are free and open to the public.
Students Participated in Programming Contest
Two teams of Westminster College students participated in the 2009 ACM East Central North America Programming Contest Oct. 30-31 at Youngstown State University.
History Professor's Edited Book Published
Culture and Identity in Eastern Christian History, co-edited by Dr. Russell Martin, Westminster College professor of history, was recently published by Ohio State University.
Broadcast Communications Major Received Drinko Research Grant
Westminster College junior broadcast communications major Matthew Pereslucha received an undergraduate research grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Seniors and Professor Presented Research at National Meeting
Westminster College seniors Katrina Falconer and Katie Moga and Dr. Kristenne Robison, Westminster assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, presented "Uncovering the Educational Experiences of Incarcerated Women" at the American Society of Criminology meeting Nov. 16-18 in Washington, D.C.
Westminster College Assistant Professor Presents Research at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Rena Zito, Westminster College assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, presented research at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association Aug. 17-20 in Denver, Colo.
Joe Ligo's 12-Hour Live Radio Broadcast Highlighted Westminster College's Take Back the Night Activities
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College junior broadcast communications major Joe Ligo was up all night April 3 as part of "Take Back the Night."
Westminster College Students and Faculty Conduct Research in Israel
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - During the Spring Semester three Westminster early childhood/special education majors and two professors traveled to Israel for eight days to conduct research concerning the role of religion in public schools.
Westminster College Community Raises $10,000 to Help
Westminster students, faculty, and staff recently pulled their resources, and raised nearly $10,000 to help two staff members.
Dwight Copper, a technical assistant in the library who was diagnosed with bone cancer, and Kelly Hartner, enterprise network engineer whose daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, were both amazed at the help they received from their fellow workers and students.
"I was approached by Pat Lewis, who works with me in the library," said Copper. "She told me that the staff wanted to collect money to help me pay my medical bills. I was amazed, but when Linda Burkhart's son, Tom, got the fraternities and sororities involved, I was overwhelmed."
Theta Chi organized a date auction within a week that brought in $1,200, and Inter-Fraternity Council organized Dwight's Fight, and asked each member to donate $1, which raised $800. Faculty and staff donated the balance of the monies to Copper.
Over $5,700 was raised for Copper, while more than $4,000 was donated to Hartner's charity, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
"When I received the money from the students at Sing and Swing, I was really surprised that they were able to collect that much," said Hartner. "But I was really touched by the student reception when Claire I stepped on stage to accept the donation. They were wonderful and applauded us."
In addition to the Sing and Swing donation, each sorority and fraternity had a "Penny War" to raise money for the Hartner's charity. Each organization had a contest to see who could garner the most pennies, but competitors could put silver or paper in the opponents jar which would deduct from the pennies collected.
"One student put in $65 worth of pennies, only to be negated by $65 paper money from the ATM machine," said Hartner. "In the end the Greeks on campus donated about $1,800 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. I also received over $1,310 from the donation cans around campus and New Wilmington from the staff and community, and about $770 from online donations. Even the Globe-Leader helped us by putting our flyer in free of charge."
Both Copper and Hartner expressed thanks for the gifts.
"I want to thank everyone for their support, especially the kids," said Hartner. "There is always so much negative written about college students. They didn't have to help "" they just wanted to help. There is more hope for me now."
"It's no surprise that this campus family came through for me," said Copper. "The doctors are pleased with the results of my therapy. I want to thank everyone for the tremendous support, especially the students who come by just to ask how I am."
Local Poet to Read His Work at Westminster College March 29
Philip Terman, an award-winning poet from Barkeyville, will read his poetry Tuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Terman, a professor of English at Clarion University, is the author of "Book of Unbroken Days," which was published this year by Mammoth Press. His first book, "The House of Sages," was chosen for the Kenneth Patchen Award by Pig Iron Press. Terman has received the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award for Poems on the Jewish experience.
The event, which is part of the Bleasby Colloquia Series, is sponsored by the Westminster Department of English and "Scrawl," Westminster's literary magazine.
The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. David Swerdlow, professor of English at Westminster, at (724) 946-7345 or e-mail dswerdlw@westminster.edu.
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