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Broadcast Communications Majors Experienced Freelance Work
Westminster College students in the spring semester "Broadcast Journalism" course experienced the challenges and rewards of freelance video production.
Senior Received Drinko Research Grant
Westminster College senior molecular biology major Jasmine Grady received an undergraduate research grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
History Professor Served on Panel for National Meeting
Dr. Tim Cuff, Westminster College associate professor of history, was a panel discussant at the 36th annual Social Science History Association meeting Nov. 17-20 in Boston.
Westminster College Assistant Professor Publishes Book Review
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. David Offner, assistant professor of mathematics, recently published a book review in the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Reviews, a part of the MAA Digital Library.
Westminster College Symphony Orchestra to Present Spring Concert May 2
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Symphony Orchestra will present its spring concert Thursday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The event is free to the public.
Westminster College Alumna Receives McClung Award for Outstanding Paper in Biology
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Kaylynn Coates, a Westminster College alumna who received her degree in biology in May 2012, was selected for the McClung Award for Most Outstanding Paper for her publication that was featured in a 2013 edition of BIOS, a quarterly biology journal and the journal of the Beta Beta Beta Biological Society.
Westminster College a Charter Member of Akhmim Studies Consortium
Westminster College is a charter member of the Akhmim Studies Consortium, which will research items related to Egypt's historic Akhmim region and its relationship to the art and culture of Ptolemaic Egypt.
The consortium was recently established at the Reading Public Museum.
"For years we have been seeking a vehicle to disseminate research on our mummy," said Dr. Sam Farmerie, curator of cultural artifacts. "This is a great opportunity to share with other scholars, both nationally and internationally."
Pesed, Westminster's 2,300-year-old mummy donated by The Rev. John Giffen, an 1872 Westminster graduate who was working as a missionary in Egypt, has already been CT scanned. The mummy was professionally restored by Jane Gardner of the Carnegie Museum thanks to the energy and fundraising effort of Susan Grandy Graff, a 1985 Westminster graduate who tackled the project during her undergraduate years.
"Work on Reading's mummy has already shed additional light on the mummy in Westminster's collection," said Dr. Jonathan Elias, project director. "It's exciting to contemplate how far additional work may take us in understanding the people of ancient Akhmim and Egypt more generally."
"Akhmim Studies Consortium has established the "Mummy Scanning Initiative," which is committed to expanding our knowledge of Akhmim's people through CT scan-based evaluation of its mummies," Elias said. "Mummy research has never been so regionally-focused. The potential contribution to science is enormous, as no fewer than 25 Akhmimic mummies have come into American collections since the mid-1880s."
For the past few decades Pesed has settled down and watched students study in the Mack Science Library from her glass enclosed display. She is believed to be the mummy of Lady Pesed Ma Rheres, young and single daughter of Heshor, priest of Khem, and his wife the Lady Urt. Khem was a small Egyptian town on the Nile near the present city of Luxor. The mummy was excavated from the city of Akhmim, about 235 miles south of Cairo.
For more information, contact Farmerie at (724) 946-7053 or e-mail farmersa@westminter.edu.
Crystal Gayle to Replace Louise Mandrell at Westminster Concert
The Westminster College Celebrity Series announced today that Grammy Award Winner Crystal Gayle will replace Louise Mandrell in concert Saturday, March 19, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"Due to an unanticipated forced cancellation, the Celebrity Series is fortunate to bring in super star Crystal Gayle to replace Louise Mandrell this Saturday," said Gene DeCaprio, director of the Westminster College Celebrity Series.
Gayle, who is the younger sister of Loretta Lynn, is best known for her platinum hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, which was recognized in 1999 by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) as being one of the ten most performed songs of the 20th century.
Her earliest roots in country music led to what at the time in the industry was an unusual turn of events: Gayle hosted her own prime time special on CBS television and took country music to mainstream audiences. With her fourth album, "We Must Believe in Magic," she became the first female artist in country music history to achieve platinum album sales.
She has been CMA's "Female Vocalist of the Year" for two consecutive years; winner of a Grammy Award for the "Best Female Vocal Performance," and the Academy of Country Music Awards "Top Female Vocalist" three times.
A limited number of seats are still available. For tickets, contact Connie McGinnis, assistant director of Celebrity Series, at (724) 946-7354 or e-mail mcginncl@westminster.edu.
Concert Choir Plans Eastern Tour in January
The Westminster College Concert Choir will perform six concerts in seven days at various Eastern churches in January.
Under the direction of Robin Lind, the Concert Choir will perform "Rejoice Exultantly," "Pilgrims' Hymn," "Now Thank We All Our God," "Tonight Eternity Alone," "Epiphany Alleluias," "The Three Kings," "The Shepherds' Chorus," "Peace Like a River, "Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name," and "What a Wonderful World." "Tonight Eternity Alone" will feature a soprano duet by Marie Gott and Bridget Steller. "Now Thank We All Our God" will be accompanied by Devin Householder on the trumpet; Cyndi Mancini on the trumpet; Eric Walker, on the tuba; Craig Dressler on the organ; and baritone Jacob Moon as the soloist.
The Chamber Singers, 16 singers selected by audition from the Concert Choir, will sing "The Gipsy's Wedding Day," "Come, My Celia," "O Maria Maris Stella," "Sure on this Shining Night," accompanied by Rachel Hammond on the piano, and "Brooms," a Russian folk song. Dressler will accompany several numbers on the organ.
The tour schedule is as follows: Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m., Pine Street Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg; Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m., Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Wallingford; Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan 8 at 9:15 a.m., St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown, N.J.; Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m., Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington, Del.; and Jan 11 at 7 p.m., The First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Md.
Each January the Westminster College Concert Choir travels to different areas of the country, and every fourth year travels to Europe. In 2005, the choir performed six concerts in churches of Georgia and Florida, and in 2004, the choir traveled to the southern East coast, performing in Charlotte, N.C., Beaufort and Hilton Head, S.C., Roswell, Ga., and Manassas, Va. In 2003, the Choir spent two weeks in Italy performing in such venues as Basilica di San Marco in Venice, St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In 2002, the choir traveled to Southern California, where they performed in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
Contact Lind at (724) 946-7278 or e-mail lindra@westminster.edu for more information.
Four Westminster College Students Attend Philosophy Conference
Four Westminster College students attended the Fourth Annual Fall Conference of the Northeast Ohio Philosophy Consortium (NEOPC) held at John Carroll University.
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