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"I will be studying Spanish at la Universidad de Sevilla," said Contes.  "This scholarship provides an equivalent of $25,000 for round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board, and some educational supplies.  I was nominated by my sponsor, William Hall of Lower Burrell, and was one of only eight winners."

Dr. Edward S. Cohen

Dr. Edward S. Cohen, Westminster College associate professor of political science, recently presented a paper at the "Globalization Comes Home: How Globalization is Transforming the West" conference held at the University of California, Berkeley.

Mortar Board and Kappa Delta Pi, Westminster College honor societies, are collaborating to collect new and gently used books during November.

The Westminster College Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society for juniors and seniors, recognized 10 "Most Outstanding First-Year Students" at a reception April 29.

Dr. Russell Martin

Dr. Russell Martin, Westminster College associate professor of history, will share "Exiled from the Classroom" at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.

Dr. Daniel Perttu

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.

Dr. Helen Boylan (l) and Mallory Strickland

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.

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.

Front (l-r): Rebecca Treimer, Rebecca Anderson, Emily Puruczky, Jared Palonis, Katelyn Moga, Alex Scull, Jeremy Hoover, Steven Fawcett, Kelsey Angove. Back (l-r): Katie Robinson, Rachel Sherman, Farrah Kalleja, James Beaudry, Brandon Shallenberger, Andrew Ziegler.

Front (l-r): Jessica Cook, Scott Francis, Nicole Tesla, Kayun Kim, Teresa Whetstone, Troy LaCorte, Rebecca Ray, Kelcey Bailey. Back (l-r): Jeff Houser, Morgan Hanes, Gregory Zivkovich, Milt Constantine, Shane Swigart.

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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.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Five Westminster College students earned undergraduate degrees and 10 earned master of education degrees over the summer.