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Westminster Senior to Perform Viola Recital
Sarah Beth Buzzatto, a senior music major at Westminster College, will perform a viola recital Saturday, April 2,at 3 p.m in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Buzzatto will be playing movements from Robert Schumann's "Marchenbilder" (Fairy Tales) and Franz Schubert's "Sonata" (Per Arpeggione and Piano). She will be accompanied by part-time music faculty member Katherine Miller on piano.
Throughout her career at Westminster, Buzzatto has participated in symphonic orchestra, played in the pit orchestra for several opera workshop productions, played in the string chamber ensemble and took part in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Alumni Side by Side concert. She also played in the Titan marching and symphonic bands for three years, and is a member of the Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators Association and Mu Phi Epsilon, a music honor fraternity. Outside of the music department she serves her class and campus as a senator in Student Government Association, where she is a member of the public relations committee, a representative on Student Life and Athletic Council, and member of the College Democrats.
Buzzatto is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Buzzatto of White Oak and a graduate of McKeesport Area High School.
For more information, contact the Westminster College Department of Music at (724) 946-7270.
Westminster College to Host FBLA Regional Conference
Westminster College will host the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Leadership Conference Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Almost 300 high school students from Commodore Perry, Lawrence County Vo-Tech, Laurel, Mohawk, Neshannock, Oil City, West Middlesex, and Wilmington School districts are expected to attend.
The conference features two speakers. Senior Regional Director Diane McClune from the Western Pennsylvania American Heart Association will talk about what the association does and will give the students tips on staying heart healthy. Joe Seminara, owner of Pizza Joes, will speak about how he started his business and his experiences as an entrepreneur.
In addition to a business meeting, where new regional officers will be elected, the students will also take part in various business competitions.
"Students who place high enough at this event will be eligible to compete at the Pennsylvania FBLA Leadership Conference in Hershey," said Marsha Karidis, coordinator of this event and one of the advisors for the Mohawk FBLA chapter, along with Kathy Eichenlaub and Margie Shiderly.
Contact Karidis at (724) 667-7782 or e-mail mkaridis@mohawk.k12.pa.us for more information.
Westminster College to Welcome Tibetan Monks to Campus
Westminster College will host several Tibetan monks on campus from Dec. 1-3.
Westminster College Selects Henderson Lecturer
Dr. Nancy A. Macky, associate professor of English at Westminster College, has been selected to receive the 2001-02 Henderson Lectureship Award.
Westminster History Professor Claims Byzantine Literature Changed Russian Culture
Dr. Russell Martin, associate professor of history at Westminster College, will deliver the Bleasby Colloquium, Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in Hoyt Science Resources Center room 166.
National Wildlife Federation Names Westminster College a "Leading School"
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has named Westminster College a "Leading School" in its recent study, State of the Campus Environment.
The study indicates that Westminster College is among the national leaders in the category of "Leading Schools for Supporting and Evaluating Faculty on Environmental Studies." This exemplary status requires a school to have programs to support faculty professional development on environmental topics, and formally evaluate or recognize how faculty have integrated environmental topics into their courses.
Chips Ahoy
Combine a crisp clear winter day with 111 used Christmas trees, some cut tree branches, an industrial chipper, a warm fire, some snacks, friends of the Field Station of all sorts . . . and you have the proper combination for a productive and fun-filled Saturday.
Professor is President of International Organization
Dr. Russell Martin, Westminster College associate professor of history, is president of the Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture (ASEC).
Broadcast Communications Class Stages Own Amazing Race
Westminster College junior broadcast communications majors, in collaboration with Titan Traverse staff, staged their version of reality TV's The Amazing Race as a class project.
Alumnus to Present Piano Concert and Conduct Master Class
Dr. Matthew McCright, a 1999 Westminster College graduate, will present a piano concert Monday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
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