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Students Earn Master's Degrees at Westminster College
Fourteen Westminster College students were awarded master of education degrees at Commencement exercises May 17.
Westminster College Offers Free Tuition for Qualified Veterans
Qualified veterans will be able to earn a degree tuition-free at Westminster College, a top tier private liberal arts college in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Chemistry Majors Presented Research to Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition
Nine Westminster College chemistry and biochemistry majors presented results from a service-learning project at a monthly meeting of the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition (SRWC) Nov. 12 at Jennings Environmental Education Center.
Washington Monthly Ranks Westminster College 38th Nationally
Westminster College is ranked 38th in the nation's 252 top liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly 2010 College Guide.
English Majors and Adviser Participated in International Convention
Seven Westminster College English majors and their faculty adviser participated in the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention "Beyond Words" March 23-26 in Pittsburgh.
Westminster College to Award Alumni Citations Sept. 28
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College will award Alumni Citations to Rev. Lora Annette Adams-King, Bethann Hervey Dolan and Dr. Donald McKim at the annual Distinguished Alumni Dinner on Friday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. in the John S. Witherspoon Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Earth Week at the Field Station
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Earth Day and Earth Week were born 43 years ago, largely through the efforts of Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. Westminster College observed that day April 22, 1970, with a clean-up of trash from Brittain Lake. This year the Field Station continued the Earth Week tradition for college students, community adults and children.
College to Host Annual Mission Conference July 19-25
The 109th New Wilmington Mission Conference (NWMC) will be held at Westminster College July 19-25. All events are free and open to the public.
Westminster Welcomes the Class of 2008 with Opening Convocation Aug. 27
Westminster College will welcome the class of 2008 with the traditional Opening Convocation Friday, Aug. 27, at 1:30 p.m. at Orr Auditorium.
The 380-member class of 2008 will be greeted by nearly 80 upperclassmen, wearing tie-dye shirts, who will help them unload their car, truck or vanloads of personal items into the residence halls where they will spend the next four years.
After unpacking is completed and lunch is served, the class of 2008 and their parents will receive greetings from President R. Thomas Williamson, Dr. Jesse T. Mann, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, and Jessica Rummel, student government president. Special music is provided by the Student Brass Ensemble under the direction of R. Tad Greig. Dr. David Barner, associate professor of broadcast communications, will deliver a special address, "Letters from Home, Freshmen Memories."
After a special president's reception, the parents and first-year students will say their goodbyes. After parents depart, the new students will be divided among the volunteers, who will serve as group leaders for the next week.
For more information about Westminster's Fresh Start orientation, contact Camille Hawthorne, associate dean of student affairs, at (724) 946-7112 or e-mail hawthorc@westmnster.edu.
Westminster Spring Choral Concert Scheduled April 10
The Westminster College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will perform a spring concert Sunday, April 10, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
"We will perform works by G. F. Handel, Paul Tschesnokoff, Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin and some traditional choral favorites like Be Thou My Vision' and Amazing Grace' arranged by John Rutter," said Dr. Robin Lind, director of choral activities at Westminster College. "The seniors will be given special recognition at this concert."
Tom Oyer, a senior sociology major from Dalton, Ohio, will accompany the Concert Choir, and Craig Dressler, a freshman business administration major from Erie, will accompany the Chamber Singers.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Lind at (724) 946-7278 or e-mail lindra@westminster.edu.
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