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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.
Westminster Sponsoring a Concerto & Aria Competition
The Westminster Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, an international music honor organization, will sponsored a concerto and aria competition Monday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
All students enrolled in music lessons at Westminster College are eligible to compete, but they must register by Feb. 1. One winner will be chosen from the vocal applicants and one from the instrumental applicants. The winners will be invited to perform at the next Westminster College Orchestra concert in March.
"We have 10 contestants so far, but there is still time to register," said Anna Long, a junior music education major from Uniontown and secretary of Mu Phi Epsilon. "The entire community is welcome and encouraged to attend the competition."
The event is free and open to the public.
Contact Dr. Nancy DeSalvo, assistant professor, chair of the Department of Music and Mu Phi Epsilon advisor, at (724) 946-7023 or e-mail desalvnj@westminster.edu for more information.
Westminster College to Host Biology Seminar
Dr. John Doctor, biology professor at Duquesne University, will speak at a biology seminar Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall of the Hoyt Sciences Resources Center of Westminster College.
Susan Shafer to Give Concert at Westminster College
Susan Shafer, an artist in residence at Westminster College, will give a concert Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster College Offers Continuing Education Classes
Westminster College announces several personal enrichment and leisure courses for the community residents. Continuing Education classes and seminars are non-credit and are open to all interested individuals. Formal admission to Westminster College is not required.
Noted Opera Performer to Give Recital at Westminster College
Jennifer Davis Jones, a noted opera performer, will give a recital Monday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Her concert repertoire includes numbers such as Richard Stauss' Vier Letzte Lieder and Beethoven's Mass in C, and works by Handel, Liszt, Schumann, and Rorem.
Westminster Professor to Lecture in New York City
Dr. Bryan Rennie, the Vira I. Heinz Professor of Religion at Westminster College, has been invited to lecture at the Open Center in New York City March 9.
Mock Convention Set for Nov. 7-8
Westminster College's 18th Mock Convention, one of the oldest surviving collegiate conventions in the country, will take place Nov. 7-8.
Biochemistry Students Win Award for Research
Natasha Kassim and Nicholas Mizenko, Westminster College junior biochemistry majors, won the third place poster award at the sixth annual International Microwaves in Chemistry conference May 14-16 in Cambridge, Mass.
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