News Archive
Student Teachers Made Presentations at National Conference
Nine Westminster College student teachers and four education faculty gave presentations at the National Student Teacher Supervision Conference at Slippery Rock University May 29-31.
Westminster College Shatters Application Record; Applications Up 200% in Two Years
The demand for a Westminster College education has never been higher. The 157-year-old, private, liberal arts college in New Wilmington, Pa., has already shattered its application record and has seen a 200% increase in applicants over the past two years.
Student Receives Scholarship from The Pittsburgh Foundation
A Westminster College student recently received a scholarship through The Pittsburgh Foundation. The award will be applied to the student's tuition for the 2010-2011 academic year.
SIGMApaNUza Features Concert and Donation to Mario Lemieux Foundation
The Westminster College chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity will host SIGMApaNUza Saturday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The concert, featuring KontraBand Muzik, and a $5,000 donation to the Mario Lemieux Foundation, the fraternity's philanthropy, are the prizes for Sigma Nu winning a national CreateMyTee.com contest in the fall.
College to Host Community Breakfast in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Westminster College will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Community Remembrance and Celebration Breakfast Thursday, Jan. 19, at 8 a.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Westminster College to Host Program for Hispanic Heritage Month
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Office of Diversity Services will host its annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 7-9 p.m. in Berlin Lounge at the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free to the public.
Westminster College Alumnus Gives Advice to Economics and Business Majors
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College alumnus Jeffrey McCandless `80, managing partner at Stone Harbour Partners, met with select economics and business majors April 24, prior to presenting the Distinguished Alumni Lecture at the Undergraduate Research and Arts Celebration (URAC).
College Receives Grant from Colcom Foundation
Westminster College received a grant for expansion of its Lawrence and Mercer County Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) program from Pittsburgh-based Colcom Foundation, whose mission is "to foster a sustainable environment to ensure quality of life for all Americans."
Biology and English Professors Attend Summer Institute on DNA
Dr. Joshua Corrette-Bennett, assistant professor of biology, and Dr. Bethany Hicok, assistant professor of English, were recently selected to participate in the Summer Faculty Institute that explored the ethical, legal, and social issues pertaining to the Human Genome Project. The event was held at Dartmouth College Ethics Institute.
"The Human Genome Project was a multinational, 13-year effort to identify all three billion letters of the genetic blueprint of life called deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA contained within a human cell," Corrette-Bennett said. "With the completion of the Human Genome Project, the scientific community has refocused its efforts on trying to determine what the letters code for and how they direct the development and function of the human body This project will have a profound affect on how we, as human beings, perceive ourselves, and how we interact with each other."
Corrette-Bennett and Hicok attended this institute as a multidisciplinary team and will use the information to form a cluster course offered next spring that will combine literature and molecular biology.
"The cluster course will explore the ethical, legal and social dimensions of the human genome project," Corrette-Bennett said. "Dr. Hicok and I believe that Westminster College's commitment to interdisciplinary pedagogy and the liberal arts experience contributed to the ELSI's selection of us for this competitive and prestigious program."
Corrette Bennett, who has been with Westminster since 2001, earned his undergraduate degree from Bates College, and his Ph.D. from Brandeis University.
Hicok, who has been with Westminster since 2001, earned her undergraduate degree from Russell State College, masters' and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester.
For more information, contact Corrette-Bennett at (724) 946-7208 or e-mail bennetjc@westminster.edu, or Hicok at (724) 946-6349 or e-mail hicokbf@westminster.edu.
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