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College Hosts Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
Westminster College is hosting Dr. Yehuda Peled from Western Galilee College in Israel as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Mathematics Majors and Faculty Participated in Regional Meeting
Students and faculty from Westminster College's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science participated in the Mathematical Association of America's (MAA) Allegheny Mountain Section annual meeting April 8-9 at Clarion University.
Biology Professor Co-Authored Journal Article
Dr. Veronica Porterfield, Westminster College visiting assistant professor of biology, co-authored an article for the December issue of American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.
Westminster College Art Gallery to Host Fiona Larkin Exhibit
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Department of Communication Studies, Theatre and Art will host an opening Monday, Oct. 1, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Art Gallery in Patterson Hall, featuring work by artist Fiona Larkin. She will give a gallery talk at 5:15 p.m. The event is free to the public.
Westminster College Language in Motion Serves 1,300 Area Students
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Language in Motion (LIM) program reached more than 1,300 area students during its seventh year.
College Adds 13 New Full-Time Faculty
Westminster College recently added 13 new full-time faculty members.
Westminster College Exploratory Major Receives Scholarship
Stephanie Boyle, a freshman exploratory major at Westminster College, recently received the William J. Wolf Memorial Scholarship.
This $3,000 scholarship, funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation, was applied to her tuition for the 2004-2005 academic year.
"We are grateful to the William J. Wolfe Memorial Scholarship Fund and The Pittsburgh Foundation for their support of bright, motivated students like Ms. Boyle, who represent the future of our region," said Gloria Cagigas, vice president for institutional advancement at Westminster.
In 2003, The Pittsburgh Foundation, the 15th largest community foundation in the nation, awarded more than $24 million in grants to charitable organizations. Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is comprised of more than 960 funds established by organizations and individual donors. These funds range from $10,000 to more than $32 million, and have a combined market value of approximately $537 million.
Boyle is a daughter of Rose Boyle, Pittsburgh, and a graduate of Baldwin High School.
For more information about scholarship funding at Westminster College, contact Cagigas at (724) 946-7348 or e-mail cagigac@westminster.edu.
Faculty Forum to Discuss Nietzsche's Moral Judgments
Dr. David Goldberg, Westminster College assistant professor of philosophy, will present "A Nietzschean Solution to Ethical Relativism" Wednesday, April 27, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"One of the most common complaints about Nietzsche's perspectivism is that it is a morally bankrupt system in which no moral adjudication between courses of action can be substantiated," Goldberg said. "The contention is that with the dissolution of both metaphysical and enlightenment grounds for evaluating human conduct, no position of superiority can be established, hence everything is equally justified. This includes the most heinous of human acts with the common response that perspectivism justifies the Holocaust.
"To the contrary, I suggest that when Nietzche is properly understood, not only does he himself make moral judgments, but that within his philosophy a ground can be established for perspectivism to morally evaluate human conduct. This ground is predicated on a genealogical approach to morality, an approach that trumps the complaint that Nietzschean philosophy establishes an absolute relativism."
Goldberg, who has been with Westminster College since 2002, earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from Pennsylvania State University, and his Ph.D. from Duquesne University.
Faculty forum, established in 1990, serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas and information among Westminster College faculty. Speakers present their research, teaching ideas, lectures, performances, special programs, and uses of technology to keep faculty informed about the work of colleagues from many disciplines.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Goldberg at (724) 946-7153 or e-mail goldbedw@westminster.edu.
Concert Choir & Shenango Valley Chorale Join
The Westminster College Concert Choir will join the Shenango Valley Chorale and the Shenango Valley Chamber Orchestra to perform Mozart's "Requiem" Saturday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Sharon and Sunday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. at Westminster's Orr Auditorium.
"This is a powerful work composed by Mozart during his final days," said Dr. Robin Lind, director of choral activities at Westminster College. "Edgar S. Groves will conduct the performance at the First Presbyterian Church and I'll conduct the performance during the Vesper Service at Westminster College."
Soloists include Susan Woge, alto; Susan Shafer, alto; Guy Russo, tenor; and Brian Ocock, bass. Raymond Ocock, Westminster professor of music emeritus, is the organist.
The events are free and open to the public. Contact Lind at (724) 946-7278 or e-mail lindra@westminster.edu for more information.
"In the Mood" Coming to Westminster College
The Westminster College Celebrity Series announces the coming of "In the Mood" Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
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