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Professor Emeritus Leads Group to Tanzania

The group at the Grumeti River
African bull elephant challenging the Land Rover

Dr. Clarence Harms, Westminster College professor of biology emeritus and director of the Field Station, hosted a group of ecotourists to Tanzania in June.

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Music Students Participate in Off-Campus Activities

(r-l): Amanda Gentzel, Emilie Stuart, Claudia Brown

Westminster College music majors are participating in a number of off-campus activities as part of the Youth Choirs class taught by Kathryn Miller, Westminster College organist and adjunct faculty member.

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Students Earned Recognition at Symposium

(l-r) Fred Romeo, Mike Gess, Cassie Treshok

Westminster College students earned top honors for oral presentation and honorable mention recognition at the Student Symposium on the Environment Dec. 3. The symposium was sponsored by Westminster and the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition (SRWC).

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English Professor to Speak at Bleasby Colloquium Sept. 23

Dr. Bethany Hicok at Casa das Rosas

Dr. Bethany Hicok, Westminster College associate professor of English, will present "Brazilian Interludes" at the Bleasby Colloquium Thursday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center. The program is free and open to the public.

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Mathematics and Computer Science Department Holds Awards Dinner

Anthony Caratelli
Emily Dolsak, David Sarver, Coty Hainsey
Dr. Warren Hickman, Bethany Ekimoff, Lucinda Hickman
Dylan Karas
Lisa Kaylor

Westminster College's Mathematics and Computer Science Department held its annual recognition and awards banquet March 24 in the Witherspoon Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.

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Chemistry Major Received Drinko Research Grant

Westminster College sophomore chemistry major Krista Ulisse received an undergraduate research grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

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Westminster College Concert Choir to Present Music and Beach Balls Event

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Concert Choir will present "Music and Beach Balls" Friday, Oct. 5, at the New Wilmington Presbyterian Church.  Patrons may choose from three seating times: 4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m., and 7 p.m.

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Westminster College Early Childhood Education Majors Participated in African American Read-In in Farrell

(Fourth and fifth from the right): Jeannette Hubbard, Westminster's director of diversity services; Doreen Matune; secretary for the Drinko Center for Experiential Learning; and (last row, fourth from the right) Katie Gray `11, Pennsylvania Campus Compact Volunteer in Service to America (PACC-VISTA) in Westminster's Drinko Center for Experiential Learning.
Students at Farrell Elementary School participate in the National African-American Read-In.
Westminster students teach Farrell Elementary students during the National African-American Read-In.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Eighteen Westminster College early childhood education/special education majors participated in February in the 24th National African- American Read-In at Farrell Elementary School.

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College Offers Fall Continuing Education Classes

Westminster College announces several personal enrichment and fitness courses for community residents.
 
Continuing Education classes and seminars are non-credit and are open to all interested individuals for a nominal fee.  Formal admission to Westminster College is not required.

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Westminster College Announces Coordinator of the Young Presbyterian Scholars Program

Carey Anne Meyer LaSor has been named the full-time coordinator of the Young Presbyterian Scholars Program (YPS), a position that is responsible for the promotion and implementation of the YPS program.

 In 2002, as Westminster College celebrated its 150th anniversary, the Board of Trustees took a serious look at the question of what it means to be a Presbyterian Church (PC) related college.  As a result, the decision was made last fall to offer up to 150 scholarships, worth $11,000 annually, to outstanding PC (USA) students and offer them a way to continue to grow in faith and leaderships while on the Westminster campus.  The scholarships are given to all PC (USA) congregations, in essence, to award to a student of their choosing who meets the qualifications of active memberships in a PC (USA) congregation, and exhibits a 3.5 or higher cumulative high school grade point average. 

 "The goals of this program and this first year are to provide each of the Young Presbyterian Scholar students with an experience that is uniquely a Westminster experience, intentionally Presbyterian connected, and motivated by an external and spiritual call for them," LaSor said.  "The Program intends to provide for their personal, spiritual, and leadership growth, building on the abilities and potential they already possess."

 There are currently 37 Young Presbyterian Scholars at Westminster doing the program's inaugural year.  Westminster received over 120 YPS nominations from 20 states last year.

 LaSor, a 1986 Westminster graduate, previously worked in the Princeton Theological Seminary's Office of Alumni and Placement, and was a volunteer for the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. before coming to Westminster as a part-time coordinator a year ago.  She and her husband, Steve, reside in Greensburg with their two children, Nathan and Matthew, and their West Highland terrier, Kenzie.  Her office is located in Thompson House, and she can be contacted at (724) 946-7365 or e-mail meyerca@westminster.edu.

 Visit www.westminster.edu/yps for more information about the Young Presbyterian Scholar Program.

Carey Anne Meyer LaSor, coordinator of the Young Presbyterian Scholars Program


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