News Archive

Friday, August 26, 2016

 Dr. Thomas Oberst, Westminster College associate professor of physics, and Dr.  Phillip Reed, Kutztown University associate professor of physics and astronomy, have    been awarded a $250,000 collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation   (NSF) for student travel and research in the field of astronomy.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

In partnership with the New Castle Area School District, Westminster College hosted an informational meeting for students and their families who were selected to participate in the Lawrence County Mentoring Program.

Thursday, August 18, 2016

The history program at Westminster College will welcome alumnus Carleton Young ’73 to campus to discuss the 250 Civil War letters he discovered in the attic of his childhood home.  

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Westminster College will kick off the academic year with a series of worship opportunities. The services are free and open to the public.

Monday, August 15, 2016

Westminster College will host a welcome reception for Dr. Kathy Richardson, 15th president of Westminster College, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Thurs., Sept. 15 in Witherspoon Rooms, McKelvey Campus Center on the College’s campus.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today that Westminster College and Dr. Bethany Hicok, professor of English and director of the honors program, received a $105,400 grant to lead a three-week summer seminar for college and university professors on “Elizabeth Bishop and the Literary Archive.”

Monday, August 8, 2016

Meet Kelly Lake ’11, assistant production manager for Illumination Entertainment. Her most recent work includes her involvement with “Secret Life of Pets,” the new family film that hit movie theatres this summer. Learn more in the Q&A!

Friday, August 5, 2016

Ellen DeWeese, senior political science major, was selected to take part in the four-day Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia last week.

Friday, August 5, 2016

“Stretching our shoulders backward and turning our eyes upward to envision all that is yet to be built,” said the Rev. James Mohr, Westminster College chaplain, in his commencement remarks. Watch as three students envision their future full of possibilities. 

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Spearheaded by a broadcasting and media production course, a group of Westminster College students researched, planned and pitched documentaries and produced preview trailers.