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Westminster Crowns Homecoming King and Queen
Benjamin O'Keefe and Aimee Spicuzza were crowned Westminster College Homecoming king and queen during the halftime festivities Oct. 18.
Music Professor's Composition Performed in Florida
Tonospheres, a composition for violin and cello written by Dr. Daniel Perttu, Westminster College assistant professor of music, was performed May 12 as part of the Music@Main concert series at the Hicks Auditorium of the Jacksonville (Fla.) Public Library.
Student Alumni Association to Sponsor Speed Networking Event
The Westminster College Student Alumni Association (SAA) will sponsor Connections in Broadcast Communications Speed Networking Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is open to all students, regardless of major.
Chamber Singers and Concert Choir to Present Fall Concert Nov. 21
The Westminster College Chamber Singers and Concert Choir will present "We Will Sing of Life" Sunday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
Sociology Professors Attended National Conference
Westminster College sociology faculty Dr. Kristenne Robison (assistant professor) and Dr. Kristin Park (professor) attended the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Aug. 19-23 in Las Vegas.
Regional History Day Winners Announced
Students from area junior and senior high schools competed in the regional History Day competition at Westminster College March 29.
Westminster College Psychology Majors Presented Capstone Projects
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Twenty-eight Westminster College psychology and neuroscience majors, including three research scholars, presented their capstone projects Dec. 13 in the Hoyt Science Resource Center.
Westminster College to Welcome Associate Professor from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary at Sunday Worship Service
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College will welcome the Rev. Dr. Johannes G.J. Swart, associate professor of World Mission and Evangelism at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, as the speaker for the Spiritual Emphasis Westminster program at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in the Wallace Memorial Chapel. The service is open to the public.
Westminster Concert Choir and Chamber Singers to Perform
The Westminster Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will perform a fall concert, Blessed are the Peacemakers, Sunday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. at Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Under the direction of Dr. Robin Lind, the Concert Choir will perform Two Canticles, Three Motels, Blessed Are the Peacemakers, Dona Nobis Pacem, Ye Banks and Braes, See What Love Hath the Father, Children of the Heavenly Father, Haneirot halau, and Ya ba bom. The Concert Choir is accompanied by Tom Oyer, a senior sociology major from Dalton.
The Chamber Singers will be accompanied by Ashley Rexrode, a senior music education major from Farmington. They will perform Come Sunday, Shantey, Summary by the Pawns, My Love Walks in Velvet, Fire, Fire, My Heart, When You Are Old, and Stay With Us.
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 College Media Art Major Receives Scholarship
Tara Hoellerman, a senior media art major at Westminster College, recently received the William J. Wolf Memorial Scholarship Fund.
This $16,000 scholarship, funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation, was applied to her tuition for the 2005-2006 academic year.
"We are grateful to the William J. Wolf Memorial Scholarship Fund and The Pittsburgh Foundation for their support of bright, motivated students like Ms. Hoellerman, 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.
Hoellerman is a daughter of John and Barbara Hoellerman, Wexford, and a graduate of Pine-Richland High School.
For more information about scholarship funding at Westminster College, contact Cagigas at (724) 946-7348 or e-mail cagigac@westminster.edu.
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