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The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning awarded undergraduate research grants to Laura Pienkowski and Brett Turk, senior psychology-human resources majors, to present their research at the Midwestern Psychology Association meeting April 30-May 4 in Chicago.
Nine Westminster College chemistry and biochemistry majors presented their findings at a monthly meeting of the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition (SRWC) Oct. 9 at Jennings Environmental Education Center.
Westminster College students in the public relations capstone class taught by Dr. Suzanne Prestien, assistant professor of English and public relations, won the nationwide "Just Skoobit" marketing-communications campaign contest.
The Westminster College Symphonic Band presented a mid-winter concert March 19 in Orr Auditorium.
Dr. David Cushman, Westminster College professor of economics, will speak at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Dr. Katherine Robertson, Westminster College associate professor of biology, presented at the 2011 Gordon Research Conference on Neuroethology, Evolution and Behavior Aug. 14-19 at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass.
Dr. Robert Zorn, acting coordinator of the educational administration program in Westminster College's graduate school, is the author of "Another Reason Why Ohio's Public Schools are in Financial Trouble" published in the May issue of the Ohio School Boards Association Management Newsletter.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Leslie Kealhofer, Westminster College visiting assistant professor of French, presented at the Memories of Migrations and Historical Time Conference Nov. 22-24 in Paris, France. The international conference was held at the National History of Immigration Museum.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. James Rhoads, Westminster College professor of political science, presented research at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity Sept. 5-7 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host a series of education clinics.
"How to Construct a High Performance School Program: Developing Specific Strategies for Success" is scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 23, from 4-6:30 p.m. including dinner in the Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Dr. Charles Gorman, executive secretary of the Tri-State Area School Study Council from the University of Pittsburgh, will present this workshop, which is a research-based approach. His talk will focus on how building and district leaders can achieve a high performance school that will increase standards-based academic results for all students, including those with sub groups who are not now proficient.
Several other programs are scheduled in the coming months. They include: Science Literacy lunch, Jan. 20; School Law Update lunch, March 17; and Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum dinner, April 7.
The event is sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council Department of Administrative Policy Studies at the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Westminster College.
All clinics offer Act 48 hours, and are open all interested parties. For registration, contact Carol Fiumara at the Tri-State Area School Study Council at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fuimara@pitt.edu. Applications can also be mailed to: 4H01 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260.
For more information, contact Dr. Chet Kent at (412) 648-7169 or e-mail ckent@pitt.edu.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at Westminster and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators.
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