News Archive

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Meet Kara Kutsch, one of 10 students selected for a 2020 Summer Research Fellowship. During Kara’s fellowship, she examined what impact the removal of European starlings from American kestrel nest boxes would have. The senior biology major and secondary education minor from Home, Pennsylvania, is a member of the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society and the Lambda Sigma Honor Society. Her project, “Measuring the Effect of European Starling Removal on American Kestrel Nest Box Use,” was mentored by Dr. Kerri Duerr, associate professor of biology.

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Westminster College has been awarded a $210,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation designed to help the College reopen safely and expand its virtual learning capabilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Westminster College is one of the best colleges in the Northeast according to The Princeton Review.

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

B.A., English • Psychology minor
Cleveland, Ohio

Friday, August 14, 2020

Westminster College marked the start of its 168th academic year on Friday, Aug. 14, with a pair of physically-distanced Opening Convocation ceremonies at Burry Stadium to welcome its new students to their next four years of learning.

Friday, August 14, 2020

“The players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield …” — “American Pie,” Don McLean

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Meet Garrett Garlock, one of 10 students selected for a 2020 Summer Research Fellowship. Garrett’s project, “Terrorism’s Impact on Individual Participation in African Civil Society,” was mentored by Dr. Michael Aleprete, professor of political science. A junior political science major from Kasilof, Alaska, Garrett is president of the Pre-Law Association and serves as a Student Global Engagement Fellow, a Student Government Senator and a Model UN Delegate.

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

When 325 new Westminster College students arrive on campus Thursday, Aug. 13, they will—as usual—pick up the keys to their dorm rooms, haul refrigerators, laundry baskets and plastic totes to their residence halls, string up some mini lights and say goodbye to their families. But the annual move-in day will be a little bit different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monday, August 10, 2020

Lauren Gezo ’16
B.S., Molecular Biology • Psychology minor
Columbus, Ohio

Thursday, August 6, 2020

This year’s orientation for first-year and transfer students may not bear much resemblance to Candace Okello’s 2007 experience as a Westminster College freshman, but as the College’s new point person for the annual event, she’s hoping it will be just as engaging.