News Archive

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, postponed its traditional spring commencement ceremony. Instead, degrees were awarded to more than 200 students in a virtual degree conferral ceremony on Saturday, May 9. Seventy-five students earned Bachelor of Arts degrees, 115 earned Bachelor of Science degrees, four received Bachelor of Music degrees and 10 received Master of Education degrees.

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Presidents’ Council has unanimously approved an intra-conference (conference-only) scheduling format for all varsity sports during the fall 2020 season. All fall sports except football now have a first contest date of Sept. 7, while football will begin its nine-game league schedule on Sept. 19. The decisions were made during a pair of virtual Presidents’ Council meetings in June.

Monday, July 6, 2020

A special project in Westminster College’s School of Education gives preservice teachers hands-on experience and a unique understanding of their role in helping children develop key reading and writing proficiencies.

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Higher education faculty, staff and administrators interested in building their students’ leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills are invited to attend a virtual workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Although the coronavirus pandemic delayed its traditional spring commencement ceremony, Westminster College will celebrate the Class of 2020 during a series of smaller, socially distant ceremonies on Saturday, Aug. 1.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Westminster College recently named 431 students to the Spring 2020 Dean’s List. The Dean’s List recognizes students who achieved a 3.6 grade point average or higher.

Monday, June 22, 2020

Westminster College is one of 101 colleges and universities from across the nation to win a prestigious 2020 Educational Fundraising Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Thursday, June 18, 2020

I am pleased to announce that New Student Orientation will take place August 14-16, and all first-year and transfer students will move in on Thursday, August 13. The Orientation model this year will include both in-person and virtual sessions. Though physically distanced, we are committed to providing an exciting, community-focused and informative Orientation program. A detailed orientation schedule will be communicated via email by August 1.

Friday, June 12, 2020

Dear Graduates of the Class of 2020:
 
I hope that you are enjoying your summer thus far, even if COVID-19 has changed some of your usual summer activities.  All is quiet at Westminster, though activity is beginning to increase as we prepare for fall classes on campus.  We have not forgotten about you and the fact that you were unable to celebrate a traditional commencement.  Now that our county has moved into Governor Wolf’s “green phase,” we have scheduled Commencement for the morning of Saturday, August 1.
 
In the next few weeks, we will send you an RSVP and more information about the ceremony. Your response will be very important so that we can accurately plan because we must comply with all CDC and Commonwealth guidelines for physical distancing, crowd size of no more than 250, etc.  We ask for your patience as we work through these details.  
 
For the moment, though, please mark August 1 on your calendars. We hope you will be able to be on campus as we celebrate the Class of 2020!
 
Sincerely,
Dr. McMinn

Monday, June 8, 2020

Westminster College alumna Kelly Lake ’11 will be one of the contestants on the quiz show “Jeopardy!” on Friday, June 12.