News Archive

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Monday, June 1, 2020

Dr. David Barner, retiring professor of broadcast communications and chair of the School of Communication, is the recipient of Westminster College’s 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award.

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Westminster College plans to resume in-person instruction and residence life for the fall 2020 semester while seeking to protect the health and safety of its students, employees and visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
 
With Lawrence County entering the green phase—the least-restrictive phase of Pennsylvania’s reopening plan—on Friday, May 29, College administrators, faculty and staff are developing policies and practices necessary to ensure a safe return to campus while continuing the College’s 168 years of academic excellence and robust campus life experience.
 
“We are committed to bringing our students back to campus this fall, with great care. To achieve that, we are developing plans to comply with federal and state health and safety guidelines,” said Westminster President Dr. Kathy Brittain Richardson.
 
To mitigate the spread of the virus, the College is currently examining curriculum adjustments and safety protocols that need to be made to academic instruction, residence life, dining services, athletics, campus activities and arts and culture events.
 
“We plan to share more specific details in the coming weeks, but we wanted to communicate our commitment to reopening our campus and welcoming students this fall,” Richardson said. “We will do our utmost to provide students with the richly engaging, collaborative experiences that have been the hallmark of a Westminster education since 1852.”
 
The College shifted exclusively to online instruction on March 19. The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) announced the cancellation of all spring sports on April 3. Competition this fall will be determined by PAC guidelines.
 
Anticipating that some students and their families might face financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic, Westminster launched a special fundraising effort—Bring Back the Titans—to help students return to Westminster in the fall. To date, over $1,450,000 has been raised, thanks in large part to matching donations from the May Emma Hoyt Foundation.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

STEM and business students enrolled in Westminster College’s Environmental Project Management Academy (EPMA) cluster course wrapped up a service learning project researching the science and marketability of industrial hemp and presented their findings to key stakeholders during a Zoom teleconference on Friday, May 1.

Monday, May 11, 2020

Seven Westminster College musicians earned top honors at the 73rd annual Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band Festival held Feb. 28-March 1 at California University of Pennsylvania.

Monday, May 11, 2020

To Westminster Students: Thank you for your cooperation, hard work, sacrifice, and flexibility in adjusting to this emergency situation. We are so very proud of all of you and how you have adjusted. Congratulations on demonstrating the Westminster Way. You are Titans!

Monday, May 11, 2020

Two Westminster College psychology majors presented research at the 39th annual Mid-America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference (MAUPRC) held virtually on Friday, April 24.

Friday, May 8, 2020

Ten Westminster College student-faculty pairs have been selected as the 2020 Summer Research Fellows by the Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Westminster College will host a virtual degree conferral ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9. The brief ceremony can be viewed online here.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

When Westminster College history professor Dr. Timothy Cuff was teaching students about pandemics during the fall 2019 semester, he had no way of knowing that just a few months later he’d be in the midst of one.