News Archive

Thursday, September 27, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Americans fell in love with shadow dance company Catapult on the eighth season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and now the Westminster College Celebrity Series will welcome the imaginative dance troupe to the Orr Auditorium stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Three Westminster College student-produced pieces have received recognition from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) as part of the BEA On-Location 2018 Super-Regional Conference that will be held Oct. 18-20 at the University of Houston.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Westminster College will host its annual Professional Networking Symposium for current students, alumni and friends of the College from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29.

Friday, September 21, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Kayla Ammons, a senior broadcasting major, received an undergraduate research grant from Westminster College’s Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research.

Friday, September 21, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Westminster College recently restructured its Psychology Preschool Lab.

Monday, September 17, 2018

LATROBE, Pa. – The Westminster College football team won, 31-14, at Saint Vincent College in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action Saturday afternoon.
 
Westminster (2-1, 2-0 PAC) led 24-0 with two minutes left in the third quarter. Saint Vincent (0-3, 0-2 PAC) scored all 14 points in the fourth quarter.
 
Titan junior Paul Gonzalez (Miami, FL / Florida Christian), the PAC Defensive Player of the Week, started the Westminster scoring as he returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown with 9:40 to play in the first quarter.
 
The Titans added two more scores in the second quarter, one set up by a Titan defensive play, the other by Westminster's special teams. The first was set up by senior Travis Lauster (Prospect, PA / Slippery Rock) with an interception. The Titans then orchestrated a 13-play, 79-yard drive that ate up seven minutes and was capped off with a 17-yard touchdown pass from junior Augustus Necastro(Brookfield, OH / Brookfield) to classmate Joey Joy (Gibsonia, PA / Pine-Richland) at the 4:52 mark for Joy's first career touchdown. Westminster's third touchdown of the half was set up by a blocked punt and recovery by junior Keano Grice (Delray Beach, FL / West Boca Raton) at Saint Vincent's 18-yard line. With just under a minute to play, Titan junior Tyler Greene (Carlisle, PA / Carlisle) ran it in from six yards out for the first touchdown of his career. Sophomore John Cybak (Massillon, OH / Tuslaw) was successful on all three extra points and Westminster led comfortably, 21-0, at halftime.
 
Cybak extended Westminster's lead to 24-0 after converting on his first field goal of the year, capping off a 14-play, 73-yard drive and taking off almost six minutes from the clock.
 
The Bearcats finally got on the board during their first drive of the fourth quarter after Zavion Thompson found Keith Kalp through the air for a 24-yard score with 12:31 left to play.  
 
Senior Shamon Walker (Pittsburgh, PA / Milton Hershey) added to the Titans' lead with a three-yard run later in the fourth. Thompson, on Saint Vincent's next possession, completed a six-yard touchdown pass to Ariel Martinez in the final seconds.
 
The Titans outgained the Bearcats, 341 (175 rushing, 166 passing) to 177 (24 rushing, 153 passing). Westminster converted 20 first downs, to Saint Vincent's 10.
 
Junior Connor Cox (Ridge. MD / Leonardtown) led all receivers with a career-high five catches for 94 yards. Necastro went 14-of-20 for 166 yards and a score. Junior Bryce Hill (Boynton Beach, FL / Boca Raton Community) ran for a game-high 67 yards, while Greene added 63. Gonzalez led the Titan defense with six tackles, while tying with classmate Darius Doty (Greensburg, PA / Greensburg-Salem) for a team-high two tackles for a loss. Junior Austin Chin (Boca Raton, FL / West Boca Raton) added a sack.
 
Westminster will next host PAC foe Bethany College Saturday, September 22 for its home opener. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.

Friday, September 14, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Westminster College announces several planetarium shows for the Fall 2018 season. All shows are located in the planetarium in Hoyt Science Center.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Westminster College welcomed four new faculty members to its ranks this fall.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

GREENVILLE, Pa. – Westminster College freshman midfielder Logan Mannheimer (South Park, PA / South Park) was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week.
 
Mannheimer scored his first collegiate goal in last Wednesday's 4-0 shutout of Penn State Altoona. He logged 61 minutes of reserve action last week for the 1-1 Titans.
 
The Titans will next compete at Franciscan Wednesday, September 12 at 4 p.m.
 
*The PAC contributed to this release. 

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

GREENVILLE, Pa. – Westminster College first-year Maya Steward (Los Angeles, CA / William Howard Taft) was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Volleyball Rookie of the Week.
 
Steward totaled 46 kills (3.3/set), 58 digs (4.1/set), 11 service aces and eight assists last week for 4-1 Westminster. In Saturday's 3-2 win at Penn State Behrend, she finished with 16 kills and a .270 hitting percentage (16-6-37) to go along with 15 digs, two assists and a pair of blocks.
 
The Titans will next play in their PAC opener at Geneva College on Wednesday, September 12 at 7 p.m.
 
*The PAC contributed to this release.