News Archive

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Westminster College recently named 462 students to the Fall 2020 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes full-time undergraduate students who achieved a 3.6 grade point average or higher in a minimum of 12 semester hours.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Tell us about your time following college. Three weeks after I graduated from Westminster College, I picked up everything and moved 2,000 miles away from home to Orlando, Florida. It was the scariest but most rewarding adventure I have had so far. I knew less than a handful of people living in the area so it was a fresh start. While working with The Walt Disney Company, I have made life-long friends from all over the world.

Monday, February 1, 2021

Terri Shoup Van Keuren ’70, married to the late Terry Van Keuren ’68, has countless connections to Mother Fair…and also has a very special connection to Santa Claus. Her father, Col. Harry Shoup ’40, fraternity father to the late Buzz Ridl ’42, became known as the Santa Colonel and has made Christmas even more magical for millions of children across the globe over the last 65 years. Terri celebrates the story that her dad would often ask her to recite when they were out and about together, and a story that he is most proud of. 

Monday, February 1, 2021

Westminster College Professor of English Dr. David Swerdlow will be featured on Lit Youngstown’s First Wednesday Reader Series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, on Facebook Live and Zoom.

Monday, February 1, 2021

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Westminster College men's and women's indoor track & field teams competed in the first day of the Youngstown State Mid Major Invitational on Friday in their season opener. Senior Selena Thomas (Farrell, PA / Farrell Area) highlighted the day with a record-breaking performance in two events. Thomas broke the long jump school-record with a leap of 18'1¾" (5.53m) (third place) and the 60-meter dash school mark with a time of 7.93 in the preliminaries.

Friday, January 29, 2021

The multi-faceted understanding and focus that a cluster course provides is just one of the many aspects that make a Westminster education so special. That aspect – matched with the support of our generous alumni – creates a full-circle myriad of experiential exploration.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

A recent grant from Westminster’s Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research gave senior biochemistry major Morgan Shine the tools necessary to streamline the work on her data-heavy seniors honors research project.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Westminster College men's basketball team won its highly anticipated season-opener, 99-77, over new Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) member Franciscan University at home Wednesday night.
 
Wednesday's game was the first Westminster intercollegiate varsity game in 320 days due to the worldwide pandemic.
 
Three Titans registered a double-double, led by senior Daniel Ritter (North Lima, OH / South Range) who scored 31 points (including a game-high four made threes) and grabbed 10 rebounds – both career-highs. Junior Tyler James (Youngstown, OH / Warren JFK), a transfer from Penn State Shenango, had 13 points and 10 rebounds with a game-high plus-minus of +32. All-PAC First Team senior Isaac Stamatiades (Elkridge, MD / Avalon) earned 12 points and 12 boards.
 
Westminster (1-0, 1-0 PAC) quickly took a double-digit lead (13-3) when Stamatiades made a layup less than five minutes into the game (15:42). After Franciscan (1-1, 1-1 PAC) cut the lead back to single-digits (13-5), the Titans regained a double-digit lead on their next possession and maintained it for the rest of the half. Westminster had a half-high 19 point-lead twice, with the latest coming at 2:38. The Barons outscored the Titans 7-1 following that 19-point lead and Westminster led 53-40 at halftime. Ritter led all scorers with 15 points at intermission.
 
The Titans led 65-48, following a three by Ritter, six minutes into the second half. Franciscan started to battle back with a 14-5 run to the cut Westminster's lead to eight points, however, that would be the closest the Barons would get for the rest of the game. The Titans left no doubt as they outscored the Barons 18-5 in the final five minutes.
 
A total of nine Titans put points on the board, including four newcomers. In addition to the aforementioned James, first-year Reese Leone (Beloit, OH / West Branch) finished in double figures with 13 points and dished out three assists, while classmate Andrew Clark (New Middleton, OH / Springfield Local) finished with eight points and nine rebounds, tied for a game-high with four assists, and pocketed a team-high two steals. Rounding out the first-year scorers was Glenn Morrison (Delran, NJ / Delran) who scored a bucket. Sophomore Austin O'Hara (Girard, OH / Girard) added eight points and five boards, while classmate Alex Mullen (Pittsburgh, PA / Bethel Park) contributed with six points. Also putting points on the board for Westminster were senior Kai Skinner (Titusville, PA / Titusville) (4) and classmate Anthony Ritter (North Lima, OH / South Range) (2).
 
For the game, the Titans outshot Franciscan 50.0% (35-70) to 38.5% (30-78) and dominated the glass with a 55-33 advantage. Westminster's 99 points were the most since they beat Penn State Beaver, 99-61 in the 2017-18 season.
 
Westminster is next scheduled to play at Bethany on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

An exhibition featuring the work of 11 artists is on display through Friday, Feb. 19, at the Foster Art Gallery at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa.

Monday, January 25, 2021

Westminster College was awarded two prestigious gold awards—one for fundraising, the other for special events—in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II Accolades Awards. Additionally the College also earned a silver award in another competitive category.