News Archive

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Westminster College will bring Halloween to life in a variety of different ways, Thursday, October 29. 

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Westminster College announces the newest art exhibit, “The Making of a Book,” open October 19 through November 13 during normal business hours (Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) in Foster Art Gallery, Patterson Hall. In collaboration with the exhibit opening, the artists will host a reception at 5 p.m., October 21. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Join us for a lecture on HeLa cells on November 5th at 7 p.m. in Mueller Theater. "HeLa: What Do We Know?" is the second of three lectures this semester exploring issues in the first year inquiry reading, "The Immoral Life of Henrietta Lacks." Presented by Dr. David Goldberg, associate professor of  Religion, History, Philosophy, Classics, the lecture is free and open to the entire campus community. 

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Westminster College junior Mariah Turiano (Hollidaysburg, Pa. / Hollidaysburg) was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Tennis Player of the Week.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Westminster College has announced plans for the addition of women's lacrosse as a varsity sport for the 2016-17 academic year. The addition of women's lacrosse increases the number of Westminster's varsity sports to 22. Women's lacrosse is a spring sport.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Westminster College biology professor and students put on their acting hats and volunteered during a mock-lecture which will soon appear in a video for Pearson Publishing Company, a worldwide education publishing and assessment service.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

According to www.dosomething.org, 11.1 million tons of recyclable fabric and textiles are added to landfills each year. In an effort to decrease that alarming statistic, a group of Westminster College students joined together and entered in to the Close the Loop Cup Challenge. This four-week national competition sponsored by H&M Clothing Store aimed to collect items of unused clothing items which are later recycled and repurposed.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Westminster College students in the broadcast communications 251 class, along with Doltyn Snedden and Bryan Greig, participated in the Pittsburgh 48-Hour Horror Film Project this semester.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

“You may know Westminster’s faculty primarily as excellent teachers, but all of our faculty members are also active scholars, each a respected expert in his or her various field of study,” said Dr. Michael E. Aleprete Jr., first year program coordinator and associate professor of political science.

Friday, October 9, 2015

With their appetites quenched by Apple Castle Donuts and coffee, Westminster students gather in the Titan Union Building and throughout campus for SGA (Student Government Association) Day, Friday, October 9.