News Archive

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Westminster College has named 387 students to the dean's list for the spring 2024 semester. 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.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Recent Westminster College graduate Hannah Piccirilli presented research about late positive potential (LPP) at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society in Toronto, Canada, in April.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

The Rev. James Mohr II, college chaplain and director of church relations at Westminster College, has been named one of Pennsylvania’s trailblazers in the field of education. City and State Pennsylvania magazine’s 2024 Trailblazers in Higher Education included Mohr in the list that honors influential leaders in academia statewide.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

As an undergraduate Molecular Biology student, Olivia Sniezek-Carney ’18 spent a lot of time in WC’s Hoyt Science Center. The access to research resources, gifted faculty, and lab experiences in Hoyt helped reveal her true calling – as her family jokes – as a lifelong student. 

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Westminster College, in partnership with Pennsylvania CareerLink, will host a workshop, “Beyond Graduation: Exploring Your Path Forward,” from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center on Westminster’s campus.

Monday, June 3, 2024

Westminster College alumnus Robert Ostrowski ’85 and Federated Hermes hosted eight students from the Westminster Entrepreneurship Center (WEC) and the School of Business for an informative tour of their Pittsburgh location this spring.

Monday, June 3, 2024

Two Westminster College seniors participated in the Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference on April 20 in Erie, Pa.

Friday, May 24, 2024

For the eighth consecutive year, the Westminster College Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research has awarded Summer Research Fellowships to student-faculty research teams.

Friday, May 17, 2024

Dr. Karen K. Resendes, associate dean of assessment and the First-Year Experience and professor of biology, has been elected to serve as the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Board of Directors’ treasurer for the membership year 2024-2025. Resendes then will enter a three-year cycle through the president ladder, serving as CUR Board of Directors’ president for the 2026-2027 membership year. Resendes will become treasurer on June 1, 2024.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Five Westminster College biochemistry students traveled to San Diego, Calif., to present their undergraduate research at Pittcon 2024, a leading annual conference and expo on laboratory science.