News Archive
Sierra Student Coalition to Sponsor Earth Day 5K Race April 30
Westminster College's Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) will sponsor its fourth annual Earth Day 5K run and walk Saturday, April 30, starting at 9 a.m. at the Field House.
English Professor to Discuss Good and Bad Travel at Faires Faculty Forum
Dr. David Swerdlow, Westminster College professor of English, will present "Creative Travel" at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Westminster College Student Presents to Alumni Panel
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College senior Kevin Winner, a philosophy major and economics minor, presented his credit analysis of a major defense contracting firm to an alumni panel on Sept. 8.
Westminster College Assistant Professor Presents Research on Teaching Students to Think Mathematically
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Sararose Lynch, assistant professor of education, presented research in math education at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Conference in April in Denver.
College Selected One of 50 Great Affordable Colleges in the Northeast
Westminster College was named one of the "50 Great Affordable Colleges in the Northeast" by Great Value Colleges, a website that helps students find the best possible education for their money.
International Film Festival Begins at Westminster College
The Jake Erhardt International Film Series debuts this semester with "Russian Arc" Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"The film is a fascinating experiment in filmmaking," said Dr. Deborah Mitchell, associate professor of English and public relations at Westminster College. "Director Aleksandr Sokurov tells his story about a French diplomat who takes a journey through Russian history by using 2,000 actors, 300 years of Russian history, 33 rooms at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, three live orchestras, and one single continuous shot."
The International Film Series was recently named in honor of its founder, Dr. Jacob Erhardt, professor emeritus of German at Westminster College. Erhardt, who taught at Westminster from 1968 until his retirement in 2004, served as chair of his department from 1970-1986, was named the Language Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Modern Languages Association, translated into English Robert Reitzel's Adventures of a Greenhorn, and was recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities as an outstanding member.
The event, which is part of an eight-film series, is free and open to the public
For more information, contact Mitchell at (724) 946-7030 or e-mail dmitchel@westminster.edu.
Westminster College to Host Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium
Westminster College will host the annual Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium Thursday, April 14, at 6 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Students from Carnegie Mellon University, Grove City College, Slippery Rock University, Thiel College, and Westminster College will present their research, projects and discoveries relating to water quality, biology, environmental education, soil science, and ecosystem recovery.
The Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition (SRWC) is a public/private partnership dedicated to the restoration of the Slippery Rock Creek, which has been heavily impacted by abandoned mine drainage. The SRWC has been involved in numerous projects that have brought the creek back to life. 750 million gallons of water are treated annually through innovative passive treatment systems implemented by this group of individuals, agencies, organizations, industries and educators. The SRWC is proud to offer this opportunity to learn about important accomplishments within the Slippery Rock Creek watershed.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Will Taylor, organizer of the event, at (724) 794-6011 or e-mail willbutaylo@state.pa.us.
Westminster Professor Presents "Being a Scholar in Your Spare Time"
Dr. James Perkins, professor of English at Westminster College, will present "Being a Scholar in Your Spare Time" at Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"I will discuss how I have managed to publish a dozen books while teaching a full load most of the time, focusing on curiosity and questioning as the keys to successful scholarship," Perkins said. I will try to show how I solve literary problems and discuss the problems in the works of Emily Dickinson, T.S. Eliot, Robert Penn Warren, and Ralph Waldo Emerson."
Two of Perkin's more recent books include: "Snakes, Butterbeans, and the Discovery of Electricity," which was published in 2003 by the Mercer University Press; and "The Cass Mastern Material: The Core of Robert Penn Warren's 'All the King's Men,'" which was published by the Louisiana State University Press in March 2005.
During the fall term of 1998, Perkins was a Fulbright Visiting Professor at Seoul National University in Korea. He has also been honored as a Henderson Lecturer and McCandless Fellow. His publications also include three chapbooks of poetry, "For the Record: A Robert Drake Reader (a collection edited with Randy Hendricks), and collections of short stories, and "Southern Writers at Centuries End," (a collection of essays co-edited with Jeffrey Folks).
Perkins, who has been with Westminster College since 1973, earned his undergraduate degree from Centre College, his master's from Miami University, and his Ph.D. from Catholic University of America.
Faculty Forum, established in 1990, serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas and information among Westminster College faculty. Speakers present their research, teaching ideas, lectures, performances, special programs, and uses of technology to keep faculty informed about the work of colleagues from many disciplines.
The event is free and open to the public. Contact Perkins at (724) 946-7347 or e-mail jperkins@westminster.edu for more information.
Organ Recital Series Continues at Westminster College
Dr. Richard Konzen, professor of music and college organist at Grove City College, will perform an organ concert Monday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Westminster College Student Takes First Place in Poetry Competition
Jennifer Ombres, a senior English major at Westminster College, took first place East Central College's (ECC) Tenth Annual Student Literary Competition in the poetry division for her poem, "What I Know About Jeff."
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