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Westminster to Host School Counseling Program
The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is hosting "Best Administrative Practice Series: Optimizing the Use of the School Counseling Program for Academic Success" Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.
"This program is for principals and superintendents who wish to learn how an effective school counseling program can positively impact the academic achievement of students," said Dr. William Evans, associate professor of education at Westminster College. "They will present program opportunities to make school counselors a more significant part of the successful mission of schools. School counselors may attend free if accompanied by an administrator from their district."
This seminar features Dr. Judy Bowers, who supervises the 170 K-12 school counselors that serve 61,000 students in the Tucson (Ariz.) Unified School District. She is also the immediate past president of the American School Counselor Association. Christopher Laudo, a 12-year school counselor veteran for the Pequea Valley School District in Lancaster and current president of the Pennsylvania School Counselor Association, will also speak.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at Westminster and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators
Contact Dr. Sam Farmerie, professor of education emeritus at Westminster College, at (724) 946-7053 or e-mail farmersa@westminster.edu for reservations; contact Evans at (724) 946-7184 or evanswj@westminster.edu for more information.
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Westminster College senior Isaac Ludwig spent the summer as an intern at MTV in New York City.
Westminster College Sorority to Hold Dance-a-Thon for Charity
Kappa Delta sorority will hold a benefit dance-a-thon Friday, Oct. 27, from 6 p.m.-midnight at the Walton-Mayne Union Lounge.
Fall Cabaret Planned at Westminster College
The Westminster College Men's and Women's Choirs will give a concert Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster College Offers Computer Classes for Senior Citizens
Westminster College will offer a series of computer classes designed specifically for senior citizens in February.
Five separate slow-paced mini-sessions, designed for people who may be new to the world of personal computers, will provide students with individualized attention to learn at their own pace, while having fun in a friendly and informal atmosphere.
After 25 Years Westminster Revisits "Images of Women: Choices for Women and Men"
Westminster College presents "Images of Women: Twenty-Five Years of Choices for Women and Men," March 25-30.
Westminster College to Present Third Bleasby Colloquium
Dr. Charlotte Beck will present "Still Useful after All These Years: The Turbulent Persistence of The New Criticism" for the third Bleasby Colloquium Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center at Westminster College.
Westminster College to Host Annual Mission Conference
The 103rd New Wilmington Mission Conference (NWMC) will be held at Westminster College July 19-25.
Westminster College to Host Latin American Author at Bleasby Colloquium
Westminster College will host Horacio Castellanos Moya, acclaimed Latin American author, for the fourth 2008-2009 Bleasby Colloquium Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Music Majors to Present Senior Recital Dec. 6
Westminster College clarinetist Jessica Braunlich and baritone Montgomery Service will present their senior recital Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
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