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Chemistry Professor Appointed to Professional Society Committees
Dr. Peter Smith, Westminster College associate professor of chemistry, was recently appointed to two committees for the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Westminster College to Welcome Maria Tinoco for Hispanic Heritage Month
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Office of Diversity Services will host a presentation by Maria Tinoco to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 7-8 p.m. in the Witherspoon Maple Room at the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free to the public.
Westminster College Announces Audio Visual Award Winner
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Katie Farley, a senior biochemistry major, received the Westminster College 2013 AudioVisual (AV) Award.
Students Awarded Scholarships from The Pittsburgh Foundation
Five Westminster College students recently received scholarships from the Ann M. Kendlehart Scholarship Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.
Westminster College Media Art Major Receives Scholarship
Tara Hoellerman, a junior media art major at Westminster College, recently received the William J. Wolf Memorial Scholarship.
This $4,000 scholarship, funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation, was applied to her tuition for the 2004-2005 academic year.
"We are grateful to the William J. Wolfe Memorial Scholarship Fund and The Pittsburgh Foundation for their support of bright, motivated students like Ms. Hoellerman, who represent the future of our region," said Gloria Cagigas, vice president for institutional advancement at Westminster.
In 2003, The Pittsburgh Foundation, the 15th largest community foundation in the nation, awarded more than $24 million in grants to charitable organizations. Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is comprised of more than 960 funds established by organizations and individual donors. These funds range from $10,000 to more than $32 million, and have a combined market value of approximately $537 million.
Hoellerman is a daughter of John and Barbara Hoellerman, Wexford, and a graduate of Pine-Richland High School.
For more information about scholarship funding at Westminster College, contact Cagigas at (724) 946-7348 or e-mail cagigac@westminster.edu.
Westminster College Senior English Majors Present Capstone Projects
Eight senior Westminster College English majors presented their capstone projects Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in the Lakeview Witherspoon Room located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Jennie Bechtel, who resides in Niles, Ohio, presented No More Witless, Lifeless, Colorless Grandmas: Children's Picture Book Portrayals of Grandma from 1970-1999.' "I spoke about the portrayal of grandmother figures in children's picture books from 1970-2000," Bechtel said. "I examined how grandmothers were portrayed in three books from each decade, and then I compared how well each decade portrayed the grandmothers."
Ashley Caskey, a daughter of Tom and Joy Caskey, North Huntingdon, presented Blurring the Line: Homosocial Desire and Gender Construction in the Films of Kevin Smith.' "I have used Eve Sedgwick's homosocial continuum, Sandra Bem's Bem Sex Role Inventory,' and D.L. Bests and J.E. William's Pancultural Adjective Checklist' to analyze the make best-friend relationships in Smith's films: Clerks,' Mallrats,' Chasing Amy,' Dogma,' and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,' Caskey said. "My project acknowledges the importance of Smith's work as a call for reconstruction of the nature of make friendship and the masculine role in film."
Jillian Dobi, a daughter of David and Bonnie Dobi, Greenville, presented C.S. Lewis on Sin: Causes, Consequences, and the Imagery in His Fiction.' "I examined Lewis's use of sin in three works: The Great Divorce,' Till We Have Faces,' and The Screwtape Letters,'" Dobi said. "I analyzed Lewis's incorporation of sin into the story and the similarities in the ways in which he achieved this. I compared his use of imagery in dealing with heaven, hell, and the fallibility of the human race."
Lindsay Jasinski, a daughter of George and Barbara Jasinski, Massillon, Ohio, presented Exercising Woman Power: Feminist Detective Fiction.' "I discussed the fact that detective fiction was stereotypically a male-dominated genre, but women like Sara Paretsky and Dorothy Sayers were able to break through the stereotype to write about women characters that were powerful, independent, and intelligent," Jasinski said. "I used Sayer's novel, Gaudy Night' and Paretsky's Indemnity Only' as my primary texts. I focused on how each author's work reflects the time period from which it came. My creative portion was my own feminist detective story, in which a detective named Lydia Rusos discovers an underground chopshop and is able to bring it down while dealing with difficult characters and dangerous situations."
Kristen Humphries, a daughter of Daniel Humphries, Beaver, presented Putting Women in Focus: A Look at the Female Gaze and the Films of Sofia Coppola.' "I presented a film analysis of The Virgin Suicides' and Lost in Translation,'" Humphries said. "I focused on female directors and their contribution to the film industry, but specifically the films directed by Sofia Coppola."
Angela Satteson, a daughter of William and Linda Satteson, Milton, presented Further than a Crow Flies, Deeper than a Dead Man Sees.' "My presentation was about dystopia and dark romanticism in The Crow' both the graphic novel and the film," Satteson said.
Matthew Snyder, a son of Karly and Bill Snyder, Mercer, presented Batman in the Postmodern World.' "I discussed Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns' and the way in which Batman's character becomes mythic and critiques the postmodern world around him, specifically the 1980s culture," Snyder said. "Batman's certainty in his own worldview is justified through supernatural origins, which cause him to be mythic according to my somewhat loose definition. Batman's certainty offends and competes with a postmodern world where our belief structures are mere social constructs of government and the media. My project describes and analyzes that conflict and what it has to say."
Jarrod Takah, a son of Timothy and Jackie Takah, Burgettstown, presented War and the Measure of Men.' "I studied the effects of war on the American psyche as it developed throughout the course of the 20th century," Takah said. "I used Ernest Hemingway, Tim O'Brien, and Michael Herr as my primary sources. I also wrote a semblance of creative non-fiction in which I developed characters loosely based on some veterans I know."
The final component of Liberal Studies at Westminster is a senior capstone course, which is at least a four-semester-hour course within the major designed to provide an opportunity for students to evaluate and assess the strengths and limitations of their major field.
This colloquium is the final event in a series of presentations scheduled for the George Bleasby Colloquia, a series of literary events in honor of Dr. Bleasby, who chaired the Department of English at Westminster from 1954-75.
For more information, contact Dr. Bethany Hicok, assistant professor of English, at (724) 946-6349 or e-mail hicokbf@westminster.edu.
Georgia Tech Professor to Present Research at Westminster College
Dr. Randy Engle, chair of the psychology department at Georgia Tech, will present "Working Memory Capacity and Control of Behavior, Cognition, and Emotion" Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Witherspoon Maple Room located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"Dr. Engle is a nationally recognized researcher in the area of executive processes, the mechanisms by which higher order cognitive processes often associated with the frontal lobe control what we are thinking about and what we can do with what we are thinking about," said Dr. Alan Gittis, professor and chair of psychology at Westminster College. "Among his projects, he has developed a theory that accounts for individual differences in intelligence in terms of the dynamics of working memory."
Dr. Engle has been named a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.
The event, which is sponsored by the Westminster College Psychology Department, is free and open to the public.
Contact Gittis at (724) 946-7358 or e-mail gittisa@westminster.edu for more information.
Westminster Orchestra to Give Concert Nov. 2
The Westminster College Orchestra will perform in concert Sunday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster College to Observe National Alcohol Screening Day
Westminster College will be observing National Alcohol Screening Day, Thursday, April 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the TUB Grill area of the Walton-Mayne Student Union Building.
Westminster College Professor Presents Research at International Conference
Dr. Timothy Cuff, visiting assistant professor of humanities at Westminster College, recently presented a paper at the 13th quadrennial Congress of the International Economic History Association held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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