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Westminster College Professor of Computer Science and Alumnus Participated in Robot Competition
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. David Shaffer, Westminster College associate professor of computer science, served as adviser to Mercer Area High School students during the Trinity College Firefighting Home Robot competition April 6-7 in Hartford, Conn.
Admissions Staff to Visit Local High Schools
Westminster College admissions staff will be visiting local high schools Sept. 25-Oct.17.
Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to Host Education Seminars
The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host a series of education clinics. The 2004 Mathematics Coaches Clinic, which includes dinner, is scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 4-6 p.m. in the Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
This session will be lead by Tim LaVan, mathematics specialist for the Oil City School District, a member of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Math Advisory Committee that developed and reviewed the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests. His program will focus on integrating the new PDE assessment anchors into district math curriculum/programs and training teachers to focus on implement and assess these essential content standards at grade level.
Several other programs are scheduled in the coming months. They include: Accountability and Ethics lunch, Oct. 12; Developing a High Performance School or School System dinner Nov. 23; Science Literacy lunch, Jan. 20; School Law Update lunch, March 17; and Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum dinner, April 7.
The event is sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council Department of Administrative Policy Studies at the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Westminster College.
All clinics offer Act 48 hours, and are open all interested parties. For registration, contact Carol Fiumara at the Tri-State Area School Study Council at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fuimara@pitt.edu. Applications can also be mailed to: 4H01 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260.
For more information, contact Dr. Chet Kent at (412) 648-7169 or e-mail ckent@pitt.edu.
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.
Westminster to Host Earth Day 5K Race April 24
Westminster College will host the Sierra Club 5K Earth Day race Sunday, April 24, at 10 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. in the lobby of the Memorial Field House.
"The 3.1 mile course runs entirely on campus starting and finishing on the track and going through practice fields behind Lake Brittain," said Felicie Reid, a senior environmental science major from North Lima, Ohio. "Timing is unofficial, but there will be a short awards ceremony with Earth-friendly prizes after the race. The purpose of the race is for the students and surrounding community to come together to celebrate the outdoors and the sport of running."
The event is free and open to the public, but donations will be appreciated. For more information, contact Reid at (724) 946-6431 or e-mail reidfj@westminster.edu.
Westminster's International Film Festival Continues
The Jake Erhardt International Film Series continues with Farewell My Concubine Tuesday, March 7, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater
located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"Kaige Chen's epic film is based on Lillian Lee's novel, which was banned in China," said Dr. Deborah Mitchell, associate professor of English and public relations and coordinator of this event. "Within the context of 50 years of Chinese political history, the film centers on two men who meet as performers in the Peking Opera and explores their 50-year friendship. This film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film, but lost out to Belle Epoque."
The International Film Series is 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 a ten-film series, is free and open to the public
Contact Mitchell at (724) 946-7030 or e-mail dmitchel@westminster.edu for more information.
Bayer Corporation Executive to Speak at Westminster College
Ted Spickler, manager of advanced performance in the Department of Quality and Business Excellence at Bayer Corporation, will speak Friday, Oct. 24, at 8:10 a.m. in Beeghly Theater.
Westminster College Diversity Symposium Continues with International Banker
Alfredo Lopez Salteri, director of personnel development and human resources at the Rio de la Plata Bank in Argentina, will speak Tuesday, March 27, at 4 p.m. in the Down Under lounge in the basement of Eichenauer Hall Westminster College.
Westminster College Hosting "Dramatic Directions" Teacher Workshops
The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Center is hosting a series of "Dramatic Directions" teacher workshops Monday, July 31-Thursday, August 3, beginning at 9 a.m. each day.
Computer Science Professor Attends Discrete Mathematics Seminar
Dr. John Bonomo, Westminster associate professor of computer science, recently attended the "Discrete Mathematics: Curricular Issue, Pedagogy and Nifty Examples" workshop at Messiah College held in conjunction with the Eastern Pennsylvania and Deleware (EPADEL) section of the Mathematical Association of America.
Westminster College Plans Special Music for Palm Sunday Vespers
Westminster College will celebrate Palm Sunday with special music by the Concert Choir, April 1, at 7 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
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