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The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning awarded an undergraduate research grant to Julie Alderson, a Westminster College senior biology major.
Opera Westminster will present "A Night at the Opera" Saturday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
Dr. Bethany Hicok, Westminster College associate professor of English, contributed a chapter in Reading, Writing, & Research: Undergraduate Students as Scholars in Literary Studies, edited by Laura L. Behling.
Dr. Pamela Richardson, Westminster College assistant professor of mathematics, will speak on "Encouraging Women through Mathematics and Mentoring" at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
Westminster College's Celebrity Series announced its 2011-2012 season, which includes concerts by Debby Boone and John Tesh.
Westminster College senior history majors Jessie Foertsch and Amanda Leonard are the first two students to defend their Honors theses in Westminster's new four-year All-College Honors Program. They also presented papers with senior history majors Jennifer Edder and Luke Franchuk at the Phi Alpha Theta (national history honor society) biennial conference Jan. 3-7 in Orlando, Fla.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Terry Jachimiak, Westminster assistant professor of Theatre , will present "The Show Opens When?" at the Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College hosted more than 200 students from 17 area high schools for the fifth annual Model United Nations (UN) Conference April 30.
Westminster College's Office of Faith and Spirituality will host international peacemaker Moses Mkandwire for Vespers Sunday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. and chapel service Monday, Oct. 6, at 11:40 a.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. Services are open to the public.
Thirty-seven Westminster College freshmen have been accepted into the Young Presbyterian Scholars Program.
"Our interest is in serving the church by offering the first and best opportunity to attend Westminster to young Presbyterians," said R. Thomas Williamson, president of Westminster College.
In 2002, as Westminster College celebrated its 150th anniversary, the Board of Trustees took a serious look at the question of what it means to be a Presbyterian Church (PC) related college. As a result, the decision was made last fall to offer scholarships, worth $11,000 annually, to outstanding PC (USA) students and offer them a way to continue to grow in faith and leaderships while on the Westminster campus. The scholarships are given to all PC (USA) congregations, in essence, to award to a student of their choosing who meets the qualifications of active memberships in a PC (USA) congregation, and exhibits a 3.5 or higher cumulative high school grade point average. Nominations must be received from a PC (USA) pastor.
"We have begun a journey with the 37 YPS students that I am sure will take us beyond our expectations," said Carey Anne Meyer LaSor, coordinator of the Young Presbyterian Scholars Program. "I think that the first best thing we did was match student mentors with the YPS students. The idea that someone is watching out for them, interested in them, checking in on them and inviting them to lunch or dinner or vespers has been key in how they have settled into life and classwork here. The Program intends to provide for their personal, spiritual, and leadership growth, building on the abilities and potential they already possess."
"With 19 of the 37 students from out of state and our area, this has been a 'welcome mat' that they have really needed," LaSor added. "I am convinced that the outcome of this program is going to affect this community with young men and women whose academic abilities coincide quite closely with a strong, active spiritual life. And I believe that will be a lasting legacy as they stride into the world."
For more information, contact LaSor at (724) 946-7365 or e-mail meyerca@westminster.edu.
Nominations for the 2005-2006 scholarships are due by Oct. 31. Visit www.westminster.edu/yps for more information about the Young Presbyterian Scholars Program.
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