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Westminster College Degrees Conferred Upon Class of 2005
Bachelor degrees were awarded to 262 students at May 14 Westminster College commencement service.
Nineteen students graduated with highest honors, summa cum laude, and maintained an academic average of at least 3.9 out of a possible 4.0; 25 students graduated with high honors, magna cum laude, and maintained averages of at least 3.7; and 51 students graduate with cum laude honors and maintained averages of at least 3.5 over their academic career.
College Honors were awarded to 11 students. This special honor is given to those students who choose to pursue projects that go beyond the regular course work in an effort to develop the students' capacity to initiate and complete meaningful projects in their major field of study.
An additional 69 students participated in the commencement ceremony as either previous graduates or provisional graduates , those who received diplomas earlier than the annual May commencement ceremonies, or those who are sufficiently advanced so that graduation before the end of 2005 is possible.
Westminster College to Host Writer Workshop & Reading
Author David Griffith will read from his newly published creative nonfiction book and teach several workshops Thursday and Friday, March 23 and 24, at various locations on the campus of Westminster College.
Thursday's schedule includes a non-fiction workshop at 4:30 p.m. and a fiction workshop at 7:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the McKelvey Campus Center Club Room.
Friday's schedule includes speaking to a nonfiction class in Thompson Clark room 315 at 3:10 p.m. Griffith will read from his newly published nonfiction book, "A Good War is Hard to Find: The Art of Violence in America" at 5 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center Witherspoon/Lakeview Rooms.
"I was inspired to write by the recent Abu Ghraib torture photo," Griffith said. "My work is a personal journey through the vast catalogue of violent and sexual images that have accumulated in our collective unconscious, a journey I seek to understand through filters ranging from Flannery O'Connor to Susan Sontag to Andy Warhol."
Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking," says "Griffith offers gripping personal testimony to the difficulties of living out the Christian imperatives of love and forgiveness amid a culture that legitimizes violence as the only 'real' way to establish social order."
During the summer, Griffith teaches fiction writing at the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts and chairs the Creative Writing Department. He currently teaches writing at the University of Notre Dame. Griffith has won awards from the Heinz Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh. He is a frequent contributor to "Godspy," a quarterly journal examining faith and culture. His most recent work has appeared in "Image: A Journal of Arts and Religion," for which he has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
The events are sponsored by "Scrawl," Westminster's literary magazine and are free and open to the public. Contact Evann Garrison, instructor of English at Westminster College, at (724) 946-7341 or e-mail garriseg@westminster.edu.
"Fragments" Exhibit on Display at Westminster College Art Gallery
Meridith Ridl's "Fragments" exhibit is on display at the Westminster College Art Gallery until Friday, Sept. 19. A closing reception and gallery talk are scheduled for Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. The gallery, located in Patterson Hall, is open Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Westminster College Alumna in West Wing of the White House
Ashley E. Davis, a 1997 Westminster College graduate, has been named special assistant for management and administration, and took her position in the West Wing of the White House Saturday, Jan. 20.
Westminster Professor Collaborates on Book
Dr. James A. Perkins, professor of English at Westminster College, has collaborated with Suh Ji-moon on Brother Enemy: Poems of the Korean War.
Award-Winning Poet Coming to Westminster College
Award-winning poet and 1967 Westminster College graduate Jack Ridl will speak Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. in Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Speaker to Discuss "Why I Love (and Hate) Politics"
Reg Henry, deputy editorial page editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, will discuss "Why I Love (and Hate) Politics" Wednesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
English Professor Presents at Modern Language Association
Dr. Bethany Hicok, Westminster associate professor of English, presented as part of two panels at the meeting of the Modern Language Association held Dec. 27-30 in Chicago.
Chemistry Major Receives Grant for Undergraduate Research
William Kochemba, a Westminster College senior chemistry major, received an undergraduate research grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Westminster College to Showcase Student Research and Creative Accomplishments
Westminster College's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host "The Best of Westminster" undergraduate research symposium Friday and Saturday, April 24-25.
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