News Archive

Dr. G. Samuel Lightner, chair and professor of physics at Westminster College, recently presented a paper at the 42nd annual meeting of the American Physics Society Division of Plasma Physics which was combined with the 10th International Congress on Plasma Physics at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Jessica Henninger, a junior elementary education major at Westminster College, received the Keystone State Reading Association Scholarship.

"When I found out that my application was sent to the state level, I thought that was great and figured that was as far as it was going to go," said Henninger.  "So when I was notified that I won, it was a big surprise!  So many of the Westminster faculty, particularly the education department, has given me so much support and help.  I can see why I choose this school."

Eleven teams from four area high schools recently attended the Westminster College High School Programming Contest.

Seven Westminster College students have put their senior art capstone projects on display in the Westminster College Art Gallery until May 18. The gallery is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday, noon-9 p.m.

The Westminster College Chapel Office will sponsor World Vision's 30-hour famine Feb. 29-March 1 to raise awareness of childhood hunger.

Dr. Bryan Rennie, Westminster College's Vira I. Heinz professor of religion, and Zoe Anthony, a Westminster senior religion major, will attend the American Academy of Religion (AAR) conference Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Chicago.

Kristen Enterline, a Westminster College senior molecular biology major, earned one of two awards for Outstanding Poster presentation at the 30th annual Undergraduate Biology Symposium for Western Pennsylvania April 18 at Waynesburg University.

Westminster College's Language in Motion program will host 130 high school students from Wilmington Area School District for the fourth annual Foreign Language Intercultural Day Monday, March 29.

Dr. Helen Boylan, Westminster College associate professor of chemistry, presented at the meeting of the Middle Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers Nov 5-6 at Alvernia University in Reading.

Dr. Thomas Oberst, director of the Westminster College planetarium, announced the schedule of programs for the fall semester.