News Archive

Dr. Nancy Zipay DeSalvo, assistant professor of music at Westminster College, plans a piano pop concert Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.

Dr. Timothy Cuff, visiting assistant professor of humanities at Westminster College, recently received a grant from the Munich Center for Anthropometic Research, part of the Institute for Economic History at the University of Munich.

"I anticipate using the grant money to employ two students over the course of the summer to read microfilm and transfer the contents into a database," said Cuff.   "In particular, they will collect the height and other personal descriptive data from the prison registers of the Tennessee State prisons in the 1800s.  This data will be used to asses the biological standard of living of lower class Tennessee residents of this period."

David Timm, a junior music education major from St. Marys, won second place in the Junior Men's Division at the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition held at Youngstown State University. Timm is a son of Robert and Sheri Timm, and is a graduate of Saint Marys Area High School. 

Westminster College honored 44 employees with a combined 682 years of service during the annual employee recognition luncheon attended by more than 250 current and retired employees May 9 in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.

The Wind Ensemble

The Westminster College Wind Ensemble will present "Ideas and Images" Friday, Feb. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.

Westminster College continues its "Get Real!" life preparation series Thursday, Oct. 30, with "Investing for the Good Life: Intermediate Investing" presented by David Smith, Westminster assistant professor of accounting.

Sixteen Westminster College students were awarded master of education degrees at Commencement exercises May 16.

Samantha Botzum

Chase Saraiva

Julia Barker

Sirena Coon and Brandy Neely

Emily Fink

Seven Westminster College senior biology majors presented their capstone research projects at the annual Tri-Beta District 3 Biology Symposium March 20 at Gannon University.

Westminster College's Chapel Office and New Wilmington Ministerium will host a community Thanksgiving worship service featuring pastors from area churches Sunday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. All are welcome to attend.

Five seniors in Westminster College's Language in Motion program made presentations April 2-3 at the Wilmington Area Middle School that took more than 100 fifth-grade students on a virtual "Trip around the World."