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¾¨Ó㴫ý's Office of the Chaplain and Church Relations will host "An Evening with the Rev. Dr. Donald Opitz" Monday, March 10, at 8 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Sixteen ¾¨Ó㴫ý voice students participated in the Tri-State National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition Nov. 1 at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. Six of those students placed in their category.
Three ¾¨Ó㴫ý professors attended the Sustainable Energy Conference July 27-Aug. 1 at Lafayette College in Easton and learned about the potential for implementing wind energy on ¾¨Ó㴫ý's campus.
¾¨Ó㴫ý junior English major Kelly Lake won the $3,000 first prize in the Pittsburgh Regional Literature Contest sponsored by the National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL).
Dr. Timothy Cuff, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of history, organized and chaired a panel at the 35th annual meeting of the Social Science History Association (SSHA) Nov. 18-21 in Chicago.
Dr. Michael Bowen, ¾¨Ó㴫ý visiting assistant professor of history, is the author of The Roots of Modern Conservatism: Dewey, Taft, and the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party published by the University of North Carolina Press and set for release Sept. 26.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of Communication Studies, Theatre and Art will host an open house Tuesday, May 1, from 4:30-6 p.m. at the Russell Hall Art Studios. The event is free and open to the public.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior mathematics majors Jenna Huston and Lisa Kaylor received undergraduate research grants from ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Drinko Center for Experiential Learning, and presented their research at the joint meetings and annual conference of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Jan. 9-12 in San Diego. Six ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty also attended and presented at the conference.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Twelve ¾¨Ó㴫ý chemistry and biochemistry majors presented the results of a service-learning project at a meeting of the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition (SRWC) Nov. 14 at the Jennings Environmental Education Center.
¾¨Ó㴫ý will host more than 900 students from 55 area schools to participate in the northwestern regional Science Olympiad competition on Friday, April 2.
The competition runs from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., and features middle school and high school students' science projects and experiments. Robot Ramble, Bottle Rocket, Naked Egg Drop and Robo Billiards are just four of the highly-visible experiments that will be educational as well as fun for spectators.
The competitions balance students' knowledge of facts, concepts, processes and applications, as well as their skills. The focus throughout the competition is on learning, participating, interacting, having fun, and developing team spirit.
Middle and junior high schools competing are: Apollo-Ridge, Brookville Area, Butler, Clarion, DuBois, Farrell, Ford City, Freedom Area, Indiana Area, Kane Area, Laurel, Maplewood, Mohawk, Neshannock, New Castle Christian Academy, North Clarion, North East, Oil City, Redbank, Riverside, Shady Side Academy, St. Mary's Area, St. Stephen, St. Ursula, St. Vitus, Union, and West Allegheny.
High schools competing are: Apollo-Ridge, Blairsville, Brookville Area, Clarion Area, Cochranton Area, DuBois, Ford, Franklin Area, Grove City Area, Indiana Area, Kane Area, Kittaning, Laurel, Maplewood, Montour, North Clarion, North East, Oil City, Penns Manor, Quaker Valley, Redbank, Saegertown, Seneca, St. Mary's, Titusville, Union, Warren Area, and West Allegheny.
The Science Olympiad is an international non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both teachers and students. The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events, which students prepare during the year.
For more information, contact Dr. Martha Joseph, assistant professor of chemistry at ¾¨Ó㴫ý and director of the event, at (724) 946-7295 or e-mail josephm@westminster.edu or visit the website:
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