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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - An essay written by Dr. Kristianne Kalata Vaccaro, ¾¨Ó㴫ý assistant professor of English, was published in Nineteenth-Century British Travelers in the New World, a collection of essays on 19th-century British travelers' perceptions of America.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior sociology/criminal justice major Tricia Johnston recently received the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Employers (PennACE) JoAnne Day Student of the Year Liberal Arts Award.
The 50-member strong ¾¨Ó㴫ý Dance Theater will perform Thursday and Friday, April 1 and 2, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
The show titled, "The Dawn of Dance: A Kaleidoscope of Colors," showcases various styles of dance including jazz, tap, modern, kick-line, lyrical and hip-hop.
The event is open to the public, and tickets are sold at the door.Â
For more information, contact Gina Sharbaugh, assistant director of admissions and advisor for Dance Theatre, at (724) 946-7104 or e-mail sharbarm@westminster.edu.
Dr. Clarence E. Harms, director of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Field Station and professor of biology emeritus, focuses on an unusual post-holiday project , saving live Christmas trees for animal food and habitat.
For the past eight years, Harms has collected Christmas trees from local residents, and recycled them to the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Biology Field Station, affectionately called the Outdoor Laboratory on campus.Â
"Between now and the end of January, people can bring their live trees to one of two locations , the parking lot of the United Methodist Church on the corner of Mercer St. and E. Neshannock Ave., or at the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Field Station on the Fayette-New Wilmington Road," Harms said. "I'll pick it up, and it will be chipped for mulch or placed in a pile with other trees as an animal shelter."
"Since 1997, my classes, colleagues, and I have rescued over 600 trees that are now becoming soil," continued Harms. "It's important that all the tinsel be pulled from the tree, as this attracts birds who may suffer if they try to eat the glittery pieces."
"If you have a live potted Christmas tree and have no further use for it, please call me," Harms said. "I'll pick it up and arrange for it to be planted in our Arboretum. Such trees do have a chance to survive if planted soon."
Harms, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 1969, earned his undergraduate degree from Tabor College, his master's from the University of Kansas, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
For more information, call Harms at his office at (724) 946-8520 or at his home at (724) 946-2981 or e-mail harmsc@westminster.edu.
A group of thirty students from ¾¨Ó㴫ý traveled to historic York last weekend as part of their three-month study abroad program in Oxford, England.
York, which sits in the northern part of England, has many historic tourist attractions. One of the main sites we saw was York Minster, an extravagant cathedral that left the students with expressions of awe. Inside, its massive ceiling was decorated with artwork and figurines that truly gave the church its gothic appeal. The church has statues throughout its halls for fallen soldiers, past emperors, and donors.
The students also explored great fortress walls that protected the city from Romans, Spaniards, and various other potential invaders.
After a good nights sleep in the Quality Hotel, the students, lead by Dr.James Perkins and Dr. David Goldberg, ventured off to Castle Howard and Fountains Abbey in the York countryside.
The first stop, Castle Howard, was an extravagant castle the housed the earls of the Family Howard for centuries. Many of the students described the castle as, "something out of a fairytale," with its beautiful rose gardens and massive grounds.
The final stop of the trip was to Fountains Abbey, ruins of a great monastery that was taken over by the Church of England and eventually closed down and taken apart to build other cathedrals and places of worship. The students ran around the grounds playing hide and seek in the ruins, and exploring every untouched corner they could find.
Although the bus ride back to Oxford left everyone with an extreme sense of exhaustion, the trip was a great success and left a lasting impression.
The trip to York was the second of three that the group will be taking. Only a week ago they traveled to London to spend the day sight seeing and gathered in Shakespeare Globe Theatre for a showing of "The Tempest." The last and final trip will be a day trip to Bath in the second week of October. Many of the students have also been diligently planning trips of their own for future weekends and the upcoming ten-day break in October.
All in all this semester at Oxford is giving these students an incomparable experience.
Written by: Bethany Knicely, a junior English major from Sewickley
Ryan Kozlowski, a sophomore sociology/criminal justice major from Linesville
Matt Kurtz, a senior history major from DuBois
Dr. Peter Smith, assistant professor of chemistry at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently presented his research, "Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Tripodal Arylamines in Tetralkylphosphonium Ionic Liquids," at the American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta.
"My research involves developing new techniques for making nitrogen-rich compounds," Smith said. "These compounds have traditionally been made under oxygen and moisture-free conditions. The traditional method also uses a large amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as solvents. My method would eliminate the strict reaction conditions and allow the reactions to be performed in the open atmosphere. I am also attempting to replace the VOCs with ironic liquids which are not volatile and can be recycled for reuse."
Smith, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 2002, earned his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tennessee.
Contact Smith at (724) 946-7299 or e-mail smithpm@westminster.edu for more information.
Dr. Phyllis G. Kitzerow, professor of sociology at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently presented a paper at the "Rethinking Gender, Work and Organization Conference," an international conference held at Keele University in England.
Nonviolence in the classroom and school will be the focus of the 2000 Peacemakers in Residence at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. In addition to on-campus events, the peacemaking experts will take their message into the community through a series of workshops.
Several ¾¨Ó㴫ý students and their academic dean, who sings the lead tenor role, will perform the opera, "The Magic Flute" Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"The Magic Flute" tells the story of a young prince who falls in love with the portrait of a beautiful young woman, and his attempts to free her from captivity so that they might live happily ever after.
If someone you know has a new TV on their gift list and you haven't looked into the market yet, you could be in for quite a shock. Purchasing a new TV can be overwhelming.
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