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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Symphony Orchestra will present its spring concert Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.Ìý The concert is free to the public.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Sherri Pataki, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of psychology, had a book review published by PsycCRITIQUES in the fall.
¾¨Ó㴫ý will host students from 11 area middle schools and high schools during the History Day competition Tuesday, April 6 in Old 77 and the McKelvey Campus Center beginning at 9 a.m.
This year's History Day theme is "Exploration, Encounter and Exchange in History."Ìý Contestants can choose from the following contest categories: individual paper, individual exhibit, individual performance, individual documentary, group documentary, group performance, and group exhibit.Ìý The contest is divided into two divisions: junior, which includes grades six through eight; and senior, which includes grades nine through 12.
Schools registered to participate include: Butler Area School District, Greenville Area School District, Grove City Area School District, Hermitage Middle School, Hickory High School, Hopewell High School, Mercer Area High School, Seneca Valley School District, St. Mary's of the Assumption, St. Michael School, and St. Stephen School.
The event is open to the public.Ìý For more information, contact Dr. David Twining, associate professor of history and coordinator of the event, at (724) 946-6246 or e-mail twinindc@westminster.edu.
More than 360 ¾¨Ó㴫ý students earned Dean's List recognition for the 2004 fall semester.
The Dean's List recognizes students who attain a grade point average of at least 3.6 out of a possible 4.0.
Debora Foster, a 1974 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate, and vice president of corporate communications for H.J. Heinz Co., will receive the Pittsburgh chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) 2005 Business Communicator of the Year Award Thursday, Oct. 27, at the 26th annual Golden Triangle Awards program at the Rivers Club in Pittsburgh.
"This is truly a unique honor," Foster said. "I am delighted to be selected Communicator of the Year by IABC and feel that this award also pays tribute to Heinz's entire Global Communications Team."
The Business Communicator of the Year Award was created in 2004 to recognize an individual for outstanding contributions in practicing, promoting, and enhancing professional business communications in Western Pennsylvania.
"Today, business communications is more than the distribution of information," said Martin Giglio, co-president of the local Pittsburgh chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. "It is a strategic process critical to improving organizational performance."
In addition to her duties at Heinz, Foster is active in a number of organizations. She has been a trustee of ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 1998 and is currently vice chair of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Board of Trustees. Foster is also a trustee for the Eden Hall Foundation, which provides financial support to education, charitable causes and cultural activities in Western Pennsylvania. She is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators, and served as its president in 1980; she is a director of the International Food Information Council (IFC) and the IFC Foundation; she served on the board of the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania; she is a member of the communication councils for the National food Processors Association and the Grocery Manufacturers of America.
A member of the selection committee stated, "Debbie Foster's dynamic approach to business communications enables Heinz to successfully implement multifaceted strategic programming. From the rigors of international public relations activities, to promoting the health benefits of lycopene, to solidly positioning the Heinz brands no matter who is running for president '57 Varieties sounds more like Debbie's to-do list.
"It is Debbie Foster's energetic leadership that keeps it all on track. Her work and her reputation exemplify the highest possible professional standards, and her personal generosity toward her internal and external communications teams set an example for us all. She is as gracious as she is tenacious a rare combination."
Foster resides in Pittsburgh with her husband, William. They have one son, Jared, who is currently a sophomore public relations major at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.
¾¨Ó㴫ý elementary education students recently donated toys and games to the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital.
"An Elementary Methods Block class member, Sara Belsito (elementary education major from East Pittsburgh), is a leukemia survivor and suggested the project to fellow classmates in her Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom course," said Dr. Amy Camardese, assistant professor of education at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "Sara shared that while children are undergoing treatment and procedures at Children's Hospital, toys and stuffed animal aid in making an unpleasant experience bearable. But hospital budgets do not provide monies for toys and games, so hospitals rely on donations."
Members of Carmardese's social studies methods course decided to contribute one dollar each week for "dress-down Fridays." In addition, elementary block students also distributed containers around the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Campus and at Mugsies Coffee Shop in New Wilmington to collect contributions for Children's Hospital. A total of $231 was collected and ToysRUS donated another $70 in merchandise. Together, $300 worth of toys, games, stuffed animals, crayons, books, and coloring books were donated to the Children's Hospital Oncology/Hematology Department.
"The students drove to the Children's Hospital and delivered their donations," Camardese said. "The Oncology/Hematology Department took us on a 'tour' of the department and was very appreciative of the donations."
Contact Camardese at (724) 946-7183 or e-mail camardah@westminster.edu for more information.
R. Tad Greig, instructor of music and director of bands at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, will continue the "Last Lecture Series" Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m. in the Down Under.
¾¨Ó㴫ý is tops in the country among National Liberal Arts Colleges in graduation rate performance, according to a national study that was released Sept. 1.
¾¨Ó㴫ý successfully defended its East Central Colleges (ECC) first place title at the mathematics competition held at ¾¨Ó㴫ý March 29.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý team included: Alan Higby, a senior computer science and mathematics major; Joseph Katich, a senior physics major; and Bradley Patton, a junior computer science and mathematics major.
Three ¾¨Ó㴫ý students recently attended the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Programming Contest.
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