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¾¨Ó㴫ý honored 53 employees for 951 years of combined service at a luncheon May 9 in the McKelvey Campus Center's Witherspoon Rooms.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Five ¾¨Ó㴫ý political science alumni discussed the significance of the 2012 elections in a panel in February that was open to the entire ¾¨Ó㴫ý campus. Each alumnus was involved in the elections, from working on a campaign to covering the elections for the media.
Dr. Jonathan Elias, director of exhibits and programs at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg, will talk about his recent studies on ¾¨Ó㴫ý"â„¢s 2,300-year-old mummy Tuesday, April 13, at 6:30 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center.
Elias"â„¢ talk, "Å“"?Egypt"â„¢s Eternal Patients: Recent CT-scan Exploration of Egyptian Mummies,"? focuses on several scientific studies on ¾¨Ó㴫ý"â„¢s mummy, Pesed, including radio-carbon dating, x-rays, and a CT scan. These non-invasive studies were undertaken to solve some of the mysteries of the mummy and to determine if she is related to mummies in a Buffalo, N.Y. museum and at the College of Wooster.
"Å“CT-scans performed on two ancient Egyptian mummies provide a basis for understanding the health and wellness profiles of women in ancient Egypt, and reveal interesting connections between the practice of magic and medicine in Ptolemaic times,"? Elias said.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý mummy is approximately 2,300 years, old and is believed to be the mummy of Lady Pesed Ma Rheres, single daughter of Heshor, priest of Khem, and his wife Lady Urt. According to radio carbon dating of Psed"â„¢s linen wrappings, her mummification took place some time between 200 and 220 B.C. She was interred in a vast necropolis at the city of Akhmim, Egypt.
¾¨Ó㴫ý obtained the mummy in 1885, when she was donated to the College by the Rev. John Giffen, a 1872 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate who was working as a missionary in Egypt.Â
Currently, Pesed is on display in the Mack Library in Hoyt Science Resources Center. A virtual tour with animated CT scans and images of the mummy is available on line at .
Elias received his master"â„¢s and Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. His doctoral studies focused on the use of magical texts on Egyptian coffins after the end of the New Kingdom.Â
He became interested in the culture of the Akhmim region of Egypt after working on mummies from that area and became increasingly involved in museum exhibit development and in research on ancient regional Egyptian populations. Currently, he is working to organize the Akhmim Studies Consortium, to encourage the use of CT scan technology as a fundamental tool of scholarship on Ptolemaic era mummies.
The talk will also be given at Faculty Forum Wednesday, April 14, at 11:30 a.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center.
The event is sponsored by Beta Beta Beta, ¾¨Ó㴫ý"â„¢s student biology honor society. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Ann Throckmorton, associate professor and chair of biology, at (724) 946-7209 or e-mail athrock@westminster.edu.
Dorita Bolger, professor and librarian, and Dr. Richard Sprow, professor of English, begin the spring Faculty Forum presentations Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
 "In our presentation, Beware the Under Toad: The World According to John Irving,' we will talk about our sabbatic work on John Irving, the advantages of collaborative research, and read excerpts from interviews that Irving has given to provide a sense of his artistic expression," Bolger said.
 Bolger, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 1981, earned her undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University and her master's from Clarion University.
 Sprow, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since1976, earned his undergraduate degree from St. Lawrence University, and his master's and Ph.D. from Purdue University.
 The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Bolger at (724) 946-7325 or e-mail dbolger@westminster.edu; or Sprow at (724) 946-7346 or e-mail rsprow@westminster.edu.
 Faculty forum, established in 1990, serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas and information among ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty. Speakers present their research, teaching ideas, lectures, performances, special programs, and uses of technology to keep faculty informed about the work of colleagues from many disciplines.
The Jake Erhardt International Film Series continues with the Best Foreign Film Oscar winner, "La Strada," Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"This film is classic Federico Fellini with his unusual cast of bizarre, but compelling, characters," said Dr. Deborah Mitchell, associate professor of English and public relations and coordinator of this event. "Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina are stunning as muscleman Zampano who buys a young woman, Gelsomina, from her poverty stricken mother for a few coins. Gelsomina then follows Zampano on the road, helping him with the wrestling show. Richard Basehart stars as the acrobat, or fool, they encounter in their travels.
The International Film Series was recently named in honor of its founder, Dr. Jacob Erhardt, professor emeritus of German at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. Erhardt, who taught at ¾¨Ó㴫ý from 1968 until his retirement in 2004, served as chair of his department from 1970-1986, was named the Language Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Modern Languages Association, translated into English Robert Reitzel's Adventures of a Greenhorn, and was recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities as an outstanding member.
The event, which is part of a ten-film series, is free and open to the public
Contact Mitchell at (724) 946-7030 or e-mail dmitchel@westminster.edu for more information.
Kennedy Thompson, creator One World Tribe, spent years selecting the performers to play the varied styles of music he enjoyed. He also wanted a group created on the premise of bringing together musicians of various racial and ethnic backgrounds in order to break down social and racial barriers.
One World Tribe is a group of musicians and dancers from Jamaica, Kenya, West Africa, and Puerto-Rico, who perform music from reggae, soul, hip hop, funk, Jazz, African pop, Latin and salsa. A variety of instruments including bass, percussion, keyboards, djembe, guitar, congas, and drums make up the ensemble, and is complemented by several vocal members and dancers.
The Academic Camp, which is intended to develop academic skills in math, writing, and ACT preparation, as well as promoting cultural and enrichment activities, runs June 14-23. The 20 students attending this resident camp at ¾¨Ó㴫ý for the next four summers were chosen by educators from the Campbell School District and program staff at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. They will be working with two ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty members: Dr. Warren Hickman, professor of mathematics; and Dr. David Swerdow, professor of English. In addition to the tutoring, campers will visit numerous colleges and universities over the next four years, as well as historic and cultural field trips. Dawn Chapman, assistant director of ¾¨Ó㴫ý Admissions, serves as coordinator for this camp.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was created to enrich undergraduate education at ¾¨Ó㴫ý through advancing world-class teaching as well as by participating in collaborations that address community and regional needs including strengthening K-12 education.
Contact Dr. Virginia Tomlinson, director of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Drinko Center, at (724) 946-6033 or e-mail tomlinvm@westminster.edu for more information.
Nearly 1,300 area junior and senior high students have been able to work with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and experiments thanks to ¾¨Ó㴫ý's "Science in Motion" program.
Nancy A. Macky, associate professor of English at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently taught a seminar at Princeton Theological Seminary Institute.
¾¨Ó㴫ý will observe National Alcohol Screening Day Thursday, April 10, at the Memorial Field House from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
"The focus of National Alcohol Screening Day is to give students the facts they need to draw the line for themselves," said Babs Quincy, counselor at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "Most students drink responsibly, but too many do not realize the potential costs of risky drinking, the signs of alcohol poisoning, or how even a moderate amount of alcohol can interact with common medications and affect academic or athletic performance."
Sarah Timm, a ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior music education major, will be performing her capstone vocal recital, Saturday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
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