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Five ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior mathematics majors presented their capstone posters April 30 and one gave an oral presentation May 10.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Drinko Center for Experiential Learning is sponsoring a cornhole tournament to benefit the Royal Family Kids Camp (RFKC) of Lawrence County, Saturday, March 16, at 2 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms in the McKelvey Campus Center.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Office of Faith and Spirituality will host two events as part of the Spiritual Emphasis ¾¨Ó㴫ý (SEW) program.Ìý Both events are free and open to the public.
The Rev. Douglas Pride, Presbyterian minister and 1980 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate, will deliver the 17th annual Wayne H. Christy Memorial Lecture Sunday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Pride will speak on "The Forgotten Third: Jesus' Call to Preach, to Teach, and to Heal."
Pride, who is pastor of the Clearfield Presbyterian Church, is a native of Avonworth and a graduate of Kiski Area High School.Ìý After graduating from ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Pride went on to the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary where he earned master of divinity and doctor of ministry degrees.
Pride has led numerous mission trips to the Dominican Republic and study tours to Israel and Jordan.Ìý His development of the TAGG Team Youth Ministry program has led 18 Clearfield area students to the ministry and mission fields.Ìý His chairmanship of the Jesus Video campaign led to the distribution of over 60,000 videos in Clearfield County.
The Pride family has long been part of ¾¨Ó㴫ý.Ìý His father, Spencer graduated in 1950; his mother Kathleen Tidd graduated in 1952; his Aunt Isabel Tidd Helmrich graudated in 1951; his sister Janet graduated in 1982; his brother-in-law Stephen Mills graduate in 1981; and the legacy will continue when his twin daughters, Katie and Jenn, enter ¾¨Ó㴫ý next fall.
He has served and chaired the board at the Krislund Camp and Conference Center and as president of the Spina Bifida Association of Pittsburgh.Ìý He has served as the Hospice Chaplain for the West Penn Hospital and the Clearfield Hospice, and as Chaplain to the Order of St. Luke the Physician.Ìý His involvement with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes began in 1976 under the guidance of Dr. Wayne Christy and continues today.
The Wayne H. Christy Lecture Series annually honors Dr. Wayne H. Christy, who was a long-time faculty member and chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.Ìý The program seeks out men and women who distinguish themselves by relating religion to issues of contemporary life.
For more information, contact the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Chapel Office at (724) 946-7115.
Dr. Kristin Park, associate professor of sociology at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, will advise on the film, "Childless by Choice: Love Stories," a documentary that will focus on the thoughts and experiences of voluntarily childless couples.Ìý
"The filmmaker, Laura Scott, read my research to provide her with background on the topic, and we interacted as she was forming her survey and interviewing questions," Park said.Ìý "I will be more formally interviewed early this summer for the film and the companion book."Â
The film, which will be produced by Salt Whistle Bay Productions in Roanoke, Va., does not have an exact completion date.Ìý
Park also recently learned that her article, "Choosing Childlessness: Weber's Typology of Action and Motives of the Voluntarily Childless," will be published in "Sociological Inquiry."
"The existing sociological study of motivations for voluntary childlessness has remained primarily at a descriptive level," Park said.Ìý "In this article I do theoretical analysis, based on in-depth interviews, of the motives of voluntarily childless women and men, using a classical theory of social action developed by Max Weber.Ìý The dominant motives that I discovered included concerns about parenting abilities, career considerations, and a desire for an adult-oriented lifestyle.Ìý I examine gender differences in the motives that were articulated, and also briefly explored the motives that my respondents attributed to parents for their parenting decision."
Park, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 1993, earned her undergraduate degree from Colgate University, and her master's and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Ìý She has been previously published in "Sociological Perspectives" and has delivered papers to several organizations.
For more information, contact Park at (724) 946-7251 or e-mail kpark@westminster.edu.Ìý
Sixteen ¾¨Ó㴫ý students will present the operetta, "Die Fledermaus," which means "The Bat," Sunday and Monday, Nov. 6-7 at 3 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
The Monday performance is sponsored by the New Wilmington Rotary in conjunction with The Hoyt Foundation to promote opera to area high schools.
"This is a story of delicious mischief in old Vienna that features a musical score filled with wonderful waltzes by Johann Strauss," said Dr. Anne Bentz, assistant professor of music at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "There will be music to sway and tap your foot to, gorgeous singing, and a story line full of entertainment comedy. This is a great way to see what wonderful talent we have at ¾¨Ó㴫ý and to get your feet wet in the opera scene."
The event is free and open to the public. Contact Bentz at (724) 946-6045 or e-mail bentzah@westminster.edu for more information.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Faculty Forum continues with a discussion on "Bat Conservation in India" led by Dr. Shahroukh Mistry, assistant professor of biology, Wednesday, March 10, at 11:30 a.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center Theater.
"I will discuss issues related to conserving biodiversity in developing countries such as India, and especially the difficulties in protecting species, like bats, that are considered vermin," Mistry said.Ìý "I'll also describe what banana margaritas have to do with preventing strokes."
Thirteen ¾¨Ó㴫ý students are studying in Argentina, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, and Pittsburgh during the fall semester.
Dr. Martha Joseph, assistant professor of chemistry at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, will present her research at Faculty Forum Wednesday, March 5, at 11:30 a.m. in Patterson Hall room 131.
Stanton Fleming, former network administrator for General Nutrition Center in Pittsburgh, has been hired as coordinator of user and desktop services at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.
"¾¨Ó㴫ý Information Systems is excited to welcome Stanton Fleming to our staff," said Paul Wallace, director of information systems at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.Ìý "We looked forward to working with him, and expect to benefit from his experience as the campus moves forward."
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