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Thirty ¾¨Ó㴫ý students will present their research at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Saturday, April 24, from 8-10:30 a.m. in Hoyt Science Resources Center.
"We will have refreshments in the first-floor lobby, then presentations in rooms 150, 152, 166, 228, and Phillips Lecture Hall," said Dr. Ann Throckmorton, associate professor of biology and coordinator of the event. "The symposium serves as a means to recognize the accomplishments of ¾¨Ó㴫ý's students, and provides the opportunity for students to present the results of their research and to learn what their fellow students have done. This year's event involves 30 students from 11 different majors."
For more information, contact Throckmorton at (724) 946-7209 or e-mail athrock@westminster.edu.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host "Twenty Legal Standards School Administrators Must Understand to Operate a School" Thursday, March 17, from 8:30 a.m.-noon in the Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at ¾¨Ó㴫ý and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators.
The workshop is presented by Dr. Chet Kent, J.D., associate executive secretary for the Tri-State Area School Study Council and author of "School House Legal Primer," a monthly analysis of legal issues sent to 135 school districts. He will guide the participants through a discussion and application of 20 legal principles that deal with everyday school situations that principals face during the school year. The program is designed for new school leaders and administrators with less than five years experience, or as refresher course for veteran administrators.
 The event is sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council Department of Administrative Policy Studies at the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum dinner, offered April 7, is the final topic in this series.
 All clinics offer Act 48 hours and are open all interested parties. For registration, contact Carol Fiumara at the Tri-State Area School Study Council at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fuimara@pitt.edu. Applications can also be mailed to: 4H01 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260, or faxed to (412) 648-8185).Â
For more information, contact Dr. Chet Kent at (412) 648-7169 or e-mail ckent@pitt.edu.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Department of Mathematics and Computer Science recently hosted a high school programming contest.
Ten teams from five area high schools, Blackhawk, Greenville, Laurel, Mercer, and Mohawk, attended this year's contest. The teams, consisting of three or four students each, worked for two and a half hours on six computer programming problems.
Students submitted solutions and received feedback from the judges electronically, while an electronic score sheet displayed updated results throughout the contest. Scoring for each problem was based on elapsed time as well as the number of incorrect submissions.
Dr. John Bonomo, associate professor of computer science, designed and coordinated the program. He was assisted by Dr. David Shaffer, assistant professor of computer science, and two students: Colin Dean, a junior computer science major from Volant, and Ryan Moore, a sophomore computer science major from Darlington. Bonomo has been involved with programming contests on both the regional and international level. He recently served as a judge for the International Programming Contest, which was held in Shanghai in March.
Contact Bonomo at (724) 946-7287 or e-mail bonomojp@westminster.edu for more information.
General Wesley Clark earned the Democratic presidential nomination and Dennis Kucinich was tabbed as the vice presidential candidate tonight at the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Mock Convention - the second oldest of its kind in the nation.
The inaugural "Adventures in Leadership" for first-year students was completed Aug. 24, but it left a lasting impression on the participants.
David Stollman, founder of CampusSpeak, will speak to all ¾¨Ó㴫ý sorority and fraternity members about campus "Greek" life Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's continues its diversity celebration in February with "Gospitality" Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
 "Gospitality" is a hand-clapping, fan-waving gospel review, which takes the audience through the history of gospel music. The musical history starts with the slave ship rhythms to call and response in the cotton fields with such moving spirituals such as "Wade in the Water" and "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen." The show continues with tributes to gospel pioneers like The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Rosetta Tharp, Marian Anderson, and moves on with numbers made famous by Mahalia Jackson such as "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "Walk All Over God's Heaven."
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is hosting a tri-state network and development meeting Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 4-6 p.m. (including dinner) in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Preschool Lab (WCPL), a part of the psychology department, is one of the first early childhood programs to earn accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals.
¾¨Ó㴫ý has a full schedule of events to celebrate Earth Week April 20-26.
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