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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - ¾¨Ó㴫ý student Steven Totin, a junior fine art major, was awarded a merit scholarship to attend Ox-Bow during the summer of 2013.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of Economics and Business hosted the second annual Winter Analyst Program Feb. 7.
Dr. David Orr, son of former ¾¨Ó㴫ý President Will Orr (1949-1967), will speak at ¾¨Ó㴫ý Thursday, May 6, at 6 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center.
His talk, "The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror," will include issues raised in his latest book, The Last Refuge, where he describes his views of the current state of American politics against the backdrop of mounting ecological and social problems.
"We are the most media-saturated, but among the least informed people on Earth," writes Orr. "This is no accident. We are ruled by a plutocracy, distracted by the entertainment industry, and frequently misinformed by an increasing concentrated news media that puts the pursuit of the market share above telling the whole truth."
Orr, who earned his master's from Michigan State University and Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania, is currently the chair of the Environmental Studies Program and the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College.
Orr has received numerous awards for his work in issues related to environmental education including the Lyndhurst Prize, the National Conservation Achievement Award, and most recently, the Bioneers Award in 2002. He was instrumental in building the $7.2 million Environmental Studies Center at Oberlin College, a breakthrough in environmental design, which has been hailed as one of the 30 "milestone buildings" by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The event, which is co-sponsored by the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Biology Department and the Sierra Student Coalition, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Shahroukh Mistry, assistant professor of biology, at (724) 946-7210 or e-mail mistrys@westminster.edu.
Drs. John Bonomo and Carolyn Cuff will explore "Mathematics and Toys" at Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"'Mathematics and Toys' explores the mathematics underlying the Tower of Hanoi puzzle and other disk and peg games," Cuff said. "I will introduce the concept of mathematical modeling with recurrence relations."
Bonomo and Cuff recently had a paper, "How Do You Stack Up," published in the November issue of the College and Mathematics Journal. Information from this research will also be included in the presentation.
"Basically the paper is a mathematical investigation of a simple children's toy known as a stacking ring," Bonomo said. "My three kids all played with this toy, and their random placement of rings on the tower was the genesis of the article. Things like this always happen when you mix mathematicians and toys."
Bonomo, associate professor of computer science, has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 1998. He earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from Catholic University, and his Ph.D. from Purdue University. He has served as judge and problem contributor for the International Collegiate Programming Contest several times.
 Cuff, who is a professor of mathematics, has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 1989. She earned her undergraduate degree from ¾¨Ó㴫ý, and her master's and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University.
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 event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Cuff at (724) 946-7291 or e-mail ccuff@westminster.edu.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Gospel Choir will perform in concert Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
"Since this is our first public performance with our new director, Mannie Henderson, I believe we will sing 'Praise You' and 'Deliver.' It should be a powerful event. It will be a good time for people to see our new director and the new faces in the choir," said Renee Friedly, a senior biology major from Greensburg and president of the Gospel Choir.
Contact Friendly at friedlrl@westminster.ed for more information.
The second longest running mock convention in the nation convenes at ¾¨Ó㴫ý Thursday and Friday, Feb. 5 and 6, at the Memorial Field House.
For over a century, ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduates have been serving as missionaries in Africa. But never has anyone served in such a way as this year.
Erin Halpin, a junior speech communication major from White Oak, was recently elected vice president of Lambda Pi Eta, which is the official communication studies honor society of the National Communication Association (NCA).
Dr. Russell Martin, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of history, recently had two articles published of research completed while he was a McCandless Scholar.
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