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¾¨Ó㴫ý will host the third annual Dr. J. Calvin Rose Memorial Seminar Wednesday, March 2, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
The guest speaker is the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Bailey, international author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament Studies. His topic, "Jesus Interprets His Own Cross," is intended to help pastors and lay persons with their own sermon preparation regarding the theology of the cross during Lent and for personal spiritual renewal.
Ordained by the Presbyterian Church (USA), Bailey spent 40 years living and teaching for seminars and institutes in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem, and Cyprus. For 20 of those years, he was a professor of New Testament and head of the Biblical Division of the Near East School of Theology in Beirut. For ten years, Bailey was on the faculty of The Ecumenical Institute for Theological Research in Jerusalem. Bailey also spent time as Theologian in Residence with the Episcopal Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, and Canon of the Cathedral.
The Dr. J. Calvin Rose Memorial Seminar honors Dr. J. Calvin Rose, who was a 1933 alumnus of ¾¨Ó㴫ý. He served as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in New Castle from 1937-1955, and then at the Miami Shores Presbyterian Church in Florida until his retirement in 1978.Â
The event is open to the public. For reservations, contact Linda Wilson at (724 ) 946-7364 or e-mail lwilson@westminster.edu before Feb. 23.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Young Presbyterian Scholars are sponsoring an "Alternative Gift Market" Friday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Carlson Atrium located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"Shoppers can browse through display booths to find a gift to fit any budget from $1 to as much as you would like to spend," said Carey Anne Meyer-LaSor, coordinator of the Young Presbyterian Scholars Program. "Many of us are past where we actually 'need' gifts, but many people in the world are not. We wanted to supply a way to share what we have, but still recognize and honor our friends and relatives."
Alternative Gifts International gives people a way to help the poor and the planet, while honoring a friend or family member. The Alternative Gift Market concept is simple. Colorful displays are set up by the students to represent various Alternative Gift Projects. Projects are chosen by "shopping," and then a shopper may choose from AGM gift cards to give to their recipient, along with a project information sheet (included) for their purchase. This year, students will be hosting projects such as "New Life for Child Soldiers (Colombia)," "Endangered Girls (Southeast Asia)," " Rescue a Reef (Jamaica)," and "One Hundred New Homes (Haiti)."
Alternative Gifts catalogues will be available so that shoppers can view the remaining projects. The fair will also include items from the New Wilmington Presbyterian SERRV/a Greater Gift Shop, which represents crafts from 33 third-world counties, and a refreshment table selling fair trade coffee from the Presbyterian Coffee Project. The ¾¨Ó㴫ý chapter of Habitat for Humanity will have information tables on their "One Hundred New Homes" project.
"We are one of only 14 schools and colleges in the United States to sponsor one of these special sales," Meyer-LaSor said. "We hope to surpass last year's total of over $2,600 in world-wide gifts."
Contact Meyer-LaSor at (724) 946-7365 or e-mail meyerca@westminster.edu for more information.
Dr. Clarence Harms, professor of biology emeritus, will continue the biology seminars at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center with a discussion of symbiotic relationships.
¾¨Ó㴫ý announces several personal enrichment and leisure courses this fall. Continuing Education classes and seminars are non-credit and are open to all interested individuals. Formal admission to ¾¨Ó㴫ý is not required.
Dr. David Swerdlow, associate professor of English at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently had his book of poetry, Small Holes in the Universe, published by WordTech Editions.
More than 200 students from area junior and senior high schools competed in regional competition of History Day at ¾¨Ó㴫ý March 25.
With a theme of "Rights and Responsibilities in History" students entered one of thirteen categories: individual or group exhibits, individual or group performance, individual or group documentary, or individual paper.
Students from eight area high schools will attend the Future Business Leaders of America Regional Leadership Conference Tuesday, Jan. 23, at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science hosted a Summer Experiences colloquium Sept. 20.
¾¨Ó㴫ý Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) successfully defended its divisional championship at the SIFE Regional Competition April 8 in Philadelphia.
Three ¾¨Ó㴫ý mathematics students participated in the 69th annual Putnam Examination held Dec. 6 on campus.
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