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A Service of Remembrance in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held Sunday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. in ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Wallace Memorial Chapel. The worship service is open to the public.
Keith Corso, ¾¨Ó㴫ý instructor of communication studies, will present "Extreme Makeover: PowerPoint Edition" at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
¾¨Ó㴫ý will host "Alternative Energy 101: Solar Power" Saturday, June 5, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Field Station.
Dr. SoYoung Kang, ¾¨Ó㴫ý assistant professor of education, has received a 2011 Elizabeth Breathwaite Mini-Grant to support her research and a cultural exchange program between ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Preschool Lab and the Yerang Preschool in South Korea.
¾¨Ó㴫ý students Sara Seiberling and Douglas Swanson will present their senior recital Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The program is free and open to the public.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Three ¾¨Ó㴫ý librarians attended the American Library Association Annual Conference June 21-26 in Anaheim, Calif.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Kerri Duerr, ¾¨Ó㴫ý assistant professor of biology, will present research on how birds view habitats at the Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, April 10, at 11:40 a.m. in Mueller Theater of McKelvey Campus Center.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. David Swerdlow, ¾¨Ó㴫ý professor of English, has earned the 2014-2015 Henderson Lectureship Award.
Kenneth J. Romig, a 1985 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate, has been appointed as Vice President for Finance and Management Services at ¾¨Ó㴫ý.
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Kenneth J. Romig as vice president for finance and management services effective July 1," ¾¨Ó㴫ý President R. Thomas Williamson said. "Ken will be working with Bill Birkhead, who is retiring after 17 years of outstanding service to the College, on the transition matters beginning May 24."
Romig is currently senior vice president of finance at Sky Bank, a $12 billion bank with offices in five sates and the largest subsidiary of Sky Financial Group, Inc. He earned his CPA certification in 1987. Romig worked as senior auditor for Arthur Anderson & Co. in Pittsburgh, before becoming vice president and controller, then chief financial officer for the First Western Bancorp, Inc.Â
"My enthusiasm for this position is the result of the experiences that I had as a student, my ongoing interactions with ¾¨Ó㴫ý as an alumnus, and as a member of the New Wilmington community," Romig said. "As a resident of New Wilmington for the past 15 years and as a member of the New Wilmington Borough Council for the past 10 years, I am very familiar with the vital role that ¾¨Ó㴫ý plays in enriching the lives of area residents."
Romig resides in New Wilmington with his wife, Kimberly, and their two children, Nicole and Nathan. He is also a member of Jameson Memorial Hospital Board, and a deacon in the New Wilmington Presbyterian Church.
Sandip Burman, an internationally renowned Tabla artist, returns to ¾¨Ó㴫ý in concert Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"Sandip's instrument, the tabla, is an indigenous Indian instrument from the percussion family," said Dr. Tad Greig, director of bands at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "Sandip has been recognized as one of the most talented on this instrument. He has performed throughout the world and has recorded with many other classical and jazz musicians. He will be joined by his sister."
Burman infuses the sound of his native music with traditional jazz. His performances are marked with spontaneous innovation and tonal purity, even when he is delivering complex rhythmic patterns at dazzling speeds.
Burman has collaborated and toured with Bela Fleck, and is one of the guest artists on the Fleckton's Grammy award-winning album, "Outbound."Â He has also had the honor of playing with jazz legends Jack DeJohnette, Al DiMeola, Glen Velez, Paul McCandless, Andy Narell, and Victor Wooten.
He has performed in concert at the Getty Museum, the Kennedy Center, Street Scene, First Night Providence, House of Blues Chicago, Nelson Atkins Museum, Wolftrap, Ravinia Festival, Skirball Cultural Center, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and the Sterngrove Festival.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Greig at (724) 946-7279 or e-mail greigrt@westminster.edu.
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