Category: Service

The Wilder Life: Alumni Twins David and Joseph Wilder Are Flying High in the U.S. Air Force

This article is one of a series that examines the ROTC experience at Westminster College. David, ’22 IND, and Joseph Wilder, ’22 IND, are identical twins from Jefferson City, Missouri, who were Westminster roommates,...

Proud to Serve: Junior Aiden Petterson Was Missouri’s Head Tennis Coach During 2022 Special Olympics USA Games

Westminster College junior Aiden Petterson is combining his passion for sports with a servant’s heart by developing lifelong relationships as a volunteer for the Special Olympics. Last summer, Petterson served as the head tennis...

Alpha Eta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order Teams With Veteran Non-Profit to Present Wounded Veteran With All-Terrain Wheelchair on Oct. 22  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fulton, Mo. ‒ Oct. 18, 2022:Life as Eric Jordan knew it changed forever in 2004 while serving in Iraq as an infantryman with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division: The 2.5-ton...

Blue Jays Flock to Local YMCA to Help Seniors Through Fitness Testing

Health and Wellness major Robert Shifrin, ‘20 KA, recently enjoyed a rare break from campus at the Senior Fitness Testing and Community Luncheon on Feb. 21 at the YMCA of Callaway County in Fulton. He says the hands-on opportunity helped him professionally in...

A Forest of Possibilities: Alumna is a Ph.D. Candidate After a Stint in a Japanese Forest

Rachel Becknell, ’08, found her purpose in a Japanese forest after majoring in international studies and Spanish at Westminster, and the experience forever changed her life. Today Becknell is a Ph.D. candidate in evolution,...