September 2021 News In Brief
September was a busy month at Westminster College! Below are just a few highlights of on- and off-campus events that involved students, faculty, and staff. Dr. Barri Bumgarner, Assistant Professor of Education and...
Tagged: America’s National Churchill Museum
Gov. Michael Parson Joins Westminster for Museum Reopening Event on Latshaw Plaza
Missouri Gov. Michael Parson joined Westminster College officials at 11 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2021, on Latshaw Plaza to kick off three full days of events celebrating the reopening of America’s National Churchill Museum....
Westminster College Announces Closing of $13,010,000 Bond Financing
FULTON, MO — August 11, 2021: Westminster College (the “College”) announced the successful closing of its $13,010,000 (Par Value) Series 2021 Bonds issued through the Industrial Development Authority of Callaway County, MO (the “Authority”),...
Gov. Michael Parson to Kick Off Museum Reopening Events on Weekend of July 30
With the COVID-19 pandemic now on the decline, America’s National Churchill Museum (ANCM) will reopen to the public on Friday, July 30, 2021, after a 16-month closure. The day will kick off a weekend...
Junior Cydney Funk Named 2021-2022 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact
Westminster College is pleased to announce that junior Cydney Funk of Fulton, MO, has been selected as a 2021-2022 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact. The Boston-based non-profit organization carefully selected 290 students across...
Dr. G. David Gearhart to Deliver Commencement 2021 Address on May 8
Commencement exercises for Westminster College’s 2021 graduating class will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, in a socially distanced outdoor ceremony in front of the College’s historic Columns. In keeping with...
75th Anniversary Event Raises $425,000 and Makes Hundreds of Worldwide Headlines
Westminster College was front and center before an international audience earlier this month as media from across the country and around the world covered the 75th anniversary of a speech that forever linked the...
A Minor Issue: Students Minoring in Museum Studies Create Virtual Exhibit
Three Westminster students minoring in Museum Studies recently executed a special virtual exhibit for America’s National Churchill Museum in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech. Leah Grohs, ’22; Kirsten...
Russia-1 Television Travels to Campus for 75th Anniversary of ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech
Journalists with Russia-1 TV interviewed Dr. Mark Boulton, Chair of the Department of History (pictured), and Timothy Riley, the Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Director and Chief Curator of America’s National Churchill Museum,...
Alumnus Creates In-Depth Documentary on Churchill Statue and Its Sculptor
Alumnus Steve Stinson, ’73 ΣΑΕ, of Roanoke, VA, is an artist and documentarian who created Franta & Winston, a new film on Czech-British sculptor Franta Belsky and his creation of the Winston Churchill statue — an...
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