Student-Faculty Research: Mathematics
Love math? In the above video, Mandy Bright, ’14, and Dr. Erin Martin demonstrate graph theory at Westminster College. Graph theory is one of the fastest growing areas in mathematics. (For the math faint...
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Jenna Teter, Rotary International Scholarship Winner
Jenna Teter, Class of 2014, will pursue her dreams of studying abroad after being chosen to receive a $30,000 Global Scholars scholarship from District 6080 of Rotary International. The scholarship is limited to one...
Life After Graduation: Class of 2014
The Class of 2014 passed through the Columns into life after Westminster on May 10. Where did they go? Here are a few highlights of where they are working and studying, post-grad. Ernst &...
An Alum’s Love Letter to Liberal Arts
Above, Dr. James Patrick Murphy ’81 speaks after accepting his Alumni Achievement Award during Alumni Weekend 2014. “At Westminster College my intellect was challenged, my imagination was freed, and my passions were set ablaze....
Grading the New SAT
Full disclosure: I hated standardized tests as a student and was deathly ill before each try at the SAT and the GRE. I’m one of those self-proclaimed “don’t test well” people, yet I managed...
Diversity Week at Westminster
Westminster is one of the most diverse colleges in the nation, and Diversity Week is an annual celebration of that diversity. Through a series of events centered on the theme “The Story Within” we...
A WestMo Student Finds Herself Abroad
Above, Karen Hardeman, ’15, rides a camel in Morocco. Karen is spending spring semester 2014 studying in Oviedo, Spain. Read on to find out how a rough start turned out to be the start...
Churchill Weekend in Photos
Churchill Weekend 2014 was a historic event for the National Churchill Museum. We were excited to welcome Churchill biographer Paul Reid, the 2014 Kemper Lecturer, to the campus of Westminster College. It was also a privilege...
2014 Kemper Lecture with Paul Reid
The 2014 Kemper Lecturer was Paul Reid, co-author of the third volume of William Manchester’s Churchill biography “The Last Lion”. Reid is a journalist and in an effort to play to his strength in...
Why have faculty tenure?
Above, Philosophy Professor Rich Geneen At a liberal arts college, the chief responsibility of faculty is to offer our students an education that: frees the mind to explore new ideas, stresses learning to think...
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