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College experience camps

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT

The lazy days of summer can often be a little too lazy.

"Summer-itis" usually sets in around July when kids become antsy and bored, looking for something to keep them occupied.

Luckily, Westminster College has the solution. Westminster offers a number of camps for future college students looking to sharpen their skills or experience something new.

Wakeboarding is mine

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT

My life forever changed because of an email. It was two weeks prior to the end of my everlasting college career. The email was from my childhood hero Justin Stephens and it went a little something like this.

"Random Question� would you ever consider working full time for Company Wakeboards?"

My heart skipped a beat.

Loving and loathing the Kennedys

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Senior Mare Fackrell was a runner up in the Giovale Library Research Competition this year. He research project, "Loathing, Vanity, Nostalgia, and America's Royal Family: The Public's Love/Hate Relationship with the Kennedys," was also her history thesis.

The Research

Fackrell submitted her 50-page thesis, complete with eight pages of bibliography, to the competition in early April.

Westminster College community garden

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT

The Westminster Environmental Center is bringing together a community of students who are committed to keeping both their bodies and their earth thriving and healthy.

Located off of 1200 East, directly across from the lower entrance to the Jewett parking garage is the organic campus garden.

Commencement 2010 Awards

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Commencement is about more than bagpipes, robes and diplomas.

Students and faculty will be recognized for their contributions to Westminster College and among those honored is this years' student speaker Hans Romo, Bill Bynum, who is the winner of the Gore Excellence in Teaching Award and Susan Gunter, who is the winner of the Manford & June Shaw Excellence in Research Award.

Outstanding student awards for the 2009-2010 year

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Common Ground Writing Contest
Personal Essay: Amanda Ruiz, "Andes"
Research Paper: Julia Breinholt, "The Thistle Landslide"
Multimedia: Brady Perron, video

Research Projects Awards
Winner:�Angela Swensen, "The Impact of Clubhouse Participation on the Utilization of Mental Health Services"
Runners up: Marian Fackrell, "Loathing, Vanity, Nostalgia, and America's Royal Family: The Public's Love/Hate Relationship with the Kennedys"
Ben Walker, "The Effects of Premarital Sex on Marriage"
Faculty advisors: Leesa Ellis, Susan Cottler, Jennifer Simmonds
First place winner received $200 and each runner-up received $150, courtesy of 'The New York Times.