The Westminster College campus community will celebrate the Great North American Solar Eclipse—a total solar eclipse passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada—on Monday, April 8, and the public is invited to campus for a free public viewing event and a variety of activities and programming for guests of all ages.
The Office of Professional Development and Community Engagement at Westminster College is launching a new educational initiative this January and local residents interested in effecting positive change in the community are invited to participate.
Beginning on Thursday, Jan. 18, the seven-week workshop “Changing the World, One Community at a Time” will run each Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the McGill Memorial Library on Westminster’s campus. The final session will be held Thursday, Feb. 29.
Open to community members and Westminster students, the workshop will challenge how participants think about how small- and large-scale change happens in the world and will feature a variety of speakers, hands-on experiences and active bridge-building between Westminster’s campus and the local community. Participants will reflect on their perspectives on how change happens and evaluate the assets and challenges of their community, ultimately contributing to a small, collabo
Regional college and high school students earned top awards for their project entries in Westminster College’s 16th annual Student Symposium on the Environment held Dec. 7.