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January=20
2011 Newsletter
Westminster Parent=
s=20
Association
=96=20
Enhancing Stude=
nt Life=20
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A Message f=
rom the=20
Parents Association=20
President
=20
Dear=20
Westminster College Parents,
=20
Happy=20
New Year! We hope that you had an enjoyable time w=
ith=20
your students during the holiday break. It is alwa=
ys=20
wonderful to have them home to catch up on how sch=
ool is=20
going, grades and friends. It is also nice to send=
them=20
back again especially given some of the hours our=
=20
students keep!
=20
Things=20
are back in full swing on campus. Classes are up a=
nd=20
running and all is going well. The seniors are now=
on=20
the home stretch with many becoming anxious about =
what=20
turn life will take next. Graduation will be May=20
7th so now would be a good time to make=
hotel=20
reservations for those of you who will be=20
attending.
=20
Lastly,=20
there will be another Parent Association board mee=
ting=20
at the end of February. If you have question=
s,=20
comments or concerns that you would like us to add=
ress,=20
please contact us or anyone on the board. We are h=
ere to=20
serve as your voice with the caring and responsive=
staff=20
of Westminster College. We look forward to hearing=
=20
from you.
=20
Sincerely,
Liz=20
and Mike Gibbons
=20
If=20
you ever have any questions or concerns, please co=
ntact=20
either one of us at:
=20
Liz: =20
http://lin=
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or 314-560-3303
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Mike: =20
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or 314-650-8783
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BR>
Celebrating Acade=
mic=20
Excellence
=20
302=20
Westminster students were named to the Dean=92s Li=
st for=20
the fall 2010 semester. This=20
represents over 25% of the entire student=20
body! Congratulations to all De=
an=92s=20
list students for their outstanding academic=20
accomplishments.
=
;
View=20
the entire Dean=92s List here=
=20
=20
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Honored by =
The=20
Carnegie Foundation <=
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Westminster College w=
as=20
recently recognized by The Carnegie Foundation for=
=20
achieving excellence in programs that focus on com=
munity=20
engagement.
=20
Westminster was one of only 4 colleges =
and=20
universities in Missouri to receive this prestigio=
us=20
honor.
=20
Read=20
more about this honor
=
Serious Abo=
ut=20
Service
=20
At the end of last semest=
er,=20
members of the student organization known as the=20
Westminster Poverty Initiative established a=20
ground-breaking new program on campus and in the l=
ocal=20
community that is truly changing lives.
=20
Students=20
partnered with the College food service company, F=
resh=20
Ideas, to create an =93excess food program=94 in w=
hich=20
excess food from the campus dining hall is donated=
=20
everyday to local families in need.=20
Learn=20
about this amazing service project=20
&n=
bsp;=20
Academic As=
sessments=20
and Promising=20
Programs=20
=20
Representatives=20
from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Sec=
ondary=20
Education will be on campus February 5-9 to partic=
ipate=20
in the re-accreditation process for Westminster=92=
s=20
Education Department.
=20
Westminster=92s=20
Office of Residential and Greek Life hosted a cons=
ulting=20
program called The Ripple Initiative to begin the=
=20
process of strengthening and transforming the Coll=
ege=92s=20
Greek community as part of the 2010 goal to become=
the=20
model small college Greek system in the nation.&nb=
sp;=20
=20
This Februa=
ry Think=20
FAFSA
=20
![](3D"http://images.grwhit-marketer130.com/UserIm=) The Free Application for F=
ederal=20
Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available
for the=20
2011-2012 academic year. Priori=
ty=20
deadline is February 15.
=20
www.fafsa.ed.gov/=
=20
Connect wit=
h the=20
Westminster Community Near=20
You
=20
Attend=20
a Westminster event in your area! =20
It=92s the perfect opportunity to connect w=
ith=20
fellow Westminster parents, alumni and College sta=
ff=20
members.
=20
Washington, DC
Wednesday,=20
February 2
Event=20
details here
=20
Little Rock,=20
AR
Wednesday,=20
February 23
Event=20
details here
=20
Dallas, TX=
Thursday,=20
February 24
Event=20
details here
=20
Use Your=20
Resources!=20
=20
Your=20
Parents Association Advisory Council (PAC) is comp=
osed=20
of current parents who coordinate the main objecti=
ves=20
and initiatives for the Westminster Parents=20
Association. They support Stude=
nt=20
Life programming in the effort to enhance your stu=
dents=92=20
overall experience at Westminster. =20
=20
Have=20
questions, concerns, ideas, or just want to connec=
t with=20
other parents?
Your PAC members are a perfect=20
resource. =20
=20
Click=20
here and get to know your PAC members=20
=
;=20
Faculty=20
Favorites
Get To Know Dr. Dave Collins, Prof=
essor of=20
English
=20
What is your favorite par=
t of=20
teaching?
I=20
have students that do okay in class, but who work=
=20
without joy. But once or twice =
every=20
semester, I=92ll see a light go on in their eyes a=
nd=20
they=92ll really start to engage in class.=20
That makes it worth it. =
=20
What=20
is your favorite part about teaching at=20
Westminster?
I=20
love teaching at a school the size of Westminster.=
=20
We only have about 35 to 45 Eng=
lish=20
majors at a time, so I am able to have students in=
class=20
at least three or four times before they graduate.=
=20
I can watch them grow from tent=
ative=20
freshmen into seniors with interesting honors=20
projects.
I=20
also love that I have the opportunity to have clos=
e=20
friends in many different departments.=20
At a large university I would o=
nly=20
have to know the English Department. =20
At a small school like Westminster, I have =
made=20
close friends with those outside my discipline. It=
=92s a=20
liberal arts education for faculty!
=20
What=20
do you want every Westminster student to read befo=
re=20
he/she graduates?
Shakespeare=92s=20
King Lear. I think I answer this differently than =
I=20
would have twenty years ago. Ki=
ng=20
Lear is about a giant shift in the world.=20
One way of the world is ending =
and=20
another, lesser, world is beginning. I think we al=
l=20
experience that every twenty years or so, and I th=
ink=20
you need to be prepared for that in=20
life.
=20
Stay up to date =
on campus=20
events and make connections with the=20
Westminster=20
family. =20
Search =93Westminster College MO=94 and bec=
ome a=20
fan!
Help Your S=
tudent=20
Succeed
Career Expo 2011
=20
The=20
Office of Career Services will host their annual C=
areer=20
Expo on Tuesday, February 15th.&n=
bsp;=20
This is the largest Career Services event e=
ach=20
year on campus, hosting dozens of organizations fr=
om=20
study abroad and internship programs to profession=
al job=20
recruiters.
&nb=
sp;=20
This event is designed to help all Westminster=
=20
students find meaningful opportunities both as stu=
dents=20
and as graduates. Make sure to=
=20
encourage your student to=20
attend!
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nbsp; =20
Greek Life=20
Spotlight=20
Congratulations to the Men of Kapp=
a Alpha=20
Order
=20
The men of the Kappa Alph=
a Order=20
fraternity recently established a Brothers for Oth=
ers=20
program that supports a local homeless shelter.&nb=
sp;=20
This program demonstrates how Greek life at Westmi=
nster=20
and student leadership programs shape our students=
to=20
lead lives of service, success and significance.=20
Read=20
about the men of Kappa Alpha=20
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=20
=20
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Celebrating=20
Students
=20
Congratulations=20
to Rachel Backes for being named the SLIAC Women=
=92s=20
Basketball Player of the Week
for=20
the week of January 3-9.
=20
New=20
members of the SAAC Executive Members: Sean=
=20
Peterson (President); Kenna Cornelson (Vice Presid=
ent);=20
Graham Lloyd (Secretary); Katy Braden and Tyler Wa=
lker=20
(Fundraising Co-Chairs); Megan Gunnels (Public Rel=
ations=20
Chair); Jill Bary (Brother-Sister/Faculty Rep Chai=
r);=20
Michelle Fandl (Philanthropy Chair); Mark Wright a=
nd=20
Sarah Heeter (SLIC Representatives).
=20
Derek Dailey and Mulubrhan Gebrekidan w=
ere=20
selected to attend the Clinton Global Initiative=20
University at the University of California-San Die=
go=20
this April.
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Blue Jay Ba=
sketball=20
Buzz
Men=92s and Women=92s Teams on=20
Fire!
=20
Both=20
of the Westminster College basketball teams are ha=
ving=20
incredibly successful seasons. =
The=20
Blue Jay women are 11-5 overall and first and unde=
feated=20
in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference p=
lay at=20
8-0. The Westminster men, the=20
two-time defending SLIAC champions, are 10-7 overa=
ll and=20
first in the league at 7-1. And both of the teams =
are=20
home grown.
=20
The majority of the mi=
nutes for=20
each team are played by local student-athletes.=20
Fifty-three percent of the minutes on the women=92=
s team=20
come from central Missouri kids. Rachel Backes, a =
junior=20
guard from Tipton, Missouri, has played a team-hig=
h 497=20
minutes in 15 games and leads the team and league =
in=20
scoring at 15.8 points a game and assists at 4.5 a=
game.=20
Leigh Ann Lutz, a freshman from California, Missou=
ri, is=20
third in minutes at 373 in 16 games and averages 1=
0.2=20
points a game off the=20
bench.
=20
Cheer on the Blue Jay=20
basketball teams at the reaming games of this=20
season! =20
Click=20
here for game schedules=20
=20
Sixty-two percent of the m=
en=92s=20
minutes come from central Missouri students.=20
Jake Vislay, a senior from Jeff=
erson=20
City, Missouri, has logged a team-high 514 minutes=
over=20
17 games and leads the team in scoring at 16.1 poi=
nts a=20
game. Skylar Tolson, a sophomor=
e from=20
Columbia, Missouri, has played 505 minutes in 17 g=
ames=20
and averages 12.8 points a game, and Justin Gilmor=
e, a=20
senior from Jefferson City, Missouri, is fourth in=
=20
minutes at 386 over 17 games and is scoring 10.9 p=
oints=20
a game.
=20
Brighten Your Stu=
dent's=20
Day
As=20
parents, we know that all you want to do is find a=
way=20
to let your student know that you are thinking of =
him or=20
her. A great way to brighten yo=
ur=20
student=92s day is to send a =93surprise package=
=94 filled=20
with goodies & treats.
The =
Office=20
of Student Life and Student Activities sponsors a=
=20
surprise package program where you click this link and=20
choose the package you want to send. =20
Then your gift will be delivered to your st=
udent=20
to keep them smiling all day long. =20
Proceeds from this program benefit Students=
=20
Activities.
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; =20
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Westminster In the News
=20
Jean Carnahan honored in=
=20
college's exhibit =96 =
KRCG=20
TV
Blue Jays' shooting hards=
hips=20
play factor in first SLIAC loss =96 Ful=
ton Sun=20
1/21/11
Fraternity creates 'Broth=
ers for=20
Others' to contribute to community =96=
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Fulton Sun 1/19/11
EDUCATION DIGEST =96=20
St. Louis Post Dispatch 1/19/11
Westminster to make holiday a learni=
ng=20
experience =96 Fulton Sun=20
1/14/11
Access Mo. scholarships t=
o=20
increase =96 Fulton Sun=20
1/14/10
Marshall new track coach =
at=20
Westminster College =
=96=20
Jefferson City News Tribune 1/11/11
No. 13 Lady Owls build bi=
g=20
first-half lead, bury Harris-Stowe =96=
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Fulton Sun 1/11/11
Fulton, London firemen la=
y=20
wreaths at churches in memory of WW II blitz=20
=96 Fulton Sun 12/30/10
Pealing church bells toda=
y to=20
recall US-British link during World War II<=
/A> =96=20
Fulton Sun 12/29/10
Fulton couple provides fa=
mily for=20
international students =96 Fulton S=
un=20
12/26/10
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Talk to the Westminster Paren=
ts=20
Association
=20
Contact us to get involved,=
ask=20
questions or give=20
suggestions! &=
nbsp; =20
parents@westminster-mo.edu<=
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=20
Julia Dun=
lap,=20
Parent Coordinator
Julia.Dunlap@westminster-mo.edu
573.592.5194 &nbs=
p;
=20
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