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March=20
2011 Newsletter
Westmin=
ster=20
Parents Association=20
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A Message f=
rom the=20
Parents Association=20
President =20
Dear Westminster Parents;=20
Even=20
though spring break has come and gone for our=20
Westminster students, it seems that Mother Nature =
cannot=20
let go of winter. However it sh=
ould=20
end soon, in time for all the springtime campus=20
festivities including Spring Fling, Greek Week and=
=20
Senior Celebration Month.
=20
The Parents Association Advisory Council had a=
very=20
productive meeting on campus in late February. Pre=
sident=20
Forsythe attended the meeting to talk with parents=
and=20
present an overview of the College=E2=80=99s progr=
ess in its=20
strategic planning process. As=
=20
always, it was wonderful to have the opportunity t=
o talk=20
with President Forsythe and gain inspiration from =
his=20
passion for the College.
&nbs=
p;=20
We are very fortunate to have a leader like=20
President Forsythe as Westminster moves forward wi=
th the=20
goal of becoming nationally recognized as the best=
=20
school in the country at developing leaders in a g=
lobal=20
community. Westminster=E2=80=99s drive for excelle=
nce to be the=20
best means that our students will be challenged an=
d=20
supported so that they leave college prepared to t=
ackle=20
the complex issues of world.
=20
It will be exciting to see all the great thing=
s that=20
our students do =E2=80=93 now and in the=20
future!
=20
Liz: =20
lgibbons@csd.org<=
/FONT>=20
or 314-560-3303
=20
Mike: =20
Mgibbons@stinson.com=20
or=20
314-650-8783
&nb=
sp;
The Countdo=
wn =E2=80=98til=20
Commencement Is=20
Underway!
=20
![](3D"http://images.grwhit-marketer130.com/UserIm=) Commencement Weekend is a=
special=20
time on campus as graduates and their families &am=
p;=20
friends celebrate the accomplishments of their pas=
t four=20
years at Westminster.
Stay informed on =
all the=20
details for Graduation 2011 by checking out=20
Westminster=E2=80=99s official graduation site:
www.westminster-mo.edu/go/graduation
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;=20
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/FONT>
Students Survive =
Spring=20
Fever
=20
From trips abroad to trip=
s across=20
the country, Westminster students took advantage o=
f=20
Spring Break by participating in several exciting=
=20
projects.
=20
Enjoy these stories of service and phot=
os of=20
friendship from Westminster students
and =
their=20
Spring Break adventures.
=20
Spring Break=20
Adventures
=20
&n=
bsp;
Seize the S=
ummer=20
2011
Westminster students will=
have=20
the opportunity to get involved in a variety of pr=
ograms=20
this summer, from 3-week summer courses to=20
online classes and summer internships.&=
nbsp;=20
These summer programs provide students with=
a=20
greater sense of flexibility in managing their sch=
edules=20
and course loads during their undergraduate=20
career. Encourage you students to adva=
ntage=20
of these programs this=20
summer!
=20
Learn more about=
=20
Westminster=E2=80=99s summer=20
opportunities
&=
nbsp; =20
Students Present=
=20
Research at Scholars=20
Forum =20
Westminster will host the=
=20
4th Annual Undergraduate Scholars Forum=
on=20
April 14, 2011. The Scholars Forum gives students =
the=20
opportunity to highlight their research and academ=
ic=20
accomplishments. This year, nea=
rly=20
150 students will present research from 18 academi=
c=20
fields.
Undergraduate Sch=
olars=20
Forum
&nb=
sp; =20
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/SPAN>
Recognizing=
Top=20
Student=20
Achievements<=
/FONT>=20
=20
The annual Honors and Awards Ceremony is held =
each=20
spring to recognize outstanding student=20
achievements. A wide range of a=
wards=20
are presented including major scholarship awards,=
=20
academic department awards and recognitions of top=
honor=20
societies. Parents and friends =
are=20
invited to attend this special ceremony to help=20
celebrate student achievements.
=20
Honors=20
and Awards Ceremony
Tuesday,=20
April 12, 2011
Church=20
of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury
11:00am
=20
Bringing a =
New Sounds=20
to School Spirit=20
=20
We all know the=20
Westminster colors and the Blue Jay mascot,=20
but how many=
people=20
know the Westminster Fight Song? =20
Thanks=20
to Blue Jay Glee Club, the Westminster Fight=20
Song was brought back to life this year! =
; Show=20
your parent pride & learn the fight=20
song!
&n=
bsp;=20
Enjoy a video of the West=
minster=20
Fight Song =
&n=
bsp; =20
=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=E2=80=99=20
overall experience at Westminster. Have=20
questions, concerns, ideas, or just want to connec=
t with=20
other parents? Your PAC members are a perfec=
t=20
resource. =20
=
; =20
Click here and ge=
t to know=20
your PAC=20
members =
; =20
Want Your S=
tudent=20
Hanging Around the House All=20
Summer?=20
We didn=E2=80=99t think so!=
=20
=20
The=20
Office of Career Services is here to help!&n=
bsp;=20
They host a series of workshops and seminar=
s all=20
year to help students prepare for their future car=
eers =E2=80=93=20
but they can also help your students find great su=
mmer=20
internships and job opportunities. =20
Help keep your students off the couch this =
summer=20
and encourage them to attend these workshops befor=
e the=20
semester ends.
=20
Interviewing=20
Workshop
Thursday,=20
April 7
Resume=20
Writing Workshop
Tuesday,=20
April 12
Summer=20
Internship Meeting
Tuesday,=20
April 26 |
=20
Stay up to date =
on campus=20
events and make connections with the=20
Westminster=20
family. =20
Search =E2=80=9CWestminster College MO=E2=
=80=9D and become a=20
fan!
Celebrating Stude=
nt=20
Successes
=20
Derick=20
Dailey and Hannah Minchow-Proffitt attended the=20
Institute for Faith and Public Life at Princeton=20
Theological Seminary.
=20
Courtney=20
Luebbert attended the NCAA Sports and Entertainmen=
t=20
Summit in Los Angeles, CA.
=20
Newly=20
elected Executive Officers for Alpha Chi: Be=
cca=20
Reape, President; Nathan Moulton, Vice President; =
and=20
Emily Grand, Secretary/Treasurer.
=20
Lara=20
Banner was named the 2011 Emerson Fellow and will=
=20
complete an internship in Washington, D.C.<=
/P>
=20
The=20
following teams were selected as Westminster=E2=80=
=99s=20
representatives in the Take a Friend Home Program =
for=20
this summer: (1) Yiren Xu and Andrew Roberts=
on=20
will travel to China (2) Misty Todd and Sneha Bhan=
dari=20
will travel to Nepal and (3) Tselmeg Enkhbayar and=
=20
Joseph Armendariz will travel to Mongolia. =20
=20
Alyssa=20
Baker was named the Volunteer of the month.
=20
Pradipti=20
Rajbhandari and Sneha Bhandari had their grant pro=
posal=20
accepted by the Davis Foundation 100 Projects for=
=20
Peace. They will participate in a summer pro=
ject=20
in Nepal to install water purification systems in =
public=20
schools.
=20
Halimatou=20
Bachir Abdou, Kristin Bail, Hilda Ibriga, Zhengtao=
=20
(Peter) Ji, Jaclyn Muff, Angie Schenewerk, and Bri=
gitta=20
Vieyra are attending Alpha Chi National Convention=
in=20
San Diego, CA as representatives of Westminster=E2=
=80=99s=20
Missouri Delta chapter of Alpha=20
Chi.
Derick=
Dailey=20
and Mulubrhan Gebrekidan are=20
attending the Clinton Global=20
Institute University 2011 in San Diego.
Kristin=20
Bail, Jue Jue Min Thu, Emily Moore, Mylhan Myers a=
nd=20
James Phiri are attending and presenting research/=
papers=20
at the Illinois State University Political Science=
=20
Conference in Normal, IL.
Jennif=
er=20
Hanson, megan Hardeman, Nataha Ives, Jessica Kickh=
am,=20
Robert Marti, Kathleen McKinney, Kelli McKinley, L=
aura=20
Messer, Andrew Robertson and Misty Todd are attend=
ing=20
Peer Health Educator Conference in Kansas=20
City.
Celebrating Alumn=
i=20
Successes
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR:=
#003366; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> =20
The alumni of Westminster=
are the=20
College=E2=80=99s credentials --- living proof tha=
t our=20
students leave Westminster prepared to make a=
=20
difference in the world through their professional=
and=20
personal endeavors. Congratulations to=20
Westminster=E2=80=99s 2011 Alumni Award Winners. =20
Take a look at the significant work that so=
me of=20
our alumni are doing all over the nation.&nb=
sp;=20
One day, your students will join the ranks =
of=20
these alumni and will live out the values and idea=
ls of=20
Westminster.
=20
Outstanding alumn=
i=20
achievements
&n=
bsp; =20
=20
<=
/SPAN>
Churchill W=
eekend=20
Brings Special Guests to=20
Campus=
<=
/SPAN>
&nb=
sp; =20
The 2011 Churchill Weekend celebrated the=20
65th Anniversary of Winston Churchill=
=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CIron=20
Curtain Speech=E2=80=9D on the campus of Westminst=
er=20
College. The celebration brough=
t=20
special guest British Ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwa=
ld to=20
campus in addition to featured speaker, the Kemper=
=20
Lecturer Sir Max Hastings, WWII author=20
& scholar. =20
<=
/SPAN> &nb=
sp; =20
View photos from =
the=20
Churchill=20
Weekend
=
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Westminster In the News
=20
=
United Way=20
adds new fundraiser in effort to meet yearly=20
goal =E2=80=93 Fulton Sun 3/24/1=
1 =20
=
Inn shares=20
history with Westminster, celebra=
tes 15=20
years =E2=80=93 Fulton Sun=20
3/8/11
=
Churchill=20
Weekend puts focus on relationship between US,=20
Britain =E2=80=93 Fulton Sun=
=20
3/8/11
=
Churchill=20
Weekend Celebrates History =E2=
=80=93 KOMU=20
TV
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British=20
ambassador visits Westminster=20
College =E2=80=93 C=
olumbia Daily=20
Tribune 3/6/11
=
Professor=20
unsure about next Libyan government<=
/A> =E2=80=93=20
Fulton Sun 3/4/11
=
How many=20
emails do you get in a day? =E2=
=80=93 KRCG=20
TV
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Former US=20
ambassador to appear at Churchill=20
Museum =E2=80=93 Fulton Sun<=
/EM>=20
3/1/11
=20
<=
/SPAN>
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<=
/A>
=20
Julia Dun=
lap,=20
Parent Coordinator
Julia.Dunlap@westminster-mo.edu
573.592.5194 &nbs=
p;
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