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May 2011=20
Newsletter
Westminster Parents=20
Association
- Enhancing Student Life -=20
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| A Message f=
rom the=20
Parents Association=20
President=20
=20
Dear=20
Westminster College Parents,
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It's=20
hard to believe the school year is complete. Gradu=
ation=20
was the culmination of everything great at Westmin=
ster.=20
The volatile spring weather broke and was beautifu=
l. The=20
baccalaureate had an exceptional speaker, the Rev.=
=20
Michael Williams who graduated from WC in 1973. Hi=
s=20
message to the graduates was "Guard your Heart" qu=
oting=20
from proverbs. It was excellent=
.=20
=20
One=20
of the many strengths of a school the size of=20
Westminster was evident during graduation when all=
[or=20
nearly all] 210 graduate and their families were i=
n=20
attendance. Our graduates were sent off with a sen=
se of=20
purpose and joy. President Forsythe talked about t=
he=20
prestigious schools some will attend for higher de=
grees,=20
as well as a number who have exciting jobs in the=
=20
working world. It is comforting=
to=20
know they have been well prepared for what lies ah=
ead.=20
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Following=20
the ceremony, everyone proceeded to the columns. F=
our=20
years ago as freshman they walked through the colu=
mns=20
onto campus with nervous anticipation, unsure of w=
hat to=20
expect. That day, walking back through the columns=
, they=20
were leaving college happy, confident and successf=
ul. As=20
the graduates lingered on the hill, taking picture=
with=20
family and friends, they were not quite ready to l=
eave=20
behind the wonderful memories.
=20
Thank=20
you, Westminster College, for a spectacular four y=
ears.=20
And to those parents with returning students or in=
coming=20
freshman, remind your sons and daughters to savor =
every=20
moment of their college experience. It goes very=20
quickly.
=20
Sincerely,
Mike=20
and Liz Gibbons
=20
Liz:
lgibbons@csd.org or=20
314.560.3303
Mike:=
Mgibbons@stinson.com or=
=20
314.650.8783
=20
Congratulat=
ions to=20
the Class of=20
2011!
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=20
To the Graduating Class of=
2011,=20
thank you for being a part of the Westminster fami=
ly for=20
the past 4 years and for all of the contributions =
you=20
have made to the College during your time here.&nb=
sp;=20
Even though you might be moving off campus soon,=20
remember that you will always be a part of the com=
munity=20
here.
=20
We look forward to hearing=
about the=20
wonderful things you all do as you enter the new=20
chapters in your lives. Keep in touch and vi=
sit=20
often! Westminster wishes you the very=20
best. &nbs=
p;
&n=
bsp;=20
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Class of 2011: Br=
ight=20
Futures Ahead
&nb=
sp;=20
From=20
Westminster to the World: =20
Westminster=E2=80=99s graduating Class of 2=
011 ends this=20
chapter in their lives ready to embark on new adve=
ntures=20
that are sure to both challenge and inspire=20
them. From prestigious graduate=
=20
studies at Vanderbilt to serving in the Teach for=
=20
America program, these 12 members of the Class of =
2011=20
are shining examples of how Westminster=E2=80=99s =
graduates=20
leave campus with knowledge, skill and an eagernes=
s to=20
make their mark on the world. =20
=20
Read Westminster =
Class of=20
2011 Success Stories
=
Dean's List=
for=20
Spring 2011 Announced
=20
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From=20
Westminster to the World: =20
Westminster=E2=80=99s graduating Class of 2=
011 ends this=20
chapter in their lives ready to embark on new adve=
ntures=20
that are sure to both challenge and inspire=20
them. From prestigious graduate=
=20
studies at Vanderbilt to serving in the Teach for=
=20
America program, these 12 members of the Class of =
2011=20
are shining examples of how Westminster=E2=80=99s =
graduates=20
leave campus with knowledge, skill and an eagernes=
s to=20
make their mark on the=20
world.
=
; =20
See Which Student=
s Made the=20
List!
&nb=
sp;=20
Keeping You On=20
Track
Important dates=20
for parents =20
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Wednesday,=20
June 1
Last=20
day to register for summer online=20
courses
Thursday,=20
June 16
Blue=20
Jay Road Trip kicks off in Kansas=20
City
Friday,=20
June 17
New student=20
pre-registration=20
=20
2010-2011 Athlete=
s of the=20
Year
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p; =20
Junior Rachel Backes, and=
seniors=20
Jeff Chacko and Jake Vislay have been chosen as th=
e=20
Westminster College Athletes of the Year.&nb=
sp;=20
Backes, a junior Biology major from Tipton,=
=20
Missouri, is a starting point guard on the women=
=E2=80=99s=20
basketball team. Backes is a De=
an=E2=80=99s=20
List student and a member of Chi Alpha Sigma, the=
=20
National College Athlete Honor Society. =
;=20
A three-year team captain, Backes was named=
SLIAC=20
Player of the Year, among other honors. =
;=20
=20
Chacko,=20
a senior from Little Rock, Arkansas, received his =
degree=20
in May in Classics and Biochemistry. He earned fou=
r=20
letters as a member of the men=E2=80=99s soccer te=
am. Chacko was=20
named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americ=
a=20
Men=E2=80=99s Soccer![3D"Chacko=](3D"http://images.grwhit-marketer130.com/UserIm=) Third Team. =
He=20
is a Dean's List student and a member of Chi Alpha=
=20
Sigma. Vislay, a senior from Jefferson City, Misso=
uri,=20
graduated in May with a degree in Business=20
Administration. Vislay was the 17th player in=20
Westminster men=E2=80=99s basketball history to sc=
ore more than=20
1,000 points. A Dean=E2=80=99s =
List student=20
and a member of Chi Alpha Sigma, Vislay was a memb=
er of=20
three consecutive conference champion teams and wa=
s a=20
two-time all-conference first-team selection and a=
=20
two-time member of the conference=E2=80=99s all-ac=
ademic=20
team.
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Keeping Joplin in Our Tho=
ughts and=20
Prayers
=20
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Westminster, along with t=
he nation,=20
is shocked by the tremendous loss of life and prop=
erty=20
the Joplin community has suffered. =20
Our hearts go out to the Joplin community a=
fter=20
the devastating tornado on May 22. (photo by Mike=20
Stone-Reuters)
&n=
bsp; =20
Read=20
President Forsythe's Message and Learn How You Can=
=20
Help
&n=
bsp;=20
May Pre-Registrat=
ion Was a=20
Success!
=20
Forty=20
families brought their new students to Westminster=
this=20
past Friday to register for classes, to attend=20
informational sessions, and to get a taste of life=
on=20
campus. Note: the next=20
pre-registration is June 17.=20
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=20
Churchill's Grand=
daughter=20
Attends Sculpture Dedication
=20
The=20
National Churchill Museum on Westminster=E2=80=99s=
campus=20
unveiled and dedicated a new statue of Winston Chu=
rchill=20
in a public ceremony on Friday, May 13. =
;=20
The sculpture was created by acclaimed St. =
Louis=20
artist Don Wiegand. Edwina Sand=
ys,=20
Granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill and artist =
of the=20
=E2=80=9CBreakthrough=E2=80=9D sculpture on campus=
, spoke at the event=20
to honor this new piece of artwork that celebrates=
the=20
life of her grandfather.
=20
View Pictures fro=
m the=20
Sculpture Dedication=20
Ceremony
=20
New Summer Progra=
m for High=20
School Students=20
Westminster College will h=
ost the=20
first annual Asian Summer Experience for high scho=
ol=20
students on our campus from July 17-22,=20
2011. Students will learn about=
the=20
culture, history, and politics of Asian Nations, l=
earn=20
introductory Chinese from a native speaker, and wi=
ll=20
interact with visiting students. =20
Students may also take the course for one h=
our of=20
college credit. For more inform=
ation,=20
contact Kurt=20
Jefferson.
=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!
=20
=20
Discover =E2=80=
=93 Develop =E2=80=93=20
Dedicate
Celebrating Westminster=E2=80=99s =
student=20
athletes
=20
Five=20
Westminster Baseball Players Win SLIAC=20
Honors
=20
Five=20
Westminster College baseball players were listed a=
mong=20
the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference =
honor=20
winners announced this past month during the confe=
rence=20
tournament. Andrew Jett, a seni=
or=20
first baseman, was named to the all-conference fir=
st=20
team. VJ Reynolds, a senior outfielder, was named =
to the=20
all-conference second team and was named to the=20
all-sportsmanship team. Catcher Nick Hoag, sophomo=
re=20
outfielder Matt Mallette, and sophomore designated=
=20
hitter Kevin Moritz were honorable mention=20
picks.
=20
Westminster=20
Has a New Head Baseball Coach
=20
Luke Harrigan has been nam=
ed head=20
baseball coach at Westminster College. Harrigan re=
ceived=20
his undergraduate degree in health and physical=20
education from Adrian College in 2005 and is curre=
ntly=20
completing his graduate degree from the United Sta=
tes=20
Sports Academy. He is currently the head assistant=
=20
baseball coach and recruiting coordinator at Adria=
n who=20
went 31-11 this past season , won its third consec=
utive=20
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association titl=
e and=20
advanced to the NCAA tournament. =20
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; =20
Enjoy the Nationa=
l Student=20
Athlete Day Video=20
&n=
bsp;=20
Are You Ready for Blue Ja=
y Across=20
the=20
USA? =
=20
3rd Annual Blue Jay Across the USA=
Tour=20
Coming to a City Near You!
![3D"Blue]()
The=20
Westminster gang will soon kick off the summer roa=
d trip=20
in Kansas City and Columbia! Be=
a=20
part of the action this summer as Rachel Backes, N=
icki=20
Disalvo, Kelsey Weymuth and Gaurav Khanal hit the =
road=20
to spread the Blue Jay spirit all across the=20
nation. Updated dates and locat=
ions=20
are below!
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June=20
16 =E2=80=93 Kansas City, MO
June=20
21 =E2=80=93 Columbia, MO
June=20
22 =E2=80=93 Springfield, MO
June=20
23 =E2=80=93 Tulsa, OK
June=20
24 =E2=80=93 Oklahoma City, OK
June=20
26 =E2=80=93 Fort Worth, TX
June=20
27 =E2=80=93 Dallas, TX
June=20
28 =E2=80=93 San Antonio, TX
June=20
29 =E2=80=93 Houston, TX=20
June=20
30 =E2=80=93Fort Smith, AR
July=20
1 =E2=80=93 Fayetteville, AR
July=20
7 =E2=80=93 St. Louis, MO
July=20
8 =E2=80=93 Indianapolis, IN
July=20
8 =E2=80=93 Columbus, OH
July=20
11 =E2=80=93 New York, NY
July=20
12-13 =E2=80=93 Boston, MA=
July=20
14 =E2=80=93 Washington, DC
July=20
17 =E2=80=93Raleigh/Durham, NC
July=20
18 =E2=80=93 Charlotte, NC
July=20
19 =E2=80=93 Columbia, SC
July=20
20 =E2=80=93 Atlanta, GA
July=20
21 =E2=80=93 Birmingham, AL
July=20
12 =E2=80=93 Huntsville, AL
July=20
22 =E2=80=93 Memphis, TN
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Meet the Crew and=
Read the=20
Blog at=20
BlueJayRoadTrip.com!
&n=
bsp; =20
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Faculty=20
Feature
=20
Congratulations=20
to our service-learning award winners, Kat=
e=20
Smart Harrison and Selcen=20
Phelps.
Kate=20
Smart Harrison utilized service-learning in her Co=
nflict=20
Mediation course this past fall. Her students taug=
ht=20
elements of conflict mediation to the residents at=
=20
Fulton Treatment Center (a juvenile center for you=
ng=20
men). Selcen Phelps also utilized service-lea=
rning=20
in her E-Commerce course this past fall. Her stude=
nts=20
assisted local businesses and organizations to dev=
elop=20
web sites to best fit their business plans. She=20
partnered with Fulton Area Development Corporation=
,=20
Fulton School Foundation, SERVE, Retired Senior=20
Volunteer Program and The Gift=20
Shop. =20
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Stories=20
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Westminster=20
Junior Receives National Fellow=20
Award
=20
Hannah=20
Minchow-Proffitt, a junior at Westminster College,=
has=20
been named one of 135 students from 30 states as a=
=20
Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact. =
=20
The Newman Civic Fellows Awards recognize=20
inspiring college students who have worked to find=
=20
solutions for challenges facing communities throug=
hout=20
the country. Involved in the Rw=
anda=20
Community Partnership Project (RCPP) on campus,=20
Minchow-Proffitt has worked to expand financing fo=
r=20
micro-loan projects in Rwanda.
=20
Read More about H=
annah=E2=80=99s=20
Award and Humanitarian=20
Efforts
=20
2011=20
Graduate Directly Benefits from Alumni=20
Support
=20
Derick=20
Dailey, Class of 2011, expresses his appreciation =
to=20
alumni for supporting his dreams. =20
During his college career, he was able to t=
ravel=20
to Ethiopia to help build a library for children, =
to=20
study at American University through the Washingto=
n=20
Semester Program, and to lead a coalition to fight=
=20
hunger and poverty in the local community.=20
=20
Hear Derick Talk =
about His=20
Experience
Proud to Be a Westminster=
=20
Parent? We Have=20
Decals! &nb=
sp; <=
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Sport=20
your Blue Jay pride this summer with a car decal, =
wall=20
banners, key chains, and more! =20
Featured=20
item this week =E2=80=93 a Westminster Parent deca=
l for=20
$4.95! Kick=20
off the summer in Westminster style.
=20
Shop the Westmins=
ter=20
Bookstore=20
Online &nbs=
p;
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You=
th summer=20
program seeks to build leadership=20
skills=20
=E2=80=93=20
Fulton Sun 5/17/11
Chu=
rchill's=20
Iron Curtain speech depicted in new=20
sculpture =20
=E2=80=93=20
Fulton Sun 5/16/11
Pro=
gram=20
teaches chivalry, respect to young=20
crowd=20
=E2=80=93=20
Columbia Daily Tribune 5/15/11
New=
sculpture=20
marks 'Iron Curtain' speech =E2=80=93 Jefferson City News =
Tribune=20
5/14/11
New=
Churchill=20
Statue Unveiled=20
=E2=80=93 KOMU.com News 5/13/11
Chu=
rchill=20
sculpture unveiled at Westminster College in=20
Fulton=20
=E2=80=93=20
Columbia Missourian 5/13/11
St.=
Louis=20
Sculptor Has Captured Winston Churchill's Spirit I=
n=20
Bronze=20
=E2=80=93=20
Fox2Now St. Louis 5/13/11
Westminster announces speakers for=20
commencement,=20
baccalaureate =E2=80=93 Fulton Sun 5/6=
/11
Churchill Friends plan fashion, ar=
t, food=20
fundraiser =E2=80=93 Fulton Sun=20
5/4/11
Westminster honors Fulton=20
general =E2=80=93 Fulton Sun=20
4/29/11
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ts=20
Association
=20
Contact us to get involved,=
ask=20
questions or give=20
suggestions! &=
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parents@westminster-mo.edu<=
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=20
Julia Dun=
lap,=20
Parent Coordinator
Julia.Dunlap@westminster-mo.edu
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