News: Pages http://www.westminster-mo.edu/news/news/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx RSS feed for the Pages list. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:32:25 GMT Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator 60 News: Pages /news/news/_layouts/images/homepage.gif http://www.westminster-mo.edu/news/news/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx MilitaryFriendlySchool http://www.westminster-mo.edu/news/news/Pages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=273 Page Content: College officials have been notified that G.I. Jobs magazine has selected Westminster College as one of the 1,000 American Military Friendly Schools.

“We want to thank G.I. Jobs magazine for picking Westminster for this prestigious national honor,” says Westminster President Dr.  George B. Forsythe.  “We will work to live up to the accolade, constantly improving our campus environment to recruit and retain military personnel and veterans.”

The assessment was made after years of research, surveys and data into the quality of education, value, policies and student attractiveness of the 7,000 colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide.  Surveys questions and weightings were determined by a national panel of five higher education administrators who administered the surveys.

“The Military Friendly Schools list is the gold standard in letting veterans know which schools offer them the greatest opportunity, flexibility and overall experience,” says Derek Blumke, President of Student Veterans of America and a member of the list’s Academic Advisory Board.  “It’s especially important with so many schools competing for military students.”

Only 15 percent of higher education institutions were selected for the designation.  Criteria for making the list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, resulting in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations.

The 2011 Guide to Military Friendly Schools to be published in September will give the eight million military members and veterans seeking the right school for them a list of schools that meet their needs and values their military experience.

“Veterans need a trusted friend to help them decide where to get educated,” says Rich McCormack, G.I Jobs publisher.  “The Military Friendly Schools list is that trusted friend.”

The Post 9-11 GI Bill and My CAA program have made higher educational opportunities attractive to veterans and military members.

“This list is especially important now because the Post-9/11 GI Bill has given veterans virtually unlimited financial means to go to school,” says McCormick. “Veterans can now enroll in any school, provided they’re academically qualified.”

Schools on the Military Friendly list also offer additional benefits to student veterans such as on-campus veteran programs, credit for service and military spouse programs.

The newly redesigned website, found at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com, features interactive tools and search functions to assist military students in choosing schools that best meet their personal education needs.  The site currently shows 2010 Military Friendly Schools but will switch to the 2011 list in late September.

NewsCategory: Campus News
DatePublished: 8/31/2010
]]> Campagna, Gina Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:38:38 GMT http://www.westminster-mo.edu/news/news/Pages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=273 JamesBakerGreenLecture http://www.westminster-mo.edu/news/news/Pages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=272 Page Content: James A. BakerJames A. Baker, III, America’s 61st Secretary of State and 67th Secretary of the Treasury, will deliver a Green Lecture at 2 p.m. on September 22 in Champ Auditorium on the Westminster College campus.

Baker’s keynote address will be a centerpiece of the 5th annual Symposium on Democracy, two days of campus wide lectures, presentations and panel discussions on the topic of  “Global Conflicts—It’s Not Just About War.”

The topic of Baker’s speech will be  “The Case for Pragmatic Idealism.”

“To have a public servant of Mr. Baker’s stature coming to campus to deliver a Green Lecture is truly a privilege,” says Westminster President Dr. George B. Forsythe.  “The depth of world policy experience he has to share with our community is astounding and I look forward to hearing the wisdom he has to impart in his lecture.”

Baker has served in senior government positions under three U.S. Presidents.    His public service career began as Under Secretary of Commerce to President Gerald Ford.  Under President Ronald Reagan, he was Secretary of the Treasury and White House Chief of Staff.  Under President George H.W. Bush, Baker was Secretary of State, White House Chief of Staff and Counselor to President Bush.

In addition, Baker led presidential campaigns for Presidents Ford, Reagan and Bush during five consecutive presidential elections from 1976 to 1992.

He has received numerous prestigious national honors such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1991) and has written two books, The Politics of Democracy (1995) and Work Hard, Study…and Keep Out of Politics!  Adventures and Lessons from an Unexpected Public Life (2006).

Currently, Baker is Senior Partner at the Houston-based law firm Baker Botts and Honorary Chair of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.

He holds a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and is a native Houstonian.

Students, faculty and staff wanting to attend the lecture will be issued tickets for the event.  A limited number of tickets will be available for Westminster alumni, friends and members of the general public.  Details of the ticketing process will be released on September 8.

Established in 1936 as a memorial to John Findley Green, a St. Louis attorney and Westminster graduate (1884), The John Findley Green Foundation Lecture is given by “a person of international reputation” to promote understanding of economic and social problems of international concern.

Baker will join a long list of luminaries that have delivered Green Lectures at Westminster, including Sir Winston Churchill and his famous “Iron Curtain” speech, President Harry Truman, Vice President George H.W. Bush, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, financier J.C. Penney, Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and former British Prime Ministers Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher.


Click here and learn more about Westminster's Symposium on Democracy.

NewsCategory: Campus News
DatePublished: 8/24/2010
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