Westminster College (Pennsylvania)
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| Westminster College | |
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| Established | 1852 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | $71.8 million[1] |
| President | Dr. Richard Dorman |
| Undergraduates | 1,480[2] |
| Location | New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Campus | Small Town, 300 acres (120 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Titans |
| Website | www.westminster.edu |
Westminster College is a liberal arts college located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1852, it is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The student population is approximately 1500 undergraduate and graduate students.
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[edit] Overview
Westminster is located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, a relatively small town 50 miles (80 km) north of Pittsburgh and 80 miles (130 km) south of Erie and Cleveland on a 300-acre (120 ha) campus.
Westminster formed as a result of a meeting on Jan. 21, 1852, between the Ohio and Shenango Presbyteries. In 2009, The Washington Monthly' ranked Westminster College "third in social mobility" among 253 liberal arts colleges.[3] Westminster is ranked 122nd in the nation among "Liberal Arts Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report.[2]
The student population is nearly 1,480 undergraduate and graduate students.[2] The college offers 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations.
[edit] Athletics
The Westminster Titans compete in NCAA Division III athletics. Before moving to the NCAA, Westminster competed in the NAIA for many years. For a brief period, Westminster was a member of the NCAA Division II GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). The Titans currently are a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Four former Titans football players have been enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame: Harold Davis, Joe Fusco, Larry Pugh, Craig Villwock and Harold Burry. Hall of Fame head coach Tuss McLaughry, was not an alumus, but did coach the Titans for four years.[4]
[edit] Publications
Westminster has two alumni publications and three student publications. The alumni publications are Westminster College Magazine, which is a quarterly magazine detailing on-campus and alumni activities and Westminster Weekly, a weekly e-mail to alumni, parents, students and other subscribers, containing announcements and press releases.[citation needed]. The student publications include The Holcad, a weekly student-run newspaper, Argo, the student-run yearbook, and Scrawl, a student-run yearly literary magazine.
[edit] Student organizations
[edit] Student Government Association
The Student Government Association (SGA) exists primarily for governing and providing entertainment for the student body.[5]
[edit] Greek life
The five social fraternities each have their own off campus house which junior and senior class brothers can live in. Each of the five sororities have their own respective hall in a sorority dorm building on campus that sisters can live in if they chose. The fraternities are: Alpha Sigma Phi, Phi Kappa Tau, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Chi. The sororities are: Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa, and Zeta Tau Alpha.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Thomas C. Cochran - congressman, R-PA, 70th-74th Congresses (1927–1935)
- Thomas W. Druce - Former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, convicted of fatal hit and run accident[6]
- William N. Johnston - current president of Wesley College (Delaware) since 2002
- Tim Kaiser - producer of Seinfeld and Will & Grace
- James Kennedy - congressman, R-OH, 58th-61st Congresses (1903–1911)
- Gerald LaValle - Pennsylvania State Senator (1971 M.Ed.)[7]
- Deborah Platt Majoras - chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (August 2004-2008)
- Andrew McKelvey - chairman and CEO of Monster.com (December 1996-October 2006)
- Daniel Migliore- World renowned theologian and author; Professor Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary.
- Samuel Henry Miller - congressman, R-PA, 47th, 48th, and 64th Congresses (1881–1885, 1915–1917)
- R.C. Sproul - theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries
- Amber Brkich - winner of Survivor: All-Stars, married to Rob Mariano
[edit] Notable faculty
- Wes Craven - (former) film maker and writer
[edit] References
- ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c Best Colleges 2010 U.S. News & World Report
- ^ http://www.westminster.edu/about/washington_monthly.cfm
- ^ 2009 Football Media Guide, Westminster College, p. 35, retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ Westminster College Website
- ^ "Thomas W. Druce (Republican)". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2000-01-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20000115175744/http://www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/144/144.htm.
- ^ "Gerald J. LaValle (D)". Official Pennsylvania Senate Profile. Pennsylvania Senate. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20070819080237/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senate_bio.cfm?id=258.
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Coordinates: 41°07′09.69″N 80°19′39.60″W / 41.1193583°N 80.327667°W
