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Two 91视频 faculty and four seniors participated in the North Central Sociological Association annual conference April 13 in Pittsburgh.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Sustainability at 91视频's Field Station will be the focus of the Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. Robin Lind, 91视频 associate professor of music and director of choral activities, was guest conductor for two choral festivals and adjudicated at a college concerto competition.
91视频 will offer a master's degree in Adventure Education starting this summer.
听The new graduate program blends 91视频's faith heritage, leadership training, and outdoor experiential components into an innovative program for classroom teachers, business leaders, trainers, youth workers, camp staff, outdoor professionals, and others who are interested in learning alternative means of teaching and learning through adventure programming.
听"We believe that education, which models life as an adventure, will transform the world," said Steven Montgomery, director of 91视频's Titan Traverse and employee of the Coalition for Christian Outreach.听 "Courses in Adventure Education will combine academic thought and content in tangible contexts with practical applications.听 Students will study to learn Adventure Education from the perspective of three anchor points: conviction, character, and community."
听Some of the courses offered in the Adventure Education curriculum include: The Theology of Recreation and Play, Leadership in Adventure Education, Effective Group Development, Critical Issues in Adventure Education, Design and Facilitation, and Adventure Education Administration.
听Students can choose a master's degree track or a non-degree track, according to Montgomery.听 The M.Ed. track requires the completion of 30 hours of graduate work, and includes philosophical, psychological, and research foundations of education.
听91视频's Adventure Education Graduate Program summer session starts June 14.听 Contact Montgomery at (724) 946-6198 or e-mail montgosr@westminster.edu for more information.
Two 91视频 media art majors, Luke Downer from Daytona Beach, Fla. and Kellie Gilchrist from Youngstown, Ohio, display their work Dec. 3-17 at the Gallery. The gallery, located next to Orr Auditorium, is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
听"My senior display is like a promotional campaign focused on the theme, We Need to Pray,'" Gilchrist said.听 "I made up a fictional Christian organization and created a logo.听 Then I听 graphically designed mock billboards, posters, magazine ads, brochures, and a few other items."
听"My work is a combination of design and technology using my home of Daytona Beach, Fla., as the subject matter," Downer said.听 "I used straight forward graphic design to create posters based on popular tourist events, as well as digital photographs and digital illustrations to represent what Florida means to me.听 I live in a place called the world's most famous beach,' and this exhibit is about my home and my art through design."
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听听 "Exhibiting is technically and conceptually difficult for even the most seasoned professional artist," said Peggy Cox, professor of art at 91视频.听 "Everyone will see it and everyone will have an opinion about it.听 It's like having your heart and soul pinned to the wall for everyone to examine and criticize."
听For more information, contact Cox at (724) 946-7266 or e-mail pcox@westminster.edu.
The 91视频 Celebrity Series welcomes 10-time Grammy award-winning artist Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Friday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"Skaggs is an accomplished singer and musician, who is bringing back an appreciation of bluegrass to America and countries around the world," said Gene DeCaprio, director of the 91视频 Celebrity Series. "He's backed up with an incredible all-star group, Kentucky Thunder. Today's audiences love the toe tapping, knee slapping beat of this authentic American music."
Skaggs marked his 30th year as a professional musician in 2001, and this ten-time Grammy Award winner continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. Known affectionately today as bluegrass music's official ambassador, and has brought the genre to greater levels of popularity in the past few years than the father of bluegrass music, the legendary Bill Monroe, could ever have imagined.
Skaggs accomplishments include eight awards from the Country Music Association, including 1985 "Entertainer of the Year." In 1997, he established his own record label, the Skaggs Family Records, and has released an amazing seven consecutive Grammy-nominated classics.
91视频's Orr Auditorium has been recently remodeled to include air conditioning, stage elevator, new carpeting, and re-upholstered seats, along with stage lighting and shell improvements.
Tickets are on sale now. Contact Connie McGinnis, assistant director of the 91视频 Celebrity Series, at (724) 946-7354 or e-mail mcginncl@westminster.edu for tickets
91视频 recently received a grant from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) to purchase a state-of-the-art digital video camera, which allows one person to be the photographer and the reporter on a story.
"Convergence is blurring the lines between print and broadcast journalism," said Brad Weaver, instructor of broadcast communications at 91视频. "Newspaper photographers now shoot and edit video and present those stories online thanks to the light weight, professional digital video camera. In order to remain competitive, young broadcast journalists must become savvy to the ways of digital video shooting and editing. The digital age means the jobs of producer, shooter, editor, and reporter are merging, and to remain competitive, broadcast students need training and experience with the new digital video systems."
"This new digital video camera will also allow us to integrate video with out Web efforts as a vital component, including video blogging and podcasting," Weaver said. "Broadcasters need to grow past the idea that they can just tag on video and audio to the text they post on the Web. Digital cameras let us think about how to produce video and audio content for new media"
"PAB has long been interested in campus broadcasting programs and especially the curriculum followed in Pennsylvania's College and Universities aimed at broadcast majors," said Richard Wyckoff, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters. "We decided to assist these colleges and universities by establishing a grant program. PAB is very pleased to recognize 91视频 for its broadcasting program and is most happy to award the College with one of our 2006 grants."
"Our broadcasting program is proud that we are recognized by professional broadcasters via the awarding of this grant," said Dr. David Barner, chair of the Department of Communication Studies, Theatre, and Art. "In addition to the grant, the PAB allows 91视频 students to attend PAB professional seminars at no charge. Through this outreach, 91视频 students meet working professionals and receive free training in the latest broadcast techniques from the top broadcast professionals in the country."
One of 91视频's current broadcast students, Kathryn Larson, recently conducted research on the use of the digital video camera.
"My research was largely a case study in Nashville, Tenn., where this new 'baby Sony' camera is currently affecting the local television stations," Larson said. "Whether liked or disliked, a reporter or photographer will write their story using video and sound shot from this digital video camera, which weighs just a few pounds and costs considerably less than the $10,000 digital video pro at $10.000 digital video $10,000 and a $5,000 tripod. Right now this 'baby' camera is used at the ABC affiliate Channel 2 in Nashville, where people say it's the wave of the future."
Kathryn Larson is a daughter of Jane Lauer of Nashville, Tenn. Larson, a senior English and broadcast communications major, is a graduate of Harpeth Hall School.
Contact Barner at (724) 946-7239 or e-mail barnerdl@westminster.edu for more information.
District Five Honors Chorus will perform Saturday, Nov. 3, at 2:30 p.m. in 91视频's Orr Auditorium.
Fourteen 91视频 students will have the opportunity to interview radio personalities from local morning shows.
91视频 will host a "Canoe-a-Thon" Sunday, April 27, from 1-5 p.m. at Brittain Lake.
Proceeds from the $3 canoe rides around Brittain Lake will be donated to the Pittsburgh AIDS Taskforce.听 Sponsors Alpha Phi Omega will also have food and games available at nearby Anderson Amphitheater.
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