Author: Chloie Dale
Westminster education students and faculty grapple with new APT program
The Utah State Board of Education passed the Academic Pathway to Teaching (APT) policy in June 2015—an alternative teaching route that has evoked a variety of emotions.The APT allows individuals holding a bachelor’s degree the opportunity to take a content and knowledge-based test. If they pass, they receive their certification to teach elementary and secondary grade school in Utah. The poli...
Westminster’s buddy system for traveling home for the holidays
In 2013, worldwide flights produced 777 million tons of carbon dioxide, according to the Air Transport Action Group. In the same year, three Westminster students decided to take action and reduce emissions from the college’s community.In his sophomore year at Westminster, Kyle Wray, senior marketing major, said he wanted to help reduce air pollution and improve air quality. At the time, a rideshar...
LGBTQ issues take center stage during Westminster’s pride week
Ranked as the gayest city in the United States by The Advocate—the oldest bi-monthly LGBTQ publication published in New York—Salt Lake City is making a name for itself in the LGBTQ community, and Westminster is involved with this claim. The week of Oct. 26–29 marked the second annual Pride Week at Westminster College: a week filled with movie screenings, a transgender panel and a drag show. While ...
Westminster students and faculty take off-campus activities to the extreme
Cruising down the street in a group of four, grinding the rails and getting some air. Sprinting by a couple practicing lifts, realizing Acroyoga is pretty legit. Students and faculty on Westminster’s campus do everything from starting blading groups to performing intricate Acroyoga positions to participating in Ironman races.Sophomores Emma Crosby and Riley Rohweder are the founders of the lady ro...
Griffins Think…Big
For one night, Westminster students, faculty and alumni mingled and thought big.Westminster Thinks Big was held in Jewett Center for the Performing Arts and Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory on Friday, Sept. 25, as part of the 2015 reunion weekend.While Westminster students are always thinking, this event gave Griffins the chance to share their life passions and big ideas.
A Marine, pitbull and president help bring new Veteran Center to campus
For the first time in Westminster College’s history, the 100 veteran students and 90 Army ROTC cadets will have a campus home at the new Center for Veteran and Military Services. Located in Walker Hall, the new center officially opened its doors in a ceremony held on Friday, Sept.11.Opening the ceremony with the national anthem, the Westminster Chamber Singers paved the way for key spea...
A new kind of park for Salt Lake City
Only in Salt Lake City would there be a park where a Joseph Smith sphinx is the main attraction.Located at 749 E. 500 S., Gilgal Sculpture Garden is home to Thomas Child’s one-of-a-kind artwork. Created in 1945, the garden is home to 12 sculptures and 70 stones engraved with scripture, poem and philosophical text.
A new Griffin on campus: Sylvia O’Hara
Sylvia O’Hara joins Westminster’s staff as the new executive director for the Center for Veteran and Military Services.O’Hara was born in Woodruff, Utah (a farming community located up north) and spent most her childhood there. Upon graduating high school, O’Hara enlisted in the Utah Army National Guard and served for six years. During her service, she met her spouse and also graduated from the Un...