Author: Jacqueline Williams

Westminster’s first female provost to leave the college

Westminster College President Steve Morgan announced in an email sent to the student body on March 1 that Lisa Gentile, Westminster College’s first female provost, will be leaving the school after this semester. “[Lisa] felt like it was a good time to move back east, closer to home and family, and explore other higher education and business interests,” said Morgan in an email to The Forum. “She ha...

Regrets and takeaways: Westminster seniors reflect on their last few days at Westminster

As Westminster College seniors prepare face their last few days of their undergraduate careers, I sat down with three seniors to talk to them about their experience — regrets, what they’ll miss and what ‘lasts’ they’re planning before graduation. “With term papers completed, final exams graded and diplomas in hand, graduation can be an exciting time for college students,” according to an article i...

Nearly nine in 10 Westminster graduates stay in Salt Lake following graduation

Salt Lake City’s unique landscape of metropolis and mountains, as well as Westminster College’s small class sizes and scholarships, brings the majority of the school’s of out-of-state students to Utah. But even after graduation, many of these students choose to stay in the area instead of going back to their hometowns or moving elsewhere. About 86 percent of graduates in 2014-2015 were employed in...

Westminster art professor says she structures her curriculum to be both functional and free-flowing

Art classes are among the more creative and subjective courses available for students at Westminster College — which can make learning objectives and grading rubrics challenging. Naomi Marine, an art professor at Westminster and at the University of Utah, said she aims to teach students how to think through their ideas and turn them into something tangible. When she sets up her classes, she said s...

Westminster College conducts a closed search for new president

Westminster College is in the process of choosing its next president in a closed search, where only those on the Presidential Search Committee will be involved in the decision. That means most members of the Westminster community will not meet the candidates on campus or help determine who the new president will be. Instead, they’ll find out who was chosen when the search is over and the Board of ...

Some student athletes struggle with body image, fitting ‘ideal’ physique for their sports

When Jasmine McWilliams, a first-year student on Westminster College’s dance and cheer teams, tried out for the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings and the Jazz Dance Team, she said she felt like she missed out on these professional opportunities because of her physique. “So what I did is I trained harder, because that’s something that I’ve always wanted to do — that’s, like, my dream,” Mc...