Author: Traci Kenner
Meet Westminster’s 2018 student commencement speaker
This year, over 600 undergraduate students will earn their diplomas from Westminster College, representing 40 states and 36 countries and ranging in age from 20 to 66. But only one student will have the opportunity to speak on behalf of the class of 2018 during the commencement ceremony. Cozy Huggins, a senior political science major, will speak at graduation on May 12 at the Maverik Center before...
Meet Westminster’s 2018 commencement speaker
The promise of hard work paying off is just around the corner for graduating seniors, who will receive their diplomas May 12 at the Maverik Center. This year’s commencement speaker, once a new grad herself, went on to become the first woman on the Utah Supreme Court in 1982 and eventually the court’s chief justice. Because of her achievements, Christine Durham was selected as Westminster College’s...
Westminster’s START Center slated to close next month
Westminster College’s START Center — which provides students with academic advising, placement testing, peer tutoring and looks to ease the transition from high school to college — will close May 4. And when it does, students will likely not experience much change, according to Christie Fox, the director of student success and retention. Research has shown the importance of student-faculty relatio...
Westminster College athletes go pro despite NCAA Division II standing
NCAA Division I athletic programs have the largest athletic budget and the most enrollment of any university athletic programs, according to a recruiting fact sheet from the organization. However, that may not stop students in Westminster College’s Division II program from moving on to professional leagues. Westminster began the three-year transition process from the National Association of Interc...
ASW election debate focuses on diversity and inclusion
At ASW’s candidate debate Wednesday night in Malouf Hall 201 at Westminster College, applicants focused on how they would work to create a more diverse and inclusive campus. Students and the election committee asked questions specifically about how candidates would handle hate speech on campus that comes from other members of the community — particularly in light of white supremacist posters that ...
Westminster College students ‘gamble’ on cryptocurrency
Once reserved for the dark web and black markets, Bitcoin has become the buzzword of the year — including at Westminster College, where several students said they are interested in putting money into the unregulated tender that may change the way currency works. Bitcoin, a form of cryptocurrency, scaled from $900 to almost $20,000 in 2017 and the buzz began, according to Fortune magazine. However,...
Westminster works to educate faculty on diversity and inclusion
Faculty and staff came together Thursday in the Kim T. Adamson Alumni House for a conversation with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion about the importance of inclusivity in the classroom, particularly in regards to disability. “This year is the first time we have done something like this, and thus far it’s been a really rewarding, participatory conversation we’ve had with f...