Author: Jasmynn Velez
Opinion: The Dean of Students Office isn’t Westminster’s principal’s office
Students can graduate from Westminster College still not knowing all of the resources the college has to offer. I’ve worked in the Dean of Students Office for three years and I agree students don’t always know what we do. Dean of Students Karnell McConnell-Black and Assistant Dean of Students Dan Cairo said they want to change that. The Dean of Students Office, which is located in the Shaw Student...
Students gather for bi-annual Late Night Breakfast as a break from finals
Westminster College students gathered in the Shaw Student Center for the spring semester Late Night Breakfast on Wednesday. Late Night Breakfast is one of many activities put on by the Student Affairs teams as part of Stress Less Week which occurs every semester during finals. Stress Less Week is made up of specific day activities and treats for the student body during the last two weeks of each s...
Going home to study abroad
Many students make the decision to study abroad during their undergraduate years in college. Unlike her peers traveling to different countries, Breanna Steggell, junior international relations major, moved back to her hometown in Utah to study abroad at Westminster College. Steggell is a Salt Lake City native and attends Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. Steggell said many students a...
Cuts to faculty, staff benefits hopes to balance college budget over next couple years
With fluctuating student enrollment numbers, Westminster College administration has decided to make budget cuts to restore balance, according to President Beth Dobkin. Budgets are continuously updated, but to balance Westminster’s budget for the next few years, faculty and staff are receiving benefit cuts from their retirement plans. “The temporary reduction in retirement contributions by the coll...