Author: Jazmin May
Faculty, staff couples describe work-life balance at same campus
Stephanie Santarosa jokes that she keeps following her husband around. “He had a job at the [University of Utah], and then six months later I had a job at the U,” she said. “And then he got the job at Westminster. And six months later, I got the job at Westminster.” Santarosa, the assistant director of honors and fellowship advising, and her husband, Registrar Michael Santarosa, both work at Westm...
New semester-long class to offer students field experience in outdoor leadership
Starting next fall, the Outdoor Education and Leadership (OEL) Field Semester will give students an opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in the outdoor education profession. The OEL Field Semester, which will be offered every other year, is part of the outdoor education and leadership department. The co-curricular program will help support the field semester with planning, permitting and equi...
Women’s Heritage Month panelists discuss their work toward women’s liberation
As part of Women’s Heritage Month at Westminster College, panelists came together in the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business Auditorium on March 21 to discuss their work toward women’s liberation and to provide advice for how students can become activists. The Diversity and Inclusion Center organized the panel, which was called “Women Organizers: Activism, Politics, and Leadership in the Beehiv...
Sex Positive Week panel discusses the future of sex
A panel of experts gathered in the Gore Auditorium for a conversation called “Sex-Positive Aesthetics: On Beauty, the Erotic, and Capitalism” during Westminster College’s Sex Positive Week on March 8. They discussed their perspectives on the future of sex and how its definitions and the conversations surrounding it may evolve. The week-long symposium, now in its second year, explored a variety of ...
President Trump’s budget proposal could have repercussions for student loan borrowers
President Donald Trump’s newly-proposed budget plan includes changes to certain student loan forgiveness programs that, if approved by Congress, could affect student loan borrowers after July 2019. Under current Income Driven Replacement (IDR) programs, undergraduates with student loans are currently forgiven after 20 years and graduate students after 25 years of continuously paying their debt eac...
Westminster College community choir helps alumni engage in campus community
Though some Westminster College alumni struggle to stay engaged with the school after graduation, that isn’t the case for those involved in the Westminster Community Choir, who say it provides them an easy way to connect with their alma mater. The community choir has been around for over 10 years, but it hasn’t always provided that space for graduates. “The No. 1 comment I always got from alums is...
Students in Westminster’s fine arts-based photography program say it offers them a unique, competitive education
Westminster College’s fine arts-based photography program may prepare its undergraduates differently from commercial programs, but the students said they think that it gives them an edge. The program is designed to help students think more conceptually about photography, according to Brandi Richardson, a senior photography major. She said she believes that has helped her differentiate herself from...