Author: Taylor Smith
Students express concerns at the Doughnuts and Discussions panel event
ASW hosted a discussion panel of administrators for students to raise questions about on-campus concerns. ASW President Max Gutierrez, a senior and philosophy major, started the event by asking panelists how they hear student voices and what they do with the feedback. President Beth Dobkin said she hears from students in multiple ways. “I hear directly from individual students, information ...
President Beth Dobkin retiring after eight years at Westminster University
President Beth Dobkin is retiring at the end of the school year after 40 years in higher education. California is where she plans to go after Westminster. “[I’m] looking forward to riding my horse and working on our organic garden, traveling and spending more time with kids,” Dobkin said. “Those are the immediate plans.” Dobkin is the 19th president of Westminster University; she started the...
Enrollment increase in Honors College, difference and similarities with Learning Communities
More students accepted the offer to join the Honors College this year compared to previous years. Honors is a small cohort at Westminster, this year it saw a jump in enrollment. “Usually we sit around 40-42 incoming students and about six to eight lateral entry students with a mixture of internal Westminster transfers into honors and external transfers into Westminster,” said Alicia Cunningh...