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Every person matters, says new director of residence life
In under three weeks, Jess Sweitzer, the new director of Residence Life, went from interviewing at Westminster College to moving from Pittsburgh, PA to Salt Lake City. Sweitzer began working on campus...Read More
Guest speaker advocates for bi-partisan action on climate change, encourages student involvement
Westminster College students discussed political activism and the outdoors with guest speaker Bill Barron at the Climate Solutions event held in Malouf 201, on Wednesday. Barron, a veteran ski patroll...Read More
Westminster’s one-on-one teaching environment urged alumnus to return, teach
Julie Balk is an alumnus of Westminster College’s undergraduate nursing program who, after receiving her master’s and doctorate from the University of Utah, came back to teach at Westminster. Balk, no...Read More
Dumke Center teaches students how to be politically engaged post-midterm elections
The midterm elections are over and many students at Westminster College may be unsure of what to do now that their ballots have been turned in. In response, the political engagement coordinators for t...Read More
International student said he came to Utah because the mountains remind him of home
First-year international student Obaid Barakzai has been all over world, speaks seven different languages and is involved with several clubs on campus. Barakzai, who is originally from Kabul, Afghanis...Read More
Track, cross country athletes train at high school, desire upgraded facilities
While Westminster College has taken steps to improve its track and field training facility, athletes are still forced to train off campus. Westminster cross country team and track and field team still...Read More
Know before you go, Westminster hosts avalanche preparedness class
Winter season is arriving, and some Westminster College students have never skied backcountry terrain. That is why, on Nov. 15, Westminster Ski and Snowboard club hosted the Know Before You Go avalanc...Read More
Honors professor reflects on first year at Westminster
One blistering hot day in July of 2017, Alicia Cunningham-Bryant sat down in her empty office at Westminster College to help a student apply for a fellowship. Cunningham-Bryant, an Honors professor an...Read More
Students compete in 11th annual Westminster bouldering competition
Westminster College students of all skill levels and backgrounds gathered in the Dolores Dore Eccles Health, Wellness and Athletic Center (HWAC) to compete in the college’s 11th annual indoor rock cli...Read More
Westminster faculty unravel regalia traditions, misogyny, history
Associate Professor of mathematics Sean Raleigh pulls out his academic regalia — the robes, hoods, and caps faculty wear at graduation and commencement — from his office closet to get ready for the in...Read More