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Jewish students begin celebrations for the High Holy Days

The Jewish community began celebrating the High Holy Days with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at sundown on Sunday. Jewish students at Westminster College said they plan to observe the holidays w...Read More

Student residents, commuters experience disruption with 1300 East construction

With 1300 East under construction, students from Westminster College are dealing with increased noise, longer commutes and the heightened danger of living in a construction zone. Salt Lake City began ...Read More

ASW leaders find creative ways to cope with a reduced budget

With a budget significantly smaller than that of last year, student leaders are forced to make hard cuts and find other sources of funding while still best serving the student body they represent. ASW...Read More

Westminster’s shrinking maintenance team struggles to keep up with demand

Some years Westminster College’s maintenance department has seen over 150 work orders in one weekend said Kenton Gregory, a maintenance foreman at the college. In 2017, $4,000 worth of property damage...Read More

Westminster’s new president shares goals, motivations for the coming year

On July 1, Bethami (Beth) Dobkin, Ph.D., took office as Westminster College’s 19th president — making her the second woman to lead the college. In March, the Board of Trustees announced its decision t...Read More

Official NCAA Division II membership brings new opportunities for Westminster athletics

Westminster College’s completion of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) membership process will benefit the athletics program and college as a whole according to Shay Wyatt, director ...Read More

A filmmaker, activist, and aspiring dermatologist : A look at the incoming students of 2018

This year Westminster College welcomes 443 new students to campus. These first-year and transfer students represent 33 states, 18 countries and come from all walks of life. Of those who chose to discl...Read More

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...Read More

Westminster students suggest six ways their peers can live more sustainably

Westminster College has often been recognized for its institutional focus on environmental stewardship during the past several years. Last year, the college ranked 159 out of 227 on the Sierra Club’s ...Read More

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 t...Read More