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The Westminster Student Health Center is offering H1N1 vaccine to all members of the college community next week.
Earlier in the flu season, vaccine on campus and across Pennsylvania was restricted to high risk populations, including college students under the age of 24. However, now supply of vaccine allows state health officials to approve it's distribution to anyone interested in receiving it.
There's one place on campus with a domed ceiling where people tend to sit in the dark and soon it will get a makeover.
The changes at he planetarium including people and things. Dr. Samuel Lightner, who directed the planetarium for many years, recently retired recently putting new Planetarium Director Thomas Oberst in charge of overseeing some major changes and improvements to the facilities this winter.
Click on this story to access our online radio report about the big changes at the campus planetarium.
Westminster College's Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will sing at a variety of locations in eastern Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey on their annual tour, Jan. 7-14, 2010.
Under the direction of Dr. Robin Lind, Westminster director of choral activities, the group of 44 students is scheduled to begin the "Sing Joyfully" tour with a stop in Harrisburg for a midday performance Thursday, Jan. 7. They will meet with Westminster alumni Rosie Hassell and Chris Latta, who will lead a tour of the state Capitol. The choir will present a concert at Faith Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg at 7 p.m.
The Westminster College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will collect donations during Wednesday night's home men's and women's basketball doubleheader vs. Saint Vincent to support the Haiti earthquake relief fund.
In addition, a portion of the gate receipts from the two games will be combined with the SAAC solicitation efforts to support the Haiti relief. The Westminster SAAC effort is a part of an overall Westminster College campus campaign "Hands for Haiti" to raise funds for three Care organizations.
Theater students, theater minors, and anyone else interested in theater can participate. But, most people are unaware that the Theatre Westminster wasn't always a set program.
In the 1920's Westminster featured the Little Theater inside Old Main where the Registrar's Office is now located.
To help celebrate Theatre Westminster's 80th anniversary, reporter Lee Biermeyer tracks down some Westminster alumni familiar with the theatrical tradition at Old Westminny, including a few who remember the details about the old Little Theater.
Westminster College is checking its compass as it navigates into the future with a new 10-year strategic plan unveiled for the 158 year old institution.
The college wants to support faculty and staff with resources to grow programs of study and strengthen Westminster's academic reputation, but at the same time find ways to keep tuition rates in check.
So what's it all mean for faculty, staff and students?
WCN 24/7's Kylee Bennett sat down with President Dorman as he outlines what's in the 10-year plan and how the college will make sure it's on track.
Each semester, students start looking through the course books to find classes to register for next semester.
One class that might catch the eye of students is ART-202, Wheelthrow Ceramics.
Two students shared their experience in the class to help some others make up their minds on whether they want to take it or not.
LISTEN to our special online coverage-- The Westminster College dance studio wasn't always a dance studio. Long before there were yoga classes and dance rehearsals in the basement of Old 77, there were relay races and synchronized swimming performances.
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