Westminster in the News

  • 08/06/2012: Why is NASA so interested in Mars? Consider the Bonneville Salt Flats, BonnevilleMariner.com
  • 07/31/2012: Westminster Fosters Montessori Education With New Program, KUER
  • 07/27/2012: Camp Great Salt Lake lets students explore unique environment in own backyard, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 07/23/2012: Five ways to enjoy the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 07/17/2012: Writing Workshop with Ana Castillo at Westminster College, Salt Lake City Weekly
  • 07/17/2012: S.L. City Council agrees to take another look at neighborhood bars with restrictions in place, Deseret News
  • 07/17/2012: Art Through the Cultural Lens at the USU Museum of Anthropology,  Utah Statesman Online
  • 07/11/2012: Westminster College Bolsters Recruitment with 2-way SMS Tool, Campus Technology
  • 07/10/2012: Real Food Rising program develops youths, produces produce for needy, Deseret News
  • 07/09/2012: From radishes to résumés, program teaches youth, helps needy,  KSL NewsRadio
  • 07/02/2012: Summer interns speak well for journalism's future, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 06/29/2012: Utah camp shows science, math aren’t just for boys, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 06/28/2012: Westminster's Great Salt Lake Camp, KSL-TV
  • 06/28/2012: East High grad wins biology fellowship, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 06/22/2012: Sugar House summer camps keep residents busy, Sugar House Journal
  • 06/14/2012: Soulpro's Tony Vainuku, Salt Lake City Weekly
  • 06/13/2012: Higher education can enhance faith, The Muslim Times
  • 06/12/2012: Higher education can enhance faith, KSL-TV
  • 06/07/2012: Students complete first Utah-China dual degree program at Westminster College, Deseret News
  • 06/05/2012: Westminster speakers tell grads to heed their ‘inner soul’, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 06/05/2012: Westminster College Scholarships for Undergraduate International Students, Global-Scholarship.com
  • 05/31/2012: Westminster College Graduates Largest Class in School’s History, KCPW
  • 05/30/2012: Westminster to graduate its largest class, Deseret News
  • 05/26/2012: AntiGravity Yoga at Westminster College brings new dimension to yoga practice, Deseret News
  • 05/24/2012: AntiGravity Yoga participants strike poses at Westminster, Deseret News
  • 05/22/2012: Free college course inspiring unlikely students, Deseret News
  • 05/18/2012: Business program that helps women celebrates class, seeks another, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 05/15/2012: GE Capital Banking on Women Course, Utah Business Magazine
  • 05/10/2012: Westminster Creates New Certificate Program, Utah Business Magazine
  • 05/10/2012: Westminster College offering leadership training program, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 05/08/2012: 30 Women to Watch, Utah Business Magazine
  • 05/03/2012: Leadership changes at Sugar House Merchants Association, Sugar House Journal
  • 05/03/2012: Westminster College names new president, Sugar House Journal
  • 05/01/2012: Westminster Student Designs Award-Winning Medical Device, Utah Business Magazine
  • 04/26/2012: Pay It Forward: Hser-Ner-Moo Community Center, KUTV-TV
  • 04/25/2012: Westminster College Unveils its Third Solar Installation, Utah Business Magazine
  • 04/23/2012: 3 Utah schools make 'green colleges' list, KSL
  • 04/20/2012: Environmental Achievements Abound This Earth Day, Rocky Mountain Power
  • 04/20/2012: UW System president picks international expert to serve as UW-Eau Claire interim chancellor, The Republic
  • 04/19/2012: 3 Utah schools named as nation's top green colleges, Deseret News
  • 04/13/2012: At Age 19, From Utah to Uganda, New York Times
  • 04/13/2012: AntiGravity Yoga, the latest fusion-fitness craze, KSL-TV
  • 04/10/2012: Magnifying the Power of Learning with e-Portfolios, Getting Smart Blog
  • 04/03/2012: RadioActive on The Hunger Games, KRCL
  • 03/28/2012: Westminster College names Brian Levin-Stankevich as 17th president, Deseret News

  • 03/28/2012:  Westminster Picks Wisconsin Chancellor As 17th President, University Business

  • 03/12/2012: Is Utah’s Spiral Jetty political art?, The Salt Lake Tribune

  • 03/12/2012:  Westminster announces final considerations for president, KSL-TV

  • 03/07/2012:  Westminster College Announces Finalists, KSTU-TV

  • 03/0/2012:  Westminster announces finalists for position of president, Deseret News

  • 03/07/2012:  Westminster draws finalists for top job from bigger schools, The Salt Lake Tribune

  • 02/28/2012:  Westminster College on KSL, KSL-TV
  • 02/24/2012:  Westminster’s Aviation School Earns AABI Accreditation, Utah Business

  • 02/22/2012:  Laura Ann (nee Savage) Murphy (1959-2012), Park Record

  • 02/22/2012:  Presidential Candidate, KSL-TV

  • 02/14/2012:  Westminster College receives $3M gift from Sorensen Legacy Foundation, Deseret News

  • 02/14/2012:  Sorenson gives $3M to Westminster to expand arts education, The Salt Lake Tribune

  •  02/10/2012:   The MENding Monologues, Salt Lake City Weekly 
     
  • 02/07/2012:  Jetty preservation a striking controversy, Daily Utah Chronicle Online 
     
  • 02/06/2012:  Westminster College, New York foundation team up to preserve Spiral Jetty, fox13now.com

  • 02/02/2012:  The Future of the Spiral Jetty, Salt Lake City Weekly

  • 02/02/2012:  Preserving ‘Spiral Jetty’,  KCPW

  • 02/02/2012:  Research finds Great Salt Lake spiders loaded with mercury, Salt Lake Tribune

  • 01/27/2012:  Sundance Film Festival Groups Help Local Startup, Utah Business

  • 01/23/2012:  Sundance Film Festival Groups Help Local Startup, Hollywood Industry

  • 01/19/2012:  Westminster gets $250k to study Great Salt Lake, abc4.com

  • 01/19/2012:  Westminster gets $250k grant, KSL2-TV

  • 01/13/2012:  Agreement reached to protect Utah’s iconic Spiral Jetty, The Salt Lake Tribune 

  • 01/12/2012:  Free training Saturday intended to help more Utah women seek elected office, deseretnews.com

  • 01/10/2012:  Finding a Home in Higher Education,  International Educator
  • 11/10/2011:  Envision Utah honors quality growth, StandardNET

  • 11/03/2011: Westminster students and Friendship Manor residents strike up 'Computer Friendship', deseretnews.com

  • 11/02/2011:  Sustainability is focus of third UCCD lecture at Westminster College, examiner.com
  • 10/31/2011:  Chemistry Week, Deseret News
  • 10/28/2011:  Annual gender conference expands, Q Salt Lake 
  • 10/26/2011:  Westminster College: Entrepreneurship Symposium, Salt Lake City Weekly
  • 10/25/2011:  9 Wacky Student Business Plans That Could Succeed, The Fiscal Times
  • 10/18/2011:  Exquisite Evening of Chamber Music at Westminster College Monday, Reichel Recommends
  • 10/15/2011:  Chamber music: A mother-and-son musical reunion, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 10/14/2011:  Flat tax may not simplify tax code, Deseret News
  • 10/06/2011: The Ride Down Mount Morgan, Salt Lake City Weekly
  • 10/07/2011: Find the oasis in the resources desert at the Salt Lake Bioneers Conference, examiner.com
  • 10/03/2011:  Gear for Grow Benefit Sale, KUTV-TV
  • 09/22/2011:  Back to School: How to Swap Class Time for Slope Time, The Ski Channel
  • 09/21/2011:  Anti Texting Campaign, KUTV-TV
  • 9/20/2011: Indoor climbing wall to bear student’s name, The Salt Lake Tribune
  • 09/20/2011:  Iphigenia in Tauris Is a Theatrical Experience Not To Be Missed, backstageutah.com
  • 09/15/2011: Laura Murphy QR Code, KSL-Radio FM
  • 09/09/2011:  Westminster College president Michael S. Bassis says he's retiring, The Deseret News
  • 09/08/2011:  Westminster College president to retire after bringing high-tech to “high-touch” campus, The Salt Lake Tribune
  • 09/01/2011: Youth Roundtable to Air on KCPW, KCPW
  • 09/01/2011:  Christine Seifert's Top Ten Dystopian Novels (The Predicteds), The Bookish Type
  • 08/30/2011:  Education/Training. The Enterprise
  • 08/24/2011:  Westminster students lend a hand around Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 08/24/2011:  More Than Half of Westminster College’s Freshmen From Out of State, KCPW-FM
  • 08/21/2011: Money, money, money: Could e-textbooks save college students from rising costs?, Deseret News
  • 08/20/2011: Speaker to address innovation, economy and Asia's influence, The Salt Lake Tribune
  • 08/14/2011:  Effects of market turmoil may depend on investors age, ksl.com
  • 08/13/2011:  High-achieving seniors tapping Common App to reach dream colleges, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 08/11/2011: Tradewinds, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 08/11/2011: Utah business briefs, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 08/09/2011:  Teen heads to India to make a difference, Uinta County Herald Online
  • 08/05/2011: Westminster College Evaluates Results from Innovative Learning Initiatives, Ed Reformer
  • 08/01/2011: Westminster College hoping dual-degree programs pay off, Deseret News
  • 07/23/2011: Teens take to the air at flight camp, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 07/22/2011: Former Utah Utes coach Elaine Elliott joins Westminster staff, KSL
  • 07/20/2011: NAIA recognizes Westminster academic efforts, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 07/08/2011: Westminster frees MBA program from classrrom, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 06/07/2011: Colleges That Offer Courses, Choices for Vegetarians, US News
  • 06/04/2011: Westminster becoming a national destination, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 05/30/2011: Woman's tragedy becomes catalyst for service, Deseret News
  • 05/28/2011: Westminster grads urged to connect literally, not just wirelessly, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 05/27/2011:  Westminster honors graduate who overcame daunting challenges, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 05/23/2011: Westminster College during the late '60's and early '70's - Part I, Examiner.com
  • 05/23/2011:  Westminster College during the late '60's and early '70's- Part II, Examiner.com
  • 05/17/2011:  Utah schools honored for community service, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 05/11/2011:  Banking on Women offers chances to grow businesses, Deseret News
  • 05/07/2011:  New approaches to Pell grants can save funds, aid students, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 05/05/2011:  Class of 2011: It’s not too late to apply to college, Deseret News
  • 05/02/011: Social media generation shares news, emotions of bin Laden’s death in electronic ‘town square’, Deseret News
  • 05/2011:  Higher Purpose, Utah Facilities Magazine  
  • 04/27/2011: Westminster Woman’s Board Hosts 95th Annual Silver Tea, ABC 4- Good Things Utah
  • 04/21/2011:  Westminster Griffin "trips" with new admits, Fox 13 Now 
  • 04/20/2011: Earth Day, KSL TV 
  • 04/20/2011:  Westminster Class of 2015 bonds via Facebook photos, Washington Post 
  • 04/19/2011:  Colleges Get Creative For 2011 Earth Day, US News 
  • 04/11/2011:  Connor excited about his return to Utah, KSL-TV
  • 04/08/2011:  Westminster names Hiatt new men’s basketball coach, The Salt Lake Tribune
  • 04/08/211:  The AAEEBL Western Conference, The AAEEBL Learner
  • 04/07/2011:  Westminster Master Plan presentation: permission or forgiveness? Part I, examiner.com 
  • 04/03/2011:  Refugee youths discover skiing, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 03/30/2011:  Philanthropists, church leaders to keynote Utah commencements, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 03/27/2011:  Application denied: Class of 2011 may face toughest admission competition yet, Deseret News
  • 03/22/2011: Westminster names new business dean, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 03/21/2011:  Westminster College hires business dean after nationwide search, Deseret News
  • 03/18/2011:  Reclaiming the 'Early College', Inside Higher Ed
  • 03/18/2011:  ‘Don't text while driving,' says Miss Utah USA,  Intermountain Catholic
  • 03/17/2011: New Gore School of Business Dean Brings Global Perspectives to Westminster, Utah Pulse
  • 03/16/2011:  Spiral Jetty builder recalls forming artistic icon, Victoria Advocate
  • 03/03/2011:  A Vibrant Community in Utah, Colleges of Distinction
  • 03/03/2011: Gay advocate picked as commencement speaker , Salt Lake Tribune Blog
  • 03/03/2011:  Sweet Slopes, Delta Sky Magazine
  • 02/19/2011: Students compete in Science Olympiad at Westminster, Fox 13 Now- Sugar House
  • 02/19/2011:  Students compete in regional Science Olympiad at Westminster College, Deseret News
  • 02/14/2011: Valentine melodies with Westminster Chamber Singers, ABC 4 News 
  • 02/09/2011: Westminster’s Lacrosse Team Makes “Hefty” Charity March to Huntsman Cancer Institute, Utah Lacrosse News 
  • 02/09/2011:  Westminster (Utah) Hiking for Cancer Institute, Lacrosse Magazine 
  • 02/07/2011: Westminster College: National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Fox 13 News
  • 02/02/2011: Six Westminster students named to 2011 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championship Team, Fox 13 News
  • 01/27/2011:  Jacobellis, Wescott, Holland Heading to Utah for Snowboarding Grand Prix, Utah Skier Online
  • 01/24/2011:  Michael Stockton steps out of his father's shadow, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 01/22/2011:  Westminster College Academic Decathalon, Fox 13 News
  • 01/13/2011: Westminster enters into agreement with Adidas, KSL 
  • 01/08/2011: Westminster College to offer scholarships, Deseret News
  • 01/07/2011:Westminster men, women to join RMISA, Deseret News 
  • 01/06/2011: Myriad Genetics donates $300,000 for Westminster College science programs, Deseret News 
  • 01/04/2011:Westminster College looking for students to promote literacy in India, USA Today 
  • 01/03/2011: Westminster College, Zions Bank
  • 12/16/2010: Fern Millers Comes Home for Her World Cup Debut, The Watch
  • 12/16/2010: 2011 U.S. Snowboardcross Team Named, First Tracks
  • 12/14/2010: Westminster campus briefs, Deseret News
  • 12/09/2010: Westminster students line up for a culinary showdown, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 12/06/2010:  Simulator tries to recreate conditions during Roy plane crash, KSL.com 
  • 12/03/2010: Westminster holiday concerts kick off tonight!, Salt Lake Magazine
  • 12/01/2010:Sandy’s Louie Vito named to U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Team, Deseret News
  • 11/30/2010: Halfpipe Crew Unveiled at Copper, US Snowboarding News 
  • 11/27/2010:  Winter at Westminster, KSL 
  • 11/19/2010: Payson plane crash victims remembered; investigation begins, Deseret News
  • 11/18/2010: Friends and family remember victims of Payson plane crash, KSL TV
  • 11/14/2010: Western Governors University president’s salary, Deseret News
  • 11/09/2010: Six Westminster Students Named to 2011 U.S. Alpine Ski Team, The Ski Channel
  • 11/7/2010: Westminster cadet ranked No. 4 in the nation by Army ROTC, Deseret News 
  • 11/06/2010: Major differences in engaging students, The Deseret News 
  • 11/05/2010: 71 Presidents Pledge to Improve Their Colleges’ Teaching and Learning, The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • 11/04/2010: It’s Not How Much Student Data You Have, but How You Use It, The Chronicle of Higher Education 
  • 10/28/2010: Professor Asks: Why Can’t Gay Men Donate Blood?, Q Salt Lake
  • 10/24/2010: ‘Sister Wives’ revives Utah’s cultural ties to polygamy, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 10/19/2010: Huntsman offers an international primer on China, Salt Lake Tribune 
  • 10/15/2010: 2011 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Named, First Tracks
  • 10/6/2010: Frontier Conference honors soccer players, USA Today
  • 10/5/2010:Social media emerge as potent marketing platforms, KSL.com
  • 9/28/2010: Westminister Soccer: Bekken, Harris, named conference players of the week. Salt Lake Tribune
  • 9/20/2010: Westminster Science Building is Utah's Greenest Campus Building, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 9/05/2010: Concordia 4-0, Westminster the Cinderella Team, Examiner.com
  • 8/28/2010: Equating Islam with Terror won't Win Hearts, Minds, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 8/27/2010: Backcountry.com returns cardboard, Skulcandy's virtual product, the return of DealerCamp, Park Record
  • 8/27/2010: Students Continue to flok to Utah Campuses, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 8/25/2010: Westminster College Sets Enrollment Mark, KSL.com
  • 8/24/2010: Westminster College Freshmen start off with Service, Deseret News, Indiana Times, Mormon Times
  • 8/18/2010: U and BYU see small drop in college rankings, Deseret News
  • 8/17/2010: 2 Utah Schools drop in National Best College's Ranking List, ABC 4
  • 7/25/2010: 97 Colleges are Recognized as Great Colleges to Work for in Chronicle Survey, Chronicle of Higher Education
  • 7/19/2010: U.S. Ski Team Athletes Hit the Books During off Season, Utah Skier
  • 7/14/2010: Sugarhouse could be SLC's first real college neighborhood, Salt Lake City Weekly
  • 7/13/2010: U.S. National Ski, Nowboard Athletes Attend Westminster Luncheon, First Tracks!!
  • 7/07/2010: Adults fret that "Eclipse" lacks good role models for teens, USA Today
  • 7/01/2010: Twihards find fun in teenage fantasy genre, Lansing Journal
  • 6/26/2010: Tour de Coop offers look at Local Food, Deseret News
  • 6/22/2010: Gary Daynes Appointed Interim Dean for Westminster's Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business, Utah Pulse
  • 6/19/2010: Two Summer Interns add a nice mix to the newsroom, The Standard-Examiner
  • 06/17/2010: Autism Awareness event for children with Autism draws a crowd, Sugarhouse Journal
  • 6/08/2010: Westminster Goalie excels despite eye disorder, Salt Lake Tribune
  • 6/01/2010: Winter at Westminster: A "Cool" Study Abroad Alternative, mycollegeguide.org
  • 5/29/2010: Westminster grads take Center Stage at E Center, Salt Lake Tribune 
  • 5/12/2010: Sugar House to Open Sweet New Summer Market, QSaltLake
  • 5/10/2010: Westminster Introduces New Project-Based MBA Program, UtahPulse.com 
  • 5/8/2010: Federation of Watercolor Societies Show: Painting with Watercolors is Challenging and Unpredictable
  • 4/7/2010: Griffins Face UV at Laxapalooza, College LAX
  • 4/1/2010: Westminster's Art Program, 15Bytes.com
  • 3/30/2010: Springfield duo ready to make more soccer history at CSC, Rutland Herald
  • 3/29/2010: Olympic parade in Park City Tuesday, eXaminer.com Salt Lake City
  • 3/25/2010: Changing the Equation, Inside higher ed
  • 3/22/2010: Children First Utah helps low-income students get quality education, KSL.com
  • 3/19/2010: Westminster College of Salt Lake Expansion, Salt Lake eXaminer.com
  • 3/18/2010: Sugar House resident, Westminster student named outstanding attorney at mock trial competition, Sugar House Journal
  • 3/17/2010: Westminster College Offers Free Public Lectures on Entrepreneurship and Business, Utah Pulse

    3/16/2010: Westminster working for literacy in India, Deseret News

    3/14/2010: Overachieving Westminster Griffins aim to make noise in NAIA Tournament, Deseret News
  • 3/9/2010: Afghan past colors journalist's assessment of future, The Salt Lake Tribune

    3/9/2010: SLC looks to reshape heart of Sugar House community, The Salt Lake Tribune

    3/9/2010: Westminster Griffins have built NAIA powerhouses, Deseret News

    3/9/2010: America 'stuck' in Iraq, authors Thomas E. Ricks and Aaron David Miller say, Deseret News

    3/8/2010: Westminster repeats its tournament championship, The Salt Lake Tribune

    3/7/2010: At Westminster, world unlocked by 'integration', The Salt Lake Tribune

    3/5/2010: Who is the Highest Ranked College Basketball Team, KSTU-TV (FOX) CH 13, Salt Lake City (x3)

    3/4/2010: Students praise Gore school's intimacy, flexibility, practicality, The Salt Lake Tribune
  • 2/26/2010: The Schools That Rule the Winter Games, Wall Street Journal

    2/25/2010: Westminster College With Olympic Talent, NBC Olympics.com (KSL News)

    2/22/2010: Park City freestyle aerialist feels honored to be an Olympian, KSL.com

    2/21/2010: School For Olympians: 14 From 1 Utah College, NPR
  • 2/18/2010: Westminster College - A Unique Environment for Learning, The New American Colleges and Universities
  • 2/15/2010: Eyewitness News At 6:30, KSL-TV

    2/11/2010: Westminster's Olympians...and a modest proposal, Salt Lake Magazine

    2/10/2010: Westminster Students Help Olympians (video), NBC Olympics.com

    2/10/2010: Utah's Afternoon News, KSL-AM
  • 2/10/2010: Westminster students help snowboarders get to Olympics, KSL.com

    2/9/2010: Westminster aids Olympic hopefuls, The Salt Lake Tribune

    2/6/2010: Forget about who wants to be a millionaire; skiers simply looking for financial stability, LA TIMES

    2/6/2010: Like Many Nowadays, Skiers Work to Make Ends Meet, ABC News.com

    2/6/2010: Forget about who wants to be a millionaire; skiers simply looking for financial stability, The Chicago Tribune
  • 1/29/2010: Fourteen Westminster College Students to Compete on Olympic Stage, Utah Ski and Snowboard.com

    1/29/2010: Olympians Among Us, Salt Lake Magazine

    1/27/2010: Bald is beautiful for U.S. skeleton star, Duluth News Tribune
  • 1/22/2010: Bill Bighaus: Rocky skiers ready to race speedy Griffins, Bill Bighaus

    1/22/2010: Solid World Cup showing has Park City womens’ moguls skier Heather McPhie thinking of Olympic medals, Examiner SLC.com

    1/18/2010: Westminster adding men's and women's track teams, Deseret News
  • 1/13/2010: U.S. National Moguls Champ Sho Kashima out for season as freestyle skiers roll into Deer Valley for pre-Olympic World Cup, Ski Channel

    1/11/2010: Westminster tracks student Olympians, Local News 8.com

    1/7/2010: Westminster College Students Show Skills in First-Ever Rail Jam, Fox 13 News

    1/4/2010: Opinion Piece - Reining in College Cost, Business Week

    1/1/2010: Aviation For Women, Great Salt Lake Chapter
  • 12/21/2009: Reining in College Costs, Business Week
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