Administration & Student Government
Westminster Wardrobe has officially launched on campus
The Westminster Wardrobe is a new professional clothing exchange on campus, created this spring to help students dress for current, graduate, or post-grad opportunities. The initiative began with Hono...Read More
Purple Basket running on 10% of its budget compared to last year
The Purple Basket is running on 10% of its budget compared to past semesters according to Dean of Students Kellie Gerbers, who is temporarily overseeing the Purple Basket. “The Purple Basket is a camp...Read More
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 ...Read More
“DEI” lemma: The state of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Westminster University
“ Staff are genuinely worried about their jobs, they're worried about retaliation,” the anonymous professor said.
Students’ voices + candidates’ vision = Westminster’s future
After two days of voting and weeks of campaigning, the results for the new ASW representatives are in.
Men in campus community find it “simply easier to not go” to DEI-related events, according to Westminster professor
Wierman said many male students are “ not opposed to diversity, equity and inclusion, ... but at best generally will avoid it and consider it to be somebody else's discussion.”
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Geology Students Face Difficult Decision as Program is Put on ‘Hiatus’
Photo Courtesy of Kayla Dixon It was announced on Nov. 1 the geology program would be put on “hiatus” in an email sent by Matt Neves, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The email was sent to st...Read More
Campus bookstore goes virtual, Spirit Shop taken in-house
Westminster University’s bookstore will transition to an online shop starting Spring Semester 2025, transferring operations from the company Follet to Barnes and Noble College (BNC). It will be open f...Read More
New Director of Wellness and Performance Sciences discusses leading in a male-dominated field
In the United States, roughly 83.5% of strength and conditioning coaches are male, according to zippia.com. With her newest promotion to Director of Wellness and Performance Science, Claire West joins...Read More
Utah bill requires bathrooms in new wellness building to be gendered
Architects and planners of the L.S. Skaggs Integrated Wellness Center initially designed the building’s first-floor bathrooms to be gender-neutral. A bill passed by the Utah Senate prevented that from...Read More