National Connections & Alumni Events

Alumni events are open to all alumni and friends of Westminster College. The Office of Alumni Engagement works with volunteers to plan events in cities and regions across the country— or virtual online events. Get connected with alumni in your area!

MONTHLY IN 2020-2021 Titan Trivia Night Alumni Council’s Young Alumni Committee have hosted monthly Titan Trivia Nights for our young—and young at heart—alumni! Many thanks to Jim Beaudry ’12 and Dr. Christie Grewe Nelson ’06, both members of the Alumni Council Young Alumni Committee, Tiffany Jackson Greene ’16 and Ben Nelson ’06 for their roles in coordinating this event. Westminster College alumni-owned business owners have been featured during the event and round winners have been gifted prizes from those special businesses.

DECEMBER 2020 Holiday Market More than 25 alumni businesses were featured in our virtual marketplace for the 2020 holiday season. Alumni were able to visit the College website to obtain special discounts and products from fellow alumni-owned businesses in recognition of the holiday season. Businesses featured items ranging from accessories and clothing to art and photography.

DECEMBER 3, 2020 Just Mercy Book Discussion Professors Shannon Smithey (political science) and David Swerdlow (English) led an in-depth discussion of Just Mercy, the book studied by first-year students for the past two years. Alumni were invited to read the book and join in a discussion. Titans tuned in to answer thought-provoking prompts and discuss themes from the book.

JANUARY 13 & MARCH 16, 2021 Alumni Council Bingo Alumni Council President Sara Surgenor Arblaster ’00 arranged two interactive virtual Bingo events to help familiarize the greater alumni community with members of the Alumni Council. The events featured five rounds of traditional Bingo with themed prizes. Assistant hosts for January were Alexis Shellow ‘15 and Marissa Cozza ‘14, while Janice Jeletic ’80 and Katie Gray Kelley ‘11 stepped in for the March game.

FEBRUARY 2021 WE in Westminster Game Box During February and in celebration of Valentine’s Day, the alumni office gave alumni couples the opportunity to plan a virtual game night with their Westminster couple friends. A digital game box featured Newlywed Game-like questions, some customized to their time at WC. Questions included such inquiries like, “What WC professor would your partner pick to be stuck on a desert island with?” Congratulations to Zack ’10 and Athena Ablog Wahal ’12 for being the top couple in their game group! 5 INSIDE THE HUDDLE — Because the COVID pandemic restricted Titan Athletic fan participation on campus, the alumni office got fans to the games in a more creative way. Alumni were able to register for the Inside the Huddle series of events to receive game day alerts and access to exclusive pre-game huddle happenings. Additionally, alumni could opt to purchase a cut-out of themselves to place in the stands at the game to support their favorite Titan teams. Here sophomore Baylee Horvath, who coordinated this project for her marketing practicum, catches a men’s basketball game with a few other Titan fans.

4 BEHIND THE LENS — Alumna Kandice Hartner ’12 and lecturer in Westminster’s School of Communication conducted a mini-course in Digital Photography for students (in-person) and alumni (virtually). Using Brittain Lake and its surroundings as her subject, Hartner explored concepts like angle, light and texture with the audience. Alumni enjoyed the opportunity to brush up on their personal photography skills.

We made a podcast!

“Something Real” features people of Westminster talking about one unique prompt and their processes to problem solve to create their “shared truth.” It’s an authentic and unfiltered conversation.

Listen on Anchor or anywhere that supports podcasts. https://anchor.fm/westminstercollege

WEAR WESTMINSTER DAY

Thanks to all who participated in this year’s Wear Westminster Day on Jan. 21! Titans from across the country celebrated Westminster’s founding by sporting their blue and white. Our Titan pride is strong! Ray Cebula ’66, above, was recognized for “Best Throwback Gear.” Here are the rest of this year’s #WWD21 winners!

Best Group: Audra Adams Meehan ’10, pictured with Ande Saporito ’09, Jenn Byers Feltenberger ’09, Jordan Reinhart ’11, Connor Meehan (Future Titan), Julie Kepins Fikejs ’08, and Kylie Hadley ’17 Best Titan Pride: Future student Krysta Germanoski already sporting her Titan pride

Best Wearing Westminster While

Doing Good: Christine Paolini Lazzara ’98 and Laurel Scaff Alexander ’97 with Sarah Marks

Best Expression of WC Gratitude:

Andy Borts ’10