Category: Service

Proud to Serve: Junior Aiden Petterson Was Missouri’s Head Tennis Coach During 2022 Special Olympics USA Games

Westminster College junior Aiden Petterson is combining his passion for sports with a servant’s heart by developing lifelong relationships as a volunteer for the Special Olympics. Last summer, Petterson served as the head tennis...

Alpha Eta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order Teams With Veteran Non-Profit to Present Wounded Veteran With All-Terrain Wheelchair on Oct. 22  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fulton, Mo. ‒ Oct. 18, 2022:Life as Eric Jordan knew it changed forever in 2004 while serving in Iraq as an infantryman with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division: The 2.5-ton...

Blue Jays Flock to Local YMCA to Help Seniors Through Fitness Testing

Health and Wellness major Robert Shifrin, ‘20 KA, recently enjoyed a rare break from campus at the Senior Fitness Testing and Community Luncheon on Feb. 21 at the YMCA of Callaway County in Fulton. He says the hands-on opportunity helped him professionally in...

A Forest of Possibilities: Alumna is a Ph.D. Candidate After a Stint in a Japanese Forest

Rachel Becknell, ’08, found her purpose in a Japanese forest after majoring in international studies and Spanish at Westminster, and the experience forever changed her life. Today Becknell is a Ph.D. candidate in evolution,...