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Dear Westminster Friends:
I am often asked, “How are things at Westminster” “Really great,” I usually say, resisting the temptation
to blather on about all the wonderful things that are happening for the College. So permit me to
blather here for just a moment in abbreviated fashion:
Did you know...
• Westminster’s semester in Oxford program will enable 30 students and two professors to experience
England for the fall semester
• the Old Main renovation is completed and paid for in full
• the College will be constructing new townhouse apartments for students who are seniors
(completion date – August 2006)
• Thompson House will soon be completely renovated as a residence hall for women students
(completion date – August 2006)
• the Westminster endowment now totals $86 million
• the Westminster Faculty Development program is fast becoming a model for other institutions
to emulate
• that 98 percent of our students are employed in the field of their choosing or in graduate
school one year after graduation
• The Princeton Review has selected Westminster as one of “361 Best Colleges and Universities”
in America (There are over 3,000 colleges and universities in America).
Things are going well at Westminster. I could go on with great news about faculty awards and
student achievements… But, the best news of all is this: After all the changes, the new facilities and
the honors – Westminster is still the same: unpretentious, friendly, devoted to building successful
lives one life at a time. As long as this is true, things will continue to go well for Westminster and her
students.
Sincerely,
R. Thomas Williamson