Westminster College Hosts National Networking Day

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — The Westminster College Office of Alumni Engagement and the Professional Development Center are celebrating National Network Day with two days of virtual events this month.

On April 21 and 22, alumni, students, parents and friends can attend 14 free virtual events designed to broaden their social and professional networks. Participants can choose sessions based on geographical region or class year, while a special leadership session will also be offered.

“What I like best about National Networking Day is celebrating the accomplishments of our alumni, facilitating countless opportunities with current students and providing insight based off of previous and current experiences,” said Carl Carpenter, host of the 2010-2020 decade session. “There are so many incredible people I’ve met through networking. Our Westminster alumni community is so very strong and there’s always something valuable to take away.”

All sessions are free and held via Zoom. Interested participants must register by April 16 at Westminster.edu/alumni/events. After registering, participants will receive a Zoom link via email.

Networking sessions based on graduation decade include:

• Alumni from 1960s: 4 p.m. Thursday, April 22. Hosted by Westminster College Trustee Emeritus Wayne Miller ’61 and his wife Rhudi Forrest Miller ’62.
• Alumni from the 1970s: 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Hosted by Bill Eavenson ’73.
• Alumni from 1980s: 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Hosted by Dar Huey ’74 and Tracy Stuck ’88.
• Alumni from 1990s: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Hosted by Nadine MacLeod Valco ’94 and Carrie Stickel ’99.
• Alumni from 2000s: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Hosted by Lindsey Braem ’02.
• Alumni from 2010-2020: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Hosted by Carl Carpenter ’18.

Networking sessions based on region include:

• Pennsylvania: 5 p.m. Thursday, April 22. Hosted by Alyssa Hanna Falarski ’12 and Ashley Carnahan Downey ’09.
• South/Southwest: 7 p.m. EST (6 p.m. CT) Thursday, April 22. Hosted by hosted by Alex Scull ’12.
• Ohio: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22. Hosted by Westminster College Trustee Ralph Dise ’74 and Amy Schroder Winner ’06.
• New England: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22
• Greater Atlantic/East Coast: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22. Hosted by Westminster College Trustee Ben Nelson ’06.
• Eastern Corridor/Washington, D.C.: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22. Hosted by Christie Grewe Nelson ’06 and Ann Marie Bayma ’15.
• West Coast: 8 p.m. EST (5 p.m. PST), Thursday, April 22. Hosted by Bryan Bischof ’08 and Kristin Mezmar Kaiser ’86.

At 5:30 p.m. on April 22, alumni Lindsey Braem and Ashley Williams Patton will host a special session for those in leadership, supervisory and administrative roles.

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.