Westminster College, New Wilmington, will host several on-campus activities.

Dr. Bethany Hicok, an assistant English professor since 2001, will present the college's faculty forum at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 25 in Patterson Hall's Room 311.

Her talk, "Ordering a 'Box of Maniacs': Contexts of Desire in the Work of Sylvia Plath," focuses on connections between Sylvia Plath's development as a writer and her experiences at Smith College in the 1950s.

Information: (724) 946-6349; or e-mail, hicokbf@westminster.edu

Dr. Scott Momaday will speak at 8 p.m. Sept. 25 in Orr Auditorium. The Native American scholar, poet and Pulitzer Prize-winning author was born a Kiowa in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl and raised on reservations in the Southwest.

He earned a Pulitzer for the novel "House Made of Dawn." Momaday is founder of "The Buffalo Trust," a non-profit foundation for the preservation and restoration of Native American culture and heritage.

This first Diversity Symposium event for Westminster's 2002-2003 academic year is part of Westminster's continuing Sesquicentennial Celebration. A reception and book signing will follow.

Information: Dr. Barbara Faires, mathematics professor and department chair, (724) 946-7293; or e-mail, faires@westminster.edu

The 2002-2003 Celebrity Series Season opens at 8 p.m. Sept. 28 in Orr Auditorium with The Fifth Dimension.

The group has 14 gold records, headlines in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and tour throughout the world.

Information: Connie McGinnis, assistant Celebrity Series director, (724) 946-7354 or e-mail mcginncl@westminster.edu

The college will host its Fall Family Day on Sept. 28. The Westminster tradition gathers family members to celebrate and enjoy the special activities.

The day begins at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and a meeting with President R. Thomas Williamson in Russell Dining Room.

A family barbecue is planned for 11 a.m. at Anderson Amphitheater.

Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. for the Westminster vs. Allegheny football game.

Information: Cindy Dafler, (724) 946-7373 or e-mail daflercs@westminster.edu