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Laura Pastores
  • International Business
  • Class of 2014
  • Manila

Laura Pastores Inducted Into Blue Blazers Investment Committee At Westminster College

2013 Mar 27

Laura Pastores was inducted into the Blue Blazers Investment Committee at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Pastores is a Junior from Manila, Philippines.

Originally started in 1996, the Blue Blazers is a financial committee that has received state and national media attention.

The Blue Blazers are truly living the mission of Westminster, gaining real world experience with the financial investment world as their classroom," says Dr. Barney Forsythe, President of the College. "Through this investment committee, domestic and international students with a wide range of majors and interests learn business and finance at the highest level."

Every year the Westminster Board of Trustees allocates college endowment funds to the Blazers to invest in the stock market. The students do extensive research and then buy and sell stock to build and manage an actual investment portfolio. Through this experience, they receive the rare opportunity to experience how investing in the stock market works firsthand.

Blazers are required to report to the Board of Trustees and inform them about developments in the group and the portfolio.

Some of the profits from successful investment years make it possible for committee members to visit major financial investments centers on Wall Street in New York City.

Founded in 1851, Westminster College is one of the top liberal arts colleges in America, according to all major educational ranking firms including U.S.News & World Report, Forbes magazine, The Princeton Review and Washington Monthly. National high school counselors recognize Westminster as one of the Top Two Liberal Arts Colleges in Missouri to receive the best education. This selective college for men and women operates on two campuses, one an 86-acre residential campus in Fulton, MO, and a second Southwestern urban campus in the vibrant downtown of Mesa, AZ. Westminster is a challenging academic environment where students are educated to lead and inspired to achieve. Ninety-five percent of Westminster graduates start their first job or enroll in graduate or professional schools within six months of graduation.

To learn more about Westminster College, people can visit the College web site at www.westminster-mo.edu.