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Christmas Festival Tickets Go on Sale
November 11, 2015
Tickets to the 11th annual Westmont Christmas Festival go on sale Thursday, Nov. 12, at 5 p.m. This year’s performance, "I Will Give you as a Light to the Nations," will be Dec. 4-5 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. all at First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave.
Campus Comes Alive with Music this Month
November 9, 2015
Talk to Explain Chinese Yinyang Concept
November 6, 2015
More than 20 ‘Just Dance!’ at Fall Concert
November 6, 2015
The Westmont Fall Dance Concert, “Just Dance!” featuring more than 20 student dancers and choreography by faculty members Susan Alexander and Christina Sanchez, is Friday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., all in Porter Theatre. Tickets, which cost $10 for general admission; $7 for students, seniors or children, may be purchased online at westmont.edu/boxoffice or by calling (805) 565-7140.
Westmont Theater Sings Broadway Hits
November 3, 2015
Westmont students will perform many of the funniest, most moving and memorable songs of the musical theater canon Friday, Nov. 13, at 9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. in Porter Theatre.
Gergen Continues Leadership Series
November 3, 2015
Talk Probes Spirituality of Gratitude
November 3, 2015
Theater, Art Collide in 'Secondhand'
November 2, 2015
Gibraltar Fire Advisory (9 a.m. Update)
October 29, 2015
(Friday Update 9 a.m.) Thanks to the incredible efforts of firefighters and air crews
yesterday, the situation with the Gibraltar Fire continues to be
stable. All classes and activities at Westmont, including Preview Days, will
proceed as usual.Panel Examines Serra's California Legacy
October 28, 2015
Talk Explains ‘Why Liberals Win Culture Wars’
October 28, 2015
Heiduk Headlines Teaching Conference
October 26, 2015
Scholarship Makes Westmont More Affordable
October 23, 2015
Beginning in fall 2016, Westmont will award scholarships covering $140,000 for four years of study to 30 applicants each year. An extraordinary gift from a generous donor will fund the new Augustinian Scholarship and Honors Program. By 2019, 120 Augustinian Scholars will benefit each year from significant financial assistance and challenging coursework.
SoCal Choirs Join voices in Choral Fest
October 22, 2015
Talk to Highlight Impact of Illustration
October 22, 2015
Poetry Reading Features Gary Young
October 20, 2015
Museum Shows Off New Contemporary Art
October 20, 2015
Tuskegee President Examines Du Bois, Faith
October 15, 2015
Talk to Examine Church-Based Activism
October 15, 2015
Free Talk to Explore ‘True Wealth’
October 14, 2015
Viewing of Stars Features Caroline’s Rose
October 13, 2015
Talk Probes Faith, Gender-Based Violence
October 13, 2015
Shasberger, Orchestra Celebrate 10 Years
October 7, 2015
Alum Stages Two New Plays at Westmont
October 6, 2015
Westmont alumna Diana Lynn Small ’09, who graduated from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin in 2015, has written two plays being produced Oct. 16-24 at Westmont. “Good Day,” directed by Mitchell Thomas, Westmont associate professor of theater, is Oct. 16-24 at 7 p.m. in Porter Theatre.
Reel Talk Explores Complex ‘Food Chains’
October 6, 2015
Mark Sargent, Westmont provost, and Cynthia Toms, director of global education, will dissect the challenging issues of our food economy and the lives of farmworkers after a screening of the film “
How the Superwealthy Plan to Make Sure Their Kids Stay Superwealthy: Passing on a fortune isn’t as easy as it seems.
October 2, 2015
The first clue that this is no ordinary crowd of sulky teenagers comes when the instructor asks those who’ve invested in the market to raise their hands. Most hands go up. As a financial planner explains the benefits of investing, one boy interrupts. “What do you suggest investing in right now?” asks Liam Whitfield, 18, a senior at a private Seattle high school, with swooping bangs and a shaggy sweater. The speaker, from a local investment firm, suggests a standard mix of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds. Whitfield looks disappointed.
New Scholarship Helps South African Students
October 2, 2015
Westmont Welcomes MAW Fellows as Residents
September 30, 2015
Homecoming to Honor Niva Tro
September 29, 2015
Talk to Probe Islamic History of Rebellion
September 28, 2015
Viewing Features Rare Supermoon Eclipse
September 24, 2015
Photo by Johannes Schedler at the Panther Observatory The Westmont Observatory will host an informal gathering to view the lunar eclipse on Sunday, Sept. 27, beginning at 6:30 p.m. However, the blood moon will be too low in the evening sky to use Westmont’s telescopes.
‘Always forward, never back’: The canonization of Fray Junípero Serra
September 24, 2015
Franciscan Friar Junípero Serra, joined by a Native American companion, walked from San Diego to Mexico City for an unannounced visit with Viceroy Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursúa in 1773. Another friar had told him of a soldier who had raped two native women. Father Serra, nearly 60, was so outraged he decided he was going to do something about it, according to archeologist Ruben Mendoza.
Jill Felber Offers Flute Masterclass
September 23, 2015
Talk Views Biblical, Modern Wartime Rape
September 22, 2015
Goodman, Puccinelli Examine Their Art
September 21, 2015
Talk Explores Power of Early Attachment
September 21, 2015
Pianist Finehouse to Perform Recital
September 18, 2015
Talk to Explore Global Education, Health
September 15, 2015
Faculty Recital Features Original Works
September 10, 2015
Dr. Steve Hodson The Westmont Music Department jumps into a new season with a free faculty recital featuring original music on Friday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. in Deane Chapel. For more information about the Fall Faculty Recital, please contact Michelle Starrh at (805) 565-6040.
Westmont Earns Top-100 U.S. News Ranking
September 9, 2015
Westmont jumped three spots and is ranked in the top 100 best liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report for the seventh straight year. “America’s Best Colleges, 2016 Edition” lists Westmont as tied for No. 93 out of the nation’s 245 liberal arts colleges.
Four Top Scholars Join Westmont Faculty
September 8, 2015
Dr. Donald Patterson (computer science) Four new talented professors joined the Westmont faculty this fall. Donald Patterson (computer science), Ronald See (psychology), Amanda Silberstein (chemistry) and Sameer Yadav (religious studies) arrived in August and have begun teaching.
Westmont Hosts Lit Moon Mini Festival
September 1, 2015
Westmont Museum Opens Exciting Season
August 31, 2015
Westmont Tops New College Rankings
August 27, 2015
Welcoming New Students, Class of 2019
August 26, 2015
Viewing Zooms in on Moon, Pulsating Star
August 20, 2015
Goodman, Puccinelli’s ‘Tug’ Opens Art Season
August 18, 2015
David Winter Service Set for Aug. 29
August 17, 2015
(photo by Mike Eliason) The memorial service for Westmont President Emeritus David K. Winter, who died Aug. 15, 2015, at the age of 84, will occur Saturday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church on the corner of State and Constance Streets in Santa Barbara.