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Alumni to Add Experience as New Trustees
July 10, 2020
New Director Focused to Reduce Risk
July 9, 2020
Jason Tavarez is the new director of institutional resilience Jason Tavarez joined the Westmont community as director of institutional resilience in February 2020 and almost immediately began working to protect the college from the dangers of COVID-19.
New Director Joins Intercultural Programs
June 30, 2020
New Trustees Add Voice, Experience to Board
June 17, 2020
Remembering My Father: Provost Mark Sargent
June 17, 2020
My father—Joseph Linden Sargent—passed away almost twelve years ago, yet there’s still hardly a Father’s Day that goes by when I don’t remind myself to call him. That thought usually hits me about dusk, or when I look at one of his watercolors on our walls. He died on his anniversary, nearly two years after my mother’s passing.
Celebrating the Outstanding Graduates of 2020
June 9, 2020
The Westmont community celebrates the many ways that God has gifted our students academically by announcing and honoring the Outstanding Graduate Awards in each department. Due to COVID-19, we were unable to publicly announce and honor them during the Academic Awards Convocation, which is typically held prior to Commencement. Here are the Outstanding Graduates of 2020.
Courage is the Hallmark of the Warrior
May 22, 2020
Loomer to Direct Research and Planning
May 15, 2020
Tim Loomer Westmont welcomes Tim Loomer, who joins the staff July 1 as director of research, planning and implementation and assistant to the president for board relations. For the past two years, he has served as interim head of school at Providence.
Westmont Revitalizes Its Ethnic Studies Minor
May 12, 2020
Westmont’s ethnic studies minor, which enables students to examine the cultural, historical, political and social dimensions of a variety of racial and ethnic groups, has been revitalized.
Moore Ends Coaching Career on Top
May 8, 2020
Online Art Exhibit Delves into ‘Time, Memory’
May 7, 2020
'A Tribute to My Mother' by Gayle D. Beebe
May 7, 2020
"Treat others with kindness so they have the energy to be kind as well."
College Coordinates Montecito Food Drive
May 4, 2020
Montecito community members joined with Westmont to serve the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, which has distributed 2.25 million pounds of food during the COVID-19 response. Residents dropped off 151 bags of food at the rear parking lot of Montecito Bank and Trust on Coast Village Road on May 9 or asked that donated food be picked up from their homes.
Wickham, Lecrae Perform for Graduating Seniors
May 1, 2020
Taking Quarantine Treats to the Street
April 24, 2020
Graduating Senior Hopes to Keep Making Music
April 15, 2020
Westmont Announces New Board Chair
April 2, 2020
Warriors Win National Hoops Honors
March 27, 2020
Westmont Donates Protective Masks to Cottage
March 23, 2020
Westmont College will donate 1,000 N95 masks to Santa Barbara Cottage Health’s front-line heroes combating the spread of COVID-19 in our community. Westmont has historically kept a supply of protective masks on campus for its students, faculty and staff to protect them from smoke during wildfires.
Women's Hoops Finish Season Ranked No. 1
March 12, 2020
Warriors Win Five Straight Championships
March 9, 2020
Lecture Examines Peaceful Native Americans
March 2, 2020
Warriors Win GSAC Hoops Championships
March 2, 2020
Warriors Finish February on Winning Streaks
February 27, 2020
Early Registration Opens for 2020 Summer Camps
February 26, 2020
Brooks Returns to 2020 Lead Where You Stand
February 25, 2020
Keynote speakers David Brooks, Erin Meyer, Geoffrey Moore and Gayle D. Beebe share insights on effective and purposeful leadership at the 2020 Lead Where You Stand Conference June 3-5 at Westmont’s Global Leadership Center. Tickets to the affordable and transformative three-day conference cost $399 until March 30; $449 after, and may be purchased online at www.westmont.edu/lead. Guests may stay in comfortable rooms on Westmont’s beautiful campus.
Musicians Compete for Scholarships
February 25, 2020
Warriors Season Swings to Santa Barbara
February 19, 2020
Music Faculty to Perform House Concerts
February 14, 2020
Westmont music professors have brought back the popular Select House Concert Series, performing four chamber concerts on Saturdays, March 21, April 25, May 30 and June 20; all at 3 p.m. in homes to be announced once tickets have been purchased.
Conversation Examines Liberal Arts, Race
February 11, 2020
“Still Dreaming: Race, Ethnicity and Liberal Arts Education,” the 19th annual Gaede Institute Conversation on the Liberal Arts, gathers a national audience to explore how the liberal arts can promote more inclusive teaching, scholarship and institutional practices Feb. 27-29 at Westmont. The plenary sessions are free and open to the public.
Music, Theater Double Our Opera Pleasure
February 11, 2020
WNBA Legend Inspires at Leadership Luncheon
February 5, 2020
Music, Theater, Art for Valentine’s Dinner
February 4, 2020
The Westmont Music, Theater, and Art Departments join forces for the love of the arts to offer the first Valentine’s Arts Soiree, “A Fairy Tale,” on Valentine’s Day, February 14, beginning at 5 p.m. at Westmont’s Porter Theater. The magical evening includes delicious catered food, a silent auction and a romantic concert by the Westmont Orchestra.
Inaugural Swim Team Strokes to Finals
February 3, 2020
‘Becoming Dallas Willard’ Earns Book Award
January 29, 2020
Talk to Examine ‘Civility in Uncivil Times’
January 29, 2020
Warriors Keep Shooting for National Title
January 27, 2020
Abram Carrasco The Westmont men’s and women’s basketball teams, who are both in first place in the Golden State Athletic Conference and ranked fourth nationally, host Arizona Christian University (ACU) on Thursday, January 30, and Ottawa University of Arizona (OUAZ) on Saturday, February 1.
Westmont Hosts ‘Raising Our Light’
January 22, 2020
Art Exhibit Features South Texas Drawings
January 17, 2020
Westmont Celebrates Downtown Centers
January 16, 2020
Westmont Mourns the Death of Longtime Trustee
January 15, 2020
‘Love, Information’ Offers Theatrical Exploration
January 15, 2020
Guest artist Nita June Davanzo directs “Love and Information,” a kaleidoscopic play exploring contemporary issues about knowledge, technology and communication, and our capacity for love, on January 30- February 2 in
Providence, Westmont Create Innovative Course
January 14, 2020
Daniel Kahneman to Speak at Westmont Breakfast
January 13, 2020
One of the world’s most important thinkers, Daniel Kahneman has made a profound impact on many fields, including economics, medicine and politics. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 for his influential work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making and behavioral economics. His groundbreaking book, “Thinking, Fast and Slow,” is an international bestseller.
Kahneman speaks at the 15th annual Westmont President’s Breakfast on Friday, March 6, from 7-9 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. The President's Breakfast has sold out.
Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Leaders
January 13, 2020
Music Faculty to Shine at Spring Recital
January 10, 2020
Westmont’s talented music faculty will perform the Spring Faculty Recital on Friday, January 24, at 7 p.m. in Deane Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Westmont Music Department at (805) 565-6040.
Warrior Honored at Swim Meet
January 6, 2020
Westmont Provost Joins Lilly Fellows Board
December 19, 2019