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Westmont Polo Repeats as National Champions
Read MoreOrchestra Finale Includes 'Lord of the Rings'
Read MorePolo Prepares to Repeat as National Champs
Read MoreSenior Art Show Offers a Sense of Location
April 2, 2014
Law Class to Debate Supreme Court Case
April 2, 2014
Observatory Opens for Total Lunar Eclipse
March 31, 2014
April Comes Alive with the Sound of Music
Read MoreFringe to Feature Record 24 Performances
Read MoreActor to Join 'Fruitvale Station' Screening
Read MoreHowell Examines the Success of Algorithms
Read MoreTalk Examines Paul, His Relationship to Jews
Read MoreOffringa Directs, Acts in 'Last Five Years'
Read More'Pirates' Lands National Accolades
Read MorePowerful Keck Telescope Zooms in on Jupiter
March 18, 2014
Westmont Hosts Free Family Folk Festival
March 14, 2014
The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art hosts Family Day: American Folk Art Festival on Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in and around the museum and Adams Center at Westmont. The festival is a day of free activities, crafts, music, dance, storytelling, food, and more, all celebrating the vibrant culture of America.
Talk Examines Faith, Politics and Jimmy Carter
Read MoreStudents Spend Spring Break Serving Others
March 10, 2014
Yunus Inspires at President’s Breakfast
March 5, 2014
At the Westmont President’s Breakfast Feb. 28, Muhammad Yunus told inspiring stories about using microcredit to end poverty, captivating a packed room at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree by Hilton Resort. Known as the banker to the poor and the father of microfinance, Yunus believes that credit is basic human right.
Westlake Village Cellist Wins Scholarship
March 4, 2014
Westmont Cuts Water Usage During Drought
March 3, 2014
Westmont is responding to the California drought by continuing to conserve water and by making additional cutbacks in consumption. “We’re committed to maintaining a sustainable campus and conserving resources such as water and power while complying with all county ordinances and expectations,” says President Gayle D. Beebe.
Rogers Explores the Diversity of the Cosmos
Read MoreTeens to Compete for Music Scholarships
Read MoreWestmont Reads Focuses on 'The Big Burn'
Read MoreTelescope to Zoom in on Great Red Spot
February 18, 2014
Stargazers might enjoy views of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot at this month’s public viewing at the Westmont Observatory on Friday, Feb. 21, beginning after 6:30 p.m. and lasting several hours. The free event is held every third Friday of the month in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit.
Speech, Debate Tourney Takes Center Stage
Read MoreLauded 'Pirates' Makes a Return Voyage
February 12, 2014
Rick Ifland Examines Microfinance, Yunus
Read MoreOrchestra to Play Rimsky-Korsakov Overture
Read MoreArt Museum to Go 'Walking in the Spirit'
Read MoreConference Digs into Ancient, Modern Theater
February 4, 2014
Lecture to Probe 'God and the Multiverse'
Read MoreOrchestra Tour Winds Through SoCal
February 3, 2014
SB Poet Laureate to Read at Westmont
Read More27th Annual Math Contest Goes Cubicle
Read MoreTheater Moves Outside for New 'Electra'
January 22, 2014
Erasmus Lectures to Examine Mystery, Faith
Read MoreAnnual Poetry Reading Honors Stafford
Read MoreWorkshop Offers Comic Opera by Haydn
Read MoreNew Networking Site Connects Alumni
January 17, 2014
A powerful new online tool now connects Westmont alumni around the world. Westmont Connect enables alumni to locate each other for personal and professional reasons, giving them access to jobs, mentors, special interests and opportunities.
A Feast of Fall Arts Events
January 17, 2014
The Visual Arts, Music and Theater Programs Produced Lively and Meaningful Events for the Westmont Community This Fall
Art Exhibits Embrace Spiritual Themes
A Harvest of High Rankings
January 17, 2014
In the Season of College Rankings, Westmont Continues to Earn National Recognition for the Quality of its Academic Program
For the fifth straight year, U.S. News & World Report ranked Westmont among the 100 best liberal arts colleges in the nation, naming it 94th among 248 leading institutions. Westmont also earned top spots in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and the Princeton Review.
Embracing Global Challenges and Opportunities
January 17, 2014
Remarks Delivered at Homecoming 2013 by President Gayle D. Beebe, Ph.D.
It’s always a pleasure for me to represent the college, and I do a lot of speaking, often on the road, talking about Westmont and all the good things happening here. Every year we face challenges and opportunities. Being a person who is inherently optimistic, I tend to focus on the opportunities rather than the challenges. But challenges always seem more interesting and entertaining, and so people always ask me to talk a little about them.
More Millennials Arrive at Westmont
January 17, 2014
New First-Year and Transfer Students Bring Impressive Academic Credentials and Digital Savvy to Campus
Observatory Welcomes Jupiter in January
January 10, 2014
Yunus to Speak at President's Breakfast
January 8, 2014
New Faculty Bring a Love of Teaching
December 20, 2013
Nathan Huff Westmont welcomed four new professors in the fall who have brought a passion for teaching and an appreciation of the college’s community. Nathan Huff (art), Han Soo Kim (music), Sharon Tang-Quan (English) and Felicia Wu Song (sociology) have finished their first semester teaching at Westmont.
Westmont's 'Pirates' Earns Top Accolades
December 18, 2013
Plan Uses Trees to Grow Out of Poverty
December 17, 2013