Archive for 2006
SF Urban Students are Cooking Now
December 12th, 2006 | Press Releases
Students attending Westmont’s San Francisco Urban Program will now enjoy a new kitchen facility.
The Clunie House, Westmont’s historic Victorian campus at the corner of Lyon and Fell streets, has completed a major culinary renovation.
More than two dozen students each semester live at the house while working at internships and studying in the heart of San [...]
Local Poetry Event Features VanderMey
December 12th, 2006 | Press Releases
Randall VanderMey, Westmont professor of English, will read from his latest book, “Charm School: Five Women of the Odyssey,” at a poetry reading Sunday, Dec. 17, at Karpeles Manuscript Library, 21 West Anapamu St., at 2:30 p.m.
Two other local poets will participate in the event, Perie Longo, reading from her newest book, “With Nothing [...]
College Entrepreneurs Unveil Plans
November 27th, 2006 | Press Releases
More than two dozen entrepreneurial students have put their innovative business ideas to the test in hopes of competing in the 17th annual Westmont Collegiate Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition, Thursday, Dec. 7, at 4:45 p.m. in Kerrwood Hall’s Hieronymus Lounge. The competition is free and open to the public.
Seven student venture teams submitted business [...]
Christmas Festival ‘Magnified the Lord’
November 17th, 2006 | Music, Press Releases
The hugely popular Westmont Christmas Festival returned for a second year, Friday, Dec. 8, at Murchison Gym and Saturday, Dec. 9, at First Presbyterian Church, 21 East Constance Ave. Both performances, which combine music, visual arts, theater and dance, began at 8 p.m.
This year’s festival, “My Soul Magnifies the Lord,” was free and open to [...]
‘Car Plays’ Brake Rules of Theatrical Space
November 17th, 2006 | Press Releases
Westmont’s theatre arts department continues to push the boundaries of theatrical space with “The Car Play Project,” Thursday, Nov. 30, through Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. at Hubbard Hall parking lot. About 40 students will perform 16 original plays simultaneously inside 16 parked vehicles. Each play is less than 12 minutes and the entire [...]