Archive for 2007
Entrepreneurs Vie at National Forum in Santa Barbara
February 21st, 2007 | Press Releases
Nine student ventures from across the country will take part in the Fourth Annual Spirit of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (S.E.E.D.) Collegiate Venture Forum at the Andalucia Hotel March 2-3. The opening luncheon, Friday, March 2, at 11:30 a.m., features keynote speaker Dr. Yulun Wang, founder and CEO of InTouch Health. Tickets are $50, and [...]
Musicians Present Chamber Concerts
February 20th, 2007 | Press Releases
Westmont student musicians will perform two concerts in March. The first is an Instrumental Chamber Concert March 2 at 8 p.m. in Westmont’s Deane Chapel. Chamber musicians will also present a recital featuring vocal and instrumental chamber groups March 6 at 8 p.m. in Porter Theatre. The concerts are free and open to the public.
The [...]
Gayle Beebe Named Westmont President
February 14th, 2007 | Press Releases
Eighth President Wins Unanimous Support from Trustees
The Westmont Board of Trustees named Gayle D. Beebe as the college’s eighth president. Beebe has served as president of Spring Arbor University in Michigan for the past seven years and will take over the Montecito college at the beginning of the next academic year, July 1, 2007.
He replaces [...]
Lecture Explores Evolution, Christianity
February 13th, 2007 | Press Releases
Jeff Schloss, professor of biology at Westmont, will discuss “Evolutionary Theory, Biblical Faith, and the Mystery of Altruism,” in a Phi Kappa Phi lecture, Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. in Hieronymus Lounge.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Schloss explores whether the New Testament’s command to selflessly love one another is biologically possible [...]
Westmont Play Breaks Out of ‘The Clouds’
February 9th, 2007 | Press Releases
Westmont is putting a new spin on a classic Greek comedy in hopes of staging an entertaining play with a moral edge. John Blondell, Westmont professor of theatre arts, directs the 14-student cast performing “The Clouds,” by Aristophanes, Feb. 23-24 and March 1-3, all at 8 p.m. in Westmont’s Porter Theater. There will also be [...]