Archive for 2007
Students Take Action During AIDS Week
November 29th, 2007 | Press Releases
A group of Westmont students brought attention to World AIDS Week by placing hundreds of small signs depicting children on Kerrwood Lawn, Monday and Tuesday Nov. 26-27. The placards represented the 600 children orphaned by AIDS every day.
The student group, Westmont’s Acting on AIDS, also screened the award-winning documentary “Angels in the Dust” about a [...]
Westmont Professor to be Featured on A&E
November 28th, 2007 | Press Releases
Ron Enroth, Westmont sociology professor, has been interviewed for a television program which airs on A&E, Sunday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m.
“Mind Control” profiles two of America’s most secretive doomsday Bible groups, Meade Ministries and The House of Yahweh, and exposes the methods used to indoctrinate and control its members with exclusive hidden camera footage [...]
Successful Student Auction Raises $5,000
November 28th, 2007 | Press Releases
Westmont students organized a silent auction that raised more than $5,000 for after-school programs for low-income Santa Barbara youngsters. The money from Auction for Eastside Alternatives goes to the Montecito family YMCA, whose territory includes the Lower Eastside.
Specifically, the money is expected to fund scholarships for 15 kids to attend a sports skills camp at [...]
Soul and Bebop Resound in Jazz Session
November 28th, 2007 | Press Releases
The Westmont Jazz Ensemble will present an eclectic night of original and traditional jazz in a free recital Friday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m. in Deane Chapel on lower campus.
The program will include several challenging bebop-era chestnuts, including Miles Davis’s “Little Willie Leaps,” Bud Powell’s “Hallucinations,” and Clifford Brown’s “Daahoud,” as well as a funky [...]
Computer Science Students Win $6,000
November 28th, 2007 | Press Releases
Westmont’s computer science department has awarded three students National Science Foundation scholarships. Junior Michael Gardner and sophomores Sarah Coburn and Jonathan Tropper each received $6,000.
“The scholarship is a great help, allowing me to continue studying at Westmont,” says Gardner. “It also encourages us to be involved more in the computer science major.”
The scholarships result from [...]