Archive for 2007
President Treasures New VP for Finance
October 15th, 2007 | Press Releases
President Gayle Beebe has welcomed long-time co-worker Doug Jones to Westmont as vice president for finance. Jones fills a position left vacant when Ron Cronk retired last year after working at the college for 22 years.
Jones was vice president of finance and administration at Spring Arbor University for the seven years Beebe served president [...]
College lands $1.5M for Social Sciences
October 12th, 2007 | Press Releases
The Fletcher Jones Foundation has awarded Westmont $1 million toward the creation of the college’s first endowed chair in the social sciences. The grant is being matched with a $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor to fully endow the chair.
The Fletcher Jones Foundation Chair in the Social Sciences at Westmont will honor the work [...]
Chesterton Fans Bring Expert to Campus
October 12th, 2007 | Press Releases
Influential early 20th century English writer G.K. Chesterton will be the focus of a talk at Westmont Thursday, Oct. 18. Dale Ahlquist, president of the American Chesterton Society, will deliver a free lecture, “An Introduction to G.K. Chesterton,” in Hieronymus Lounge at 7 p.m.
A group of Westmont alumni and friends who began a chapter of [...]
Students Head South for Special Trip
October 12th, 2007 | Press Releases
About 50 students are driving to Ensenada, Mexico, this weekend to volunteer at a Special Olympics there. The annual student-led trip started in 2003, a product of Potter’s Clay, the student-led service trip that celebrated its 30th anniversary last spring.
The Westmont students will help time events, hand out food, assist visually impaired athletes, and [...]
Masters Make Music at Westmont
October 10th, 2007 | Press Releases
Musicians from Santa Barbara and across the country will gather at Westmont for a Chamber Music Retreat and Master Class Friday, Oct. 19 through Monday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cellist Nona Pyron, internationally known musician and adjunct professor at Westmont, has led the Master Class in Santa Barbara since 1999. Auditing positions [...]