Archive for 2008
Westmont Artists Recognized Near And Far
May 19th, 2008 | Press Releases
Two Westmont art professors earned awards for their recent work, and several art students were featured in an exhibit in Sacramento last month.
Professor Scott Anderson earned four awards for Reynolds Gallery in the 28th annual publication design competition by the American Association of Museums. With more than 800 entries, the competition is the only national, [...]
Outstanding Students Receive Awards
May 9th, 2008 | Press Releases
Westmont’s student life office awarded 12 outstanding students for their leadership during the past year. The David K. Winter Character Through Servant Leadership Award is given each spring to students who show exemplary leadership through service at Westmont and in the community.
Each student receives $2,000 toward tuition during the next school year.
Junior winners included Jolie [...]
College Loans Wardrobe to Narnia Exhibit
May 9th, 2008 | Press Releases
Westmont’s famed C.S. Lewis wardrobe will take a five-year journey with “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition,” a state-of-the-art presentation based on the Disney film series and Lewis’s beloved fictional books. The exhibit, premiering June 7 at Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, features artifacts from Lewis’s personal study as well as the wardrobe.
The 10,000-square-foot educational [...]
310 Grads Encouraged to Love Courageously
May 6th, 2008 | Press Releases
Gayle Beebe presided over his first Westmont Commencement as president of the college May 3, handing diplomas to 310 graduating students, 109 graduating with honors.
David Gyertson, professor of leadership formation and renewal at Regent University in Virginia City, Va., gave the Commencement address, “The Challenge of Great Opportunities.” A senior fellow of the Council of [...]
Exhibition Invites Sole-ful Submissions
April 30th, 2008 | Press Releases
Westmont’s Reynolds Gallery presents “Views and Visions: The Shoe,” a juried exhibition open to all tri-county artists, Thursday, May 15 through Thursday, June 19. The in-gathering of submissions will be at the gallery Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. to noon, with an opening reception and awards presentation Thursday, May 15, 5 to 7 p.m. Cash [...]