Archive for 2008
Grad Contrasts Black, White Christianity
March 27th, 2008 | Press Releases
Westmont graduate Reggie Williams returns to campus to lecture about “Decolonizing the African-American Mind: The Liberative Role of Faith in Christ in African-American Culture,” Wednesday, April 9, at 3:30 p.m. in Kerrwood Hall’s Hieronymus Lounge. There will be an informal dinner and discussion following the free lecture.
The talk, sponsored by the Westmont Religious Studies Department [...]
“Check Us Out:” The Senior Art Show
March 26th, 2008 | Press Releases
Westmont’s graduating art majors exhibit their work in the Senior Art Show in Reynolds Gallery Thursday, April 3, through Saturday, May 3. An opening reception April 3, 4-6 p.m., is open to the public.
Twenty five art majors, a Westmont record, will graduate in May. For the first time the exhibit will be juried by faculty, [...]
Talk Explores Five Missions In Mexico
March 19th, 2008 | Press Releases
Five missions in the majestic mountains of northern Querétaro will be the focus of a free lecture Tuesday, April 8, from 3:30-5 p.m. in Westmont’s Founders Dining Room. Visiting scholar Araceli Ardón will lecture on the magnificent churches in “The Missions of Father Serra in Querétaro, Mexico.” A reception will follow.
Father Junípero Serra and his [...]
Polo Club Rides Off With Western Title
March 19th, 2008 | Press Releases
The Westmont Men’s Club Polo Team has repeated as champions of the U.S. Polo Association Western Regionals at the Santa Barbara Polo Club. Westmont beat UC Davis 14-10, March 9, and advances to the USPA National Intercollegiate Championships in Lexington, Ky., April 1-5.
The team nearly succeeded in its unexpected quest for a national championship last [...]
Talk Offers Keys To Find ‘Joy At Work’
March 19th, 2008 | Press Releases
Dennis Bakke, best-selling author of “Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach To Fun on the Job,” speaks at the University Club Tuesday, April 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St. Bakke, a successful entrepreneur and former CEO, will lecture on “Thank God It’s Monday: Finding Joy at Work.” The event, [...]