Tag archives: Westmont College
Building on a decade of successful summer youth programming, Westmont launches a year-round community music school designed for every age and skill level. Joanne Kim, who teaches clarinet at Westmont and Santa Barbara City College, directs the Westmont Music Academy (WeMA), which begins its inaugural session Aug. 28 on the Montecito campus. WeMA builds on […]
First-year Westmont track and field student-athlete Hazel Wilson added another milestone to her young career this summer, representing Guam at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, Australia, where she earned multiple medals, set a national record, and helped showcase the growth of track and field in her home country. Wilson’s journey to Westmont began […]
Westmont women’s soccer players returned home from a service trip to Kenya with memories extending far beyond soccer clinics and athletic drills. Through a partnership with Sports Outreach International, the team spent two weeks serving children and families in Nairobi and Kibera, building international relationships and engaging in community outreach. For head coach Lauren Matthias […]
A longtime Westmont theater professor helped create a process encouraging college students to develop short plays. In the past 13 years, the Hive has yielded 120 plays by MFA playwrights from various universities, providing eclectic and diverse material for Westmont’s annual Fringe Festival. Mitchell Thomas, who has taught acting, voice, and movement for more than […]
Making the transition from higher education to the professional workforce can be daunting for college graduates. Westmont’s Center for Applied Technology Lab (CATLab) rewrites that narrative by creating a direct bridge to the tech sector. This summer, the program’s impact reaches new heights through an expansive partnership with Webconnex, an event ticketing company that Westmont […]
Westmont men’s basketball competes in a memorable cross-cultural athletic exchange in Taiwan from July 28 to August 2. The Warriors open the five-game BLIA Cup tournament against teams from the Brian Kerle Basketball Academy of Australia, the University of Tsukuba in Japan, and the Hou Chon Sports Club of Macau, China. “It’s a tremendous head […]
When Ed Boersma (’85) attended Westmont in the 1980s, he competed in track and field yet always loved tennis. A lifelong fan, he played competitively after college in United States Tennis Association (USTA) events and eventually took a special interest in the Warrior tennis program, establishing a generous annual tennis scholarship. He noticed the college […]
A liberal arts education propelled Brett Isselhardt (’03) to a career in national security science. A staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the East Bay Area, he specializes in analyzing nuclear materials to support nonproliferation, forensics, and energy research. He earned a doctorate in nuclear engineering from UC Berkeley after majoring in physics […]
Westmont alumnus Michael Hemmett (‘25) has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship to support his pioneering work in marine geology and geophysics. After graduating from Westmont with a degree in physics, he’s completing a doctorate in earth and space sciences at the University of Washington. His research focuses on natural hazards […]
Alumnus Sam Renwick (’95) has created a successful career translating scientific uncertainty into economic insight, helping healthcare and life science companies backed by venture capital navigate high-stakes financial decisions. For more than two decades, he has spun a complex track blending biopharma valuation and forecasting with venture capital strategy. “You have concepts on your left […]
When Edd Noell first arrived at Westmont in 1986, he sought more than just a job.He wanted to join a community that considered the study of market forces and financial systems to be a profound expression of faith. After four decades of service, the professor of economics and business has retired, leaving behind a legacy […]
Abstract acrylic painter Josephine Tournier Ingram’s (’00) growing art career eventually collided with domestic life. As demand for her work surged, canvases began taking over her home. “Paintings were spilling into the guest studio,” she says. “And then I discovered spaghetti on one of them.” Realizing her home studio had officially been outgrown, she knew […]
A grant of nearly $100,000 from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) will fund a strategic, institution-wide Westmont program encouraging students to explore potential careers early in their college experience. “Helping students develop vocationally takes a village,” says Lori Ann Banez, director of Westmont’s Career Resource Center (CRC). “The grant will fund the […]
The rapidly accelerating world of artificial intelligence often fuels a modern culture of anxiety, but Santa Barbara tech executive and author Zack Kass believes humanity stands on the precipice of its greatest era yet. The audience of about 300 people reacted to his lively talk with applause on several occasions and gave him a standing […]
This summer, Westmont’s picturesque campus with state-of-the-art facilities becomes a vibrant hub of activity, welcoming young participants to traditional sports camps while showcasing newly launched, cutting-edge academic camps for high schoolers. On June 15, 17 high school students began the new Engineering Design Innovation Camp, an immersive, weeklong experience of real-world problem-solving at the Fletcher […]
Westmont invites the local community to explore the night sky during its monthly free public stargazing event on Friday, June 19, beginning at 8:45 pm and lasting several hours at the Westmont Observatory. “Weather permitting, visitors will have the opportunity to view the moon, the Hercules globular cluster, and Mizar and Alcor – a famous […]
The Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Program for Effective Access to College (PEAC) held its annual PEAC Foundation celebration at UC Santa Barbara, marking an inspiring night of academic achievement and expanding community partnerships. The event honored eight PEAC seniors bound for Westmont, alongside Cindy Gonzalez, a graduate of the Westmont Downtown | Grotenhuis Nursing […]
The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara held its annual scholarship award ceremonies, awarding $8.4 million in scholarships to 2,300 students, including a record 75 Westmont students, at the Sunken Gardens at Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Jose Olvera, financial aid and advising programs coordinator for the foundation, says the partnership, including Westmont hosting the annual Affording […]
Westmont hosts its 12th annual LEAD Where You Stand conference, “Leadership, Human Flourishing and Artificial Intelligence,” from June 4-5 at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. The premier leadership event brings together a distinguished lineup of global thought leaders, bestselling authors, and researchers to equip executives, educators, and organizational leaders with the tools to navigate […]
About 200 art enthusiasts flowed through the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art and the surrounding umbrella-covered patio for the opening of the Tri-County juried exhibition, Altered Realities, on May 22. The star of the event was Romanian-born Contemporary Artist Nurit Ruckenstein, who won Best of Show, for her colorful acrylic on canvas, Day in the […]
