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The Westmont Theater Arts Department has established a new initiative expanding its focus on diversity, justice, global engagement and intercultural competency. This fall, John Blondell will become the new global ambassador in the performing arts. Read More: http://blogs.westmont.edu//westmont-theater-expands-globa/

The Westmont College Women's Soccer team is set to kick off its pandemic-delayed season next week. Columnist Mark Patton offers a preview: https://newspress.com/college-notebook-westmont-set-to-sta/

"Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." - Hebrews 13:20

Carmen McCain, Westmont assistant professor of English, speaks at an online workshop, Remapping the Study of Islam and Muslim Cultures in Nigeria, which is hosted by Center for African Studies at the University of Florida on January 22. Register Here: http://africa.ufl.edu/event/luce-workshop/

Dear fellow Westmonters, Yesterday's events in our nation's Capitol have left us all deeply troubled and perplexed. Violent actions are wrong and should not be condoned. We're an academic and Christian community committed to core values that undergird our mission and every aspect of our work. Our guiding documents speak to truth-centered attitudes and other-centered practices. These values take on a variety of expressions that include dialogue, peaceful, non-violent interacti...on, giving each other the benefit of the doubt, and allowing a diversity of opinions to be expressed provided they are done so in ways consistent with our core, guiding values as an institution of Christian higher education. Please know of our deep commitment as a college community to every person's welfare and to providing a context which makes our unique and essential educational mission possible. Blessings, Dr. Gayle D. Beebe President

Westmont students at the beach in January? It's a winter heat wave! Read More: https://keyt.com//80s-and-sunny-brings-crowds-to-santa-ba/

Eternal God, amid all the turmoil and changes of the world, your love is steadfast and your strength never fails. In this time of danger and trouble, be to us a sure guardian and rock of defense. Guide the leaders of our nation with your wisdom, comfort those in distress, and grant us courage and hope to face the future; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Blake Victor Kent, assistant professor of sociology at Westmont, has published a summary of his South Asian research for the Public Health, Religion, and Spirituality Network, "What Have We Learned about Religion, Spirituality, and Health in U.S. South Asians?" Check it out: https://www.publichealthrs.org/a016/

Westmont alumnus and ultra-runner Daniel Torres '13 is doing a 50-kilometer run to raise funds for school supplies at Notre Dame School in Santa Barbara. https://www.noozhawk.com//daniel_torres_running_50_kilomet

Congratulations to Westmont alumnus Greg Christian '82, new president of the Hawaii Market for Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals. Learn More: https://about.kaiserpermanente.org//kaiser-permanente-anno #westmontwarrior4life

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art highlights works donated to or purchased for to the museum. Selections from the Permanent Collection of Contemporary Art is available online at westmont.edu/museum/contemporarycollection. The exhibition features pieces from two major private collectors who have helped shape the museum’s collection: Barry Berkus and his son, Jeff; and Arnold and Marie Forde. Learn More: http://blogs.westmont.edu//museum-exhibits-contemporary-c/

Edd Noell, Westmont professor of economics and business, has co-published a study that helps us understand a Christian approach to the proper stewardship of the world’s goods. Read More: https://www.eurasiareview.com/03012021-the-three-pillars-o/

Celebrate each week of the Advent season with Westmont! Steve Bell, who has written a seven-book series based on the Christian calendar year, will share selections from his book Advent during concerts on December 11, 18 and 24. Learn More: https://www.westmont.edu/celebrateadvent

Let's raise a Kerr jar in honor of the birthday of Westmont founder Ruth Kerr. She served as president of Kerr Glass Manufacturing from 1930-67 following the death of her husband, Alexander. With six young children, she expanded the corporation, creating glass container manufacturing plants in West Virginia, Illinois and California. She founded the college in 1937.

Next up on our 2020-21 Rosebud Program roster is Malia Yim. Find out more about her film insights in our Rosebud Questionnaire below. I am a second year at Wes...tmont college, although I am currently undeclared I hope to major in Communications or Political Science with an interest in film. I am most excited to learn more from my peers and mentors at the Rosebud program about the diverse world of films and filmmaking. Everyone brings their own story when watching a film, and I am excited to gain new insights that I may have not experienced or known before. I am also thrilled to learn from directors and other creatives who share pieces of their souls with us. 1. What is the first film you remember seeing? I remember clearly watching the Disney classic "Cinderella" over and over as a child. 2. What is the last film you saw? Although I would love to share that I watched an intricate groundbreaking film, I have to admit the last film I saw was the teenage classic "Easy A" directed by Will Gluck staring Emma Stone. 3. Which film has had the biggest impact on you and why? The films that have the biggest impact on me are truthfully films that began including strong female heroines into the narrative or main focal point. From films such as "Harry Potter" who created Hermione Granger to recent film "Knives Out" with Marta Cabrera. These films captured my attention because finally I saw someone like me could be written into the narrative on the big screen. Naturally I began to watch more carefully, and it inspired me to create stories of my own. 4. Which film or films could you watch over and over? I could most likely find joy in watching "The Princess Bride" and "Mary Poppins" a hundred times and be totally content. 5. Which films and directors inspire you? The two most influential directors for me have been Greta Gerwig and Rian Johnson. Both are more recent directorial standouts in the film industry, however Gerwig drew me in with her quick-witted writing (and focus on female heroines), while Johnson has been such an encouraging director to follow as he’s from my hometown. 6. If you could have been a fly on the wall during the making of any film in history, which film would you choose? One hundred percent "Star Wars." No doubt in my mind. If I were to appear anywhere in that franchise, I would lose my marbles. 7. What is one of your favorite cinematic sequences? The introduction to "Baby Driver" is what first popped into mind. The timing, energy, colors, and scripted humor are many reasons why this sequence is such a fantastic hook for the film. 8. Why do you love cinema? Films drive my imagination to new heights. As I mentioned in my application to the program, I am a sucker for a good story, and films explore such beautiful elements of that story on camera, through music, and with words. 9. What is your dream job? Although my mind often runs wild when it comes to opportunities I hope to pursue producing, writing, and directing. 10. What excites you most about joining SBIFF’s Rosebud Program? I am most excited to simply learn. The Rosebud Program is a great opportunity for me to grow my knowledge on film outside an academic setting and learn from peers and mentors who are in the business of filming, the creatives. Learning, in my opinion, is one of the greatest ways to expand creativity.

Even in the darkest of times, Westmont College Basketball Coach Kirsten Moore says she wasn’t alone...she was surrounded by her community of friends, family, co...workers, and athletes! Amazing encouragement to surround ourselves with quality friends and to support our community when they need it most! #goodlifetv #together See more

Next up on our 2020-21 Rosebud Program roster is Bailey Lemmon. Find out more about her film favorites in our Rosebud Questionnaire below. I am from Santa Cruz..., CA, and am currently a sophomore at Westmont College. I am majoring in Communication Studies and minoring in Film Studies. I have always had a deep fascination with pop culture - anything involving film, television, music, and fashion. Upon entering college, I have grown a great love for storytelling and have found film to be the most powerful medium in which I experience those stories. 1. What is the first film you remember seeing? I don’t exactly remember the first film I saw, but the first film I watched that encouraged my passion for storytelling was "Whiplash." 2. What is the last film you saw? "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Story" 3. Which film has had the biggest impact on you and why? "Lady Bird" has had the biggest impact on me because it was the first time I remember truly feeling represented on screen and it urged me to pursue film. 4. Which film or films could you watch over and over? "Lady Bird," "Little Women" (2019), "The Social Network," "Silver Linings Playbook" 5. Which films and directors inspire you? Many of the films that were acknowledged during the 2018 Academy Award season inspired my calling to film. These films include "Lady Bird," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," "Get Out," "The Disaster Artist," "Call Me By Your Name," and "I, Tonya." A few directors that I admire are Greta Gerwig, Ava DuVernay, and Jordan Peele. 6. If you could have been a fly on the wall during the making of any film in history, which film would you choose? "Us." 7. What is one of your favorite cinematic sequences? One of my favorite cinematic sequences is at the end of "Lady Bird" when she calls and leaves her mom a voice message after being away at college. She reminisces on the aspects of Sacramento that she loves and asks her mom if she remembers those experiences too while a montage of Lady Bird and her mom in Sacramento plays. 8. Why do you love cinema? I love cinema because I have discovered that it is the most impactful way I can experience other people’s stories and is how I have most felt understood and seen. 9. What is your dream job? To be a late-night television show host or director. 10. What excites you most about joining SBIFF’s Rosebud Program? What excites me most about joining SBIFF’s Rosebud Program is listening and learning directly from experts in the industry and learning how to construct an effective Q&A.

Patheos has featured Sameer Yadav, Westmont associate professor of religious studies, as a Christian Theologian to Read and Follow. Learn More: https://www.patheos.com//sameer-yadav-westmont-college-ch/

The Westmont community’s thoughts and prayers are with the Moore family. https://www.noozhawk.com//pat_moore_mother_retired_westmon

Inside Higher Ed examines how the liberal arts can repair our nation. https://www.insidehighered.com//how-liberal-education-has-

Westmont President Gayle Beebe and wife Pam offer their Christmas greetings following a segment from this year's Christmas Festival. May the joy of the Lord be your hope and strength this Christmas. Watch Here: https://vimeo.com/493568115

Merry Christmas Westmont! We can't wait to see you next semester! Watch More: https://youtu.be/aXgo3-822_M

Looking for a Christmas Eve service? Singer-songwriter Steve Bell has put together a reflective and devotional event you'll enjoy. Watch Here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7876931/video/488674890

Westmont men's soccer alumnus Daniel Guzman '12, head performance coach for the Major League Soccer (MLS) team Los Angeles Football Club, will be working tonight in Orlando, Florida, at the CONCACAF Final.

The Westmont Observatory is zooming in on the Great Conjunction! Professor Ken Kihlstrom and the Keck Telescope are capturing this once-in-a-400-year cosmic phenomenon from campus. #jupitersaturnconjunction #WestmontBestmont

Thank You! The exhibition and auction, 5X5: Celebrating 10 Years, has raised more than $36,000 for arts programming at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The top grossing art pieces were 1. Kenton Nelson, 2. Kenny Scharf, 3. Billy Al Bengston and 4. Shag - Josh Agle.

Christianity Today's 2020 Books of the Year include Westmont's Sandy Richter's "Stewards of Eden." Read More: https://www.christianitytoday.com//jesus-creed-2020-book-a

James K.A. Smith, author of "On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts," offers a spiritual journey as part of Conversatio Divina: A Center for Spiritual Renewal, part of Westmont’s Martin Family Institute for Christianity and Culture. Read More: https://conversatio.org//taking-a-road-trip-with-james-k-/

Feeling down that you have to cancel big holiday plans? Don’t worry, Words of Warriors student blogger Abi Bradshaw offers her "The 12 Days of Christmas: COVID Edition." Check it out: https://www.westmont.edu/wo/12-days-christmas-covid-edition

Enjoy online Advent concerts with music-award winner Steve Bell on Friday, December 18, and Thursday, December 24. Steve takes us on a prayerful journey for Advent, drawing on poetry, music, history and tradition. https://westmont.edu/celebrateadvent

Melinda Amick, who lives with diabetes, has signed a letter of intent to play on the Westmont women's golf team and study chemical engineering in hopes of helping to find a cure. Read More: https://www.mantecabulletin.com//high-school/fairway-cure/

The Santa Barbara Independent interviews Landon Boucher, head coach of Westmont men's basketball. Check it out: https://www.independent.com//landon-boucher-a-general-amo/

The Westmont College Worship Team has released a new album, "The Work of Your Hands," which is a compilation of original songs and new hymn arrangements. Purchasing the album and sharing it with others supports the writers, and helps fund future worship team recording projects. Check it out: iTunes: https://music.apple.com//album/the-work-of-your/1544496531 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2jpnL9BdbUPdPQaiYcnFcB... Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results See more

Ninety-two percent of Westmont graduates from the class of 2020 have found a job or are attending graduate school (or planning to attend) despite a national economy sickened by the coronavirus. Read More: http://blogs.westmont.edu//recent-grads-overcome-job-unce/

Next up on our 2020-21 Rosebud Program roster is Eva Moschitto. Find out some of Eva's film faves and more in the Rosebud Questionnaire below. Eva Moschitto is ...a Santa Barbara native and first-year at Westmont College, where she is studying English and Business. Eva writes for the arts and entertainment section of Westmont’s student newspaper, The Horizon, and plans to pursue editing/publishing or journalism, as well as continued Spanish study. While Eva is a lifelong "Ratatouille" fan, her other favorite films include "Shoplifters," "La La Land," and "Roman Holiday." In her free time, Eva enjoys perusing the Bon Appetit newsletter and sampling different local eateries. 1. What is the first film you remember seeing? The first film I remember seeing is "Shirley Temple." 2. What is the last film you saw? The last film I saw was "Pulp Fiction." 3. Which film has had the biggest impact on you and why? One film that impacted me was "Boyhood," because it was one of the first films that I saw that stretched my imagination of what cinema could look like. 4. Which film or films could you watch over and over? I could watch "You’ve Got Mail," "La La Land," and "Dead Poet’s Society" over and over again! 5. Which films and directors inspire you? Greta Gerwig is a great inspiration to me! I love the authenticity of her films, especially "Lady Bird." 6. If you could have been a fly on the wall during the making of any film in history, which film would you choose? If I could have witnessed the production of any film in history, I would choose "Singin’ in the Rain." 7. What is one of your favorite cinematic sequences? One of my favorite cinematic sequences is the moment in "Ratatouille" when Remy bites into fruit and cheese together for the first time. 8. Why do you love cinema? I love cinema because I love storytelling, in literature and in film, and I believe stories and art shape how we see ourselves, how we see others, and how we move through the world. 9. What is your dream job? My dream job is to be a journalist or to work in magazine editing. 10. What excites you most about joining SBIFF’s Rosebud Program? I am excited to get the chance to talk to and learn from people in the film industry and to expand my knowledge and understanding of great films and filmmaking.

Pat Moore, the 92-year old mother of longtime head basketball coach at Westmont John Moore, is being honored for her passion for the game. Pat Moore along with six others are being inducted into the 2020 class of the Santa Barbara Court of Champions that was established in 2014. Watch More: https://keyt.com//pat-moore-inducted-with-6-others-in-sb-/

Warriors Take Anteaters to Overtime

Westmont’s Career Opportunities and Vocational Exploration (COVE) Center has put together an impressive podcast, "Westmont Works," interviewing experts about internships, social media habits, studying abroad and grad school Check it out: https://open.spotify.com/show/0b3uIUCxyelodgLCYJPhcO

Discover how psychological knowledge informs your faithand how your faith informs your understanding of psychology. Apply your knowledge through research with professors and present your work at academic conferences. Participate in local internships to investigate possible careers. Psychology alumni attend nationally-known graduate schools, and local employers recruit them. Graduates have received honors such as a clinical post-doctoral internship at Harvard Medical School and a Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Minority Fellowship.

Some familiar Westmont names like Richard Tony Askew and Chris Rupp are featured in this Santa Barbara News-Press story about Ruth Ellen Hoag Fine Art at GraySpace Gallery in the Funk Zone. Check it out: https://newspress.com/deck-the-halls/

Rediscover the joyful expectation and preparation of Advent with this article, "Watching for the Light: The Nativity/Fast and Advent." Conversatio Divina: A Center for Spiritual Renewal is part of Westmont’s Martin Family Institute for Christianity and Culture. https://conversatio.org//telling-time-in-church-rediscove/

TONIGHT! The 16th annual Westmont Christmas Festival, Ris’n with Healing in His Wings, presents a special online event this year due to the pandemic. The Westmont Music Department, led by Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship, has creatively recorded the 100 members of the Westmont Orchestra and College Choir, Chamber Singers and Choral Union throughout campus. The virtual concert, which retells the Christmas story by weaving narration with music, will be... available at 5 p.m. tonight and through the month of December. Watch Now: https://www.westmont.edu/festival

So good! The Westmont Chamber Orchestra, woodwind duet and a brass ensemble offer a wonderful performance. Under the direction of Paul Mori, the student musicians perform a wonderful and diverse selection of chamber pieces. Watch Now: https://vimeo.com/showcase/westmontmusic

The bidding is NOW OPEN! Check out these amazing pieces by many wonderful artists. Help the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art celebrate its 10th anniversary by making a bid during this fundraising exhibition, 55: Celebrating Ten Years, which ends Dec. 18. Learn More: http://blogs.westmont.edu//museum-exhibits-sells-450-5x5-/ Bid Now: https://westmont.edu/museum/5x5

Dr. Sandy Richter brings part five of The Center for Hebraic Thought's "A Gender Study" series. One translation of Deuteronomic law appears to require women rape survivors to marry their rapists, but Dr. Richter argues that this is a serious mistranslation. She concludes that Deuteronomic law values the well-being of its female citizens, empowers them with a legal voice, and relies on rational proof Read More: https://hebraicthought.org/deuteronomic-law-women-marry-ra/

Congratulations to Reed Sheard, vice president for advancement and chief information at Westmont, who will chair the AI in Advancement Advisory Council, a first-of-its-kind organization committed to open discussion and evaluation about where artificial intelligence can and should impact advancement. https://www.prnewswire.com//artificial-intelligence-in-adv

Westmont alumnus Zachary Sheely '04, who majored in biology with a minor in chemistry, explains the importance for farmers to have a collaborative nutrient management planning process. Read More: https://www.croplife.com//how-digital-collaboration-simpl/

The Westmont men's basketball team will play it's first exhibition game of the season against NCAA Division I opponent Cal State Northridge on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 4 p.m. With a focus on the health and safety its athletes, Westmont has tested the players for COVID-19 four times in the last nine days. The Warriors were not able to begin the season a week earlier because a player on the opposing team tested positive for the coronavirus. Watch Live: https://bigwest.org/watch/d...efault.aspx #GoWestmontWarriors #MaskUpWarriors

"Many of us continue to live with a kind of misimpression about American Indians as always warlike" - Rick Pointer, professor emeritus of history at Westmont, who has written a biography of Papunhank, a little-known Munsee reformer and Moravian leader. The work illuminates the turbulent middle decades of the 18th-century during which Papunhank doggedly maintained an unwavering love of peace. Pacifist Prophet: Papunhank and the Quest for Peace in Early America (University of... Nebraska Press) gives voice to an important element of 18th-century American Indian thought and intellectual tradition. http://blogs.westmont.edu//book-offers-perspective-on-pea/ #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

The Westmont Debate Club won 3rd Place out of 30 colleges at the 28th Annual Griffin Invitational, hosted online by Grossmont College. Competing in Novice Parliamentary Debate, Ebun Kalejaiye won 1st Speaker and Paige Johnson took 4th Speaker. The team of Kalejaiye and Jonathan Tejeda won Silver Medals. The team of Johnson and Ethan Hilliard won Bronze Medals.... Every Westmont debater placed at this tournament. Congratulations to the club and coaches Emily Washburn and Hans Khoe! #WestmontBestmont

Dallas Willard examines transformation in "Getting the Elephant Out of the Sanctuary: Atonement and Transformation" and shares the practices and rhythms he lived by to be more like Jesus. Conversatio Divina: A Center for Spiritual Renewal is part of Westmont’s Martin Family Institute for Christianity and Culture. Read More: https://conversatio.org/classroom/a-guide-to-how-we-change/

The Westmont College Music Department's weekly Friday night virtual concerts features Westmont's string chamber ensembles tonight at 7 p.m. Under the direction of Dr. Han Soo Kim, our student musicians will be performing pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Brahms and others. Watch Here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/westmontmusic

Congratulations to Westmont alumna Jessica (Rege '03) Thomason, the new executive director of the Napa Valley College Foundation. Read More: https://napavalleyregister.com//article_31fe0d76-fda7-5b97

Let’s Light Up the Vote for Westmont alumnus Edward "Lalo" Delgado '20! Vote Here: https://www.uslchampionship.com/save-of-the-year

LIVE TONIGHT: Enrico Manlapig, associate professor of economics and business, explores Decision Analysis and the Common Good in a live webinar tonight at 5:30 p.m. The webinar features special guest and Westmont alumnus Phil Beccue ’81, decision consultant, risk manager and founder of White Deer Partners Inc. We’ll discuss decision analysis, which we use to support community organizations locally and abroad, Manlapig says. I hope attendees see two things: that good decisions are not the same as good outcomes and, that by focusing on good decisions, we are giving ourselves the greatest chance of making a lasting impact on our community. Learn More: http://blogs.westmont.edu//talk-puts-decision-analysis-to/

Congratulations to Westmont alumna Alison Noble '97 who has been elected to a four-year term on the National Board of the Lilly Fellows Program, which strengthens the quality and character of church-related institutions. Read More: https://www.messiah.edu//messiah_associate_provost_alison_

Westmont is just one of 11 institutions in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities that have been supported by Lilly's generosity.

Gregg Afman co-authored the paper "Muscle Glycogen Utilization During Exercise Following Ingestion of Alcohol" in Medicine Science in Sports and Exercise. This becomes the third publication resulting from a research collaboration with James Betts, professor of metabolic physiology at the University of Bath. Learn More: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32694374/

Westmont alumnus Ron Toya '70, who served with the Department of Interior in the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 34 years, has lived a life of giving and serving others. Read More: https://standtogether.org//channeling-potential-into-pros/

Sean Pratt, Westmont film studies instructor, hosts another Film Club discussion, exploring Charlie Kaufman's classic "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." Watch the film on your own then join the discussion on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Get the Zoom link here: https://www.westmont.edu/lectures

Westmont College Festival Theatre's production of "small enchantments" has a NEW HOME! Find the link to the new site below. More than 1,200 people have watched this amazing world premiere. Don't miss out. https://www.westmont.edu/watchtheater

In honor of the recent passing of Alex Trebek, we offer a fun Jeopardy! tribute to Dallas Willard, "Celebrating The Spirit of the Disciplines," from the 2018 Experiencing Life with God Conference, an academic conference hosted by the Martin Institute of Westmont College and Renovaré. Watch here: https://youtu.be/_vgyOolr3Ws

Serah Shani, Westmont assistant professor of anthropology, has been awarded a $230,300 grant from the John Templeton Foundation for research on a project in East Africa to study the "Cultural Evolution of the Conscience, Virtues, Character Development, and Human Progress" among the Maasai people in Kenya. Serah’s research will explore the moral values and virtues Maasai parents are teaching their children to help them succeed in a competitive market economy. Learn More about Dr. Shani: https://www.westmont.edu/people/serah-shani-phd

Saturday's men's basketball game has been postponed due to COVID-19. The Warriors season opener is now slated for Wednesday, Nov. 25, against CSU Northridge. Read More: https://athletics.westmont.edu/ne/2020//13/201113_MBB.aspx

A very special concert tonight features Westmont's talented student composers at 7 p.m. Learn More: http://blogs.westmont.edu///13/student-composers-to-shine/

Given these extraordinary times, we're working on creative ways to bring Westmont to you! A select group of students and families are invited to meet with Westmont on Monday, Nov. 16, at 5:30 p.m. in Metropolitan Camino Real Cinemas to see Westmont's beautiful campus and gorgeous Santa Barbara landscapes as they make their premiere on the big screen! Hear more about Westmont from current students, parents, admissions counselors and community members during a live Q&A sessio...n. Spots are limited, so sign up now at: https://www.westmont.edu/admiss/visit-westmont/visit-events

Congratulations to Westmont alumnus Todd Sheffield '80, who has announced his retirement as CEO of Community First Credit Union after nearly two decades. Read More: https://www.cuinsight.com//community-first-credit-union-an

Sophomore Abi Bradshaw blogs about "What's Up with the Enneagram, Anyways?" in the latest #WordsOfWarriors. Read More: https://www.westmont.edu/words-warr/whats-enneagram-anyways

Today, on Nov. 11, our nation will pause again, as we have for many decades, to support the cause of world peace and to give thanks for all who have served this nation in military uniform. To all of you reading this message who have served in the United States Armed Force, we say Thank you! We trust you will know our gratitude as the nation pauses to honor your duty and sacrifice as you served. #VeteransDay

Westmont President Gayle D. Beebe tells us why he is #maskedandmighty! Watch Here: https://youtu.be/LhmRS5E9-zE #MaskUpWarriors #protectthemont

When you study mathematics at Westmont you actively participate in your learning and work closely with both students and professors. You belong to a supportive community of mathematicians becoming fluent in the language of the natural world. You look beyond numbers and formulas to abstract patterns, using your imagination and stretching your creativity. ... As you develop deeper understanding of the fundamentals of mathematics, you’ll become a well-educated and well-rounded person. Through your classes and work on research projects, you’ll gain knowledge and skills that make you a better thinker and communicator and prepare you for interesting and rewarding careers. https://www.westmont.edu/mathematics

Chris Hoeckley, director of Westmont’s Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts, examines how institutions can make liberal arts commitments stick and what liberal arts institutions should want for their students and graduates on The Liberating Arts. Check it out: https://www.theliberatingarts.org//the-gaede-institute-fo/ #LibArts #CCCU

All-Conference Smiles: Westmont cross country runners Mitch Groff, Adam King, Garrett Miller, Kacie Kwan, Madden Hundle, Gretchen Scherrei and Anneline Breytenbach won All-Golden State Athletic Conference honors at the GSAC Championship on Saturday in Rocklin, California. Read More:https://athletics.westmont.edu/news/2020/11/7/201107_CC.aspx #GoWestmontWarriors

Helen Rhee, professor of religious studies at Westmont, reflects on the topic of wealth and poverty for contemporary Christians. At the end of this article she provides three practical suggestions for the discipline of simplicity and loving the poor and offers suggestions for further reading. Read More: https://conversatio.org//lessons-from-the-early-church-re/