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Westmont’s Ron Smith was selected by his peers as the 2025-26 PacWest Sports Information Director of the Year. Read about Ron in the bio link.

Paul Mena, Westmont assistant professor of communication studies, was interviewed about the global impact of the FIFA World Cup on HCJB, an historic Christian radio station in Ecuador.

Hear more (in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKxI8rqOUCA&t=276s

The Westmont magazine is coming soon to your mailbox! This issue celebrates the unifying values that continue to shape the college's mission, community and impact around the world.

There's still time for prospective teachers to apply to join for the fall! Each student will receive a $33,000 stipend for tuition at Westmont and other living expenses, providing a yearlong, classroom-based pathway to the teaching profession.

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$2.4 Million Program Builds New Route Into Teaching in Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A new partnership on the South Coast is aiming to bring more future teachers into local classrooms while addressing ongoing

Wonderful blog from Dr. Nijay K. Gupta, who attended and spoke at the annual Martin Institute Spiritual Formation Workshop at Westmont.

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Report from Willard Spiritual Formation Workshop 2026 Martin Institute of Westmont College

Paul Willis, Westmont professor emeritus of English, will be reading poems from his new chapbook, "Orvieto," on Sunday, June 7, at 3 p.m. at the E.P Foster Library on 651 Main Street in downtown Ventura.

Juliana Williams (Thompson) '07, who has more than 20 years of leadership experience across nonprofit, corporate and philanthropic sectors, is the new chief advancement officer for One More Child, providing Christ-centered services to vulnerable children and families.

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One More Child Names Juliana Williams as Chief Advancement Officer One More Child recently named Juliana Williams as new Chief Advancement Officer

I am excited to officially announce the upcoming release of the updated edition of Epic of Eden Bible Study: Understanding the Old Testament as Your Story! It releases on August 18th!

Hear about the updates, watch the trailer, and read the breakdown of the book over on my Substack.

https://open.substack.com/pub/sandralrichter/p/epic-of-eden-bible-study-updated?r=3xsvfe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

🌎🏆 WORLD CUP MAGIC ON THORRINGTON FIELD! ⚽️✨

After training privately on campus since Sunday, the Qatar National Football Team held its first and only public training session at Westmont! 🙌

More than 400 fans, including enthusiastic students from Franklin Elementary and Santa Barbara High School, packed the stands for this exclusive look at the squad. The crowd got a front-row seat to an epic, high-skill 4-on-4 soccer-tennis tournament among the Qatar players, before the team stayed after to sign autographs and hand out official jerseys and scarves! 🧣👕

Next stop for Qatar: opening World Cup action against Switzerland on June 13 in the SF Bay Area! 🇨🇭🇶🇦