Westmont Magazine Spring 2022

Westmont Magazine Spring 2022
Letter from the President
Feature Stories

The Liberating Arts

The Story Behind the Liberal Arts at Westmont

A Chemist Considers the Liberal Arts

The Content and Context of the Liberal Arts Meet in the Faculty

The Importance of the Humanities in Liberal Arts Education

Reshaping Potter's Clay

What Makes Global Development Work?

Westmont News

Bestselling Author Michael Lewis Shares Stories, Inspiration at Westmont President's Breakfast

Serving Up New Dishes in the DC

Engaging Central Coast Churches in Meaningful Conversations

The Final Sweep

Nursing Students Learn the ABC's of Compassionate Care

Moving First-Generation Students Forward

A Spring Semester Saturated with Art

The Man Behind the Plan

Elegant Entrance Welcomes You to Westmont

Chemistry Department Receives Approval from the American Chemical Society

Engineering Builds Out Its Program

A Second Record-Breaking Year for Fundraising

Westmont Names an Accomplished, Engaging and Inspiring Leader as Provost

Alumni Stories

Former Warriors Create a Scholarship for Westmont Baseball Players

SnapNurse: Quickly Connecting Nurses to Jobs and Hospitals to Nurses

Treating the Tiniest Patients

Loving God Through Theology

An Infectious Disease Expert Spreads Credible Information

Pandemic Opened a New Career Path

Taking Comedy into Communication Training

An Advocate for Athletes

Making the World Her Adventurous Classroom

FACULTY NEWS

Faculty News Spring 2022

Study Examines Attachment to God, Psychological Distress

Michael Shasberger Takes a Bow

A Master of Rhetoric and Relationships

Retiring Choral Leader Will Keep on Singing

A Poetic Ending

New Biology Instructor Seeks Effective Ways to Teach

Taking a Deeper Look into the Woman at the Well

All Aboard: Vander Laan Designs a Popular New Game

Mangrum Wins Prestigious Research Award

New Faculty Engineer High-Tech Research

Athletics

Spring Athletics

Someone I Want on my Team

Students

Pursuing a Love & Talent for Opera

A Walking, Talking Miracle

Building a Culture of Belonging

Back to Oxford with a Passion for Research

Tackling Divisive Issues with Deliberation and Dialogue

Being Open to Love