<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/fall-2013/ripple-effects-westmont-education.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>The Ripple Effects of a Westmont Education</title><excerpt>Looking back, Jan Thornton-Cheveres ’57 believes her time at Westmont set in motion important events in her life. “The high-quality academics, the deep friendships, the Christian values I formed, and the connections I made have created ripple effects throughout the years,” she says. “Since studying education at Westmont, learning and teaching have become my passion. I love Westmont because it was a turnaround time in my life. It gave me first steps I didn’t even know I was taking.”</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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