<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/spring-1996/grasp-goal.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Grasp on the Goal</title><excerpt>At the end of April, with two months remaining in the fiscal year, The Westmont Fund reached 96 percent of its goal. This annual drive supports operating expenses such as student scholarships, faculty compensation, campus maintenance, and the acquisition of new technology. It helps “close the gap” between tuition payments and the actual cost of education.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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