<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/spring-2014/westmont-fund-all-about-students-0.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>The Westmont Fund is all about students</title><excerpt>Marshall Pingle ’14 takes his education seriously. “Professor Chapman taught me that only a few people can attend Westmont, so we have a responsibility to go out into the world and behave intelligently,” he says. “I know I’m equipped to do critical and creative thinking, and I’m grateful. I didn’t see myself as a student in high school, but I do now. My professors graciously emphasized learning for the sake of learning. I’ve loved Westmont. You can’t get away with much when you live in a small community and people care about you, challenge you and want you to grow.”</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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