尊敬的Westmont家长:
我们很感谢学生们回到了校园. All the planning and preparing for their arrival and the efforts to keep them safe have helped us complete a month back in the community. 我们不断强调COVID-19安全的重要基础, and we appreciate that Westmont stands apart from many institutions with just a few positive tests and only one active case currently on campus.
我们也有令人不安的消息. 你们可能知道, 我们的一个一年级学生, Kaitlynn Derani, was critically injured October 13 in a terrible head-on car accident while visiting her 首页 in Colorado to celebrate her birthday. 到今天为止,她仍处于昏迷状态. 她的大面积受伤需要多次手术. 她的父母要求尽可能多的人为她祈祷. 你可以通过她了解她的最新情况 CaringBridge 网站. 请与任何愿意为她祈祷的人分享这个链接.
Thank you for entrusting your son or daughter to us as we strive to model how to love and care for another well. 提醒一下,如果您需要参观,请与我们联系 parents@ bigjonbear.com. Our office will put your name and arrival information on an approved list so you may enter campus. 为了保证我们ag娱乐官网的安全,我们只允许非常有限数量的访客.
“快乐总是, 不停地祈祷, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:16-18
谨致问候,
莎拉营
负责大学发展的助理副校长
校友及家长关系临时高级总监
虚拟一年级家长周末
First-year parents will receive information about 虚拟一年级家长周末 in an email the first weekend in November. We’re planning some fun ways to show you what your student is experiencing 在这里 on campus. 注意这封邮件,这样你就可以参加了.
韦斯特蒙特接待普利策奖得主乔恩·米查姆
“The Architecture of Endurance: Building a Republic that Stands the Test of Time” Friday, 11月6日, 2020, 12-1:30 p.m.
The Mosher Center for Moral and Ethical 领导 presents Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon 米查姆. 感谢莫舍基金会的慷慨解囊, 威斯蒙特很高兴邀请所有家长和校友观看现场直播, 免费播放他及时而深刻的思想.
米查姆, 总统传记作者, 写了很多书, 包括“荣耀的希望:反思耶稣在十字架上的最后话语”,《ag娱乐官网》,以及他最新的, 《他的真理在前进:约翰·刘易斯和希望的力量.寻找更多ag娱乐官网参加这个激动人心的活动的信息的电子邮件. 注册现场直播 今天.
威斯蒙特大学获得最佳大学排名
是什么让韦斯特蒙特大学成为全国顶尖的大学之一? 根据Payscale, Westmont ranks in the top 7% of all four-year bachelor degree institutions for salary potential for mid-career alumni, 在CCCU所有学校中名列前茅. 威斯蒙特在整体排名中位列第85位. 加州7人.
威斯蒙特如何帮助学生成功
作者艾琳·麦克马洪·麦奎德,学院副院长
A generous donation from some alums allowed us to establish the Center for Student Success (CSS) in 2018. 从那时起, we’ve been hard at work reSearching what our students most need and expanding our student support services. If your son or daughter shares that they’re experiencing some challenges in their academic work—and Westmont’s rigorous standards at mean that most students do—see the resources below that might assist them. 这些服务都是免费的,对所有人开放.
辅导
我们的许多大型企业, general education or introductory courses offer specialized peer tutors who lead weekly group-tutoring sessions. 特蕾莎Covich, 图书馆学术支持经理, 培训和监督这些导师, 谁与教授密切合作,使课程有价值和富有成效. 请参阅2020年秋季辅导时间表 在这里.
Some students attend every week, making the sessions a regular part of their study routine. 作家的角落.
Westmont’s writing center provides a creative space w在这里 student writers can find friendly test readers as they develop projects for professors, 雇主及其他人士. Tutors with Writer’s Corner coach and collaborate with peers as they mature into more skillful and confident writers. 课程是一对一的. 学生可以预约 在这里.
同行的教练
通过私人, 个性化辅导课程, 学生在他们的大学生活中得到帮助. 教练与学生一起确定他们的目标, 连接资源, 学习新的生活和学术技能. 了解更多ag娱乐官网这些同伴教练的信息, 他们关注哪些领域, 以及如何预约, 点击 在这里.
学生成功教练(SSCs)
学生成功教练计划是CSS的最新成员. 从今年秋天开始, all new first-year and transfer students were assigned to a student success coach and meet with them at the beginning of each semester. 专业的学生生活工作人员, the coaches seek to help our new students make a successful transition to college and thrive. 如果你的女儿或儿子是新来的,觉得需要支持, 他们应该先联系他们的SSC. 点击 在这里 以了解更多ag娱乐官网我们六名ssc的优秀团队.
鼓励学生以安全和创新的方式联系
斯图·克里克,学生学院院长
学生们共同生活在校园ag娱乐官网,使韦斯特蒙大学的环境更加丰富. Their presence this past month has brought energy, excitement and joy to life on campus. 我们的宿舍里再次充满了笑声, 我们非常感谢他们回到了韦斯特蒙.
现在学生们都搬回来住在宿舍里了, 学生生活 has been hard at work creating opportunities for them to connect with each other and build relationships. 培养归属感是学生成功的关键, and it remains a top priority for residence life and campus life in the upcoming months. We know students will persist academically when they feel connected to the institution and have developed meaningful relationships with peers. 尽管COVID-19为我们作为一个ag娱乐官网的典型联系创造了障碍, 学院致力于创造性地促进社会联系.
当学生搬到校园, Residence Life and Campus Life worked to host a variety of initiatives to encourage community connection. 学生们被邀请参加虚拟部分活动, 一年级的研讨会, 小型定向小组, 以及通过Zoom举办的全体欢迎活动. We’ve seen students connecting these first few weeks in safe and responsible ways in the residence halls, 用面罩保持身体距离. Students have embraced the community guidelines while also seeking ways to capitalize on each of these opportunities as a way to connect. 我们的学生显然渴望联系并接受新的体验.
虽然县规禁止大型社交活动, 居住生活仍然致力于建立关系的倡议. Resident assistants have been intentionally reaching out to students in their sections, 邀请他们到公共餐厅吃饭, 鼓励孩子们参与冲浪或扣球等业余爱好, 让他们可以一对一的联系. Resident assistants also work to host virtual section events once a month or serve as hosts in bringing people together in physically distanced ways. Our resident assistants serve faithfully and work hard to foster connection within the limitations of our safety protocols.
Additionally, social media has provided a creative means for connecting with students. For weeks, Residence Life staff have posted about meet-and-greet sessions on Instagram Story. Resident directors hosted virtual hall tours and used Instagram to facilitate conversations and announce gatherings in the halls. 我们希望继续在这个平台上建设,将人们虚拟地聚集在一起.
其他举措也有助于将学生聚集在一起. 我们正在筹备神秘圣诞老人, 在校园周围的小径上组织徒步旅行, and empower students to embrace small-group connections as a way to go deep with people. Moving away from planned events can be refreshing as we embrace the joys of unplanned connection to build authentic relationships. As we work through the complexities of COVID-19, we’re calling our community to connect.
我们相信这对你的儿子和女儿作为学生的发展很重要, so, we’ll continue to be creative in providing opportunities for them to develop meaningful friendships, 与韦斯特蒙特ag娱乐官网联系, 在我们共同坚持的这一年里,建立一个支持网络.
2020年夏季学生研究
尽管全国大部分地区在夏季关闭, 韦斯特蒙特大学的教授们继续他们的研究. 在27名严格遵守安全规程的学生的协助下, they conducted reSearch on a number of topics ranging from the factors that affect the presence of western fence lizards to the use of motion-capture cameras to analyze prosthetics.
期末周生存工具包
学期过得很快,我们已经在为期末考试做准备了. 就像你的学生写论文一样, 进行实验,制定回家过圣诞节的计划, 你可以鼓励他们好好完成.
考虑为你的学生订购一个期末周生存工具包. 只需20美元, you can send fabulous treats and stress-relieving toys to your student’s room with a personalized note from you. 我们甚至提供数量有限的无谷蛋白试剂盒. 请在12月9日星期三之前下订单.