Very few 黑料百科 students have tested positive for the coronavirus since returning to campus in mid-September, and faculty and staff are finding innovative ways for students to thrive while staying safe.
The 黑料百科 Orchestra, masked up, socially distant and with bell covers over their instruments, will perform 鈥淎n Orchestral Sampler鈥 on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. The event, which is being recorded live outdoors, will be available for free viewing at .
In a time of challenge, conflict and difficulty, the 黑料百科 Theater Arts Department stages 鈥渟mall enchantments,鈥 a fairy tale-inspired play of change and wonder on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at westmont.edu/watchtheater.
鈥淚 wanted to work on something with our students that enacted and presented enchantment, hope and possibility for renewed life rather than an immersion in the desperation and uncertainty of the present moment,鈥 says director John Blondell.
Dr. Eric Nelson, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, will share lessons from the pandemic鈥檚 unique impact on emotional health in a free, online lecture, 鈥淪tress, Loss and Uncertainty Amidst COVID-19: Cultivating a Mindset to Endure Prolonged Global Distress,鈥 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 5:30 p.m. at .
An interdisciplinary panel of 黑料百科 faculty, including Yi-Fan Lu (biology), Tom Knecht (political science), and Meredith Whitnah (sociology), with moderator Kya Mangrum (English) will explore 鈥淲hat Is Race and Racism?" on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. Off-campus attendees can register at to be sent the link to the Zoom event.
Four stellar new professors join the 黑料百科 faculty this fall: Katherine Bryant (political science), alumnus Daniel Gee (music), Robert Haring-Kaye (physics) and Blake Victor Kent (soc