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The ���ϰٿ� music and theatre arts departments combine creative talents to produce “Die Fledermaus (The Bat),” an operetta composed by Johann Strauss, on March 2 and 4 at 7 p.m. in downtown Santa Barbara’s New Vic Theatre. Tickets cost $17 for general admission, $12 for students and seniors, and may be purchased at .

The computer that runs ���ϰٿ�’s Keck Telescope has been experiencing intermittent problems and may be unavailable for the public viewing Friday, Feb. 16. Members of the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit will bring their own telescopes to the observatory for public use beginning about 7:30 p.m. and lasting several hours.

The third annual Advancing Women in Leadership Conference, March 5 at Azusa Pacific University, celebrates Women’s History Month. The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) sponsors the one-day national event, “Lead with PURPOSE,” which addresses the need to encourage and increase female leadership in higher education on school boards, in executive positions and in the classroom.

Seven high schools from around Southern California will compete in the 30th annual High School Mathematics Contest at ���ϰٿ� on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 1-6:30 p.m. in Winter Hall. The competition starts at 1 p.m. with the College Bowl Prelims, Chalk Talk Prelims, and Team Exam, and will conclude with an awards ceremony in Founders Room.

This year’s Chalk Talk topic is complex numbers.

, ���ϰٿ� artist-in-residence, performs her style of visual theater that features paper animation performed in a vertical 2D scenic space on Feb. 9-10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Porter Hall Black-Box Theatre.

���ϰٿ�’s talented music faculty members perform at the Spring Faculty Recital on Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in Deane Chapel. The performance is free and open to the public.

Christian nonfiction author Andrea Lucado, daughter of bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado, discusses the twists and turns of a life of faith on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m., in ���ϰٿ�’s Adams Center 216. The talk, part of the ���ϰٿ� Reading Series, is free and open to the public.

Hundreds of ���ϰٿ� students returned to campus Jan. 16 after being evacuated following the deadly Montecito mudslides to resume the spring semester. Before classes began the following day, the community gathered in the gym for a time of music, prayer and inspiration.

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Make a new beginning in a new year. January continues our season for admitting new ���ϰٿ� Warriors for fall 2018. Hundreds of hopeful high school students have been receiving their ���ϰٿ� admittance packages. You still have time to apply to meet our next priority deadline of  February 15. 

Here are a few social media posts we love to share with #���ϰٿ�saidYES:

Information Regarding Access to Residence Halls after the Thomas Fire

Overview and Updates

Dear Members of the ���ϰٿ� Community,

Q & A Update About Access to Campus, December 11, 9 a.m.

Santa Barbara resident Denice Fellows has joined the , which helps build connections between ���ϰٿ� and the greater Santa Barbara community.

Weekend performances of “On the Edge,” ���ϰٿ�’s Fall Dance Concert,  have been canceled. A free, one-time only showing has been tentatively rescheduled to Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. in Porter Theatre. If you have already purchased a ticket for the weekend and would like a refund, please email bwhitcomb@westmont.edu..

Greg Spencer, ���ϰٿ� professor of communication studies, is the Western States Communication Association (WSCA) Communication and Instruction Interest Group’s 2018 Master Teacher. Spencer will speak on the Master Teacher panel in Santa Clara on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 1-2:30 p.m.

The ���ϰٿ� Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensembles will present their fall concert Sunday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. in Deane Chapel, on ���ϰٿ�’s lower campus. Admission is free.