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Sandra Richter, who has taught Old Testament at Asbury Theological, Wesley Biblical and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminaries as well as Gordon and Wheaton Colleges, is the new Robert H. Gundry professor in biblical studies at ���ϰٿ�.

The ringed-planet Saturn will be the focus of this month’s free, public viewing Friday, Aug. 18, beginning about 8 p.m. and lasting several hours at the ���ϰٿ� Observatory. This summer has featured some of the best views of Saturn’s rings in nearly 15 years.

A three-day challenge match with a goal of $100,000 for ���ϰٿ� student scholarships raised nearly five times that amount. , which launched May 9, brought in a total of $485,329 after a group of generous trustees matched donations. The campaign featured stories and videos of ���ϰٿ� students.

Thirty high school students have arrived at ���ϰٿ� to participate in , a new youth theology institute led by the , through July 8.

The third annual ���ϰٿ� Academy for Young Artists (WAYA), an intensive two-week program for local musicians ages 10-18, is Aug. 7-18 at ���ϰٿ�.  Tuition costs $1575 with a $25 application fee. Scholarships are available at .

Jupiter rises into view during the monthly public viewing of the starts on Friday, June 16, beginning about 8 p.m. and lasting for several hours at the ���ϰٿ� Observatory. This may be the final chance to see the planet with the college’s eight-inch refracting telescope during this summer’s viewings in Montecito.

Several young ���ϰٿ� alumni have earned awards for academic achievement, to conduct research, and to serve globally and explore new career opportunities.

���ϰٿ� hosts 32 high school basketball teams from the state of Washington to San Diego in two separate tournaments June 23-25 and June 30-July 2 in Murchison Gym. The 44th annual games are played on Fridays from 1-11 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m.-11 p.m. and Sundays from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

A ���ϰٿ� student has won a national science research award and six students presented their research from last summer to a regional section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

���ϰٿ� kicks off its annual Monday, June 19, beginning with Sports Skills, which helps develop the motor skills of co-ed campers from ages 5-10, and girls soccer.

Nearly 5,000 family members and friends soaked in the pageantry of a ���ϰٿ� Commencement that honored 300 graduates (103 with honors) during a drizzly morning May 6 at Carr Field. Paul Delaney, ���ϰٿ� English professor, dubbed the occasion “making memories in the mist.”

The ���ϰٿ� Choir and Chamber Singers will visit Ventura and Los Angeles before flying to Northern Italy and Austria. The free performances will be Sunday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills, and Monday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in First United Methodist Church of Ventura.

, prolific author, popular speaker and beloved religious studies professor, is retiring from ���ϰٿ� to be closer to his children and grandchildren on the East Coast.

A record 85 ���ϰٿ� students will take part in 27 individual, new pieces of theater, dance and film at the ���ϰٿ� Fringe Festival on April 20 and 23 at 7 p.m., April 21 at 8 p.m. and April 22 at 3 p.m. at various locations in and around �±���ٳ��DzԳ�’s Porter Theatre.

Carol Houston, who serves the Watts community as senior pastor of Bethel Unspeakable Joy Church, speaks at Saturday, May 6, at 9:30 a.m. on Carr Field. President Gayle D.

�±���ٳ��DzԳ�’s , a student-performed variety show and competition between residence halls, celebrates its 56^th anniversary on Saturday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Bowl.

Fourteen graduating art majors will offer the capstone art projects, which span painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, performance and video, April 6-May 6 at the ���ϰٿ� Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. A free, public opening reception for “As of Yet Unknown” is Thursday, April 6, from 4-6 p.m.

The month of April features several free concerts with select ensembles of ���ϰٿ� students and faculty. For more information, please call the music department at (805) 565-6040.

The Choral Masterworks Concert, featuring selections by Georg Philipp Telemann, Thomas Linley Jr. and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is Sunday, March 26, at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu Street. Admission is $10, students are free. For more information, please contact the music department at (805) 565-6040.

Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams open play in the 2017 NAIA Division I National Championship on March 16.