Engineering’s New Facility is Open 

The college’s board of trustees dedicates the Fletcher Jones Foundation Engineering Building near the tennis courts and physical plant on Friday, October 20, at 5:15 pm. The engineering department hosts an open house beginning at 4:30 pm. 

“Westmont is helping to meet a critical need in the field of engineering: engineers with a solid foundation in the liberal arts, advanced technical competence, and thorough training in design innovation,” says director Daniel Jensen.

Westmont launched a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering in fall 2019 following record levels of interest in the new program with growing enrollment year over year. The dedication program and ribbon cutting will officially mark the opening of the much-anticipated facility.

Third Time’s a Charm for Sokhela

For the third time in as many opportunities, Westmont’s Zola Sokhela has been deemed the PacWest Runner of the Week after winning the men’s cross country race at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational. He beat the second-place finisher by half a second (24:58.6), giving him his second consecutive individual win. 

Sokhela now prepares for the PacWest Championships on October 21 in Fresno.