Student Engineers Are Off to the Races

Westmont’s junior engineering students will take part in the fourth annual remote-control car competition on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 1:30 pm in front of Kerrwood Hall. The public is welcome to cheer on the students, who’ve spent the last 10 weeks working in teams to assemble hundreds of parts to create their race cars. This final race counts for 5% of their overall grade in the Machine Design course.

Dan Jensen, who was installed as the new James R. and Eleanor S. Allder professor of science and technology last month, is adding a jump to the competition, which he says should create some laughs. 

President Gayle D. Beebe will be on hand to award the winners with trophies. 

Westmont’s burgeoning engineering major is in its sixth year and gaining traction. The engineering department dedicated its own building, the Fletcher Jones Foundation Center for Engineering, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in October 2023.