Tag archives: Dan Jensen

Jensen Lands in New Science Chair
By Scott Craig   |   November 12, 2024

Daniel Jensen will be officially installed as the James R. and Eleanor S. Allder professor of science and technology in a formal, public ceremony Friday, Nov. 8th at 10:30 am in Murchison Gym. Jensen has directed Westmont’s burgeoning engineering program since it began in fall 2021. Jensen will speak at a panel discussion, “Considering Technology, […]

Engineering Students Go for Speed
By Scott Craig   |   December 19, 2023

Overcoming obstacles was the challenge of the day as the Westmont Engineering Department hosted its third annual remote control car competition December 7 in front of Kerrwood Hall.  New this year, students competed in a bowling pin knockout following the traditional figure eight race. The competition was tight and a final race with all three […]

Small Cars Offer Big Lessons for Budding Engineers
By Scott Craig   |   December 14, 2021

“Engineering is so hard you have to have fun,” said Dan Jensen, director of Westmont engineering, as small, remote-control cars zipped along the road in front of Kerrwood Hall. On December 6, students in Jensen’s Machine Design course raced their foot-long RC cars on a short, figure-eight racetrack as part of their coursework.  A few […]

Westmont Ranked Among the Nation’s Best
By Scott Craig   |   September 21, 2021

Recent college and university annual rankings continue to affirm Westmont as one of the top Christian liberal arts colleges in the nation.  Payscale’s 2021 Best Universities and Colleges by Salary Potential shows that mid-career Westmont alumni, including those with a graduate degree, earn a median income of $127,700 after more than 10 years in the […]