Westmont杂志 Momentum: Our Commitments 和 Heritage Propel Us into the Future

"I’m deeply thankful for the remarkable, ongoing contributions of Westmonters throughout the world."

这 year, the Super Bowl featured riveting tension, high drama 和 crushing setback. Philadelphia raced out to a sizeable first-half lead only to see their 动力 evaporate as Kansas City engineered one of its vaunted second-half comebacks. 动力 had shifted, 和 Kansas City rode the wave of great plays 和 timely breaks to victory.

In “Good to Great,” Jim Collins writes about the elusive but tangible impact of 动力. Capturing this concept in his image of the “flywheel,” he describes the positive energy generated for a company or organization when its driving strategies act like a flywheel, gaining velocity 和 generating power that propels itself to ever-higher levels of outcomes 和 accomplishments.

When we think about the 动力 we’re experiencing at Westmont, we’re constantly
mindful of appropriately honoring the past, effectively managing the present 和
strategically mapping the future.

Now in my 16th year as Westmont’s president, I’ve been incredibly thankful for the habitual pursuit of excellence that has characterized the college since our founding — 和 continues to be an enduring hallmark today. 自2007年以来, our goals for the college have included creating an aspirational edge that makes growth 和 development possible. Let me share just a few of the highlights that capture some of the 动力 we’re enjoying as we move deeper into the 21st century.

我们已经取得了 impressive outcomes since 2007 that honor the past 和 manage the present:

» Raising more than $400 million 和 investing $175 million in more than 400,000 square feet of new 和 renovated buildings.

» Our endowment reached $100 million for the first time, 和 planned giving expectancies exceed $225 million.

» New academic programs include include 护理, 工程 和 数据分析.

» We continue to diversify at every level of the organization.

» The purchase of 29 W. Anapamu gives us 30,000 square feet in two buildings for our Westmont市中心 校园.

» The ongoing partnership of academics 和 student life provides one of the most unique educational experiences anywhere.

» We’re on track to finish the financial year in the black for the 39th consecutive year.

这 动力 will help us face some significant challenges as we map the future.

» Declining high school completion rates.

» Rising inflation.

» Cultural pressure questioning the value of higher education.

» Insistence that genuine faith-based institutions conform to secular hiring practices.

» The need to grow our working endowment to $250 million 和 increase our planned giving expectancies to $500 million.

» Create new academic programs located at Westmont市中心.

» Complete the appropriate buildout of our main 校园.

We’re committed to developing strategic responses that will continue our legacy 和 heritage by strengthening all aspects of the college.

» Exp和 the curriculum to add programs that embody the liberal arts as we’ve done with 护理, 工程 和 数据分析.

» Enlarge our non-tuition revenue streams.

» Extend Westmont’s reach 和 influence in ways consistent with our founding mission 和 enduring purpose.

» Finish the buildout of 29 W. Anapamu 和 launch a variety of new programs, including our post-baccalaureate Certificate in Theological 领导, Westmont电视, Allied Health programs, 和 other initiatives that will enhance Christian leadership in every sphere of society, strengthen our access 和 affordability 和 propel our global initiatives forward.

What a joy 和 privilege to serve the purposes of God at Westmont. When I see what happens in the lives of our students during their time on 校园 和 then witness the enduring impact our alums make as they serve in every sphere of society, I’m deeply thankful for the remarkable, ongoing contributions of Westmonters throughout the world.

Thank you for your interest 和 commitment as we strive together to invest our lives 和 energies in purposes that will outlive us.