The evacuation order covering Westmont has been lifted, but the campus remains closed to students and non-essential personnel.
CLASSES WILL RESTART DEC. 1
Student rooms will not be clean enough for occupancy by Wednesday, so classes will restart Dec. 1. The semester will end Dec. 19 as originally scheduled. Faculty are working on a revised schedule for December to make up the missed class time. They will be in touch with all students in their classes during the next two weeks, and they ask students to take all their books and course work home with them during the extended Thanksgiving holiday. Registration will also begin Dec. 1 and follow the original schedule. The residence halls will reopen Saturday, Nov. 29, for lunch. Until that time, the campus is closed to students.
STUDENTS MAY PICK-UP BELONGINGS TUESDAY, NOV. 18, FROM 11 A.M.-6 P.M.
Arrangements have been made for students to make brief visits to campus to retrieve personal and class-related items and also to gather together in the ballroom at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort. These opportunities are scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Other than the times listed here, the campus remains closed to students.
We know how anxious students are to return to their rooms and get essential items they left behind. By Tuesday, it will be safe for students to enter their rooms to retrieve personal items and class-related materials. To make this process go smoothly and avoid wasting time in long lines on Cold Spring Road and in the residence halls, we ask students to follow the guidelines listed below:
(1.) Please arrive at the times listed below on Tuesday, Nov 18. If possible, please carpool from Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort:
Out-of-state students: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Last names Q-Z: 12:30-2 p.m.
Last names I-P: 2-3:30 p.m.
Last names A-H: 3:30-5 p.m.
All: 5-6 p.m.
(2.) You may also come to campus on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to retrieve personal and class-related items from your room.
(3.) You must check in with your resident assistant before going to your room.
(4.) Please stay no longer than 30 minutes to collect personal items and class-related materials.
STUDENTS, PARENTS, ALUMNI ARE INVITED TO GATHER IN THE BALLROOM AT FESS PARKER'S DOUBLETREE RESORT TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 11 A.M.-6 P.M.
We invite all students to the ballroom at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort to stay as long as you want to reconnect with other students, faculty and staff. The ballroom is available from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. as a place to gather, spend time with friends and enjoy some free food. Come to the Doubletree before going to campus and carpool with friends to limit the amount of traffic going to campus. You’re welcome to spend the day there reconnecting with people and sharing stories before you leave for an extended Thanksgiving holiday.
EVERYONE IS INVITED TO CHAPEL, A SERVICE OF HOPE AND RENEWAL, MONDAY, DEC. 1, AT 10:30 A.M.
Westmont invites all parents, alumni, friends and neighbors — all those with love and interest in the college — to join students, faculty, staff and trustees in a special chapel, A Service of Hope and Renewal, Monday, Dec. 1, at 10:30 a.m. This is the day classes will resume on campus after the devastation of the Tea Fire, and the community will gather to give thanks that no lives were lost and to comfort and mourn with those whose homes and offices were destroyed. The location is tentatively set for the gym, but it may be moved outside. Please check the Westmont Web site for updated information about this service. Immediately after the service is over, a podcast will be posted on the Web site.
HOW TO OFFER OR REQUEST TEMPORARY HOUSING, HOW TO HELP THE WESTMONT COMMUNITY AND HOW TO MAKE FINANCIAL DONATIONS:
To request or offer temporary housing, please e-mail westmonthousinghelp@gmail.com
If you have items to donate to fire victims, please send an e-mail to assist@westmont.edu
To make a financial donation on line, click this link: http://redir.targetx.com/cgi-
ADVOCATES ARE WORKING WITH ALL STUDENTS WHO HAVE LOST POSSESSIONS
The Student Life office has appointed an advocate for each damaged room who is assisting students and their families file claims, get settled in their new rooms and provide whatever support students and families need. The college will post more information about this program as it becomes available, and the advocates are already contacting the affected students and their families. A total of 67 students are affected; 13 men and 27 women in Clark Halls and 27 students whose off-campus residences burned.
ADVOCATES TO BE APPOINTED FOR FACULTY WHO HAVE LOST HOMES AND OFFICES
The college is developing a program to provide advocates to support and assist faculty whose homes were destroyed. They will offer help with insurance issues, filing claims, getting settled in temporary housing and making plans for rebuilding. For more information about this program, please contact the academic dean's office, 805-565-6007 or provost@westmont.edu. Registration will begin Dec. 1 and follow the original schedule.
STUDENT LEADERS HAVE RETURNED TO CAMPUS TO BEGIN TRAINING AS PEER COUNSELORS
Student leaders, including resident assistants and Westmont College Student Association representatives, have returned to campus to begin training as peer counselors. They will be available to work with students who are struggling in the aftermath of the Tea Fire or who have practical issues that need addressing. The student life office is providing the training, and the student leaders will be well prepared for the resumption of classes Dec. 1.
TEMPORARY HOUSING AND OFFICE AND CLASSROOM SPACE IS ON THE WAY
Westmont is working quickly to bring temporary, modular buildings to campus to serve as housing for displaced students and to replace lost office and classroom space. College officials expect all these modular structures to be on campus by Dec. 1.
INFORMATION REGARDING TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ASSISTANCE
In response to the Tea Fire and the impact on the Westmont community, Information Technology has created and staffed an IT Help Desk. If you have a problem, question or need related to technology please contact the Help Desk. Help Desk personnel can help with the following items:
* Network connection issues
* PC and Mac support questions,
* Lost or damaged equipment related questions.
You can reach the Help Desk by phone or e-mail:
Phone: 805-565-6111
E-mail: ithelp@westmont.edu
Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday
LOST AND FOUND ESTABLISHED AT THE MAIN LOBBY OF THE PHYSICAL PLANT BUILDING
If you have found items left behind during the evacuation and don’t know whose they are, please take them to the main lobby of physical plant. An inventory of these things is being developed. If you have lost something, please check with the physical plant office, 805-565-6015.
INFORMATION FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WHO WANT TO HELP FIRE VICTIMS
Westmont students currently in the Santa Barbara area who wish to help, please e-mail studentvolunteer@westmont.edu. Please include a phone number where you can be reached. WCSA & WSM will be linking student volunteers to local needs.
Contact: Westmont College, 955 La Paz Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
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