joe.westmont@g.mail.com[1]
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:
* Please arrive at the times listed below on Tuesday, Nov 18. If
possible, please carpool from the Fess Parker 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.
* 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.
* You must check in with your resident assistant before going to your room.
* Please stay no longer than 30 minutes to collect personal items
and class-related materials.
_Students 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[3]
To make a financial donation on line, click the link on the
Westmont home page.
_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[4].
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 a staffed 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
Thank you and we look forward to serving you.
Reed Sheard
Vice President and CIO
_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[
phone number where you can be reached. WCSA & WSM will be linking
student volunteers to local needs.
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