Following the submission of the 'Lines of Inquiry' to the Faculty Council, Brendan Fong, Emily Mata and Olivia Stowell discuss the document with the Faculty Council. It is revealed that the stained glass window depicting white Jesus is scheduled for maintenance over the summer which will require it's removal. White normativity in classroom climate and syllabi are discussed.
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On April 23rd, 2019, Brendan Fong, Emily Mata and Olivia Stowell met with Edee Shulze (Vice President of Student Life), Stu Cleek (Dean of Students), Scott Lisea (Campus Pastor) and Jason Cha (Director of Intercultural Programs).
In an Op-Ed published in the Horizon, Izzi Mata ('18) responds to the op-ed written by Robert Gundry and the petition.
Mata writes: "Westmont cannot, with clean conscience, continue to pride itself in its diversity and global engagement if it ignores the hypocrisy posed by its most central symbol of worship and community." Read the full article here. On April 12th, 2019, the following was sent to Westmont's Administration and Faculty Council:
To whom it may concern, Nearly two months ago we organized a student petition to address a stained glass window depicting a White Jesus at the forefront of a central spiritual location on campus... On April 10th, 2019, the student paper featured an article entitled A window into the "Westmont White Jesus" controversy The article by Kate Overton includes an interview with Fong, Mata and Stowell and a timeline of events.
Click to read at the Horizon website. |