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The 奥古斯丁学者计划 (ASP) offers a four-year scholarship and honors curriculum to students committed to academic excellence and Christian formation.
Westmont welcomes 60 incoming first-year students to the program each year. The highest financial award level, granted to about 30 of these scholars, covers 85%的学费. The remaining 30 scholars receive a special award to augment the student's existing academic award.
主任的留言
"Welcome to Westmont—I’m delighted that you are exploring the possibility of joining our community of scholars. The 奥古斯丁学者计划 (ASP) offers a four-year honors curriculum committed to academic excellence. 它的目的是挑战, 支持, 联系有学术天赋的学生, helping them faithfully cultivate the gifts that God has given them and working to prepare them to then invest these gifts faithfully in the world. Several features distinguish the Augustinians from other honors programs. 第一个, 除了学术上的严谨, the program is explicitly oriented towards Christian formation—believing that the life of the mind in pursuit of truth is inescapably tied to the life of faith and the pursuit of the One who is Truth. 第二个, 而不是创建一个独立的荣誉学院, ASP在更广泛的学院内整体运作, enhancing scholars’ engagement with the rich intellectual and relational opportunities within the remarkable community that is Westmont College. 和第三, while many of our scholars will go on to lead and make prominent contributions to their ag娱乐官网 and to the world, the focus of our efforts is on faithfulness: answering God’s call to steward our giftings well--wherever that may take us. 我们相信，交托多的人，期望也就高. We look forward to exploring with you whether this might be the context in which you seek to faithfully steward your gifts."
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Augustinians begin their Westmont career with a two-semester course sequence on Augustine and the Christian intellectual tradition. The fall seminar— “Faith Seeking Understanding” —provides an introduction to the liberal arts and the idea of scholarship as a Christian calling. 在一起, the scholars mine the riches of the Christian tradition to understand how rigorous academic inquiry—the pursuit of truth—involves a lifelong journey closely linked to spiritual commitments and personal formation. 在建立了这个基础之后, 奥古斯丁会进入春季学期的课程, “朝圣者公民,懂得如何服务社会, 包括教会, 家庭, ag娱乐官网, 以及更广泛的政治领域. Scholars explore questions of calling and vocation in pursuit of faithful citizenship, 活动, 还有服务参与.
在这头两个学期, scholars can anticipate a demanding yet stimulating agenda of classical and contemporary readings, 写作作业, 研讨会的讨论, 客座演讲, 外部活动, 以及精神培育的机会. The two-semester sequence will fulfill three of Westmont’s General Education requirements—Philosophical Reflections, 了解社会, and Writing-Intensive—which helps scholars make progress toward graduation.
在他们的第二年和第三年, Augustinians enroll in one-unit honors seminars (at least one per year) on a range of topics, 包括好故事, 职业要求, 人际关系, 教会, 管理, 遇到创造. They deepen their ongoing connection and intellectual fellowship within the program while gaining opportunities for spiritual formation, service and preparation to launch well from college—all with sufficient flexibility for students to pursue diverse majors, 校外项目, ag娱乐官网, 等.
在他们的最后一年, scholars share an integrative capstone experience that provides sustained reflection on ASP themes as they get ready to graduate from Westmont.
课程信息
- IS-010H Honors: Augustine and the Christian Tradition I: Faith Seeking Understanding.
- This course offers an introduction to higher education as a Christian calling, exploring the pursuit of truth as a lifelong journey that is closely linked to spiritual commitments, ag娱乐官网, 和形成. 通过阅读主要文本, 研讨会的讨论, 跨学科演讲嘉宾, 以及书面交流, students are introduced to select thinkers in the Christian intellectual tradition, 包括圣. Augustine of Hippo, the North African bishop renowned for his contributions to Christian thought. (4个单位，G.E.(哲学反思)
- IS-020H Honors: Augustine and the Christian Tradition II: Pilgrim Citizens.
- 主题以圣. 奥古斯丁丰富的两个城市的神学, this course draws from the Christian intellectual tradition to enrich students’ 理解 of society, 它的机构, 以及爱上帝和爱邻舍的呼召. 使用朝圣框架, the course invites students to pursue increasingly faithful citizenship through reflective participation in 活动 and service. (4个单位，G.E.s:理解社会，写作密集型[与010结合]).
- is - 030h -荣誉研讨会:值得讲述的故事: provides a context to explore and enjoy a good story (biography, fiction, history, 等.)在一起, focused on one or more narratives chosen by the instructor in light of her/his interests and/or expertise. (一个单位)
- IS-031H -荣誉研讨会:电话值得回答: offers an opportunity for inquiry into the ideas of Christian vocation, 将这些理念应用到学生的生活中, including structured opportunities for service and post-college preparations. (一个单位)
- IS-032H -荣誉研讨会:全球，地方教会: 询问过去, 现在, 及/或基督教会的未来, 探索其普遍性和地方性的维度, 以及它的统一性和多样性(相对侧重点会有所不同). (一个单位)
- IS-033H -荣誉研讨会:人际关系: explores facets of human relationship in interdisciplinary Christian perspective. 重点可能包括友谊、婚姻、孩子、职业等., 从神学角度探讨, 心理, 历史, 哲学, 文学, 和/或社会学观点, 等. (一个单位)
- IS-034H -荣誉研讨会:管理: explores the human calling to steward finite resources of the created order, 包括自然资源, time, 还有钱(针对的是NBS专业), 但可广泛使用). (一个单位)
- is - 035h荣誉研讨会:遇见创作: 探索观察的方式, 理解, 从跨学科的角度来享受创造的秩序. (一个单位)
- is - 036h荣誉研讨会:主题: 由讲师提出的主题领域的高级探究(1单元)
ASP高级顶石 (2)单位
教师参与
Uses a laser to study solid-liquid interfaces; also loves sharing liturgical worship with students.
Specializations: Public Discourse, Argumentation and Advocacy, Communication Criticism. 研究 Interests: Social change and the rhetorical construction of childhood.
Conductor and composer who studies the intersection of music, theology, and culture.
作为一名临床心理学家. Gurney cares deeply about soul care and whole-person spiritual formation, particularly the ways in which pursuit of Kingdom habits leads to human flourishing.
研究伦理, epistemology and the 哲学 of religion (especially where these intersect) and admires C.S. 刘易斯.
阅读每一本历史书籍, 参加了每一次振奋人心的讨论, 每个关键问题都被探讨过, the 奥古斯丁学者计划 has played one of the most formative roles in my intellectual and spiritual development. Perhaps I am most grateful for the voices it has introduced me to—voices such as Teresa of Ávila, 布莱斯•帕斯卡…, 受迫害的教会，当然还有, St. Augustine—voices which continue to inform my life beyond classroom walls.
在一个经常重视新想法的世界里, Westmont’s Augustinian Scholar Program has given me the opportunity to engage with ideas and truth that have stood the test of time. 从圣. 奥古斯丁，克尔凯郭尔，阿奎那和C.S. 刘易斯, these voices have moved me and formed me into who I am today; A woman who strives for rightly ordered loves, 坚信ag娱乐官网和理性可以结合在一起, and has truly come to know that “our hearts are restless until they rest in You (God)” (St. 奥古斯丁(公元400年). 纠结于认识论的深层问题, 被神拣选, and how this world’s brokenness and God’s sovereignty can coincide was emphasized in my first year seminars and yet these questions and conversations became prominent in DC meals, 深夜沙发聊天, 还有海滩散步. Seeking truth has been fulfilling and meaningful and the discussions paired with the mentorship and wisdom of program professors has been invaluable. What a privilege and what a joy the Augustinian Scholar Program has been, 我敢说, 它对我的影响才刚刚开始.
进入Westmont, 我对奥古斯丁计划非常兴奋, 虽然我不太确定会发生什么. 在第一周的课上, 我被震撼了, 不仅仅是因为我这群学生的能力, 而是通过我周围的人所表现出来的品质. I loved getting to know my classmates and professors while we engaged stimulating questions. As discussions in class turned into conversations with friends over dinner or in the dorms, 我很快意识到我不知道的东西太多了, but I loved pursuing truth alongside an incredible community––it’s a truly humbling experience. 在整个项目过程中, 我建立了有意义的人际关系, 纠结于更多我不愿回答的问题, 发现了丰富多彩的基督教传统, and my faith has been shaped in ways I could not have imagined four years ago. …I’ve found joy and freedom in reorienting my desires to better understand my gifts and calling, 这样我才能成为上帝国度里更好的朋友和公民.
Entering into the Augustinian program has been an unmistakable and utter gift. It has afforded me quality food for thought and led to some of the richest relationships I have ever cultivated. I am genuinely grateful for the proximity to my professors which these classes have offered. 在与这些教员交谈时, 这提醒我，他们是平易近人的，而且非常善良, 除了经验丰富和知识渊博之外. The intimacy of Augustinian seminars …feels like a breath of fresh air, and I owe much gratitude to the individuals who are responsible for the flourishing of the program!
This program was and is still a testimony to God’s goodness in my own life. I came into college aware of desiring growth in my interpersonal connections and my professional aspirations; however, God also had something else in mind and brought me here to integrate and deepen my intellectual and spiritual desires. ……比什么都重要, the program set a foundational tone for how I wanted to make sense of myself and the pursuit of a meaningful life with God. 这个基金会的帮助我再怎么强调也不为过. 我现在在医学院，直到今天, I still revisit some of the topics and regularly stay in touch with my friends and professors from the program. 当我回首往事, 在一起的四年让我大开眼界, 富有成果的, and humbling experience of intellectual inquiry and spiritual formation. Every bit of it was worth it and I feel very lucky for how generously the program has invested in me and my future.
常见问题
Q: 威斯蒙特大学起源于福音派新教传统. 一个来自基督教其他分支的学生会怎么做呢, 比如天主教或东正教, 适合学校和奥古斯丁学者计划? 在讨论中我应该期待多大程度的多样性? 我们是从一个特定的角度来学习的吗?
A: Westmont does indeed have its roots in the broad Evangelical Protestant tradition and has never been formally tied to a particular denomination. We seek to be an inclusive community when it comes to our Christian faith commitments, recognizing that students arrive at Westmont from a wide range of theological backgrounds, 包括主流新教, 天主教和东正教.
Q: What kind of workload should I expect in the 奥古斯丁学者计划? 它与韦斯特蒙特的其他课程有什么不同?
A: 一方面，一方面, the two-course sequence Augstinian Scholars take in their first year fulfills a combination of three general education requirements—requirements that students would be meeting in other ways if they were not in the 奥古斯丁学者计划. Placement in ASP, then, does not amount to additional classes for students. The workload in those classes, on the other hand, carries high expectations. 奥古斯丁的学者, 毕竟, 学生是否有很强的智力天赋, 谁应该受到挑战并充分发挥他们的潜力.
Q: What majors are typically re现在ed in the 奥古斯丁学者计划? 所有专业都可以吗?, 包括那些高学分负担和特定课程顺序的课程, 处理奥古斯丁学者计划的工作量?
A: 奥古斯丁学者的专业涵盖了各个学术领域, 无论是在社会科学领域, 行为科学和自然科学, 或者人文学科. 文科教育的本质, 这是韦斯特蒙特的专长, 是否所有学科都被视为整体的一部分. 威斯蒙特大学的学生, 尤其是奥古斯丁学者, 快速学会识别各个领域之间的深层联系. The answers we seek to life’s most important questions require wisdom derived from theology, 文学, 哲学, 心理学, 生物学, 历史，甚至表演艺术.
威斯蒙特大学的一些专业, 比如工程学或某些科学领域, 课业繁重吗. Students in these majors can thrive in the 奥古斯丁学者计划, 当然, though they often have to apply careful planning to their schedules each semester.
Q: Are there opportunities for ministry and spiritual formation for 奥古斯丁的学者 as part of the program?
A: There is a significant spiritual formation component to the 奥古斯丁学者计划 itself. 除此之外, all Westmont students are encouraged to engage in the various ministry and spiritual development resources at the college. These include things like chapel services; small discipleship groups, called Capax Dei (“Space for God”); local ministry opportunities throughout Santa Barbara; and more.