Orientation 101 Things to Do Before You Graduate
1. Visit the Mission Rose Garden in the spring to smell the roses
2. Order a scrumptious breakfast burrito from Pascual in the DC
3. Visit the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (free on Thursdays 5-8pm), the Museum of Natural History, or the Santa Barbara Historical Museum
4. Explore the hiking trails that weave through campus
5. Go on a dorm cruise
6. Rent a surrey bike and wheel down along the Cabrillo bikeway
7. Visit a Farmer’s Market: Tuesdays on State and Saturdays on the corner of Santa Barbara and Cota streets
8. Ride the downtown waterfront trolley for just 50 cents
9. Hike Inspiration Point
10. Buy a delicious cupcake at Crushcakes & Cafe
11. Rollerblade or walk to and from the Bird Refuge
12. Visit the Seal Colony in Carpinteria
13. Eat breakfast at Summerland Beach Cafe (half-off omelettes before 8 a.m.)
14. Rent a kayak or paddleboard from the Santa Barbara Harbor
15. Visit the Santa Barbara Zoo
16. Picnic or BBQ at Shoreline Park
17. Drive up to Lizard's Mouth or Gibraltar to get a beautiful view
18. See a movie at the Arlington Theatre
19. Borrow a surfboard and a wetsuit and try surfing
20. Visit the Channel Islands
21. Walk along Hendry’s Beach at low tide
22. Check out the Art Walk on Sunday mornings by the waterfront
23. Take a day trip to the historic Danish town of Solvang
24. Take a tour of Lotusland
25. Camp at Refugio State Beach or El Capitan State Park
26. Visit Isla Vista to eat Woodstock's pizza, Freebird's burritos or IV Drop's ice cream cookie sandwiches
27. Host a Preview Day student
28. Go to a local coffee shop (such as Handlebar and French Press)
29. Visit Art from Scrap on E. Cota Street to make a gift for a friend
30. Play Frisbee golf on the Westmont campus
31. Participate in Potter’s Clay or Urban Initiative’s Spring Break in the City during Spring Break
32. Attend a Reel Talk event and see a great movie for free
33. Participate in Spring Sing
34. Look at the stars through the Keck Telescope the third Friday of each month, 7:30pm
35. Attend a live performance at the Lobero Theatre or Granada
36. Write a letter to the editor of the Horizon
37. Apply to be a leader in a Westmont student organization
38. Visit the koi pond at Alice Keck Park on Santa Barbara Street
39. Play on the giant playground at Alameda Park
40. Go to the late night breakfast at the DC during finals
41. Attend an interesting public lecture in Hieronymus Lounge
42. Attend a Westmont sporting event and dress as a Super Fan
43. Get an ocean view on the rock outside of the library
44. Take a professor to lunch or coffee with a WCSA pass
45. Attend the "Let There Beebe Light" Christmas ceremony on Kerrwood Lawn
46. Eat dinner at Pascucci on State and enjoy their garlic bread
47. Pick a random class and take it just because it interests you
48. Get a Blenders and go sit on the wall at Butterfly Beach
49. Grab a healthy acai bowl at Backyard Bowls on lower State Street
50. Go to a music show at Soho Restaurant and Music Club
51. Attend Midnight Madness hosted by the Westmont Activities Council
52. Road trip to a friend’s college to experience something different for a weekend
53. Go to a WCSA student government meeting
54. Study abroad
55. Ride your bike down the hill and take the shuttle back up
56. Go swimming in the Westmont pool or the ocean
57. Take advantage of Writer’s Corner services to improve a paper you’re writing
58. Go to a drive-in movie at the theater in Goleta
59. Get a birds-eye view of all of Santa Barbara from the top of the Courthouse bell tower
60. Go to Long Boards Restaurant on the Wharf for dessert
61. Invite your RA to join you for breakfast or lunch
62. Study on Magnolia Lawn outside the library
63. Study at Starbucks on Coast Village Road
64. Attend winter or spring formal and invite someone you admire
65. Go to a Westmont Theatre production
66. Catch some rays at Butterfly Beach
67. Check out a Westmont art exhibition
68. Take the Strengths Finder test through the COVE Career Center
69. Attend Vespers on Sundays at 8pm in Page MPR
70. Worship at a great local church
71. Lead or join a club
72. Enjoy the Public Market on West Victoria & Chapala
73. Visit or stay at Westmont in San Francisco
74. Visit the batting cages and the Habit on lower Milpas
75. Bowl at Zodo's Bowling & Beyond
76. Visit More Mesa in Goleta and spend an evening at the caves
77. Watch a sunset from the Mesa or from the Biltmore patio
78. Sit in the front row in chapel
79. Play a game of spikeball or beach volleyball at East Beach
80. Attend a Westmont Intercultural Organizations event or lecture
81. Go to In n’ Out Burger off of Turnpike for a late night burger
82. Visit the Museum of Exploration + Innovation (MOXI) on lower State Street
83. Get an internship
84. Talk to a professor during office hours
85. Volunteer at one of the many non-profit organizations in town such as Transition House or SB Food Bank
86. Check out a film during the Santa Barbara Film Festival
87. Walk along the trails at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
88. Visit thrift stores in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Goleta
89. See the Westmont Orchestra's Christmas Concert at First Presbyterian Church
90. Go on a day trip and visit the Getty Museum in Los Angeles
91. Go to Disneyland
92. Attend a baseball game in Los Angeles
93. Visit the Ty Warner Sea Center on Stearns Wharf
94. Go on an indy with someone you find intriguing
95. Watch the World Series, Super Bowl, or March Madness on the big screen in the DC
96. Take a walk along the cliffs at the Douglas Family Preserve
97. Buy some locally grown fruit or vegetables and fresh-squeezed juice from Tri-County Produce on S. Milpas Street
98. Go to a concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl
99. Go on the historic tour of the Mission
100. Meet with the campus pastor
101. Watch a movie with friends on the projector in Adams or Winter hall