Center for Applied Technology | Westmont College
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Center for Applied Technology | Westmont College
Discover CATLab
Learn about our student program
Meet your next hire
Employ a summer intern
Make Space to Innovate
We help you create the space to learn from fellow technologists and system thinkers. Whether you
hire a CATLab intern
to work through your company's backlog,
attend the Impact Conference
to connect with industry thought-leaders, or
give a Tech Talk
to grow your company's influence, the Center for Applied Technology is ready to help you innovate. How can we work together?
I AM A...
WESTMONT STUDENT
JOIN OUR TEAM
SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER
START YOUR OWN PROGRAM
INTERESTED BUSINESS
HIRE AN INTERN
Mission Statement
We seek to enhance relationships in the Westmont community through the innovative use of technology.
Looking to learn more?
Previous
Meet our current CATLab team
Learn about the promising young professionals working for CATLab this year!
Learn More
Discover CATLab
The Center for Applied Technology seeks to
enhance relationships
in the Westmont community through the
innovative use of technology
. One of the main ways we accomplish that goal is through CATLab: our summer program where we partner with students to build the college's critical technological infrastructure and prepare the students for success in industry.
Learn More
Attend the Impact Conference
Learn about innovations in technology and Salesforce while enjoying the sunny Santa Barbara weather!
Learn More
next
Testimonials
“Going with interns that know the system was actually a more cost-effective route than hiring somebody that didn’t really know a system but had to be there full time. It was an easy pitch from a cost perspective. We needed something, and Westmont came with people that knew the system. All the pieces really worked together.”
—Avery Cloutier, Business System Manager at The Thornhill Companies
“I was pleasantly surprised with Kimberlee’s ability to work on her own. I felt like we were able to get her up to speed on the projects, and she could run with it...To be able to have an intern who can work in a different city and be productive and be a self-motivated worker was really impressive.”
—Andrew Clark, marketing manager at RDN
"CATLab prepares students to the point where “with [their] skill sets right out of college, [they] could come in for an internship for a few months and change how we do business in a very transformative way.”
—Ian Monsma, program manager at RDN
"CATLab is a very effective program to help the Westmont students deliver from day 1 when they join tech teams in the industry. I am grateful to partner with CATLab and Zak Landrum."
—Rohit Malik, Software Engineering Manager at AppFolio
Curious about CATLab? Check out our blog!
The Bigger Picture: CATLab in San Francisco
June 9, 2025
This May, CATLab embarked on its annual trip to San Francisco, bringing along twenty-two students for an unforgettable deep dive into the heart of California’s tech industry.
Read More
A New Season of Innovation, Learning, and Purpose
May 14, 2025
Each May in downtown Santa Barbara, the glass doors to the CATLab office swing open to welcome a new cohort of student innovators.
Read More
Alumni Profiles: Jonathan Lee
February 19, 2025
For the second installment of our CATLab Alumni Profiles, we spoke with
Jonathan Lee ’21
, a member of CATLab in 2019, about his current career in the software industry. He shared his experiences as well as his advice for students about to graduate and launch their own careers in the technology and software fields.
Read More
Alumni Profiles: Alexa Gatiss
January 10, 2025
Here at CATLab, we’re so proud of our graduates! Many of the students who came through CATLab during their time at Westmont have leveraged the skills they learned in the program into exciting roles in the technology and software industries. We recently sat down with
Alexa Gatiss ’23
, who participated in CATLab in 2021 and 2022, to hear more about her current work and her advice for future CATLab students.
Read More
Creating a Strong AI Foundation
November 6, 2024
Ryan Magnuson and Nice Teta Hirwa reflect on the challenges they faced while creating new AI tools for Westmont's admissions department.
We started without a clue about what we were doing.
Read More
A Reflection of God: Technology and Imago Dei
November 1, 2024
In this blog, Rosario Montane discusses her conversation with Dr. Holly Beers about
imago dei
and young tech professionals.
This summer, CATLab has been reflecting about our role as image-bearers.
Read More
Discover CATLab
Learn about our student program
Meet your next hire
Employ a summer intern
Make Space to Innovate
We help you create the space to learn from fellow technologists and system thinkers. Whether you
hire a CATLab intern
to work through your company's backlog,
attend the Impact Conference
to connect with industry thought-leaders, or
give a Tech Talk
to grow your company's influence, the Center for Applied Technology is ready to help you innovate. How can we work together?
I AM A...
WESTMONT STUDENT
JOIN OUR TEAM
SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER
START YOUR OWN PROGRAM
INTERESTED BUSINESS
HIRE AN INTERN
Mission Statement
We seek to enhance relationships in the Westmont community through the innovative use of technology.
Looking to learn more?
Previous
Meet our current CATLab team
Learn about the promising young professionals working for CATLab this year!
Learn More
Discover CATLab
The Center for Applied Technology seeks to
enhance relationships
in the Westmont community through the
innovative use of technology
. One of the main ways we accomplish that goal is through CATLab: our summer program where we partner with students to build the college's critical technological infrastructure and prepare the students for success in industry.
Learn More
Attend the Impact Conference
Learn about innovations in technology and Salesforce while enjoying the sunny Santa Barbara weather!
Learn More
next
Testimonials
“Going with interns that know the system was actually a more cost-effective route than hiring somebody that didn’t really know a system but had to be there full time. It was an easy pitch from a cost perspective. We needed something, and Westmont came with people that knew the system. All the pieces really worked together.”
—Avery Cloutier, Business System Manager at The Thornhill Companies
“I was pleasantly surprised with Kimberlee’s ability to work on her own. I felt like we were able to get her up to speed on the projects, and she could run with it...To be able to have an intern who can work in a different city and be productive and be a self-motivated worker was really impressive.”
—Andrew Clark, marketing manager at RDN
"CATLab prepares students to the point where “with [their] skill sets right out of college, [they] could come in for an internship for a few months and change how we do business in a very transformative way.”
—Ian Monsma, program manager at RDN
"CATLab is a very effective program to help the Westmont students deliver from day 1 when they join tech teams in the industry. I am grateful to partner with CATLab and Zak Landrum."
—Rohit Malik, Software Engineering Manager at AppFolio
Curious about CATLab? Check out our blog!
The Bigger Picture: CATLab in San Francisco
June 9, 2025
This May, CATLab embarked on its annual trip to San Francisco, bringing along twenty-two students for an unforgettable deep dive into the heart of California’s tech industry.
Read More
A New Season of Innovation, Learning, and Purpose
May 14, 2025
Each May in downtown Santa Barbara, the glass doors to the CATLab office swing open to welcome a new cohort of student innovators.
Read More
Alumni Profiles: Jonathan Lee
February 19, 2025
For the second installment of our CATLab Alumni Profiles, we spoke with
Jonathan Lee ’21
, a member of CATLab in 2019, about his current career in the software industry. He shared his experiences as well as his advice for students about to graduate and launch their own careers in the technology and software fields.
Read More
Alumni Profiles: Alexa Gatiss
January 10, 2025
Here at CATLab, we’re so proud of our graduates! Many of the students who came through CATLab during their time at Westmont have leveraged the skills they learned in the program into exciting roles in the technology and software industries. We recently sat down with
Alexa Gatiss ’23
, who participated in CATLab in 2021 and 2022, to hear more about her current work and her advice for future CATLab students.
Read More
Creating a Strong AI Foundation
November 6, 2024
Ryan Magnuson and Nice Teta Hirwa reflect on the challenges they faced while creating new AI tools for Westmont's admissions department.
We started without a clue about what we were doing.
Read More
A Reflection of God: Technology and Imago Dei
November 1, 2024
In this blog, Rosario Montane discusses her conversation with Dr. Holly Beers about
imago dei
and young tech professionals.
This summer, CATLab has been reflecting about our role as image-bearers.
Read More