News and Events

Write To Change the World

Presented by The Op-Ed Project in partnership with Ms. Magazine
February 25, 2012 10am-5pm (followed by a cocktail hour)

This seminar is about empowering you to find your voice and make a case for the ideas and causes you believe in—whether in print, online, on TV, before your board of directors, to potential funders or investors, or on the steps of congress. All participants will have one year of ongoing access to our national network of high-level Mentor-Editors.

Register for our LA Seminar on February 25, 2012 in partnership with Ms. Magazine
Learn more about the program, including our Scholarship Policy

If you have any questions, please e-mail Chelsea- Chelsea@theopedproject.org

California Association for Latino Superintendents and Administrators

For the first time CALSA is hosting a membership drive locally at the Claremont Colleges. Gilda Ochoa, a professor will be giving a brief overview of her book, Learning from Latino Teachers.
Come and find out more about this organization; network with other administrators, superintendents, teachers and college faculty dedicated to la familia concept. 

Global Health & Innovation Conference 2012

Presented by Unite For Sight, 9thAnnual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 21 - Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. Register during January to secure the lowest registration rate.

Interested in presenting at the conference? Submit a social enterprise pitch for consideration.

Debating For Democracy

Debating for Democracy (D4D)™ is a campus-based co-curricular program that represents the mission of Project Pericles in action. On each campus, Periclean students research, develop, and advocate their opinions and positions on current public policy issues.

The D4D program includes a National Conference that brings together student representatives from all Periclean campuses to participate in a series of educational activities with leading figures in civic engagement, education, environment, politics, and social entrepreneurship.

Compete for a chance to attend the 2012 Legislative Hearing to be held as part of the Debating for Democracy (D4D) National Conference. Selected students will receive an expense paid trip to New York to attend the Conference.Finalists and winners will receive up to $3000.00 to support their advocacy efforts

The primary goal of D4D is to inspire and encourage all participants to become successful and resourceful advocates in their community.

The Conference will take place March 22-23, 2012

February 1 (Wednesday) by 5:00 pm: Deadline to submit letters to Program Director Tessa Hicks (Tessa_hicks@pitzer.edu) and/or Martha Bárcenas-Mooradian (Martha_barcenas@pitzer.edu)

Conference RFP

D4D on the Road Workshop

Saturday February 4, 2012
Check in: 10:30 am
Workshop: 11 am - 5 pm
Rangeview 242

Registration is required.  To register for D4D on the Road, click here: D4D on the Road Registration
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2012

From October 2011 to February 2012, Project Pericles will hold D4D on the Road training workshops at 12 Periclean colleges and universities. These workshops build on the success of the D4D on the Road workshops of the 2010-2011 academic year, and will train more than 500 college students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and community leaders from more than 20 Periclean colleges and universities to actively participate in the democratic process. Each 6-hour workshop will help attendees learn concrete tools for successful organizing and advocacy, including values-based messaging, analyzing root causes, identifying targets and tactics, and strategic planning. By the end of the day, participants will be able to identify new strategies for making change on a particular issue or cause, practice developing and delivering an effective advocacy message, and build relationships to support and sustain their work.

The workshops are being led by The Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL), a national nonpartisan training institute based in Washington, D.C. that has trained over 5,000 diverse leaders.

Since 2008, Project Pericles has brought these important workshops to 28 Periclean campuses across the United States. The workshops are open to students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and community leaders.

Project Pericles appreciates the generous support of The Henry Luce Foundation.

Concierto Por La Paz

Como parte de estos eventos el Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen (MUPI), con sede en San Salvador, traerá también a los Estados Unidos la exposición fotografica “De la Guerra a la Paz” la cual se exhibirá durante los conciertos en las diferentes ciudades del país.
¡UN EVENTO ÚNICO E INOLVIDABLE!

 

Crossroads, Inc. presents a special luncheon featuring guest speaker
Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ

Author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, and The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions

Pitzer College Third Annual Posada

Please join us on December 9th (Friday) from 7 pm to 10 pm in the Gold Student Center to celebrate our Third Annual Posada at Pitzer College.
We would like to celebrate the value of community with all of our community partners, friends, families, students, alumni, students’ parents, faculty and staff!

Borrowed Voices

Thursday December 8, 2011 6-8:30pm in the Broad Performance Space
Come join us as we celebrate the poetry/ written works of the young men from Camp Afflerbaugh-Paige.

Dia De Los Muertos

Everyone is invited to visit our "Ofrendas" any time this week at the Community Engagement Center offices located in Bernard Hall (2nd floor) and Avery Hall 105. Come and learn about this tradition as well as what resources are available to you through the Community Engagement Center!

El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), is an ancient Mexican tradition of remembering and honoring our beloved departed. Día de los Muertos is considered one of the most important celebrations in México. Its roots go back to ancient Aztec Mexico and its development is related to the incorporation and assimilation of European values, beliefs and traditions. It is celebrated in a variety of ways throughout Central and Southern Mexico. In 2003, UNESCO proclaimed Día de los Muertos an intangible cultural heritage, a universal patrimony, as celebrated by the indigenous peoples of Mexico.

Pitzer College Named a "Most Service-Oriented Schools" by Newsweek

Claremont, Calif. (August 30, 2011) – Newsweek ranked Pitzer College #11 nationally in "Most Service-Oriented Schools" in its College Rankings 2011.

In addition, Pitzer ranked #2 in "Best Food," #5 in "Top Schools for Activists," #6 in "Happiest Students" and #7 in "Free-Spirited Students."

Pitzer College students donate over 100,000 hours of service hours annually to local and community organizations.

Newsweek compiled the rankings from various sources including the National Center for Education Statistics, the College Board, the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, the Sustainable Endowment Institute and the Washington Monthly.

To see a full list of Newsweek's College Ranking 2011 and its methodology, please visit: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/28/newsweek-ranks-the-best-colleges.html

 

Community Engagement Center featured in The Participant Spring 2011 Issue

Building American Indian Families and Communities

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Pitzer College Tour: 10:00 Am - 10:50 Am

Welcome Dean Of Faculty (Alan Jones): 10:50 Am - 10:55 Am

Admissions (Presentation): 10:55 Am - 11:05 Am

Vice President International Program (Michael Ballagh): 11:05 Am - 11:15 Am

5c Neuroscience Program (Thomas Borowski): 11:15 Am - 11:25 Am

Financial Aid (Yvonne Gutierrez): 11:25 Am - 11:35 Am

What You Should Know About Sat's? (Tony Tiu): 11:35 Am - 11:45 Am

Community Engagement Center (Tessa Hicks Peterson): 11:45 Am - 11:55 Pm

Lunch Mcconnell Dinning Hall: 11:55 Pm - 12:45 Pm

Welcome Vice President Admissions (Victoria Romero): 12:45 Pm - 1:35 Pm

Scripps College Academy (Kelly Hewitt): 1:35 Pm - 2:00 Pm

Tour Of Scripps College (Sheila Walker): 2:00 Pm - 2:30 Pm

Project Caring & Sharing Annual Back-to-School Celebration
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Brown Memorial Temple - In Parking Lot
985 West Holt Avenue
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
view the poster

Pitzer's Native Summer Pipeline to College Blog
Friday, August 12, 2011
view the website

Native American Film Festival & Speaker Series

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Native American Film Festival & Speaker Series
Benson Auditorium, Pitzer College
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Friday, April 15, 2011

Sunrise Ceremony
Pitzer Commencement Plaza, Pitzer College
5:30 AM – 9:00 AM    

Talking Circle
Broad Performance Center,Pitzer College
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Native American Film Festival & Speaker Series
Benson Auditorium, Pitzer College
6:00 Pm – 9:30 PM

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Sunrise Ceremony
5:30 AM – 9:00 AM    

Talking Circle
Broad Performance Center
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Native American Film Festival & Speaker Series
Benson Auditorium, Pitzer College
6:00 Pm – 9:30 PM

Native American Film Festival & Speaker Series
“Native Americans Speak for Mother Earth”

The Fourth Annual Native American Film Festival & Speaker Series: Native Americans Speak for Mother Earth will take place April 14, 15, and, 16 from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM at the George C. Benson Auditorium at Pitzer College. 

We are proud and honored to have this year’s programming commence Thursday, April 14 with an opening ceremony led by hereditary Chief Anthony Morales of the Tongva Nation.  We are also pleased to feature the nationally and internationally known writer Susan Suntree who will be performing an excerpt from her recent book, Sacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California (University of Nebraska Press 2010), which draws from different sources to tell the story of how Southern California came to be.

Our movie of the evening, In the Light of Reverence, , is an account of how the Lakota in the Black Hills, the Hopi in Arizona, and the Wintu in Northern California are striving to protect their sacred sites. This film documents the struggle between Native and Non-Native individuals to co-exist with very different ideas about how the land should be used. The evening will close with a special guest panel discussion on sacred sites including: Julia Bogany, cultural affairs director of the Tongva Nation; Rebecca Robles, co-director of United Coalition to Protect Panhe (UCCP), Acjachemen Nation; Robertjohn Knapp, ceremonial leader (Tubotalobal/Seneca/Ohlone); and Dr. Felicia R. Beardsley, Archaeologist-Anthropologist, University of La Verne.

The community is invited to attend a Sunrise Ceremony Friday morning April 15 at 5:30 AM at Pitzer College Commencement Plaza.  Those who participate in the ceremony will be invited to attend a special intimate conversation with gathered elders and community members at McConnell Dining Hall directly following the ceremony. 

From 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM all are invited to gather outside the Broad Performance Center on the corner of Mills and Platt for a Talking Circle. This will be a unique opportunity to listen, learn and converse with visiting Elders from North America. Light refreshments will be served.

Friday, April 15 at 6:00 PMwe are privileged to welcome Chief Tony Cerda and the Costanoan Rumsen Ohlone Bear Clan Drummers who will open our festivities. Chief Cerda will be followed by our special guest Danny Beaton of the Turtle Clan Kahniakehaka (Mohawk Nation), Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Six Nations, Iroquois) Grand River Country, Canada. From an early age, Mr. Beaton was brought into a traditional circle of Native Elders led by Chief Oren Lyons, (Faithkeeper of the Onondaga and Seneca Nations) where he was instructed and taught to honor and protect Mother Earth. Mr. Beaton is a ceremonial leader, writer, producer, director, environmentalist, and has received many awards for his environmental activism including; the National Aboriginal Achievement Award 2010; and the Governor General's Medal for Outstanding Contributions to his fellow Canadians.

This evening will feature two films. The Second Thanksgiving is about the sacredness of life, and the duty of human beings to respect and give thanks to all of creation, and to honor the life giving forces (air, water, fire and Mother Earth). Our second film, The Iroquois Speak Out For Mother Earth, honors our sacred Mother Earth and calls for a return to peace, harmony, and respect. This evening will conclude with a discussion led by Robertjohn Knapp and Danny Beaton on the teachings of the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse).

The community is invited to attend a Sunrise Ceremony Saturday morning April 16 at 5:30 AM at Pitzer College Commencement Plaza.  All participants are invited to continue the conversation with gathered elders at the McConnell Dining Hall directly following the ceremony. 

From 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM the community is invited to gather outside the Broad Performance Center on the corner of Mills and Platt for a Talking Circle. This will be a unique opportunity to meet, learn and talk with visiting Elders from North America.

The evening events will begin at 6:00 PM with a special guest introduction followed by the film Circle of Women, a documentary of Native Americans teachings. Special guest panelists will include: Gayle Anne Kelley (Director/Producer), Adelina Alva-Padilla (Chumash), Danny Beaton (Turtle Clan Mohawk) Robertjohn Knapp (Tubotalobal/Seneca/Ohlone), Ron Alec (Six Bear Mono Tribe), Arnold Thomas (Shoshone-Paiute), Jimmy Blue Eyes (Dine), more to confirm. 

Parking is available on Mills Avenue. The George C.S Benson Auditorium is east of Mills Avenue toward the center of campus and just west of the fountain and Pellessier Mall (the Mounds).

Map: www.pitzer.edu/about/maps/

This event is made possible by: the Pitzer College Campus Life Committee (CLC); the Agnes Jackson Moreland Diversity Fund; the Community Engagement Center at Pitzer College; and the Peace with Justice Center of the Pomona Valley. For more information, please contact scott_scoggins@pitzer.edu or 909.524.1532.

American Cancer Society Relay For Life - Claremont Colleges
April 9 & 10, 2011

Today, you can join the fight!

From April 9-10, the Claremont Colleges are hosting the second annual American Cancer Society RELAY FOR LIFE.

Relay For Life is a 24-hour camp-out on the CMS Track to celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer, a disease that affects more than 11.7 million people in the US! There will be food, entertainment and tons of fun to keep you fighting all night! Make a difference by signing up a team today at www.relayforlife.org/claremontcollegesca

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the Event Chair, Shailini Pandya, at claremontcollegesrfl@gmail.com

Pitzer College Named a "Most Service Minded School" by Newsweek

Claremont, Calif. (September 15, 2010) – Newsweek named Pitzer College among their "Top 25 Most Service Minded Schools" in its 2010 College Rankings. Pitzer placed #23 nationally.

Newsweek partners at Washington Monthly determined which colleges have the most service-minded students, faculty, and policies by measuring these areas: the size of their Army and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs; the proportion of alumni in the Peace Corps; the percentage of federal work-study money spent on community-service projects; the number of students participating in community service and their total service hours; whether classes incorporate service; and if there are service-based scholarships.

Newsweek wrote "Pitzer students are known for their involvement beyond the campus: Not only does a high percentage of students study abroad each year (70 percent compared to 2 percent nationwide.) Pitzer's students also maintain a strong tradition of local involvement and community service. With over 100,000 hours of service donated annually from Pitzer students, this college ranks 23 on Newsweek's list of most service-minded schools."

Newsweek compiled the rankings with information from the National Center for Education Statistics, The Washington Monthly and College Prowler.

*For the complete college rankings from the Washington Monthly, visit their website at www.washingtonmonthly.com.

Pitzer College named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Services Honor Roll, recognizing Pitzer’s Community Engagement Center (formerly CCCSI)

Director Tessa Hicks Peterson and her staff are to be commended for this acknowledgement and for their advocacy of programming in support of social responsibility at Pitzer College. The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, launched in 2006, annually recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment to and achievement in community service.

The President’s Honor Roll increases the public’s awareness of the contributions that colleges and their students make to local communities and the nation as a whole. President Obama has pledged to make service a central cause of his administration and wishes to commemorate the significant role that higher institutions, their students, staff, and faculty play in helping to solve pressing social problems in the nation’s communities. For more information visit the Honor Roll’s registration site.