Pitzer College Press Releases http://www.pitzer.edu Pitzer College alums Austin Brawner '09, Magee Clegg '09 and Miles McAplin '09 received the Award of Merit by The Accolade for their documentary film, A Box with a View. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_11_17_box_with_view.asp Ciara Ennis, curator and director of Pitzer Art Galleries, was invited to participate in a one month curatorial residency in Milan by VIR Viafarini-in-Residence Program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_11_17_ennis_vir.asp The Sagehen Cross Country men and women's team took second place in their SCIAC Championship categories. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_11_13_amos.asp Pitzer College student-athlete Sarah Amos '10 was named to the 2009 All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Team. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_11_13_amos.asp Pitzer College congratulates alumna Amber Carrow '03, recipient of a 2010 California Teacher of the Year from the California Department of Education. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_11_06_carrow.asp Pitzer College received two MarCom Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for excellence in design. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_10_30_marcom.asp In 2009, Pitzer College received more Fulbright Fellowships per thousand than any other college or university in the US. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_10_26_fulbright.asp Pitzer College student Jemima Barrios '13 received a 2009 Bank of America Boston Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Award for student leadership. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_10_23_BoA_Barrios.asp Pitzer College Professor Nigel Boyle's 2005 paper, FÁS and Active Labour Market Policy 1985-2004, was cited during an Irish Parliament debate on the Labour Services bill. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_10_16_boyle.asp Pitzer College student Kymberli Corprue '13 was honored as a Smiley 100 Young Leader of the Decade at the 10th Annual Salute to Youth Leadership Benefit and Auction on October 3. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_10_09_kymberli_corprue.asp Pitzer College received an “A” rating from Fitch Ratings and an “A3” from Moody’s Investors Service. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_10_05_credit_ratings.asp The Pitzer College entering class is the most academically talented and diverse in the College's 46 year history. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_10_05_admission_record.asp The National Fastpitch Coaches Association named the Sagehen women's softball team a Top Ten All-Academic Team. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_09_29_softball_nfca.asp Asian Pacific Americans for Progress listed Pitzer College among its Top Ten Best Colleges and Universities for Asian American Pacific Islander Student Activism. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_09_25_aapi_capas.asp Pitzer College congratulates Marie Claire Burt '12, recipient of a Collaboration Fellowship to attend the 2009 Opportunity Collaboration held in Ixtapa, Mexico from October 17 to 20. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_09_24_burt_opp.asp Pitzer College students spent the summer working at various museums across California through the Getty Foundation's Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_09_15_getty_internships.asp Pitzer College announces the appointment of David E. Hansen, PhD as the new dean of the Joint Science Department (JSD), a program of Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College and Scripps College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_09_08_jsd_faculty.asp A new café on the Pitzer College campus opened today, with President Laura Skandera Trombley pouring the first cup of coffee. Located in Bernard Hall, the café will be named through a community vote. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_09_08_cafe.asp Pitzer College’s faculty and staff, along with members of The Claremont Colleges, received a 2009 BLAIS Grant Award to complete the first phase of the Consortium for Area Revitalization Through Education (CARE) and launch its pilot program in North Long Beach. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_08_28_blais_grant.asp Pitzer College's Office of Public Relations received two awards from the University and College Design Association (UCDA)'s 39th Annual Design Competition. Awards will be handed out on Sunday, October 4, 2009 during the 39th UCDA Design Conference in Seattle, Washington. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_08_25_ucda.asp For the third consecutive year, Pitzer College is included among the top fifty liberal arts colleges in the United States in the US News and World Report's annual America's Best College edition. Pitzer is ranked 49th of 266 colleges. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_08_20_lib_us_news.asp The Pitzer College Study Abroad Program was recognized by the 2010 US News and World Report as an outstanding academic program. Pitzer is the only West Coast institution in this category. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_08_20_us_news.asp Pitzer College was recognized for its racially diverse student-body in the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges by US News and World Report. Pitzer is ranked 11th among the 266 liberal arts colleges in the United States. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_08_20_diversity_us_news.asp Pitzer College faculty was recognized for its strong commitment to teaching by US News and World Report in its annual America's Best College edition. Pitzer is ranked 17th in this category among 266 liberal arts colleges in the United States. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_08_20_faculty_us_news.asp