The board of trustees was expected to approve the appointment of two new
trustees at its meeting on campus today: Andrea Rich, president and chief
executive officer of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Robin M.
Kramer '75, former chief of staff for Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan.
Rich became the first president and chief executive officer of the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art in 1995 after a 34-year career at UCLA. She is
responsible for the day-to-day operations of the museum and leads the
strategic planning, physical development and fund-raising efforts for the
institution.
In her most recent position at UCLA, Rich served as executive vice
chancellor and chief operating officer for the campus. As the second-highest
ranking official at the university, she oversaw a vast academic enterprise
that included the College of Letters and Science, 11 professional schools
and the UCLA Medical Center. She earned her bachelor's, master's and Ph.D.
degrees from UCLA, graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta
Kappa.
Robin Kramer has been a creative leader in Los Angeles public affairs for
more than two decades. Recently appointed the first senior fellow at the
California Community Foundation, Kramer previously served the last five
years in the administration of Mayor Riordan. She joined the office as
deputy mayor for communications and community affairs in October 1993. She
became the mayor's chief of staff in 1995, the first woman ever to hold this
position in the nation's second largest city.
Kramer holds a B.A. in political science and journalism from Pitzer and an
M.A. in urban studies from Occidental College.
Pitzer's research and awards committee has chosen two seniors, Britt-Marie
Alm and Lyssia K. Lamb-MacDonald, as this year's nominees for Thomas J.
Watson Fellowships, a program that funds a year of travel and research
abroad for recent college graduates.
Britt's proposal, "Faith at Work: The Oracle Healing Tradition of Asia,"
includes extended stays in rural communities in India, Nepal, Bali and
Sulawesi. While there, Britt, a sociocultural anthropology/environmental
studies major, plans to explore the cultural and religious context of the
phenomenon of oracle healing.
Britt, a resident of Palm Springs, attended Dana Hall School in Wellesley,
Mass., and the Athenian School in Danville, Calif. She has traveled
extensively throughout Europe and studied and traveled in India, Nepal and
Tibet in the fall of 1997 through the School for International Training's
Tibetan studies program. She took an overland trip from Costa Rica to
California with a friend in the summer of 1997. Britt hopes to pursue a
Ph.D. in Asian studies, with a focus on Tibetan and Asian religions, then to
teach at the college level.
Lyssia's proposal, titled "What is the Sound of a Silenced Voice: Refugee
Women's Narratives," involves working in refugee camps in Nepal, India,
Kenya and Bosnia. While there, the international/intercultural studies
major plans to document the stories of women refugees in the camps.
Lyssia hails from Seattle and attended Franklin High School. As a Pitzer
student, she has participated in external studies programs in Nepal, India
and Costa Rica. Her future plans include working for a non-governmental
organization that focuses on refugee issues.
Britt and Lyssia have submitted their applications to the Watson Foundation.
A foundation representative will interview them on campus early in the
spring semester. Fellowship awards are announced in mid-March. FACULTY & STAFF N E W S
Candidates for the dean of faculty post will be on campus over the next two
weeks. Leonard Beckum makes his presentation Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon in
the Broad Performance Space. An open forum with the candidate will be held
Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Founders Room of McConnell Center.
Candidate Armando Arias will have an open forum Nov. 23 from 10
a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Founders Room. His presentation will be Nov. 24 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Founders Room. Candidate Martha
Crunkleton visited campus and made presentations Nov. 12 and 13. The student
senate has posted information about the candidates on its
Web site. The search
committee welcomes feedback from faculty, students and staff.
Staff safety training programs designed to meet California Code of
Regulation requirements will be offered in the multipurpose room of Gold
Student Center as follows: Nov. 30, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Dec. 1, 9 a.m. -
10:30 a.m.; Dec. 9, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; and Dec. 10, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Topics to be covered include injury and illness prevention; hazard
communication, an overview of the safe use of chemicals; and managing
workplace confrontations, which informs employees and supervisors of the
hazards of workplace violence. For more information, call the Pitzer
facilities office at x72226.
Lisa Rodriguez, assistant director of instructional media, reminds all
faculty and staff that the best way to submit audio-visual requests is
through e-mail. Those who do not receive a reply
within eight hours should call Lisa or Victor at x72638.
The Staff Recognition Work Group is holding a contest to select a theme for
the Staff Appreciation Lunch in May. The prize for best theme will be
awarded on Dec. 9. Submit your entry, via e-mail, campus mail or in person,
to Wendi Crawbuck in the student affairs office by Dec. 1.
Tab Beckman will lead a workshop on Web Crossing, the easy-to-use software
that facilitates making discussion groups for classes, on Friday from 2 to 4
p.m. in the Burns Technology Learning Center, Roberts South 13, CMC. Please
contact Jim Pinter-Lucke if you wish to attend.
Peter Saeta offers another workshop on his WebQuiz software on Thursday from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Burns Technology Learning Center, Roberts South
13, CMC. Please RSVP to Jim Pinter-Lucke.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Donations are being sought for the third annual Pitzer Holiday Auction,
which takes place Dec. 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the multipurpose
room of Gold Student Center. As in the past, the money raised from the
auction will benefit local charities. Please deliver donations to the
center for career and community services in Fletcher 102.
Once again, the Early Academic Outreach Program is collecting clothing,
shoes, jackets and socks for needy students from Madison Elementary School
in Pomona. To help, pick up a sponsoring "shoe" at the Scott Hall or
McConnell Center bulletin boards and return it with the items purchased for
the child you selected by Dec. 1 to the EAOP office. Donations may be
wrapped or unwrapped, but should include a card with the giver's name. For
more details, contact Leeshawn C. Moore at x73553.
The student senate voted recently to front the money needed to install a
24-hour card reader at the Bernard computer lab. Installation should begin
in the next week or so.
Sunglasses of all shapes and sizes, prescription and non-prescription, are
needed for an upcoming December medical eye clinic for indigenous peoples of
Central America. Donations will be accepted through Nov. 30 at
McAlister Center. For more information, call Ann Stromberg at x72672 or
Maya at x18822.
The special programs office is making two new resources available to the
Pitzer community via the Pitzer Web site: a calendar of daily events and
activities and a schedule of classes and meeting rooms
F E A T U R E:
Andrea Rich, Robin Kramer '75 Named New Trustees
P R O F I L E:
Two Pitzer Seniors Nominated for Watson Fellowships
COMINGS & G O I N G S
Vince Ingram, dorm/network technician in the office of information
technology, left Pitzer on Oct. 27 to become a remote access system
specialist at Momentum Securities in Irvine. Vince graduated from Pitzer in
1996 and joined the full-time staff in February 1997.
COMING U P