Pitzer College Press Releases http://www.pitzer.edu Pitzer College congratulates 13 students awarded Teach For America positions: Evelyn Cheung '13, Alison Espinosa-Setchko '13, Molly Hasegawa '13, Dusty Havens '13, Acacia Hori '13, Xochil Johansen '13, Danielle Johnson '13, Jessica Keener '13, Casey Leek '13, Benjamin Levine '14, Victoria Morales-O'Connor '13, Tara Rothe '13 and Danielle Ryu '13. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_05_17-Teach-For-America.asp The College is on track to become the national leader with most Fulbrights won for 4th consecutive year. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_05_16_fulbright.asp Pitzer College student Isabel “Izzy” Weisz ’15 has been chosen as one of two 2013 Outdoor Youth Ambassadors for the Sierra Club’s 4th annual Best Internship on Earth. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_05_15-Isabel_Weisz-Sierra_Club.asp Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will address education graduates at the commencement ceremonies of the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) and receive an honorary doctorate on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 2 p.m. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_05_14-LST-Pepperdine_Commencement.asp Led by Pitzer College students and debate veterans Braden Holstege '14 and Nicolas Rosa '13, the Claremont Colleges Debate Union (CCDU) is ending the academic year ranked tenth in the nation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_05_14-Holstege_Rosa_Debate_Tournament.asp Pitzer College Office of Communications has won eight 2013 Hermes Creative Awards - three Platinum, three Gold and two Honorable Mentions. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_05_09-Hermes_Creative_Awards.asp Pitzer College Assistant Dean of Faculty Barbara Junisbai has been selected as a country expert on Kazakhstan for the Varieties of Democracy Project (V-Dem), a team of social scientists devoted to creating a better understanding of democracy and the factors necessary for creating representative governments. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_29-junisbai-democracy_project.asp The Sagehens Women's Water Polo team defeated Redlands 10-7 in the SCIAC Tournament finals to win its second consecutive SCIAC Championship on Sunday afternoon at Caltech. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_4_29_sagehen_waterpolo_SCIAC_champions.asp Pitzer College Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Angel Perez has been awarded two prestigious honors, a US-France International Education Administrators Program Fulbright and a Winifred Hausam - Helen Fisk Award. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_25-Angel_Perez-Fulbright-Fisk_Awards.asp April 23, 2013 - Pitzer College students Rachel Aronoff ’15, Braden Bernards ’15 and Braden Holstege ’14 have been selected as Robert Day Scholars. The Robert Day Scholars Program at Claremont McKenna College's Robert Day School of Economics and Finance prepares students for leadership roles in business, finance, government and nonprofits. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_23-Day_scholars.asp April 18, 2013 - Pitzer College's Residential Life Project Phase II will receive a 2012 Excellence in Design Award in the category of Sustainable Development from the City of Claremont Architectural Commission on April 24, 2013. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_18-City_of_Claremont_Design_Award.asp April 17, 2013 - Pitzer College’s graduating class has selected Jon Lovett, former speechwriter for President Barack Obama and co-creator of the NBC show 1600 Penn, to be the 2013 Commencement keynote speaker. Pitzer College's forty-ninth Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_17-commencement_speakers.asp April 17, 2013 - Pitzer College students Evelyn Byer ’14, Zoe Elkin ’15, Karina Faulstich ’15, Jessica Grady-Benson ’14 and Robert Little ’15 have been awarded Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Environmental Analysis Fellowships for Summer Research. The fellowships are funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the intercollegiate environmental analysis program at the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_17-mellon_summer_research_fellowships.asp April 15, 2013 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Psychology Timothy Justus was selected by the GRAMMY Foundation for a $19,900 grant to support research that will examine how the brain processes music and language. Justus received one of only five scientific research grants given by the foundation this year. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_15-Grammy_Foundation_Grant.asp April 15, 2013 - This week in Sagehens Athletics saw a big wins for Women’s Lacrosse and Women’s Water Polo, while Men’s Tennis sent its senior class out in style in the final match of the season at Pauley Courts. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_4_15_sagehen_roundup.asp April 12, 2013 - Pitzer College’s Native American Summer Pipeline to College program was awarded a $10,000 grant by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF). The NACF’s California Bridge Initiative Arts + Health program supports projects that use art to enhance the health of Native youth. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_10-Pipeline_Program_Grant.asp April 10, 2013 - The Pitzer in Ontario (PIO) program finalized a 10-year agreement on April 5 between Pitzer College and the City of Ontario for use of a three-acre parcel of land located directly west of Ontario's Bon View Park. The agreement stems in part from Ontario’s Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Zone Initiative that was funded by a $1 million Kaiser Permanente grant. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_10-PIO_land_use_agreement.asp April 9, 2013 - Pitzer College student Jared Calvert ’13 has been awarded a 2013-14 Coro Fellowship. The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine month, graduate-level leadership training program that prepares diverse, talented and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_09_Coro-Jared_Calvert.asp April 9, 2013 - Pitzer College Professor Emeritus of Creative Studies Michael Woodcock, an artist and teacher, passed away on March 31, 2013 after a long illness. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_09-Michael_Woodcock.asp April 3, 2013 - Pitzer College students Keiko Budech '14 and Jessica Grady-Benson '14 have been named 2013 Udall Scholars by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. Budech and Grady-Benson were two of only 50 students to be selected as 2013 Udall Scholars. They will join this year's recipients in Tucson, AZ this August 7-11 to receive their awards and meet environmental and Native American policymakers and community leaders. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_03_udall.asp April 1, 2013 – Pitzer College student Haley Brown '13 has been awarded a 2013-14 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. The Watson is a one year grant given to a select group of college seniors to allow them to pursue unique independent study projects outside of the United States. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_04_01_haley-brown.asp March 28, 2013 — Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company Hosts National Intercollegiate Showdown. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_03_28-ballroom_dancing.asp March 21, 2013 — Pitzer College’s Ontario Wheelhouse project has been awarded a $2,500 gift by the Southern California Permanente Medical Group in celebration of National Doctors Day. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_03_21_ontario_wheelhouse.asp March 18, 2013 — Pitzer College alumnus Char Miller '75 has authored On the Edge: Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest, a collection of essays about the American Southwest. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_03_13_char-miller.asp March 13, 2013 — Pitzer College was named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This is the sixth time Pitzer has been recognized by the President's honor roll and the first time it was designated with distinction. The awardees were announced at the American Council on Education's 95th Annual Meeting Leading Change on March 4 in Washington, DC. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_03_13_honor_role.asp March 7, 2013 — Pitzer College Office of Communications was awarded two 2013 Educational Advertising Awards for design by Higher Education Marketing Report. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_07_educational-advertising-awards.asp February 27, 2013 — Pitzer College Assistant Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward has co-founded the Southern California Law and Social Science Forum. The forum's inaugural conference, Law at the Fault Lines, will be co-hosted by Pitzer College and Pomona College on Friday, March 1. https://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_27_Rache-VanSickle-Ward.asp February 22, 2013 — Pitzer College is throwing its compact florescent bulbs into the ring for the Campus Conservation Nationals, a three-week competition among universities and colleges across the US to see which campus can conserve the most energy and water. The ultimate goal of the competition is to use a short-term challenge to change long-standing habits to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_22_powering-down-conservation-challenge.asp February 22, 2013 — Pitzer College student Elizabeth "Biz" Pedersen '14 received an honorable mention award during the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) 2013 conference held February 14-17 in Boston, MA. This is the fifth consecutive year a Pitzer student has been recognized as an outstanding delegate. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_22_Model_UN_Conference.asp February 21, 2013 – Pitzer College's Residential Life Project Phase II has been awarded a 2013 Commercial Real Estate Award from the Los Angeles Business Journal. The project received Silver in the Sustainable category and was recognized as one of the most sustainable new constructions in Los Angeles County. The announcement was made at a ceremony on February 20 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_21_la-business-journal-phase-ii-award.asp February 20, 2013 — The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII has recognized Pitzer College with two 2013 Awards of Excellence for video production. This year's awards will be presented at the CASE District VII Conference Awards Luncheon on Saturday, March 2 in San Francisco, California. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_20_CASE.asp February 15, 2013 – Pitzer College students Rachel Conrad '13 and Caitlin Watkins '13 were named the 2013 Napier Initiative Fellows and won Napier Awards for Creative Leadership. The awards include $10,000 stipends to carry out innovative projects focused on social justice. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_15_napier-awards.asp February 13, 2013 — Pitzer College Assistant Dean of Faculty Barbara Junisbai has published an article about the relationship between capitalism and democracy in post-Soviet countries in Perspectives on Politics. Her article, "Improbable but Potentially Pivotal Oppositions: Privatization, Capitalists, and Political Contestation in the Post-Soviet Autocracies," is based on nearly 200 in-depth interviews with billionaires-turned-opposition leaders, regime-friendly elites, academics and political observers from Belarus, Central Asia and the Caucasus region. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_13_barbara_junisbai.asp February 12, 2013 — Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley has been appointed by US President Barack Obama to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Trombley was sworn-in on February 11, 2013 in Washington, DC, by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs J. Adam Ereli at the Board's first quarterly meeting. Trombley becomes the only current board member representing the western United States. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_12_Trombley-Fulbright-Foreign-Scholarship-Board.asp February 11, 2013 - Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley has been appointed by US President Barack Obama to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Trombley will be sworn-in during the Board's first quarterly meeting on February 11, 2013 at 10:45 a.m. in Washington, DC by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs J. Adam Ereli. Trombley becomes the only current board member representing the western United States. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_11_Trombley-Fulbright-Foreign-Scholarship-Board.asp February 6, 2013 — The Princeton Review named Pitzer College as a "best value" among the nation's top undergraduate schools in its The Best Value Colleges: 2013 Edition. Pitzer was ranked among the country's top 75 private colleges. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_02_06_Princeton-Review.asp January 28, 2013 - Pitzer College alumnus Richard McKinney '10 won a StartingBloc Fellowship to the New York-based Institute for Social Innovation. The StartingBloc fellowship program prepares young people committed to social and environmental justice to become global leaders who can address some of today’s most urgent issues. www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_01_28_richard_mckinney.asp January 25, 2013 - Pitzer College's new art+environment program is kicking off its inaugural year with a public art installation by Edgar Heap of Birds, the program's first artist-in-residence and an internationally-recognized contemporary artist. The installation, Native Hosts, will be on display for two years in various locations across Pitzer's campus. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_01_25_Edgar-Heap-of-Birds.asp January 14, 2013 - This week in Sagehen Athletics saw both Swimming and Diving teams improve to a perfect 4-0 in the SCIAC, while the Men's Basketball team improved to 5-1 with a statement win over Occidental. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_01_14_sagehens_margaret_pettibone.asp Pitzer College alumnus Thomas W. Brock '83 has been named commissioner of the National Center for Education Research (NCER), one of four centers of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that supports research designed to address education issues in the US. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2013_01_11_thomas_brock.asp December 20, 2012 — The White House announced today that Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will be appointed by US President Barack Obama to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_12_20_lst-white-house.asp Pitzer College Professor of Anthropology Emily Chao has authored Lijiang Stories: Shamans, Taxi drivers, Runaway Brides, and Entrepreneurs in Reform Era China, published by the University of Washington Press. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_12_14_lijiang_stories.asp December 12, 2012) — Pitzer College student-athletes Jason Cox '13, Alex Johnson '13 and Erik Munzer '13 have been recognized by regional and national organizations for being standouts following outstanding seasons in their respective sports. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_12_12_sagehens-awards.asp December 7, 2012 — Pitzer College Assistant Professor Lars Schmitz has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to organize a 'catalysis meeting'—an international gathering of world-renowned, multidisciplinary scientists who come together to focus on a major question in evolutionary biology. Schmitz teaches biology at Pitzer's W.M. Keck Science Department. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_12_07_lars_schmitz.asp December 7, 2012 — Pitzer College Assistant Professor Aaron Leconte publishes an article in Nature Chemical Biology about research techniques that could revolutionize scientific understanding of a fundamental building block in human cells. 'Discovery and biological characterization of geranylated RNA in bacteria' describes research methods that combine mass spectrometry, chemical synthesis and enzymology in an effort to find and characterize a new form of chemically modified ribonucleic acid (RNA), a nucleic acid that is present in all living cells. Leconte teaches chemistry at Pitzer's W.M. Keck Science Department. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_12_07_aaron_leconte.asp December 5, 2012 — Pitzer College alumna Susan Celniker '75 has been named a 2012 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The peer-awarded honor recognizes distinguished efforts in the scientific and social applications of science. https://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_12_05_susan_celniker.asp December 5, 2012 - Pitzer College student Nicholas Romo '14 has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship as well as a Freeman-ASIA award to study in Beijing through the Pitzer in China program in spring 2013. Both awards are competitive national programs designed to increase global understanding by supporting undergraduate students who want to study abroad. https://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_12_05_Nicholas_Romo.asp November 30, 2012 - Pitzer College alumnus Todd Eachus '84 has been named the chief external affairs officer of Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), a national network of community development financial institutions that provide financial resources to people in low-income communities to help them join the economic mainstream. https://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_11_30_todd_eachus.asp November 27, 2012 — Judith Grabiner, the Flora Sanborn Pitzer professor of mathematics at Pitzer College, has been selected as an inaugural member of the 2012 Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). The new Fellows program recognizes AMS members from around the globe who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathematics. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_11_27_judith_grabiner.asp October 30, 2012 — For the third consecutive year, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Pitzer College as the top producer of Fulbright students and alumni among all US undergraduate colleges in the bachelor's institutions category. This is the ninth year in a row that Pitzer College students and alumni are national leaders in Fulbright Fellowships per thousand students. With nineteen 2012-13 Fulbright Fellows, Pitzer had more Fulbright winners than many major research institutions, including Stanford University, Cornell University and Princeton University. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_10_31_fulbright.asp October 30, 2012 — The Sagehens Men's Soccer team, riding an 11-game win streak, entered the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III national rankings at No. 24 this week. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_10_29_sagehen_NSCAA_soccer.asp October 15 – Pitzer College's Residential Life Project Phase II has been awarded LEED Platinum certification by US Green Building Council (USGBC). With four LEED Platinum and four LEED Gold buildings, Pitzer now leads elite liberal arts colleges with the most mixed-use residential buildings certified through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. https://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_10_12_LEED_Platinum.asp October 3, 2012 — Pitzer College alumni Christen (Parker) Benke '02 and Ben Komer '02 were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 29. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_10_03_sagehen_hall_of_fame.asp Pitzer College establishes the Arnaldo Rodriguez Scholarship to honor the College's former vice president of admission and financial aid for his 14 years of service. The need-based, four-year scholarship is awarded to top-performing students of Latin American descent who attended high school in California and are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_09_28_arnaldo-rodriguez.asp September 26, 2012 — Pitzer College has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad grant to take seven local school teachers and three Pitzer students on a five-week study-tour of Nepal next summer. The grant will fund the Pitzer College Educators in Nepal initiative, a program designed to help improve middle and high school education by immersing teachers in the language and culture of a developing country with a long and rich history. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_09_26_nepal.asp August 31, 2012 — Pitzer College receives a 2012 Excellence Award in the University and College Designers Association (UCDA) for its 2011 Admission Viewbook. This year's awards will be handed out on October 12 during the 42nd Annual UCDA Design Conference in Montreal, Canada. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_08_31_ucda.asp August 30, 2012 — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Sociology Azamat Junisbai has been awarded a $100,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a $40,000 grant by the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) to organize and oversee nationally representative public opinion surveys in post-Soviet Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_08_30_junisbai-NSF-NCEER-grants.asp August 23, 2012 — Pitzer College received a $500,000 gift from the Pitzer Family Foundation to establish the Pitzer Archive and Conference Center. The new archival and conference space is a leading attraction of Phase II of the College's Residential Life Project. Opening in the fall, Phase II brings online four mixed-use residence halls designed to achieve platinum LEED certification, the highest possible rating from the US Green Building Council. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_08_23_archive.asp August 13, 2012 - Pitzer College appoints Muriel E. Poston as the College's 13th dean of faculty and vice president of academic affairs beginning fall 2012. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_08_13_muriel_poston.asp August 02, 2012 - Pitzer Art Galleries presents Joyce Campbell: Te Taniwha/Crown Coach, a large-scale photographic installation that explores the history, mythology and ecology of two diverse sites: Maori tribal land in New Zealand and a neglected brown-field tract in Los Angeles. The exhibit will be on view at the Nichols Gallery at Pitzer College from September 15 to December 7, 2012. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/communications/press_releases/12-13/2012_08_02_campbell_galleries.asp July 11, 2012 — Recent Pitzer College graduates have set another record this year with 22 Fulbright Fellowships for 2012-13. For the last two years Pitzer has had more Fulbright winners than any other undergraduate institutions in the country. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/12-13/2012_07_11_fulbright.asp June 6, 2012 — The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) named recent Pitzer College graduate Perri Hopkins '12 to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III At-Large Third Team. Hopkins was the Sagehen Women's Water Polo team co-captain, helping lead the team to its fifth Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championship and a No. 1 ranking in Division III. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_06_06_perri_hopkins.asp June 5, 2012 - The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Pitzer College a $600,000 grant to support interdisciplinary programs that will explore the intersection of the arts and the environment. These programs will transform the way art is taught, studied and experienced both on the Pitzer campus and throughout The Claremont Colleges. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_mellon_grant.asp June 4, 2012 - Pitzer College Associate Professor of Mathematics David Bachman has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to fund research exploring surprising connections between the shapes of soap films and the shape of the universe. The $136,983 award will support Bachman's project "Applications of Topologically Minimal Surfaces" through August 2015. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_06_04_NSF_bachman.asp May 22, 2012 - Pitzer College student and Sagehen Baseball starting pitcher Travis Rooke-Ley '12 and third basemen Ernest (E.J.) Lopez '15 were named first-team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). Outfielder Erik Munzer '13 was named to the second team. Softball first baseman Brianna (Bri) Marcantoni '12 was named second-team All-SCIAC for Softball. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_22_sciac-teams.asp The Sagehen Women's Tennis team received one of two National Team Sportsmanship Awards given by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) this month. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_17_tennis.asp May 17, 2012 - Pitzer College student Anna Oxborough-Yankus '12 was named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Women's Water Polo Player of the Year and first-year student Alyssa Woodward '15 was named the Newcomer of the Year. Woodward was also named first-team All-SCIAC, along with Perri Hopkins '12. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_17_water-polo-yankus.asp May 11, 2012 - Pitzer College received three 2012 Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_11_hermes.asp May 10, 2012 - Pitzer College Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Studies Gina Lamb has received a Community Stories grant from Cal Humanities, a nonprofit that promotes the humanities in California. The grant will fund Lamb's on-going documentary project about the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe's culture and community. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_10_Gina_Lamb.asp May 10, 2012 — Pitzer College alumna Ella Pennington '81 has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Disability Group, one of the largest disability advocacy groups in the nation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_10_Ella_Pennington.asp May 9, 2012 — Pitzer College Professor of Anthropology Claudia Strauss has received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Wenner-Gren Foundation to conduct research on the experiences and views of the unemployed in Southern California. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_09_claudia_strauss.asp May 9, 2012 — Pitzer College student Erik Munzer '13 won the Athletic Excellence Award for two-sport athletes at the Pitzer-Pomona Athletic Department's 25th annual Student-Athlete Awards Banquet held last week. /offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_09_athletic-excellence.asp May 9, 2012 — Pitzer College sophomore Chris Wiechert '14 has been named first-team All-SCIAC and Pitzer junior Max Sabel '13 was honored with a spot on second-team All-SCIAC following a vote by the league's tennis coaches. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_09_SCIAC.asp May 3, 2012 - Pitzer College congratulates students awarded Teach For America fellowships for fall 2012: Betsy Diaz '12, Brooke Marcy '12, Stephanie Migdail '12, Christopher Peck '12, Alyshia Silva '12, Laura Silverberg '12, Sarah Surrey '12, Amelia Troutman '12 and Elisha Whitman '12. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_03_teach-for-america.asp May 2, 2012 - Pitzer College student Autumn Pham '14 has been awarded a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) undergraduate scholarship. The scholarship funds study abroad for highly-qualified undergraduate students with well-defined plans to study, conduct research or complete an internship in Germany. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_02_DAAD.asp May 2, 2012 - Pitzer College student Isabel Neal '12 received a scholarship to the 2012 New York State Summer Writers Institute. She was also awarded a fellowship to attend the highly selective Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets this summer and had her poem "Field Poem" published in Bennington College's plain china: best undergraduate writing 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_02_poetry.asp May 1, 2012 - Two Pitzer College seniors led the Sagehen Women's Water Polo team to its fifth SCIAC championship, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_05_01_water-polo.asp April 27, 2012 - Pitzer College student Alexander Rosario '15 has been named a Kemper Scholar by the James S. Kemper Foundation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_27_kemper.asp April 27, 2012 - Pitzer College student Madison Noble '12 received a Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grant to fund research for her psychology honors thesis, "Effect of Mainstream Media on Body Image and Stress Reactivity in Latina Females." http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_27_psycology.asp April 27, 2012 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Sociology Azamat Junisbai has been awarded a research fellowship by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) for his project "Norms of Social Justice and Welfare State Attitudes in Post-Soviet Central Asia." http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_27_irex-grant.asp April 24, 2012 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Spanish Milton Machuca has been elected Vice President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_24_milton_machuca.asp April 23, 2012 - Pitzer College alumna Ramona Ausubel '01 has released her first novel, No One Is Here Except All of Us, published by Riverhead Books. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_23_ramona_ausubel.asp April 23, 2012 - Pitzer College has selected Associate Professor of Media Studies Ming-Yuen S. Ma and Assistant Professor of Political Studies Rachel VanSickle-Ward as the College's Scholars-in-Residence for the 2012-13 academic year. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_20_scholars-in-residence.asp April 23, 2012 - Pitzer College student Nathan Pensler '13 has been accepted to the 2012 Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy held in Boulder, Colorado. The highly selective program is limited to 15-20 philosophy students from schools across the country and abroad. Running from July 23-August 10, the seminar is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_23_nathan_pensler.asp Pitzer College's forty-eighth Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_20_commencement.asp April 20, 2012 — Pitzer College alumna Kathleen Kile '97 won the Women on Their Way travel blog contest and will serve as a contributing writer for the blog's "Local Nation" section. "Local Nation" is a new initiative for Women on Their Way, an online resource for female travelers run by Wyndham Worldwide. Kile's entries will appear under the title "Traveling Large." http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_20_kile.asp April 18, 2012 - Pitzer College students Marlene Salazar '13 and Kimberly Vargas '13 have been named 2011-12 McNair Scholars by the McNair Scholars Program at the Claremont Graduate University (CGU). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_18_mcnair.asp April 18, 2012 - Pitzer College alumna Jenn Louis '93 has been named a 2012 Food and Wine magazine Best New Chef. One of the highest honors in the restaurant industry, the Food and Wine award is given to chefs "with a unique culinary vision." The 2012 winners will be featured in the July issue of Food and Wine magazine. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_18_jenn_louis.asp April 16, 2012 - Ciara Ennis, the director and curator of the Pitzer Art Galleries at Pitzer College, is serving on a panel of judges for the BritWeek T4C Artists Competition that runs from April 12-28, 2012 at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in downtown Los Angeles. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_16_ciara_ennis.asp April 16, 2012 - This week in Sagehen Athletics was a big one for several Pitzer seniors, as the two seniors on the Women's Water Polo team helped the Sagehens stay No. 1 in Division III and undefeated in the SCIAC, while the three seniors on the Softball team clinched the first SCIAC Tournament of their careers. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_16_sagehen_roundup.asp April 13, 2012 — Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will be a featured speaker at the Los Angeles Business Council's 6th Annual Sustainability Summit at the Getty Center on April 27. Trombley will speak about the role of sustainability at Pitzer and in higher education during the "Salon of Masters" panel at 8 a.m. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_13_trombley_sustainability.asp Pitzer College has named alumnus Daniel Berman '84 the 2012 Distinguished Alumni. President Laura Skandera Trombley and Alumni Board President Gilbert V. Gonzales '03 will present Berman with the Ninth Annual Distinguished Alumni Award 2012 at a special dinner during the College's Alumni Reunion Weekend on Saturday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at Pitzer College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_12_daniel_berman.asp Pitzer College Alumna and Trustee Donates $250,000 to Pitzer College http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_09_deborah_bach_kallick.asp April 9, 2012 — Pitzer College student Hannah Miller '13 has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_09_critical_language_scholarship.asp April 9, 2012 — Pitzer College student Max Sabel '13 was named the West Regional Player of the Week for by Division3tennis.com during the first week in April. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_09_max_sabel.asp April 9, 2012 — Pitzer athletes played key roles for the Sagehens during an excellent week on the fields and courts for Pitzer-Pomona teams. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_04_09_sagehen_roundup.asp March 27, 2012 — Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley, Dean of Faculty Alan Jones and Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Thomas Poon will travel to Gaborone, Botswana to sign a memorandum of understanding to ratify a partnership between Pitzer College Vaccine Development Institute, the Botswana Vaccine Institute and the University of Botswana to create cost-effective vaccines for some of the world's most devastating viruses. The signing ceremony is scheduled for April 2 at 9 a.m. at the University of Botswana. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_27_botswana.asp March 27, 2012 — Pitzer College will host the Field of Flags at the Claremont Colleges for the second year in a row to memorialize victims of the Holocaust on April 15-19 at the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza. More than 8,500 handmade flags will fill the plaza, with each flag representing 1,000 people who were killed during the Holocaust. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_27_field_of_flags.asp March 27, 2012 - Pitzer College students Gabriel Loewinger '12 and Dean Pospisil '12 have been awarded 2012-13 Thomas J. Watson Fellowships. The Watson is a one year grant given to a select group of college seniors to pursue unique independent study and travel outside of the United States. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_20_watson_fellowship_awards.asp Pitzer College's Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid Yvonne Gutierrez-Sandoval '03 along with Pitzer students Guadalupe Avila '14, Alba Cobian '14 and Cesar Vargas '14, participated in a "Day in the Capitol" event on March 7 in Sacramento, CA http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_16_cal_grants.asp March 05 - The Sagehen Men's Basketball team came up just short in the SCIAC championship game to neighboring rival Claremont-M-S on Saturday 60-54, but not without a huge contribution from Po Grant '13. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_05_sagehen_roundup.asp March 5, 2012 - The Sagehen Men's Basketball team came up just short in the SCIAC championship game to neighboring rival Claremont-M-S on Saturday 60-54, but not without a huge contribution from Po Grant '13. With the Sagehens on the ropes and trailing 43-27 with less than 10 minutes to play, Grant made three three-pointers in a span of four minutes (and had a fourth go halfway down and rattle out in that stretch) to get Pitzer-Pomona back within 45-41. The Sagehens got as close as two points in the final minute, but ended up just short in its comeback efforts. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_05_sagehen_roundup.asp March 2, 2012 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Biology Branwen Williams has co-authored 'The Geological Record of Ocean Acidification,' an article published in the March 2 edition of Science, a leading peer-reviewed journal of scientific research. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_02_professor_branwen_williams.asp March 2, 2012 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Psychology KaMala Thomas will address the American Psychosomatic Society during the organization's annual meeting March 14-17 in Athens, Greece. Thomas will discuss her recent study that found that spouses of men with prostate cancer report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder which puts their own health at risk. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_02_professor_kamala_thomas.asp March 2, 2012 - Assistant Professor of Biology Bryan Thines was one of 26 scientists selected to participate in the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute's Undergraduate Research Program in Microbial Genome Annotation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_03_02_professor_bryan_thines.asp February 29, 2012 - Pitzer College congratulates students awarded Teach For America fellowships for fall 2012: Betsy Diaz '12, Stephanie Migdail '12, Christopher Peck '12, Alyshia Silva'12, Laura Silverberg '12, Sarah Surrey '12, Amelia Troutman '12 and Elisha Whitman '12. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_28_teach_for_america.asp February 27, 2012 - Pitzer College student Gabriel Loewinger '12 has coauthored a paper about methamphetamine that will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Neuropharmacology. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_27_gabriel_loewinger.asp February 27, 2012 - Pitzer College Alumna Valerie Havill '81 has been elected president of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. The Society for Cross-Cultural Research is an international, multidisciplinary organization with members who share a passion for cross-cultural research and hale from many disciplines, including psychology, anthropology and sociology. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_27_valerie_havill.asp February 23, 2012 - The Sagehen Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams earned Team Scholar All-America Awards from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), it was announced this week. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_23_swim_dive_sagehen_team_scholar_all-america.asp February 23, 2012 - Assistant Professor of Chemistry Anna Wenzel has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation for her independent research project, "RUI: The Development and Application of Gold(I) Catalysts for Asymmetric Organic Transformations." Wenzel teaches chemistry at Pitzer College's W.M. Keck Science Department. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_23_WM_Keck_Anna_Wenzel.asp February 22, 2012 - Pitzer College students Braden Holstege '14 and Hale Shaw '12 won awards during the Harvard National Model United Nations conference held in Boston February 16-19. Holstege won an Outstanding Delegate award in the World Intellectual Property Organization committee. Shaw won an Honorable Mention award in the International Monetary Fund committee. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_22_model_UN_honors.asp February 22, 2012 - Alumna Sandra Mitchell '73, a University of Pittsburgh professor, addressed the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on February 19 during the association's annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The AAAS serves more than 270 affiliated societies and academies of science and publishes the journal Science. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_22_sandra_mitchell_american_association_for_the_advancement_of_science.asp February 15, 2012 - Associate Professor of Chemistry Kathleen Purvis-Roberts has coauthored Chemistry of the Environment, 3rd Edition with Thomas G. Spiro and William M. Stigliani. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_15_Kathleen_Purvis-Robers_Chemistry_of_the_environment.asp February 15, 2012 - Abraham Sprague '13 has been selected as a 2012-2013 Robert Day Scholar at Claremont McKenna College's Robert Day School of Economics and Finance. The undergraduate Robert Day Scholars Program is an honors program that prepares students for leadership roles in business, finance, government and nonprofit organizations. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_15_Abraham_Sprague_Robert_Day_Scholar.asp February 14, 2012 - Nancy Marzouk '66 has been appointed the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of TagMan. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_14_Nancy_Marzouk_appointed_CRO_TagMan.asp February 14, 2012 - Pitzer College alumna and NBCUniversal executive Bridget Baker '82 will receive the Champion Award from the T. Howard Foundation. The T. Howard Foundation, which promotes diversity in the multimedia and entertainment industry, gives the award to recognize "outstanding leadership in the area of diversity." The foundation's 19th Annual Diversity Awards Dinner will be held in New York, NY on March 28. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_14_alumna_bridget_baker.asp February 1, 2012 - Pitzer College's Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid Yvonne Gutierrez-Sandoval '03 has been selected by the US Department of Education (DOE) to participate its new Student Loan Negotiated Rulemaking committee. She is serving as a primary negotiator, representing private non-profit institutions. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_02_01_Yvonne_Gutierrez-Sandoval.asp January 27, 2012 - Pitzer College alumnus John Lee Evans '75 was unanimously elected president of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education. Evans first joined the board in 2008. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_01_27_john_lee_evans.asp January 24, 2012 - Pitzer College's W.M. Keck Science Department will partner with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) and Project Kaleidoscope in a new initiative designed to help colleges and universities evaluate and enhance teaching strategies in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_01_24_keck.asp January 23, 2012 - Pitzer College Associate Professor of Asian American Studies Kathleen Yep is the faculty advisor and co-principal investigator project director of Women, Faith and Action: Oral Histories of Asian Pacific Islander Women and Their Faith-Based Activism. Through interviews, digital archives and public forums, this oral history project explores and documents the stories of Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) women whose spirituality and faith traditions influenced their involvement in the US civil and human rights movement from the 1960s through the '90s. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_01_23_kathleen_yep.asp January 19, 2012 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Environmental Analysis Brinda Sarathy authors Pineros: Latino Labor and the Changing Face of Forestry in the Pacific Northwest, published by University of British Columbia Press. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_01_19_brinda_sarathy_pineros.asp January 9, 2012 - Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will join the chancellor of UCLA, the president of USC and the chancellor of the California Community Colleges this week to discuss the future of higher education. The panel discussion, "Higher Education—What Is Its Future?," is being presented by 89.3 KPCC and will be hosted by Larry Mantle of KPCC's public affairs show AirTalk. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_01_09_KPCC.asp January 9, 2012 - The Sagehen Women's Basketball team picked up its second win of the season on New Year's Eve, a 76-65 home win over Transylvania. Emi Hashizume '14 scored 19 points and Ruthie Shapiro '15 added 13 to help the Sagehens rally from an early 12-point deficit to pull away for the win. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_01_09_sagehen_roundup.asp January 9, 2012 - Pitzer College received an A3 and positive outlook from Moody's Investors Service. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_01_09_moodys.asp January 3, 2012 - Pitzer College Research Professor of Anthropology Robert (Lee) Munroe's in-depth study into the impact of climate on language was featured in the December 2011 issue of New Scientist magazine. In the article Powers of Babel, the magazine cites Munroe's findings that people in warmer climates tend to use more vowels than people in colder climates. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2012_01_03_Munroe_New_Scientist.asp December 13, 2011 - Rachel Eckerlin '12 and Traci Lopez '12 were named to the third team All-West Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_12_13_NSCAA.asp December 12, 2011 - Pitzer College students Stephanie Migdail '12, Laura Silverberg '12, Sarah Surrey '12 and Elisha Whitman '12 were awarded Teach For America positions for fall 2012. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_12_12_teach-for-america.asp December 12, 2011 - The Sagehen Women's Basketball team broke through for its first win of the season in convincing fashion by knocking off Arizona Christian 89-73 on Friday at Voelkel Gymnasium. Emi Hashizume '14 led the Sagehens with 24 points on the night, the fourth time in eight games that she has led the team in scoring. She also had a team-high of 20 points in a narrow 64-59 loss to La Sierra on Monday, giving her an average of 22.0 points on the week, raising her average to a team-best 14.8 points per game on the year. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_12_12_sagehen_roundup.asp December 07, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Sissy Trinh '96 founded the Southeast Asian Community Alliance (SEACA), a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that helps teenagers change their neighborhoods and change their lives. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_12_07_sissy_trinh.asp December 05, 2011 - Pitzer College student-athletes on the Sagehen Men's Water Polo team were tapped for postseason honors. Jason Cox '13 was named first-team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) while Stephen Vint '15 was named the league's Freshman of the Year. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_12_05_water_polo_honors.asp December 02, 2011 - Pitzer College has appointed Angel B. Perez as the new vice president and dean of admission and financial aid. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_12_02_perez_vp.asp November 30, 2011 - Pitzer College student-athlete Stephen Vint '15, from the Sagehen Men's Water Polo team, was named to the Western Water Polo Association's All-Rookie Team. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_30_stephen_vint.asp November 30, 2011 - Pitzer College student-athlete Erik Munzer '13, a defender on the Sagehen Men's Soccer team, was named first-team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_30_erik_munzer.asp November 30, 2011 - Pitzer College student-athlete Ellen Yamasaki '15, the outside hitter/setter on the Sagehen Women's Volleyball team, was crowned Freshman of the Year by the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_30_ellen_yamasaki.asp November 28, 2011 - The Sagehen Men's Basketball team had an impressive weekend by going 2-0 at the David Wells Classic. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_28_sagehen_roundup.asp November 21, 2011 - A young nucleus of Pitzer athletes has played a key role for the Women's Basketball team in the early part of the 2011-12 season. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_21_sagehen_roundup.asp November 15, 2011 — Pitzer College alumnus Sean Sullivan '10 received a highly selective White House internship. Sullivan works with Vice President Joseph Biden's speechwriting staff. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_16_sean%20sullivan.asp November 15, 2011 — Pitzer College alumnus Steven González '85 was appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire to the Washington State Supreme Court. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_16_steven_gonzalez.asp November 14, 2011 - Pitzer athletes had a huge role in leading the Sagehen Men's Water Polo team to a SCIAC Championship this weekend. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_14_sagehen_roundup.asp November 10, 2011 - Pitzer College students Danny Feinberg '13, Jerzy Kaufmann '12, Holly Kempler '13, Jordan Myint '13, Mariana Schmalstig '10 and Emily Souder '13 publish Encephalon: The Pitzer College Student Journal of Psychology. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_10_encephalon.asp November 8, 2011 - Pitzer College student-athlete Traci Lopez '12 and Rachel Eckerlin '12 from the Sagehen Women's Soccer team were honored by the 2011 All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams, announced today by the league office. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_8_sagehen_soccer.asp November 8, 2011 - Pitzer College received four 2011 MarCom Awards for excellence in design from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_08_marcom.asp November 4, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Susan Patron '69 authored "Lucky for Good," the final installment of her Lucky trilogy. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_04_patron_alum.asp November 2, 2011 - Pitzer College student Katherine Tenneson '12 is featured in "Young Farmers," a video series which documents her work with San Antonio High School and with its students. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_02_tenneson_farmer_video.asp October 31, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Jacob Caron '11, who holds numerous Sagehen offensive records, has been assigned to the 2012 Utah Blaze roster. Caron will add depth to the quarterback position for one of the most potent offenses in the Arena Football League in 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_11_02_caron.asp October 31, 2011 - Pitzer student-athletes once again had key roles this week, particularly in a 5-1 women's soccer win over Whittier on Saturday, which enabled the Sagehens to tie for second in the final regular season standings and pick up their tenth win of the season, as Pitzer players combined for four goals and four assists. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_10_31_sagehen_roundup.asp October 25, 2011 - Pitzer College ranks #50 in the 2011 "Best Values in Private Colleges" by Kiplinger's Personal Finance. The report ranked the schools based on outstanding academics and great economic value. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_10_25_kiplinger.asp October 24, 2011 - For the second consecutive year, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Pitzer College as the top producer of Fulbright students among all US liberal arts colleges in the "bachelor's institution" category. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_10_24_che_fulbrights.asp October 24, 2011 - It was a big weekend for Sagehen Soccer, as both the Men's Soccer and Women's Soccer teams picked up huge 1-0 wins over Occidental on Saturday. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_10_24_sagehen_roundup.asp October 14, 2011 - Assistant Professor Anna Wenzel will present 'Mechanistic Studies on the Olefin Metathesis Reaction,' a paper co-authored with Pitzer College alumnus Garrett Blake '10, at the American Chemical Society Regional Meeting in Pasadena, CA on November 10. Wenzel teaches chemistry at Pitzer College's W.M. Keck Science Department. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_10_14_Wenzel_chemistry.asp October 10, 2011 - Pitzer College Associate Professor Carina Johnson authored Cultural Hierarchy in Sixteenth-Century Europe: The Ottomans and Mexicans published by Cambridge University Press. Johnson teaches history at Pitzer College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_10_10_carina_johnson.asp Jason Cox '13 and Stephen Vint '15 had key roles in helping the Pitzer-Pomona Men's Water Polo team to a 3-1 weekend at the Claremont Convergence. Cox and Vint each had four goals to tie for the team lead in a 17-14 overtime win over Chapman on Friday. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_10_10_sagehen_roundup.asp October 4, 2011 - Pitzer College Professor Phil Zuckerman authored Faith No More, published by Oxford University Press and available November 1, 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_10_04_Zuckerman_book.asp September 30, 2011 - Pitzer College alums Ruett Foster '81, Rhonda Foster '82 and Trustee Charlie Woo were named 2011 Local Heroes by KCET and Union Bank. They will be honored during an awards ceremony on October 18, 2011 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_09_30_Foster_KCET.asp September 22, 2011 - Pitzer College students and alumnus Sophie Beiers '13, Jessica Bowler '11, Daniel Feinberg '12, Ramon Flores '11, Jyoti Gautam '11, Abigail Kramer '13, Jordan Myint '13, Madison Noble '12, Jason Rivera '06, Mariana Schmalstig '10, Jaime Tokioka '11 and Timothy Williamson '13 from the Research Practicum in Psychology course, co-taught by Professors Leah Light and Normal Rodriguez, presented at the 91st Meeting of the Western Psychological Association in Los Angeles. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_09_22_Western_Psychological_Association.asp September 22, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates Lisa Bastio '13, recipient of a 2011 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_09_22_lisa_bastio.asp September 19, 2011 - Fifty-five percent of the Pitzer College entering class graduated from high school in the top ten percent of their high school class with forty-one percent graduated with a 4.0 GPA or higher. The class consists of 272 students from 237 different high schools. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_09_19_Class-of-2015.asp September 2, 2011 - Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps colleges today formally announced the renaming of their shared Joint Science Department to be known as the W.M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College and Scripps College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_09_02_keck_science.asp August 30, 2011 - Newsweek ranked Pitzer College #11 nationally in Most Service-Oriented Schools in its College Rankings 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_08_30_service_newsweek.asp August 3, - Pitzer College was named by Princeton Review as one of the nation's best colleges in its 2012 The Best 376 Colleges. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_08_08_princeton_review.asp August 3, - Pitzer College alumnus Martin Durazo '90 was awarded a 2011 California Community Foundation (CCF) Fellowship for Visual Artists. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_08_03_durazo.asp Pitzer College received two 2011 Gold Ink Awards. Winners will be recognized at the annual Gold Ink Awards and Hall of Fame Gala on September 12 at Hyatt Regency, McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_08_02_gold_ink.asp July 19, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Jacob Adams '78 was named executive vice president and provost for the Claremont Graduate University. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_07_26_jacob_adams.asp July 19, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Matthew D. Karatz '94 was appointed deputy mayor of the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Economic and Business Policy in today's news conference. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_07_19_karatz_alumn.asp July 13, 2011 - Pitzer College was awarded a California Campus Compact's Social Innovation Generation: Student Leadership Initiative Grant in support of its Social Innovation Project, a Community Engagement Center program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_07_13_ca_campus_compact_grant.asp July 7, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Deborah Deutsch Smith '68 co-authored "The Changing Education Landscape: How Special Education Leadership Preparation Can Make a Difference for Teachers and Their Students with Disabilities," the most downloaded article in Sage Publication's Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of their Council for Exceptional Children http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/11-12/2011_07_07_deborah_deutsch_smith.asp June 30, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates students and alumni awarded 2011-12 Fulbright Fellowships. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_fullbright_fellowships.asp June 16, 2011 - Pitzer College students Janice Cho '11 and Liana Engie '11 presented at the Genetics Society of America's 52nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference held March 30-April 3 in San Diego, California. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_06_16_genetics_conference.asp June 14, 2011 - Pitzer College student James Moss '13 received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in China this fall. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_06_14_moss-gilman.asp June 14, 2011 - Pitzer College student-athlete Christopher Wiechert '14 was named the 2011 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Rookie of the Year and ITA Western Region Rookie of the Year. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_06_14_wiechert.asp June 9, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna and artist Kim Schoenstadt '95 was awarded the inaugural Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting from the Salt Lake Art Center and the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation. In addition to a cash award, the Art Center will host a solo exhibition of her work from November 4, 2011 through January 7, 2012. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_06_09_kim_schoenstadt.asp June 8, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus David Colvin '11 was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 27th round of the Major League Baseball first-year draft on Tuesday, June 7. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_06_08_david_colvin.asp June 7, 2011 - Pitzer College Professor Jesse Lerner authored The Maya of Modernism: Art, Architecture and Film published by University of New Mexico Press. Lerner teaches media studies at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_06_07_jesse_lerner.asp June 7, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Benjamin Heim Shepard '92 co-authored The Beach Beneath the Streets: Contesting New York City's Public Spaces published by State University of New York Press. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_06_07_bengamin_heim_shepoard.asp June 6, 2011 - Pitzer College's George C. S. Benson Auditorium will receive a 2010 Excellence in Design Award from the City of Claremont Architectural Commission. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_06_06_design_award_benson.asp May 26, 2011 - Pitzer College welcomes Maria Hildago, Todd Honma, Ruti Talmor, Brian Thines and Branwen Williams. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_26_new_faculty.asp May 23, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates alumna, artist and environmental educator Nancy Judd '90, whose 2009 'Obamanos Coat' will become part of a permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institutes National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibition documenting the 2008 Obama/Biden Presidential Campaign. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_23_judd.asp May 20, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Seth Leibsohn '91 and former Education Secretary William J. Bennett co-authored The Fight of Our Lives--Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam published by Thomas Nelson. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_20_leibsohn.asp May 20, 2011 - Pitzer College Interim Vice President of Admission and Financial Aid Angel Perez will speak at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa on May 31, 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_20_oprah_perez.asp May 13, 2011 - Pitzer College was named to the 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_13_community_service_honor_roll.asp May 13, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus and freelance photographer David H. Wells '79 has joined the Olympus Visionary program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_13_olympus_visionary_program.asp May 12, 2011 - Pitzer College students Patricio Ku '11 and Sarah Lee '11 were awarded 2011 Teach For America Fellowships. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_4_12_teach_for_america.asp May 11, 2011 - Pitzer College student and Sagehen quarterback Jacob Caron '11 was named to the 2011 NFF Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_11_football_honor.asp May 11, 2011 - Pitzer College received three 2011 Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_11_hermes.asp May 09, 2011 - Pitzer College will launch a Secular Studies Field Group in the fall 2011-12 academic year. With the creation of this department, Pitzer College will become the only higher education institution to offer courses and an undergraduate degree in secular studies. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_09_secular_studies.asp May 06, 2011 - Pitzer College students Anja Hughes-Stinson '11, Isael Gonzalez-Goodman '14, Taylor Kamsler '13, Emma Shorr '14 and Elena Thomas '14 have installed and produced original ceramic designs to enhance the appearance of campus benches through a project from Professor Tim Berg's Beginning Hand Building class. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_06_ceramics.asp May 05, 2011 - Pitzer College student-athletes Colin Flynn '13 won the 1500 meter title for the second time while Matt Owen' 14 earned honors in pole vault at the 2011 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Track and Field Championships on April 29-30 http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_05_track_field.asp May 04, 2011 - Pitzer College student Chris Young '11 will publish a paper entitled "Does Influence Trump Evidence? The Politics Behind the EU's Water Framework Directive" in the European Union Center of California's 2011 volume of the Claremont-UC Research Conference on the European Union. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_04_chris_young.asp May 03, 2011 - Pitzer College student Leonardo Flores '14 was named a 2011 Kemper Scholar. The program is sponsored by the James S. Kemper Foundation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_03_kemper.asp April 28, 2011 - Pitzer College student Cody Klock '12 received the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_05_03_cody_klock.asp April 28, 2011 - Pitzer College named Deborah Deutsch Smith PhD '68 the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Smith will be honored at a special reception during the College's Alumni Reunion Weekend on Saturday, June 11 at 6 pm in the Stein Atrium. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_28_alumni.asp April 28, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates seniors Jacob Caron, Bobby McNitt, Alexis Garcia and David Colvin for their athletic excellence. They will be recognized at the 2010-11 Student Athlete Awards dinner on April 27. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_28_sagehen_awards.asp April 28, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Susan Feniger '76 and her business partner Mary Sue Millikan were named California Travel Association's 2011 CalTravel Restaurateur of the Year. They will be recognized at the 29th Annual California Travel Summit held June 20-22, 2011 in Pasadena, California. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_27_fenniger_caltravel.asp April 27, 2011 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor Azamat Junisbai was awarded a fellowship as part of the IREX (International Research and Exchanges Board) 2011-2012 Short-Term Travel Grant (STG) Program for his research in Central Asia. Junisbai teaches sociology at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_27_junisbai.asp April 22, 2011 - Pitzer College was among the schools named in Princeton Review's 2011 Guide to 311 Green Colleges. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_22_princeton_green.asp April 19, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus and Los Angeles Times reporter Jeff Gottlieb '75 was awarded a 2010 Pulitzer Prize for public service for reporting and uncovering the financial corruption in the city of Bell, in a series entitled Breach of Faith. He shares this honor with collaborator Rubin Vives. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_4_19_pulitzer_jeff_gottlieb.asp April 15, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates Roxanne Degens '12, Dylan Farrell '12, Emma French '13, Isabel Neal '12 and Acadia Tucker '11, recipients of Intercollegiate Environmental Analysis Summer Research Grants from The Andrew Mellon Foundation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_15_mellon.asp April 15, 2011 - Pitzer College received three Educational Advertising Awards from Higher Education Marketing Reports. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_commencement.asp April 13, 2011 - Pitzer College received three Educational Advertising Awards from Higher Education Marketing Reports http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_13_edu_awards.asp April 13, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Mary Beth Garber '68 will join Katz Radio Group as the new executive vice president for radio analysis and insights. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_13_mary_beth_garber.asp April 13, 2011 - For the third consecutive year, Pitzer Art Galleries received a 2011 Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Grant from The J. Paul Getty Trust. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_13_getty%20foundation.asp April 12, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Peter Mountford '99 authored A Young Man's Guide To Late Capitalism published by Mariner Books. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_04_12_mountford_book.asp April 5, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates Isbella Thorndike '12, a recipient of a 2011 Udall Scholarship. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_4_5_udall_scholarship_thorndike.asp April 4, 2011 - Pitzer College received a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for enhancements to its Intercollegiate Media Studies Program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_4_4_mellon_grant.asp March 30, 2011 - Dear Friends, I write to share with you the sad news of Emeritus Professor of Psychology Robert (Bob) Albert's passing last week. He is survived by his wife Julie, two children and several grandchildren. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_30_robert_albert.asp March 29, 2011 - Pitzer College received a $1 million gift from Gloria Gold P'74 in support of renovations to the Gold Student Center. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_29_gloria_gold.asp March 29, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Ramona Ausubel '01 published two fictional short stories: "Atria" in the April 4 issue of The New Yorker and "The Animal Mummies Wish to Thank the Following" in The Paris Review on March 24. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_29_ramona_ausubel.asp March 29, 2011 - Pitzer College students Scott Hunter '12, Sara Vander Zwaag '11 and Elise Wanger '12 received full scholarships to the 2011 New York State Summer Writers Institute. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_29_ny_summer_writers_institute.asp March 29, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates Sophia Baldwin '14, Katherine Cabrera '14, Chelsey Kitazawa '12, Jamie Solomon '13, Claire Willey '14 and the entire Sagehen women's tennis team for being ranked sixth nationally. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_29_sagehen_tennis.asp March 28, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus and Los Angeles Times reporter Jeff Gottlieb '75 was awarded the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication's 2011 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting. Gottlieb shares this award with fellow journalist and collaborator Ruben Vives for their reporting of the city of Bell scandal. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_28_usc_jeff_gottlieb.asp March 24, 2011 - Pitzer College received a $200,000 gift from Robert and Eileen Rominger P'14 in support of the Chicano/ Latino Scholarship Program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_24_gift_rominger.asp March 24, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Andrew King '07 was honored with The Outstanding Teacher Education Alumni Award at the Claremont Graduate University School of Educational Studies 2011 Student Recognition Awards Ceremony held on March 10. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_24_cgu_king.asp March 24, 2011 - Pitzer College Vice President of College Advancement Dennis Trotter and Director of Admission Angel Perez were recognized with The Excellence in the Study of Higher Education Award at Claremont Graduate University School of Educational Studies' 2011 Student Recognition Awards Ceremony held March 10. http://sandbox.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_24_cgu_awards.asp March 21, 2011 - Pitzer College student Melissa Armstrong '12 has authored the newest edition of Pitzer College: Off the Record published by College Prowler. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_22_armstrong_off_the_record.asp March 21, 2011 - Pitzer College Professor Emily Wiley is one of 20 educators in the US to complete the 2011 American Society for Microbiology (ASM)/ JGI Bioinformatics Institute: Incorporating Bioinformatics Research in Undergraduate Education, held on March 9-12 at ASM headquarters in Washington, DC. Wiley teaches molecular biology in the Joint Science Department. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_21_wiley_bioinformatics.asp March 18, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates Jack Boutelle '13, Drew Cohn '11, Mike Meyer '14, Max Sabel '13, Nick Tagliarion '11 and the entire Sagehen men’s tennis team on ranking ninth nationally in the recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings released March 17. Sabel also ranked tenth in the western region doubles. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_18_sagehens_tennis.asp March 18, 2011 - Professor Albert Wachtel has edited and contributed to a book of critical essays about A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce for Salem Press’ Critical Insights series. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_18_wachtel_joyce_book.asp Mar 8, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates Peter Rominger '14, the recipient of a W. M. Keck Foundation Summer Research Fellowship. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_03_08_peter_rominger.asp Mar 8, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna and chef Monique King '87 was featured on NBC's new reality television show America's Next Great Restaurant along with her business partner and husband Paul Rosenbluh. King and Rosenbluh are co-owners of Firefly Bistro in South Pasadena, CA, and the series debuts on March 6 at 8pm. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_03_08_monique_king.asp Mar 7, 2011 - The 2010 Sagehen women's softball team was the first in Sagehen history to beat powerhouse Chapman University in 10-2 and 2-1 games. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_3_07_softball_recap_preview.asp Mar 7, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates Elizabeth 'Biz' Pedersen, who was named a Best Delegate at the 2011 Harvard National Model United Nations for her representation of Venezuela on the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Committee. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_03_07_elizabeth%20pedersen.asp Mar 7, 2011 - Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley's most recent book, Mark Twain's Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years, will be available in paperback (Vintage/Anchor, 2011) on March 8. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_03_07_trombley_paperback.asp Mar 1, 2011 - Pitzer College Professor Jose Calderon has been named to the Community Advisory Board for MIT CoLab. Calderon teaches sociology and Chicano studies at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_03_01_Calderon_MIT_CoLab.asp Feb 28, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Kim Schoenstadt '95 developed a yearlong site specific installation for the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, entitled Panted Over/Under Parts 1-4. The project, currently in Part 3 until March, began in June 2010. The final installment runs from March 24 to April 17, 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_28_schoenstadt_installation.asp Feb 25, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Susan Feniger '76 will receive the Program for Torture Victims' Visionary Award at the organization's 30th anniversary celebration dinner on April 12 at the Center at Cathedral Plaza in Los Angeles. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_25_feniger-visionary_award.asp Feb 24, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus and Los Angeles Times reporter Jeff Gottlieb '75 and collaborator Ruben Vives have been honored with several distinguished journalism awards for uncovering and reporting on corruption in the City of Bell. They won a 2010 American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) Distinguished Writing Award for Local Accountability Reporting and a 2010 George Polk Award in Journalism for local reporting. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_02_24_gottlieb.asp Feb 23, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Seth Leibsohn '91 will serve as the senior policy advisor for former Senator Rick Santorum's political action committee, America's Foundation. Leibsohn will assist the PAC and Santorum on policy matters and speechwriting. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_23_leibsohn.asp Feb 22, 2011 - Pitzer College received four gold and one bronze 2011 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII Awards of Excellence for its fundraising materials. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_22_CASE.asp Feb 17, 2011 - Pitzer College Professor Mary Hatcher-Skeers co-authored Pocket Guide to Biomolecular NMR (Springer, January 2011) with Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD and Nicole J. Crane, PhD. Hatcher-Skeer is a professor of chemistry in the Joint Science Department (JSD). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_18_mary_hatcher-skeers.asp Feb 17, 2011 - Pitzer College congratulates Alex Johnson ' 13 and Hale Shaw '12 who were named to the Division III All-Academic Team by US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA.) The Men's Cross Country team was also named an All-Academic Team by USTFCCA. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_18_sagehen_cc.asp Feb 17, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Susan Feniger '76 and her business partner Mary Sue Milliken will be honored by Planned Parenthood as the Los Angeles Chefs of the Year at its 2011 Food Fair held on March 10 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_17_feniger.asp Feb 17, 2011 - Pitzer College has selected Associate Professor Adrian Pantoja and Assistant Professor KaMala Thomas as the 2011-12 Scholars in Residence. Pantoja teaches political science and Chicano/a studies. Thomas teaches psychology at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_17_scholars-in-residence.asp Feb 14, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna Elizabeth Russell '74 was named chief executive officer of SCAN Health Plan Arizona and Scan Long Term Care Arizona. She was previously senior vice president of SCAN since 2005. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_13_elizabeth_russell.asp Feb 11, 2011 - Pitzer College alums Ruett Foster '81 and Rhonda Foster '82 were named 2011 Local Heroes for Black History Month by KCET and Union Bank. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_11_foster_hero_alumni.asp Feb 11, 2011 - Pitzer College received a $1 million donation from Mike Brock, a Claremont McKenna College alumnus of 1965, to establish the new Susan A. Brock '70 Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of his sister who passed away in May 2000. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_11_susan_brock_scholarship.asp Feb 9, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Kenneth Weisbart '91 was selected as a 2010-11 Coro Executive Fellow. The Fellows meet each month from September 2010 to June 2011 to engage in intensive seminars, interviews and projects. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_9_weisbart_coro_fellow.asp Feb 8, 2011 - Pitzer Art Galleries received a Pasadena Art Alliance Grant to support its fall 2011 exhibition entitled Synthetic Ritual to be held at Nichols Gallery. The 2011 Pasadena Art Alliance Grant recipients will be honored at a luncheon on March 8. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_8_galleries_pasadena_art_alliance_grant.asp Feb 7, 2011 - Pitzer College mourns the death of Mrs. Virginia Richards Atherton, widow of Pitzer's founding president, John W. Atherton. Mrs. Atherton passed away on February 4, 2011. She had just celebrated her 90th birthday on January 5 with her family and friends. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_7_virginia_atherton.asp Feb 7, 2011 - Pitzer College Professor of Media Studies Alexandra Juhasz will publish Learning from YouTube, an innovative video-book published by MIT Press. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_7_alex_juhasz_youtube.asp Feb 3, 2011 - Alumna Rebecca Goldfarb '96 exhibits in the 2010 California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA.) http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_3_OCMA.asp Feb 3, 2011 - Alumna, psychologist and documentary filmmaker Diane "Dee" Mosbacher '72 MD, PhD has donated $1.5 million to establish the Mosbacher Fund for Media Studies and the Mosbacher/Gartrell Center for Media Experimentation and Activism at Pitzer College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_3_mosbacher_media_studies.asp Feb 2, 2011 - Pitzer College students Lauren James '11, Alison Rosenfeld '13, Natari Suzuki '11, Jessie Yancy-Siegel '13 and Xiaohan Xu' 13 are interning for the 3rd Annual Claremont 5 Second Film Festival held on April 28 at the Laemmle Theatre in Claremont. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_2_2_5_second_film_festival.asp Jan 31, 2011 - Pitzer Art Galleries Director Ciara Ennis will juror the 2011 Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg Feitelson Arts Fellowship Award along with Todd Gray, professor of art at California State University Long Beach and Carol A. Stakenas, executive director of Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_31_feitelson_arts_fellowship.asp Jan 27, 2011 - Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will speak at the 2011 Tallories Network Global Leaders Conference held on June 14-16 in Madrid, Spain. Trombley will discuss Pitzer College as a socially responsible institution. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_27_Laura_Tombley_spain.asp Jan 20, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Kevin de Leon '03 was elected to represent California's 22nd Senate District. He will be sworn in during a ceremony and celebration at 6 pm on January 20 at The Aratani/Japan America Auditorium. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_20_kevin-de-leon.asp Jan 19, 2011 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor Timothy Berg will serve as the guest curator for the 67th Scripps College Ceramic Annual: Making Fun. The event kicks off on Saturday, January 22 at 4 pm with a reception and lecture by Berg, who teaches ceramics at Pitzer College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_19_tim_berg.asp Jan 19, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna and board member Bridget Baker '82, president of TV network distribution for NBC Universal, will keynote the 2011 District CASE VII Conference. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_19_bridget_baker.asp Jan 19, 2011 - Pitzer College alumna and board member Bridget Baker '82, president of TV network distribution for NBC Universal, will keynote the 2011 District CASE VII Conference. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_19_bridget_baker.asp Jan 19, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Max Brooks '94 is the author of two bestsellers: The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (2003, Three Rivers Press) and World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006, Crown.) http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_19_max_brooks.asp Jan 19, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus Hayden Hamilton '99 launched Luminous Lens, an online site that sells contact lenses at a competitive price. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_19_hayden_hamilton.asp Jan 18, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus and singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson '95 will join Sugarland on their 2011 The Incredible Machine tour. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_19_matt_nathanson.asp Jan 18, 2011 - Memorial services for alumnus Kevin Unck '90 will be held at 1 pm on January 22, 2010 at the Little Bridges Hall of Music at Pomona College with a reception to follow at the Smith Campus Center Edmunds Ballroom. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_18_kevin_unck.asp Jan 18, 2011 - Margret Carothers '80, Pitzer College's director of financial aid, and alumnae Jessica Hardy '07 were honored with the President's Award by the California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator (CASFAA) at the annual conference in San Diego. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_18_carothers-hardy.asp Jan 12, 2011 - Pitzer College alumnus and Los Angeles Times reporter Jeff Gottlieb '75 will be honored by the Los Angeles Press Club with its first ever Public Service Award for breaking and staying with the City of Bell Scandal. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_12_jeff_gottlieb.asp Jan 5, 2011 - Pitzer College was awarded Carnegie Foundation's new Community Engagement Classification of Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnership. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2011_1_5_CEC_carnegie.asp Dec 20, 2010 - Quarterback Jake Caron' 11 was named the team's Most Valuable Player by the media at the 2010 Tazon De Estrellas (Bowl of Stars) in Toluca, Mexico. Caron completed 14-21 passes for 143 yards and four touchdowns to help Team Stars and Stripes defeated the CONADEIP Mexican All Stars 48-7. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_20_caron.asp Dec 16, 2010 - Artist Judith Selby Lang '72 with her collaborator and husband Robert Lang debut their latest installation "Block Party" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's Artist Gallery windows off Minna and Natoma streets. The exhibition opens until June 11, 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_16_judith_selby_lang.asp Dec 15, 2010 - The Honorable Mablean Ephriam '71 will give the keynote address at The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 's 41st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Fund Banquet Centennial Gala. The event will be held at 7 pm on January 14, 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_15_mablean_ephriam.asp Dec 14, 2010 - Dr Larry Grill, director of Pitzer College's Marquet/Ferrer Vaccine Research Center was named Keck Graduate Institute's 2010-11 Joe and Vi Jacobs Visiting Professor. Gill is the first Pitzer faculty member to receive a visiting endowed professorship at KGI. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_14_vacine_keck_larry_grill.asp Dec 13, 2010 - Pitzer College alumna Amy Rosen '76 was appointed to President Barack Obama's newly formed President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_13_rosen_obama_administration.asp Dec 13, 2010 - Pitzer College Professor of Mathematics Judith V. Grabiner, PhD has authored A Historian Looks Back: The Calculus as Algebra and Selected Writings published by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_13_grabiner_book.asp Dec 13, 2010 - Bridget Baker '82, president of TV network distribution for NBC Universal, was included in The Hollywood Reporter's Most Powerful Women in Entertainment. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_13_gridget_baker_hollywood_reporter.asp Dec 8, 2010 - Pitzer College has received a $1 million grant from the Ahmanson Foundation towards creating a new center for media studies. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_08_ahmanson_foundation_grant.asp Dec 7, 2010 - Judith Jennings Treas, PhD '69 was recognized by the American Sociological Association with the 2010 Matilda White Riley Award for career achievement. Treas is a professor of sociology and director of the Center for Demographic and Social Analysis at the University California, Irvine. She majored in sociology while at Pitzer College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_7_judith_jennings.asp Dec 6, 2010 - Pitzer College alumna Betsy Brown Braun '70 has authored two Top 10 Los Angeles Times Best Sellers, Just Tell Me What to Say (Harper Collins, 2008) and You're Not The Boss of Me: Brat Proofing Your Kids (Harper Collins, 2010.) http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_12_6_betsy_brown.asp Nov 23, 2010 - Associate Professor Bill Anthes co-authored Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice (Routledge) with Rebekah Modrak, an associate professor at University of Michigan. Anthes teaches art history at Pitzer College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_11_23_bill_anthes_textbook.asp Nov 23, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Sagehen quarterback Jake Caron '11 on being selected to compete in the Division III Football Senior Classic and the Bowl of the Stars, an all-star contest featuring the top Division III football players against the Conadeip All-Stars of Mexico. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_11_23_football.asp Nov 23, 2010 - Pitzer College student-athlete Rachel Eckerlin '11 was named to the 2010 All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic All-Conference First Soccer Team. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_11_16_SCIAC_women_soccer.asp Nov 10, 2010 - Pitzer College alumnus Gilbert V. Gonzales '03 was selected as a 2011 American Marshall Fellow through the German Marshall Fund of the United States. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_11_10_marshall_memorial_fellowship.asp Nov 10, 2010 - Pitzer College Trustee Eugene P. Stein and his wife Mindy received the Spirit of Philanthropy Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals during the National Philanthropy Day 25th Anniversary celebration. They were honored for their philanthropic contributions which have benefited many non-profits in the community. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_11_10_national_philanthropy_day.asp Nov 8, 2010 - Pitzer College Joint Science Department (JSD) under the leadership of Dean David Hansen, was awarded a Jean Dreyfus Boissevain Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions in the amount of $18,500 from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_11_08_jsd_boissevain.asp Nov 4, 2010 - Pitzer College ranks in the top 10 in Washington Monthly's 2010 College Guide. The College ranked fourth in "service staff, courses and financial aid support" and fifth in "community service participation and hours served" among liberal arts colleges nationwide. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_04_washington_monthly_guide.asp Nov 2, 2010 - Rob Smith'91 has authored a new book entitled The Gravedigger published by University of New Orleans Press. Smith majored in philosophy and psychology while at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_11_02_rob_smith_novel_gravedigger.asp Nov 2, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Leslie Dashew '70, recipient of the Family Firm Institute Richard Beckhard Practice Award in recognition for her work and mentorship to families in business. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_11_02_leslie_dashew.asp Oct 29, 2010 - Pitzer College Professor David Moore received two National Science Foundation grants totaling $443,401 for his study in infant development. Moore is the director of the Pitzer College Claremont Infant Study Center and teaches psychology at the College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_29_nsf_grant_moore.asp Oct 27, 2010 - Pitzer College received three 2010 MarCom Awards for excellence in design from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_27_marcom_awards.asp Oct 25, 2010 - The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Pitzer College #1 among all U.S. liberal arts colleges in the undergraduate college category in its recent Fulbright Program results and rankings report. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_25_fulbright.asp Oct 25, 2010 - Former Sagehen Jose Cortez '09 has been named to the D3baseball.com 2000's All-Decade Team. Cortez was unanimously selected as the First Team designated hitter. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_25_jose_cortez.asp Oct 21, 2010 - Associate Professor Jennifer Armstrong from The Joint Science Department received a three year $442,052 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant entitled "Investigations into the role of the CHD1 ATPase in chromosome structure in Drosophila NSF." http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_21_jennifer_armstrong.asp Oct 13, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Eric Dugan '00 and Creed Pettit '99, the 2010 Sagehen Hall of Fame inductees. They will be honored at the Induction Ceremony in Edmonds Ballroom at 6 pm on November 6, 2010. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_13_hall_of_fame.asp Oct 12, 2010 - Pitzer College awarded Jordan Leonard '14 the 2010 President's Council Scholarship. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_12_Jordan_Leonard.asp Oct 13, 2010 - The Sagehen Men's Water Polo team picked up 100 points to continue as the unanimous No. 1 selection in the Week 5 Men's Varsity Division III Top 10 poll released today by the Collegiate Water Polo Association. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_06_water_polo.asp Oct 6, 2010 - Pitzer College ranked 27th among NCAA Division III universities, and 44th overall in the 8th Annual NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_06_ncsa_ranking.asp Oct 6, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Emily Buika '12, a 2009-10 Scholar Athlete, and the entire Sagehen women's softball team, for being #12 in the 2009-10 National Fastpitch Division III All-Academic Team. The team's overall GPA of 3.422 secured them the #12 spot for the fall 2009-spring 2010 season. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_10_06_softball.asp Sep 28, 2010 - Pitzer College alumnus Jeff Gottlieb '75 is a one of two Los Angeles Times staff writers who broke this summer's biggest scandal in Los Angeles County. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_09_28_gottlieb.asp Sep 23, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Andrew King '07, a 2010-11 Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year for the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_09_23_andrew_king_teacher_of_the_year.asp Sep 23, 2010 - Mountainfilm on Tour arrives at Pitzer College for a two day event beginning October 2 to October 3, 2010. The event will showcase five films, including the 2010 Oscar winning for Best Live Action Short, Kavi and special guest speakers including activist Tim DeChristophe and Tom Shadyac, director of blockbusters hits Ace Ventura, The Nutty Professor and Bruce Almighty. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_09_23_mountainfilm.asp Sep 16, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Benjamin Rubin '10, recipient of an Executive Fellowship in the 2010-11 Capital Fellows Program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_09_16_capital_fellow.asp Sep 15, 2010 - Newsweek named Pitzer College among their 'Top 25 Most Service Minded Schools' in its 2010 College Rankings. Pitzer placed #23 nationally. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_09_15_newsweek.asp Sep 14, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Charlie Wood '07, recipient of a 2010 Kiva Fellowship to Kyrgyzstan to work with a microfinance organization on media, program deliverables and governance. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_09_14_charlie_wood_kiva_fellowship.asp Sep 13, 2010 - One-third of the Pitzer College entering class graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA or higher, and 55% were in the top 10% of their high school class. The class consists of 270 students from 220 different high schools. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_09_13_class_of_2014.asp Sep 2010 - Last week we formally welcomed the newest members of the Pitzer community, the students and families of the Class of 2014. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/president/writings/2010_fall_welcome.asp Sep 7, 2010 - USA Rugby named the Claremont men's rugby football team in its 2011 collegiate competition, where 31 teams will compete in the newly established Division I Premier, slated as a tier above Division I. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_09_07_rugby.asp Casey Scieszka '06 co-authored To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story to be published by Roaring Brook Press in March 2011. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_08_27_scieszka_book.asp Aug 26, 2010 - Judith Grabiner, the Flora Sanborn Pitzer Professor of Mathematics, received a Lester R. Ford Award from the Mathematical Association of America for her article, "Why did Lagrange 'Prove' the Parallel Postulate?" published in The American Mathematical Monthly. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/10-11/2010_08_26_grabiner.asp Aug 23, 2010 - Pitzer College was recognized in Parade Magazine's "College A-List" for Great Internship Opportunities. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_08_23_parade.asp Aug 19, 2010 - Professor Merritt joined Pitzer College and the Joint Science Department in 1966 and remained actively involved in the Claremont Colleges well beyond his retirement in 1983. Professor Merritt was much admired as a teacher of physics by his students and is very fondly remembered by the faculty and staff of Joint Science and of Pitzer College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_08_19_jack_merritt.asp Aug 17, 2010 - Moves Up to 46th Nationwide; Ranked 14th Nationwide in High School Counselors' Pick http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_08_17_us_news.asp Aug 11, 2010 - Pitzer College received a Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) grant for its Gateway to Exploring the Mathematical Sciences Program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_08_11_MSRI_grant.asp Aug 11, 2010 - Pitzer College received a gold and a silver 2010 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards for its fundraising materials. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_08_11_CASE.asp Aug 4, 2010 - Pitzer College received two 2010 Gold Ink Awards. Winners will be recognized at the annual Gold Ink Awards and Hall of Fame Gala on October 4 at the Hyatt Regency, McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_08_04_gold_ink.asp Aug 4, 2010 - Pitzer College was named one of the nation's best colleges in the 2011 Princeton Review Best 373 Colleges. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_08_04_princeton.asp July 26, 2010 - Dennis Lofland, executive chef of Pitzer College's McConnell Dining Hall, was named 2010 Chef of the Year by Bon Appetit. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_07_26_lofland.asp July 6, 2010 - Magee Clegg '09 completed his latest documentary, Filipinio Rice Policy, and produced a HIV awareness commercial for MTV during his Fulbright Scholarship year abroad. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_07_06_magee_clegg.asp July 2, 2010 - Annemarie Jacir '96 was selected by director Zhang Yimou as his protégé for the 2010-11 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_07_02_Annemarie_Jacir.asp Jun 28, 2010 - Pitzer College Director of Admission Angel Perez was recognized by the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) with a Joseph P. Allen Human Relations Award at this year's conference in San Francisco. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_06_28_wacac_angel_perez.asp Jun 9, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates James Kang '10, who was drafted in the 45th round by the Boston Red Sox. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_06_09_kang_redsox.asp Jun 9, 2010 - NBC Universal Executive Bridget Baker '82 has been named Pitzer College's 2010 Distinguished Alumni. Baker will be honored at a special reception and dinner during the College's Alumni Reunion Weekend on Saturday, June 12. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_06_09_Baker_DAW.asp May 27, 2010 - At 46, Pitzer College has been awarded over 100 Fulbright Fellowships, sending students and alums to 46 countries. Pitzer remains the national leader per thousand students in Fulbright Fellowships. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_fulbrights.asp May 24, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Megan Dooley '10 and Alex Friedlander Moore '10, recipients of Teach for America positions. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_24_teach_for_america.asp May 19, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Jamie Solomon '13 and the entire Sagehen women's tennis team for advancing to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_19_tennis.asp May 14, 2010 - For the fifth consecutive year, Pitzer College's senior class received the highest participation in the annual gift campaign among the Claremont Colleges and raised $17,500. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_14_senior_gift.asp May 11, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Cody Melissa Klock '12 and Eleanor Wolf '10, recipients of 2010 Critical Language Scholarships from the US Department of State. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_11_Klock_Wolf_Crit_lang.asp May 11, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates James Kang ’10, the 2010 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Pitzer-Pomona Most Valuable Athlete for outstanding contribution to the athletic program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_11_kang_sagehen_mva.asp May 10, 2010 - Pitzer College will host its 46th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 15 at 10 am on the newly constructed Commencement Plaza. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_10_commencement_speakers.asp May 7, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Wynton Marsalis '10, the 2010 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 800 meter champion. He also received the 2010 Sagehen Coach's Award. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_07_wynton_marsalis.asp May 6, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates seniors Zoe Fisher, Melanie Gularte, James Kang, Robert Montalvo and Colin Reinstedt, recognized at the 2009-10 Student Athlete Awards on April 28.This elite group is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who maintained a 3.2 GPA or better during their undergraduate study. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_06_outstanding_student_athletes.asp May 5, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Tamara Perea '11 and the entire women's water polo team for the third consecutive Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championship. Perea was also named Most Valuable Player. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_05_waterpolo.asp May 5, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Robert Montalvo '10, Russell Oka '10 and all the members of the Sagehen football team named to the 2010 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_05_athletes_honor_society.asp May 4, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Ben Eachus '11, Alexandre Ferre '11, Spencer Harrison '12, Max Reed '11, Stephan Shortall '10, Matthew Solimano '10, Timothy Stapenhorst '12, Noah Taubman '10 and the entire Claremont Rugby team for capturing the Division II National Championships. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_04_rugby.asp May 4, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Eleanor Wolf '10, recipient of a 2010 Critical Language Scholarship from the US Department of State. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_04_wolf.asp May 4, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Solamon Estin '10, recipient of a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_04_estin.asp May 3, 2010 - Pitzer College alumnus Sam Hasson '03 was awarded the Journal of Biomolecular Screening Academic Excellence Award by the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) for his presentation 'Developing New Chemical Tools to Study Mitachondrial Protein Translocation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_05_03_hasson.asp Apr 29, 2010 - Pitzer College received four 2010 Hermes Creative Awards http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_29_hermes.asp Apr 29, 2010 - Emeritus Professor Peter Nardi's book, Interpreting Data: A Guide to Understanding Research, is now available in a Chinese edition, co-published by Pearson and Chongqing University Press. Nardi taught sociology at Pitzer College. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_29_Nardi_book.asp Apr 28, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Kari Todd '12, recipient of a 2010 Kemper Scholarship. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_28_kemper.asp Apr 22, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates 2010 Japan Exchange and Teaching Program awardees Misa Kabishima '10, Taylor Aston Nielsen '10 and Sean Sullivan '10. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_22_Japan.asp Apr 16, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Vincent Giannotti 11, Kimi Ide-Foster 10, Dana Kingman 11, Sarah Lee 10, Hannah Miller 13, Erik Petersen 11 and the entire Pitzer-Pomona women and mens swim and dive teams for placing third in the 2009-10 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (SCIAC) Division III. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_16_swim.asp Apr 15, 2010 - The Pitzer-Pomona Track and Field teams has received high rankings in the Division III outdoor track and field by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_15_athletics.asp Apr 14, 2010 - The Pitzer College Center for the Study of Global Communities received a $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support funding of a faculty director position. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_14_mellon_grant.asp Apr 14, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Yuki Sugawara Lin '08, winner of a 2010-11 Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) Fellowship. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_13_asia_pacific.asp Apr 9, 2010 - Pitzer Art Galleries received a 2010 Multicultural Undergraduate Internship grant from The Getty Foundation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_09_gettygrant.asp Apr 8, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates alumna and chef Susan Feniger '76 for winning the first round of Bravo TV's hit cooking competition, Top Chef Masters, in the second season opener. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_08_top_chef_feniger.asp Apr 5, 2010 - Pitzer College Professor of Mathematics David Bachman received a Mathematical Association of American Tensor–SUMMA grant for his Gateway to Exploring the Mathematical Sciences Program. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_05_bachman%20.asp Apr 2, 2010 - Pitzer College Associate Vice President for College Advancement Joy Kliewer received a Consortium for Innovative Environment in Learning Grant for her project "Outdated or Underrated: Exploring Experimental Colleges and Universities in America." http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_02_kliewer.asp Apr 2, 2010 - San Francisco singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson '95 will perform the National Anthem during San Francisco Giants opening day ceremonies on Friday, April 9 at 1:35 pm. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_02_nathanson.asp Apr 1, 2010 - Pitzer College alumnus Len Davis '97 was nominated for two 2010 Northwest Regional Emmy Awards for his documentaries The Little Lama in the Human Interest, Feature/Segment category and The Refugee Journey: Bhutan to America in the Historic/Cultural, Feature/Segment category. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_01_emmy_awards.asp Apr 1, 2010 - Pitzer College received two Educational Advertising Awards from Higher Education Marketing Reports. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_04_01_design.asp Mar 31, 2010 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Art Jessica McCoy received first place in the fourth annual international juried art exhibition Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century for her painting Bathroom II. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_31_mccoy.asp Mar 30, 2010 - Pitzer College student Jessie Yancey-Seigel '13 delivered a speech on 'Being A Global Citizen' at the 2010 TEDxConejo Conference in Thousand Oaks. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_30_yancey.asp Mar 30, 2010 - The Honorable Cory A. Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey was selected by the class of 2010 to serve as the keynote speaker at this year's commencement. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_30_booker_commencement.asp Mar 29, 2010 - Pitzer College Professor of Linguistics Carmen Fought and Assistant Professor of Art Tim Berg were selected as the 2010-11 Pitzer College Scholars-in-Residence. http://www.pitzer.edu//offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_29_scholars.asp Mar 23, 2010 - Pitzer College student Simon Lee '11 was awarded a Skidmore Scholarship to attend the 2010 New York State Summer Writers Institute http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_23_new_york_state.asp Mar 19, 2010 - Pitzer College received a $200,000 donation from Dr. Francois Ferre and Dr. Magda Marquet to support the research and development of the college's Vaccine Development Institute. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_19_vaccine_donation.asp Mar 15, 2010 - Mark Twain's Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years by Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley was published today by Knopf. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_15_trombley_book.asp Mar 2, 2010 - Pitzer College was named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_02_honor_role.asp Mar 2, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Jacob Caron '12, Robert Montalvo '10, Russell Oka '10 and the Sagehen football team members named to the 2009-10 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) All-Academic Football Team. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_03_02_football.asp Feb 24, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Sol Estin ’10, who was named a Best Delegate at the 2010 Harvard National Model United Nations for his representation of Costa Rica in the United Nations Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean Committee. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_02_24_estin_un.asp Feb 24, 2010 - Pitzer College alumna Jenn Louis ’93, owner and chef of Lincoln Restaurant in Portland, OR, was named a semifinalist for 2010 Best Chef Northwest by the James Beard Foundation. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_02_24_beard_award_nomination.asp Feb 16, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Richard McKinney '10, recipient of a 27 month Peace Corps placement in Romania. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_02_16_peace_corps.asp Feb 16, 2010 - Pitzer College Assistant Professor Azamat Junisbai received a US Department of State Title VIII Program Grant to attend the 2010 Regional Policy Symposium on Regional Security in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Junisbai teaches sociology at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_02_16_junisbai.asp Feb 12, 2010 - Lizette Ceja-Urena '11 is the recipient of a 2010 Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_02_12_ceja.asp Feb 28, 2010 - Andra Belknap '09 was appointed press assistant to the US House Education and Labor Committee by its chair, George Miller (D-CA). http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_02_08_belknap.asp Jan 29, 2010 - Pitzer College Professor Alexandra Juhasz will screen her latest feature film, The Owls, at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival. Juhasz teaches media studies at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_01_29_juhasz_film.asp Jan 21, 2010 - Pitzer College Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Thomas Poon authored Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Poon teaches chemistry at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_01_21_poon_book.asp Jan 15, 2010 - Pitzer College switched its beverage to Hansen's Beverage Company, a California-based natural foods company, from Coca-Cola in response to a student-led initiative and reflective of the College's commitment to sustainability and healthy living. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_01_15_beverages.asp Jan 13, 2010 - The Sagehen men's baseball team ranked tenth in the 2010 NCAA Division III Pre-Season Poll. Conducted by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the ranking is based on multiple factors including last season standings, returning players, recruitment, staff and coaches' vote. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_01_13_sagehens.asp Jan 8, 2010 - Pitzer College congratulates Brianna Moffitt '12, recipient of a UCB Crohn Scholarship Award. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2010_01_08_moffitt.asp Jan 8, 2010 - Pitzer College student Christopher Young '11 received a Benijamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to participate in a semester-long Pitzer Exchange Study at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_12_08_young_gilman.asp Dec 3, 2009 - Pitzer College congratulates Jacob Caron '12, Robert McNitt '11, Russell Oka '10 and the Sagehen football team members named to the 2009 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) All-Conference Football Team. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_12_03_football.asp Dec 3, 2009 - Assistant Professor Brent Armendinger received two prestigious poetry honors from the 2009 Chroma International Queer Writing Competition and the 2009 New Michigan Press/DIAGRAM Chapbook Contest. Armendinger teaches creative writing in the English and world literature field group at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_12_03_armendinger.asp Dec 1, 2009 - Pitzer College Associate Professor Bill Anthes received a 2009 Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant to complete his third book, Hock E Aye VI: Edgar Heap of Birds. Anthes teaches art history at Pitzer. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_12_01_arts_writers_grant.asp Nov 23, 2009 - The Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue, presented by Pitzer College and Pomona College, will be performed one day only on December 2, 2009. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_11_23_provenance_beauty.asp Nov 28, 2009 - Research Professor of Anthropology Robert Munroe and Mary Gauvain of the University of California, Riverside authored a new study, "Contributions of Societal Modernity to Cognitive Development: A Comparison of Four Cultures," published in the November/December issue of Child Development. http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/press_releases/09-10/2009_11_18_munroe.asp Nov 11, 2009 - 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 Nov 17, 2009 - 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 Nov 13, 2009 - 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_cross_country.asp Nov 13, 2009 - 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 Nov 6, 2009 - 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 Oct 30, 2009 - 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 Oct 26, 2009 - In 2009, Pitzer College was awarded 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 Oct 23, 2009 - 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 Oct 16, 2009 - 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 Oct 9, 2009 - 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 Oct 5, 2009 - 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 Oct 5, 2009 - 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 Sep 29, 2009 - 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 Sep 25, 2009 - 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 Sep 24, 2009 - 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 Sep 15, 2009 - 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 Sep 8, 2009 - 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 Sep 8, 2009 - 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 Aug 28, 2009 - 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 Aug 25, 2009 - 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 Aug 20, 2009 - 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 Aug 20, 2009 - 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 Aug 20, 2009 - 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 Aug 20, 2009 - 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