In addition to those services located on campus, Pitzer College students have access to the shared resources of The Claremont Colleges, some of which are highlighted below.

Asian American Resource Center (AARC)
Pomona College, Smith Campus Center
170 E. Sixth St. (909) 621-8639
AARC collaborates with other college offices, academic departments and student organizations to provide a range of educational, cultural, social, personal, career-oriented, and leadership development programs and services to students of Asian heritage. In past years AARC has sponsored an off-campus placement program, professional mentoring program, Asian Pacific American Heritage Week and Asian American studies faculty lecture services. Through its library, programs, and various forums, AARC serves as a resource for all members of the community who want to learn more about Asian Americans and Asian American studies.

Chicano/Latino Student Affairs (CLSA)
Claremont University Consortium Student Services Building
757 College Way (909) 621-8044
The Chicano/Latino Student Affairs Center offers a wide variety of services and programs for students of the Claremont Colleges. A new-student retreat, community lunches, alumni networking sessions and peer mentoring are among the many programs designed to help students come together and build bonds of friendship and community.

Academic and personal counseling, a resource center with scholarship, fellowship and internship information and an online newsletter help students to navigate through the demands of the academic year. For more information on our programs and events, please feel free to call (909) 621-8044, or simply stop in and visit.

Health Education Outreach (HEO)
Claremont University Consortium Student Services Building
757 College Way (909) 607-3602
At HEO, the mission is to provide educational programming, services, and resources that will enable students of the Claremont Colleges to play active roles in achieving, protecting, and sustaining health and wellness.

HEO is dedicated to helping you find the most appropriate health and wellness information and support available. We provide educational workshops, services, and resources including: alcohol and tobacco education, recreational and prescription drug information, nutrition information and diet analysis, sexual health information, free and anonymous HIV testing on campus, wellness counseling; disordered eating education, referrals to local and national information and help lines; free condoms, ear plugs and lubrications, and a library of health and wellness books, periodicals, pamphlets, CD-ROMS and videos.

HEO is located in the Robert E. Tranquada Student Services Building (across from Honnold/Mudd Library). Call (909) 607-3602 for an appointment, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or contact us through our Web site: www.cuc.claremont.edu/heo.

Hillel
McAlister Center
919 N. Columbia Ave. (909) 607-2096
Hillel provides students, faculty, and staff of The Claremont Colleges with social, cultural, educational, community service, and religious programming.

Huntley Bookstore
175 East Eighth St. (909) 621-8168
The Huntley Bookstore provides a variety of essential services to The Claremont Colleges. Buy new and used required textbooks through the Bookstore’s Web site, www.claremont.bkstr.com. Orders may be shipped or picked up in the store. Log on to buy books early and get the best used prices. All that is needed is a course schedule to find out what books are required and recommended. The Bookstore’s Web site also provides information about purchasing computers from Apple, Dell, Sony and Lenovo at academically discounted prices.

Intercollegiate Athletics
Pomona College Athletics (909) 607-2473
Pitzer and Pomona (the Sagehens) co-field teams in soccer, water polo, football, volleyball, cross country, swimming, diving, golf, track and field, baseball, softball, basketball, tennis, lacrosse, and rugby. Fall sports: women’s and men’s soccer, men’s water polo, football, women’s volleyball and women’s and men’s cross country, hold try-outs during Welcome Week. Watch your mail for more information this summer. If you are interested in Sagehen teams, please contact the coach or show up ready for practice on the day of try-outs and sports physical locations.

International Place of the Claremont Colleges (I-Place)
Claremont McKenna College, International Student Center
390 E. Ninth St. (909) 621-8344
http://iplace.claremont.edu/
International Place is an intercollegiate center where domestic and international students can meet to increase multicultural understanding and friendship. I-Place is a “home away from home” for international students and provides orientation programs and a variety of other services. I-Place sponsors lunch discussion programs on global issues, the Spring International Festival, a Fall Banquet at Pitzer, social events and trips, as well as many other activities. Director: Donald Delgado (909) 607-7868, Assistant Director: Jessica Alampay (909) 621-8344.

Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services (MCAPS)
Claremont University Consortium Student Services Building
757 College Way (909) 621-8202
MCAPS has a staff of professional psychologists who provide therapeutic and preventative educational services to help students develop emotionally and cope with the stresses of college life. Individual, couples, and group therapy are available in a confidential and supportive environment. Workshops on topics ranging from stress management to eating disorders are offered throughout the year. Students with personal concerns or those simply wishing to talk with someone are welcome. There is no charge for MCAPS.

Office of Black Student Affairs (OBSA)
Claremont University Consortium Student Services Building
139 E. 7th St. (909) 607-3669
OBSA addresses the educational needs of students of African descent. The office, through its cultural programs and academic services, seeks to create a supportive environment for students that will help them attain their undergraduate and graduate degrees. OBSA also hopes to help students develop emotional autonomy, coping skills, feelings of self-worth and independence, a positive ethnic identity, mature relationships with peers, appropriate educational plans, mature career paths, and a responsible lifestyle.

Office of the Chaplains
McAlister Center for Religious Activities
919 N. Columbia Ave. (909) 621-8685
The three chaplains of The Claremont Colleges (Protestant, Catholic and Jewish) conduct a range of programs and services as well as a full schedule of weekday and Sabbath worship. The center also houses a twenty-four hour meditation chapel, a library and a lounge.

Queer Resource Center
Pomona College, Smith Campus Center
170 E. Sixth St. (909) 607-1817
The QRC is a five-college organization, which provides resources for students, faculty, and staff of the Claremont Colleges. The QRC has a growing library of books, magazines and videos, and can assist visitors with links to local resources as well as connections to national gay and lesbian organizations. The QRC sponsors faculty lectures, a movie series, a student speaker bureau and other public events.

Student Health Service (SHS)
Claremont University Consortium Student Services Building
757 College Way (909) 621-8222
A completed entrance health physical form is required to be on file for all undergraduates and necessary to secure a scheduled appointment. Appointments are available to students at no charge although there can be charges for medicines, laboratory tests, special procedures and supplies, x-rays, and physical exam for sports and study abroad. These charges do not need to be paid for at the time of service. Walk-in hours are from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Students who come to walk-in hours are assessed for severity of illness and given appropriate care. In offering this service, the health center staff asks that students understand that there may be a waiting period involved. There is a fee for walk-in appointments and a fee for missed appointments that have not been canceled two hours in advance. Referral for consultation and treatment by specialists in all fields within the community can be arranged by the Student Health Service but are not paid by The Claremont Colleges, and payment for them is the responsibility of the individual student. All students are required to have medical insurance.