The Office of Student Affairs
Scott Hall (909) 621-8241
On the co-curricular, social and campus life side of this educational endeavor, the Office of Student Affairs is the key source of information, advice, active support and programs.

Fundamentally, we help students achieve their personal and collective goals in this residential community. The array of activities available is extensive enough to exhaust even the most energetic student. There is something for everyone. We seek to make such opportunities visible and available. We also recognize that at times individuals may diverge from the community's standards of behavior. In such instances, it is the task of the Office of Student Affairs to address the individual and the behavior and to pursue such responses as seem appropriate for the individual and the community.

We provide for much of the content and the context of the new students’ introduction to Pitzer, both during Welcome Week and in ongoing programs throughout the year.

We offer assistance and referral for students’ problems as they arise. Through our role in the Academic Standards Committee, we track low grades and seek to offer assistance and counsel as patterns of poor performance emerge. In the event of illness or personal crisis, at a student's request, we may alert relevant faculty that classes and/or assignments may be missed.

Academic Support Services and Counseling
Scott Hall (909) 607-3553
Pitzer Academic Support Services provides accommodations for students with a documented disability, as well as academic assistance and/or personal concerns including help with scheduling, study skills, time management techniques, tutoring, writing assistance, and personal counseling.

Campus Computing Services & Facilities
Bernard Hall Computer Center
Bernard Hall (909) 607-4998
The Bernard Hall Computer Center features two laboratories, one with Macintosh computers and the other with IBM PC compatible computers. The primary uses of these labs are open student use for electronic communications instruction, research on the Internet, and preparation of term papers. All are multi-media capable and are connected to the campus-wide network and internet. Access is available to the other campuses resources along with the Libraries’ on-line catalog and CD database collections.

Services & resources available to students:

• Email accounts upon arrival at Pitzer
• Electronic discussion groups
• Free high speed Internet access
• Computer related training and workshops
• Printing in color and black/white (200 pages free black and white printing each semester)
• Student consultant assistance for solving problems during operational hours
• Access to the lab twenty-four hours a day
• Scanners and a variety of application software
• Student file server access for file storage and Web page publishing
• Wireless access over a significant area of campus (not in the residence halls)

The Kenneth and Jean Pitzer Computer Classroom is equipped with eighteen computers for use in statistical research and instruction. Broad Hall also houses two specialty computer labs, a sixteen-station language lab and a ten-station statistics lab.

All Pitzer residence hall rooms are wired for direct connection to the campus network. For further information and questions about minimum requirements for student-owned computers being connected to the network, please see Residential Networking.

Career Services
Mead Residence Hall (909) 621-8519
The purpose of Career Services is to help you explore your career options and to assist you with the career decision making process. We encourage you to use the office as soon as you arrive at Pitzer.

Services and resources available to students:

• Career counseling
• Career-related workshops and seminars
• Preparation for the summer job and internship process including resume writing and interviewing assistance
• Mock interviews
• Alumni contact names
• Resource library housing career and occupational resource books and directories
• Part-time, work-study, and summer job listings
• Internship listings and directories
• Fellowship listing
  

Center for Asian Pacific American Students (CAPAS)
Mead Hall (909) 607-9816
CAPAS seeks to enrich and develop social, intellectual, and personal growth in our students by providing Asian American resources as well as a welcoming and supportive environment. The Center serves as an advocate for the Asian and Pacific Islander community, and promotes an educational dialogue that embraces the unique experiences of ethnic communities, the cultural fabric of our institution.

CAPAS provides resources to promote and enhance academic, cultural, social, and political experiences for students. Through the collaboration of the Asian American Sponsor Program, a student-run mentoring program, students are invited to take part in retreats, tutorials, leadership development, relationship building, and education and career planning. CAPAS is dedicated to diversity by involving all members of the community in its programs and activities.

The Fletcher Jones Language and Cultural Laboratory
Broad Hall-Rooms 208 & 209 (909) 607-4001
The Fletcher Jones Language and Culture Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility that offers students and faculty a variety of resources in support of language learning and the study of cultures. It has a full computer lab with sixteen PC’s, a spacious lounge and study area, audio-visual equipment, and a small library.

Lucian Marquis Library and Reading Room
Mead Hall
Named in honor of Lucian Marquis, professor emeritus of Political Studies, the Marquis Library is a quiet study room containing basic reference materials. The library overlooks the Pitzer Arboretum and is home to a speaker series coordinated by faculty and student organizations.

Office of Study Abroad
Scott Hall 110 (909) 621-8104
Understanding different cultural perspectives is a fundamental goal of a Pitzer education. To assist you in encountering such perspectives, Pitzer offers a variety of transformative, study abroad programs for a semester or a summer. These experiences feature significant interaction with people of other cultures through intensive language study, homestays, coursework to deepen knowledge of your host community and opportunities for independent research.

More than 70 percent of Pitzer students choose to participate in a study abroad pro-gram by the time they graduate. Pitzer College offers its own programs in Botswana, China, Ecuador, Costa Rica, India, Italy, Japan and Nepal as well as exchange opportunities at universities in Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and Turkey. A limited number of spaces are allotted for other program options. Your faculty adviser and the Office of Study Abroad staff can assist you in learning about the opportunities available and help you fit a semester of study abroad into your four-year academic plan at Pitzer.

The Rabbit Hole
Mead Residence Hall-Room 107 (909) 607-7152
A substance abuse counselor is available to provide confidential and anonymous support and referral services to students whose lives are affected by drugs and alcohol. Services are available to all students including those who are concerned about the drug use of a family member or friend. The counselor also provides information and resources for students completing research, and coursework in the area of addiction, abuse and recovery.

The Writing Center
Mead Hall 131
(909) 607-4321
The Writing Center is a free service provided to all Pitzer students. Tutors include faculty members, Claremont Graduate University students and Pitzer students. The Center’s trained staff members are ready to help with any number of writing projects, including class papers, application essays, résumés, cover letters and personal writing projects such as poems and short stories. The primary goal of the Center is to help students become more skilled and confident writers. To achieve this goal, tutors strive to meet the individual needs to students by assisting with overall organization and idea development as well as basic grammar and mechanics. The Center also organizes afternoon workshops and master classes that provide advanced instruction in specific writing genres and address some of the most common writing challenges of college students.