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Alumni Weekend 2024 Music and Food Festival Lineup

We can’t wait for you to join us for a weekend of nostalgia and celebration at Pitzer College’s Alumni Weekend Music and Food Festival! Immerse yourself in the vibrant tunes of our talented alumni musicians while savoring delicious culinary delights from local food trucks and vendors. Reconnect with old friends, make new memories, and experience the unique spirit of Pitzer College once again. Don’t miss this unforgettable event filled with music, food, and fun!

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Confirmed Performers

Sekou Andrews ’94 
(Grammy-nominated Poetic Voice and 
2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient)

Peter Harper ’96 & The Last 3

Frankie and the Studs
(featuring Frankie Clarke ’16)

First off, Hollywood’s Frankie + the Studs rock like hell. But you can sing along while you jack your fist into the air. This spanking new quartet plays impassioned rock ’n’ roll music—the essential kind that can only be made by kids who use power-chord shout-outs and spiky lullabies to define their nighttime worlds and busted hearts.

Casa de Brujas
(featuring Jack Contreras ’22)

🥀 DarkWave | Post Punk | Femme Oscura 🥀
Explore their music available on all major platforms!

Squeakin’ Wheels
(featuring David Brock ’82, Roy Durnal ’86, and David Millard ’92)

Squeakin’ Wheels is a Claremont music group founded by siblings David and Marguerite Millard. Over the years Squeakin’ Wheels have become a Claremont fixture with a dedicated following who enjoy their close harmony vocals, fine musicianship, and great songwriting. 

Currently, Squeakin’ Wheels are a six-piece band that features Marguerite and David Millard, David Brock, Steve Cahill, Roy Durnal, and Marguerite’s husband, Mark Takeuchi.

Storey and the Tellers
(featuring Storey Sheinberg ’12)

Rock out with Claremont legends Storey Sheinberg and the Tellers!
Explore their original music here!

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*This information is subject to change without notice. Please email questions to [email protected].

Pitzer College Engagement Tour

The purpose of the Engagement Tour is twofold: to foster deeper connections with our alumni, families, students, and friends of the College, and to collaboratively shape the future of our community. Your experiences, aspirations, and expectations are crucial in this process, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all voices are heard and valued.

Through open and honest conversations, we aim to gain insights that will guide the development of our alumni and family programs and strengthen the bonds that unite us as members of the Pitzer community. Your participation in Pitzer’s Engagement Tour is vital, as it will serve as a catalyst for meaningful connections and impactful change.

We are excited to hear your stories, learn from your successes, and address any challenges or concerns you may have. Together, we can create a vibrant and inclusive community that meets the needs of all its members. Join us on this journey to shape the future of our alumni and family programs and ensure that all community members feel valued, supported, and connected.

We are so excited to invite you to the next two stops of Pitzer’s Engagement Tour in April 2024. At each event, you will be able to mix and mingle with local Pitzer alumni and families and meet College leadership, including President Strom C. Thacker and Isabelle Thacker. Please see below for more details and to register.

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Happy Hour at Yard House

Friday, April 5, 2024
4–6 p.m.

575 7th Ave, New York, NY 10018

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Happy Hour at Yard House

Saturday, April 6, 2024
4–6 p.m.

126 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215

PAST EVENTS

Please email questions to [email protected].

Alumni Weekend Schedule

Take a peek at what’s in store for Alumni Weekend 2024. Be sure to check this page often for updates.

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Thursday, April 25

3–4 p.m.

Queer Resource Center Mixer 
Walton Commons, 395 E. 6th Street, Claremont, CA 91711

7–9 p.m.

Pomona-Pitzer Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner
Register here!

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Friday, April 26

11 a.m.–7 p.m.

Registration, Information Center, and Pitzer Store
Broad Center, Performance Space

11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Art Galleries Open
Nichols Gallery and Hinshaw Gallery

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Art Galleries and Murals Tour
Meet at Nichols Gallery, Broad Center

12:30–2 p.m.

Student Garden Club – Alumni and Families welcome
Student Garden

1–2:30 p.m.

Alumni-Student Reception: New Resource Program
Broad Center, East Patio

1–2:30 p.m.

Alumni-Student Reception: Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA
Broad Center, East Patio

1–2:30 p.m.

Alumni-Student Reception: Fulbright Scholars
Scott Courtyard

2–3:30 p.m.

Alumni-Student Affinity Reception: The Pitzer Identity Group Network
Outdoor Classroom (South of Grove House)
First-Generation College, Black and African Diaspora, Chicanx/Latinx, Native and Indigenous, Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Southwest Asian, Middle Eastern, North African, Queer/Trans/Gender Nonconforming, International, or with disabilities.

3:30–5 p.m.

Alumni-Student Field Group Reception: Environmental Analysis
Broad Center, East Patio

3:30–5 p.m.

Alumni-Student Field Group Reception: Media Studies
Media Center Courtyard

3:30–5 p.m.

Alumni-Student Field Group Reception: Sciences
W.M. Keck Science Center Courtyard

3:30–5 p.m.

Alumni-Student Field Group Reception: Psychology
Scott Courtyard

3:30–5 p.m.

Alumni-Student Field Group Reception: Organizational Studies
McConnell Center, Apron

5–6:30 p.m.

3C Wine Tasting at Scripps College
Elm Tree Lawn

5–7:30 p.m.

Dinner with the Campus Community
McConnell Center, Dining Hall

6–8 p.m.

Senior Art Thesis Opening Reception
Nichols Gallery and Broad Center Patio

7–10 p.m.

CEC 25th Anniversary Dinner
Gold Student Health & Wellness Center, Multipurpose Room
Register here!

Private Event.

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Saturday, April 27

8 a.m.–7 p.m.

Pitzer Store
Broad Center, Performance Space

8 a.m.–1 p.m.

Registration and Information Center
Broad Center, Performance Space
*Note Registration and Information Center will move to Atrium, Benson Auditorium at 2 p.m.

9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Art Galleries Open
Nichols Gallery and Hinshaw Gallery

9–10 a.m.

Somatic Therapeutic Event with Jacey Rubinstein ’13
Yoga Studio, Gold Student Health & Wellness Center

9–10 a.m.

Rise and Shine Yoga with Michelle Dowd ’90
Brant Clock Tower Lawn

10–11 a.m.

Tour of the Nucleus led by UJ Sofia, Dean of W. M. Keck Science Department
Meet at W.M. Keck Science Center East Entrance

10–11 a.m.

Alumni College Faculty Sessions
Various Classrooms TBA

10–11 a.m.

Children’s Programming
Brant Clock Tower Lawn

10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Saturday Brunch with the Campus Community
McConnell Center, Dining Hall

Pitzer Community Only.

11:30–1 p.m.

Art Galleries and Murals Tour
Meet at Nichols Gallery, Broad Center

11:30–1 p.m.

Activity & Tour of the Student Garden
Meet at the Student Garden

1–2 p.m.

Conversation with President Strom C. Thacker and Alumni Board President Mark Cunningham ’89, P ’25
Gold Student Health & Wellness Center, Multipurpose Room

Alumni Only Event.

1–4 p.m.

Children’s Programming
Brant Clock Tower Lawn

2–7 p.m.

Registration and Information Center (for Tase of Pitzer Festival)
Atrium, Benson Auditorium

2–3 p.m.

Social Justice Panel
Gold Student Health & Wellness Center, Multipurpose Room

2–4 p.m.

Short Film Festival presented by Claremont Entertainment & Media 5C Group
George C.S. Benson Auditorium

3–7:30 p.m.

Taste of Pitzer Alumni Music and Food Festival
The Mounds (Pellissier Mall) & McConnell Center, Apron

7:30–9 p.m.

Sagehen Soiree (Alumni Awards)
Emceed by Sekou Andrews ’94, 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree
Gold Student Health & Wellness Center, Multipurpose Room

Alumni Only Event.

9–11 p.m.

Groove at the Grove House After Party
Grove House Patio

Sunday, April 28

8–10 a.m.

Tour of the Robert Redford Conservancy
Meet at Broad Center, West Entrance

9–11 a.m.

Alumni Board Open Meeting (hybrid)
Broad Center, Performance Space

Alumni Only Event.

10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Farewell Mariachi Brunch at Scripps
Jaqua Quadrangle, East
$35 via credit card upon entry.

10:30 a.m.–
12:30 p.m.

Community Brunch
McConnell Center, Dining Hall

10:30 a.m.–
12:30 p.m.

7C OBSA Annual Alumni Brunch
OBSA Garden, 139 E. 7th Street, Claremont

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*This information is subject to change without notice. Please email questions to [email protected].

A special message from President Melvin L. Oliver and Suzanne Oliver to the Class of 2020!

Presidential Town Hall for the Pitzer College Alumni Community

Thank you for your interest in joining Pitzer College President Melvin L. Oliver for a virtual Town Hall discussion with our alumni community on Friday, May 1, at noon (PST).

Online registration on ended. Please email [email protected] if you would like to participate.

Paul Faulstich Message

April 2020 Newsletter

Warmest Wishes from Pitzer College

Greetings, Pitzer alumni and families. Wherever you are, I hope you are doing well and staying safe.

During these difficult days, I take comfort in the strength and resilience of our community. I began my Pitzer experience as a student 45 years ago. While I didn’t imagine then that I would become a Pitzer professor and parent, I knew that I had found a rare, wonderful collection of student peers and teachers, drawn together by curiosity, creativity, and a determination to make this world a better place.

Today, I am heartened by the overwhelming acts of kindness from members of our community. Many of you contributed to the Pitzer Student Emergency Fund, and we thank you for that. Our upcoming One Pitzer campaign, launching on Monday, April 13, will highlight the College’s COVID-19 Relief Fund and provide more opportunities for us to support one another during these uncertain times.

At Pitzer, students are asked to wrestle with new ideas, stretch their minds, and apply their ideals to the lives they live. I am confident that we will not only get through this together, but that we will emerge more connected and stronger than ever.

Provida Futuri,

Paul Faulstich ’79, P’15
Professor of Environmental Analysis
Chair, Faculty Executive Committee

Pomona-Pitzer Football Golf Tournament

The Pomona-Pitzer Football Program would like to invite all alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and supporters of Pomona-Pitzer Football to join us for The 4th Annual Pomona-Pitzer Football Alumni Golf Tournament onFriday, May 1!

Sponsorship Opportunities:
$10,000: 3 4-person bundles, Sagehen Swag/Gift, Commemorative Plaque, Lunch w/ Walsh, Signed Football
General Donation Opportunity
$5,000 Tournament: 2 4-person bundles, 2 Sagehen Swag Bags/Gift, Commemorative Plaque, Gunshot Announcement
$750 Hole: Includes 4-person bundle and Sagehen Swag Bag
$125 Lunch Table: Sponsoring a lunch table of current players, a sign printed with their name to put on the table

In-Tournament Competitions–winners to receive Sagehen Football Gifts: Winner of Tournament
4-Person Winner
Longest Drive
Closest to Pin
Best Dressed

Pomona-Pitzer Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2020

The Pomona-Pitzer Athletic Hall of Fame will induct five individuals on Saturday, April 11. Our 2020 Hall of Fame inductees are: Ruchi Patel ’09 for volleyball, Jose Cortez ’09 for baseball, David Obert PO’84 for swimming, Megan Prior PO’09 for volleyball, and Nancy Treser-Osgood PO’80 for Distinguished Service.

Reception starts at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. in the Edmunds Ballroom of Pomona College’s Smith Campus Center at 170 E. Sixth Street, Claremont, CA 91711.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 909.607.4030.

Life after Graduation: A CLS Major in “The Real World”

A 5C multi-generational gathering with Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Alumni in diverse professions with opening and closing performances by La Marisoul and Dorian Wood. There will be pastries & coffee in the morning and a catered lunch in the afternoon. This event is free and open to the public.

We are so glad you will be joining us for this special celebration on Saturday, February 8, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This event will take place at Scripps College in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons.

*An event schedule will be sent to all registered attendees approx. 2 weeks before the event

We can’t wait to see you there!

Pitzer in San Jose: Cheers to Pitzer!

We are so glad you will be joining us at the Pitzer in San Jose: Cheers to Pitzer! event on Wednesday, January 18, 2020. We can’t wait to see you there! If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Pitzer in Los Angeles: A Young Alumni Toast to Pitzer!

Thank you for registering for A Young Alumni Toast to Pitzer at the Jonathan Club on Wednesday, October 23. We can’t wait to see you there! If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

This event is currently at capacity. To be placed on the waiting list, please email [email protected].

Lindsey Burkart-Lima ’16
Kyle Dalrymple ’17
April Forrest ’18
Mia Hepner ’19
Chance Kawar ’17
Alexander Landau ’18
Bailey Masullo ’15
Marley Reifert ’17
Evan Slovak ’14, Alumni Board
Event Committee

Pitzer College at the Magic Castle

Thank you for your interest in this event. We have reached our maximum capacity. Keep your eyes peeled for future communication of this event next year.