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Happy 111th B-Day Grove House
Claremont, Calif. (October 22, 2013)—Pitzer College’s Grove House is throwing a big birthday party. On Friday, October 25, Pitzer’s popular café and social center will celebrate turning 111 years old with hand-crafted food, a student-run haunted house and live music by the Herbert Bail Orchestra and The Jaguars. The festivities start at 8:30 p.m. “It
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week of October 14, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (October 21, 2013) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams sweep their rivalry games with CMS, while the Football team gutted out a 17-10 overtime win at Whittier. Women’s Soccer continued its potentially historic season with a pair of wins, defeating Occidental 3-0 on the road on Wednesday
[Read More...]Pitzer College Named a 2014 Best Value College by Kiplinger
Claremont, Calif. (October 17, 2013) — Pitzer College moved up 10 places on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance‘s list of Best Values in Private Colleges, landing at #39 among all liberal arts colleges. Kiplinger evaluates colleges across the country based on their academic excellence and affordability. Pitzer’s ranking in the top 40 reflects its selective admission standards,
[Read More...]Pitzer Alumna Kimberly Bautista ’07 Wins Best Documentary Award at International Film Festival
Claremont, Calif. (October 16, 2013)—Pitzer College alumna Kimberly Bautista ’07 won the Best Documentary award at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) for her film, Justice for my Sister. She received the award during LALIFF’s closing ceremony at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles on October 14. Bautista directed and produced Justice for
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week of October 7, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (October 14, 2013) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Men’s Soccer and Volleyball teams both go undefeated and pick up important SCIAC wins, while the Women’s Soccer team bounced back from a tough loss to secure its hold on one of the top spots in the conference standings. The Men’s Soccer team
[Read More...]Pitzer College Alumnus Honored for Leadership in Conservation
Claremont, Calif. (October 9, 2013)—Pitzer College alumnus Char Miller ’75 was awarded the Pinchot Institute for Conservation’s Pinchot Medallion in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to environmental conservation and sustainable natural resources management. The highest honor bestowed by the Institute, the medallion was given to Miller during the organization’s 50th anniversary celebration in September. “Char
[Read More...]Amazonian Art Exhibit Opens at Pitzer College
Claremont, Calif. (October 7, 2013) — Pitzer College presents a unique exhibit of artwork from the Brazilian Amazon. Cattle in the Amazon: Despised Invaders to Prized Possessions? features paintings by indigenous artist Jaider Esbell and other Amazonian artists that touch on themes surrounding nature, sustainability and development. The exhibit opens on Thursday, October 10 in
[Read More...]Pitzer Professor to Speak on New Approach to Understanding Public Opinion
Claremont, Calif. (October 7, 2013) — Pitzer College Professor of Anthropology Claudia Strauss will discuss an anthropological approach to parsing public opinion in her talk, Making Sense of Public Opinion about Immigration Reform and Obamacare, at the Honnold/Mudd Library Founders Room on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 4:15 p.m. This address is part of the
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week of September 30, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (October 7, 2013) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Women’s Soccer team maintain its share of first place in the SCIAC with two road wins, setting up a big home game with Cal Lutheran on Wednesday, while the Men’s Cross Country team was the top Division III finisher (second overall) at its
[Read More...]Pitzer College’s New LEED-Certified Residence Halls Win Design Award
Claremont, Calif. (September 30, 2013) — American Institute of Architects Orange County (AIAOC) recognized Pitzer College’s Residential Life Project Phase II with an Honor Award at its 2013 Design Awards on September 19, 2013. The project’s architects, carrier johnson + CULTURE, received the AIAOC’s top award in the Residential Program category. “Phase II’s LEED Platinum
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