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Pitzer College Art Galleries Received Getty Foundation Grant
Claremont, Calif. (April 9, 2010) — Pitzer Art Galleries received a 2010 Multicultural Undergraduate Internship grant from The Getty Foundation. The Pitzer Art Galleries Getty intern will work as an exhibition researcher and curatorial assistant for the upcoming exhibitions Writ Large slated for July 2010 and Bas Jan Ader: Suspended Between Laughter and Tears opening September 23, 2010. “We
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Pitzer College Professor Wins Mathematical Association of America Grant
Claremont, Calif. (April 5, 2010) — Pitzer College Professor of Mathematics David Bachman received a Mathematical Association of America Tensor–SUMMA grant for his Gateway to Exploring the Mathematical Sciences Program. The Gateway to Exploring the Mathematical Sciences Program brings 50-70 middle school students from surrounding communities to the Pitzer College campus once a month to
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Pitzer College Associate Vice President Receives Grant
Claremont, Calif. (April 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for College Advancement Joy Kliewer received a Consortium for Innovative Environment in Learning Grant for her project “Outdated or Underrated: Exploring Experimental Colleges and Universities in America.” Kliewer, with collaborator Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Newmann, will teach a seminar entitled “Outdated or Underrated: Exploring Experimenting Colleges
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Pitzer College Alumnus to Perform National Anthem at San Francisco Giants Opening Day
Claremont, Calif. (April 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. Nathanson, whose work is a blend of folk and rock music, released his first album, Please, during his junior year at Pitzer. His sixth
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Pitzer College Wins Two Education Advertising Awards
Claremont, Calif. (April 1, 2010) — Pitzer College received two Educational Advertising Awards from Higher Education Marketing Reports. The “Welcome Week 2009” materials, designed by Stephanie Guerra, received Silver in the Imprinted Materials category. The “Congratulations” admissions envelope, designed by Gabriela Contreras, was recognized with a Merit Award. The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest
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Pitzer College Center of California Cultural and Social Issues Receives California Council for the Humanities Grant
Claremont, Calif. (April 1, 2010) — The Pitzer College Center of California Cultural and Social Issues (CCCSI) received a California Council for the Humanities Grant for the continual expansion of Borrowed Voices, a community-based writing and self-expression program that develops the stories of incarcerated youth and delivers them to a broader audience. Since 2001, Pitzer
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Pitzer College Alumnus Nominated for Two 2010 Emmy Awards
Claremont, Calif. (April 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. The Little Lama and The Refugee Journey were part of a three-part series connecting Seattle and Nepal
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Pitzer College Assistant Professor Wins First Place in Juried Exhibition
Claremont, Calif. (March 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. McCoy’s painting is a composition in collage form that examines the progression of time through a compilation of moments. “I
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Cory A. Booker to be Keynote Speaker at Pitzer College’s 2010 Commencement Ceremony
Claremont, Calif. (March 30, 2010) — Pitzer College will host its 46th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 15 at 10 am on the newly constructed Commencement Pavilion. 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 event. Booker’s mission for
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Pitzer College Student Delivered Speech at the 2010 TEDxConejo Conference
Claremont, Calif. (March 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. Yancey-Seigel, who majors in international and intercultural studies, spoke on how the millennial generation can act as philanthropic agents of change at a local and global level.
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