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Pitzer First-year Student Crystal Sin ’19 Wins Two International Scholarships to Study in China

Claremont, Calif. (May 2, 2016)—Pitzer College student Crystal Sin ’19 received two scholarships to study in China this summer: a Freeman-ASIA award and a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The programs, administered by the Institute of International Education, seek to strengthen intercultural understanding and prepare students for a global economy by increasing the number of [Read More...]
May 2, 2016
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Pitzer Student Roberto Cabrales ’20 Receives Leadership Award for Environmental and Social Justice Work

Claremont, Calif. (April 28, 2016)—Pitzer College student Roberto Cabrales ’20 has been selected as a 2016 Newman Civic Fellow. An initiative of Campus Compact, the Newman Civic Fellows Award honors college students who are dedicated to finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. Before coming to Pitzer as a New Resources student in [Read More...]
April 28, 2016
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Pitzer College Announces its Inaugural Student Leadership Award Winners

Claremont, Calif. (April 25, 2016)—Pitzer College recognized students and organizations that embody the College’s core values at its inaugural Student Leadership Awards on April 20. For each of Pitzer’s five core values—Social Responsibility, Intercultural Understanding, Interdisciplinary Learning, Student Engagement and Environmental Sustainability—there were two winners, one student and one student-led group. At the awards reception, [Read More...]
April 25, 2016
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Pitzer Student Lindsey Burkart-Lima ’16 Wins Coro Public Affairs Leadership Fellowship

Claremont, Calif. (April 21, 2016) — Pitzer College student Lindsey Burkart-Lima ’16 has been awarded a Coro Fellowship to San Francisco. The Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs is a full-time, graduate-level leadership-training program that prepares talented and committed individuals to become effective and ethical leaders. During her Pitzer career, Burkart-Lima has brought her leadership ability [Read More...]
April 21, 2016
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Four Pitzer Students Recognized for Outstanding Athletic Achievement

Claremont, Calif. (April 20, 2016)—Pitzer College congratulates student-athletes Ying Fry ’16, Sarah Markowitz ’16, Will Thorson ’16 and Andy Wright ’16, whose outstanding athletic performance and leadership were recognized at the 2015-16 Student Athlete Awards dinner on April 12 at Pitzer College. Ying Fry, who is a two-sport threat in both soccer and lacrosse, won [Read More...]
April 20, 2016
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Pitzer Student Jenna Loesberg ’18 Will Delve Deep into Conservation Work as a Doris Duke Scholar

Claremont, Calif. (April 18, 2016)—Pitzer College student Jenna Loesberg ’18 has been selected as a Doris Duke Conservation Scholar as part of the Landscape Conservation Initiative at Northern Arizona University (NAU). NAU’s two-year program is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The Doris Duke Conservation Scholar program creates opportunities for college students to study conservation [Read More...]
April 18, 2016
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Pitzer College Announces 15 Student Fulbright Winners

Claremont, Calif. (April 21, 2016)—Pitzer College congratulates its graduating seniors and alumna who have been awarded 2016-17 Fulbright US Student Program fellowships so far this year: Amanda Chang ’16, Ciera Fleming ’16, Nicola Ying Fry ’16, Hannah Leib ’16, Amanda Leon ’16, Jennifer Lowe ’12, Nina Matsumoto ’16, Sarah Norise ’16, Christopher Norwood ’16, Fiona Nugent [Read More...]
April 13, 2016