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Pitzer College Student Jared Calvert ’13 Selected as 2013-14 Coro Fellow

Claremont, Calif. (April 9, 2013)—Pitzer College student Jared Calvert ’13 has been awarded a 2013-14 Coro Fellowship. The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine month, graduate-level leadership training program that prepares diverse, talented and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena. Calvert will work on projects [Read More...]

April 19, 2013

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Pitzer College Residential Life Project Receives Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design

Claremont, Calif. (April 18, 2013) – Pitzer College’s Residential Life Project Phase II will receive a 2012 Excellence in Design Award in the category of Sustainable Development from the City of Claremont Architectural Commission. A reception for the winners will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:15 p.m. in the City Hall lobby. The [Read More...]

April 18, 2013

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Pitzer College Students Receive Mellon Foundation Environmental Summer Research Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (April 17, 2013)—Pitzer College students Evelyn Byer ’14, Zoe Elkin ’15, Karina Faulstich ’15, Jessica Grady-Benson ’14 and Robert Little ’15 have been awarded Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Environmental Analysis Fellowships for Summer Research. The fellowships are funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the intercollegiate environmental analysis program at [Read More...]

April 17, 2013

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Speechwriter, Comedian and TV Producer Jon Lovett to Keynote 2013 Pitzer College Commencement

Claremont, Calif. (April 17, 2013) —Pitzer College’s graduating class has selected Jon Lovett, former speechwriter for President Barack Obama and co-creator of the NBC show 1600 Penn, to be the 2013 Commencement keynote speaker. Pitzer College’s forty-ninth Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Stephen L. Glass [Read More...]

April 17, 2013

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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of April 8, 2013

Claremont, CA (April 15, 2013) – This week in Sagehens Athletics saw a big wins for Women’s Lacrosse and Women’s Water Polo, while Men’s Tennis sent its senior class out in style in the final match of the season at Pauley Courts. Women’s Lacrosse came away with a thrilling win on the road against Occidental, [Read More...]

April 15, 2013

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Pitzer College Native American Youth Program Receives $10,000 Grant

Claremont, Calif. (April 12, 2013) – Pitzer College’s Native American Summer Pipeline to College program was awarded a $10,000 grant by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF). The NACF’s California Bridge Initiative Arts + Health program supports projects that use art to enhance the health of Native youth. “The organizations awarded 2013 California Bridge [Read More...]

April 12, 2013

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Pitzer College and City of Ontario Sign 10-Year Land-Use Agreement

Land will be used as part of Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Zone Initiative Claremont, Calif. (April 10, 2013)—The Pitzer in Ontario (PIO) program finalized a 10-year agreement on April 5 between Pitzer College and the City of Ontario for use of a three-acre parcel of land located directly west of Ontario’s Bon View Park. [Read More...]

April 10, 2013

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Pitzer College Professor Michael Woodcock Dies

Claremont, Calif. (April 9, 2013)—Pitzer College Professor Emeritus of Creative Studies Michael Woodcock, an artist and teacher, passed away on March 31, 2013 after a long illness. Woodcock joined the Pitzer faculty in 1989 and was known as a unique artist with a great passion for teaching the creative process. Woodcock’s course, “The Mother Road,” [Read More...]

April 9, 2013

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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of April 1, 2013

Claremont, Calif. (April 8, 2013) —This week in Sagehens Athletics, the No. 24-ranked Men’s Tennis and the No. 12-ranked Women’s Tennis teams went a combined 5-0. Other highlights include a three-game sweep from the No. 15-ranked Baseball team, which improved to 22-7 on the year as it prepares to host current No. 1 Linfield in [Read More...]

April 8, 2013

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Pitzer College Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward Delivers Research Paper at Western Political Science Association Conference

Claremont, Calif. (April 3, 2013) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Political Studies Rachel VanSickle-Ward co-authored “The Battle Over Birth Control: Gendered Dimensions of Contraceptive Coverage” and presented the research paper at the Western Political Science Association’s annual conference “The Empires Strike Back!” on March 28-30 in Los Angeles, CA. “The Battle Over Birth Control” [Read More...]

April 3, 2013