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Sagehen Update for the Week of April 2, 2012

Claremont, Calif. (April 9, 2012) — Pitzer athletes played key roles for the Sagehens during an excellent week on the fields and courts for Pitzer-Pomona teams. The Baseball team swept all three games from neighboring rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps this week. Travis Rooke-Ley ’12 continued his outstanding senior season by throwing seven innings, allowing just one earned [Read More...]

April 9, 2012

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Pitzer Student Hannah Miller ’13 Awarded Critical Language Scholarship by the US State Department

Claremont, Calif. (April 9, 2012) — Pitzer College student Hannah Miller ’13 has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. A double major in global health and Asian studies, Miller will be placed for eight weeks this summer [Read More...]

April 9, 2012

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Pitzer College Student Nicholas Romo ’14 Selected as 2012 Newman Civic Fellow

Claremont, Calif. (April 5, 2012)—Pitzer College student Nicholas Romo ’14 has been named a 2012 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of college and university presidents who are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education. The Newman Civic Fellows Award recognizes inspiring college student leaders who have worked to find [Read More...]

April 5, 2012

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Pitzer College Wins Three Educational Advertising Awards

Claremont, Calif. (April 5, 2012) — Pitzer College received three Educational Advertising Awards from Higher Education Marketing Report. The “2010 Report of Excellence,” designed by Gabriela Contreras, received Silver in the Annual Report category. The “Synthetic Ritual Art Catalog,” designed by Stephanie Estrada, won Bronze in the Catalog category. The “2011 Family Weekend Invite,” also [Read More...]

April 5, 2012

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Pitzer College Student Kristin Dobbin ’13 Awarded 2012 Udall Scholarship

Claremont, Calif. (April 3, 2012)—Pitzer College student Kristin Dobbin ’13 has been selected as a 2012 Udall Scholar. Dobbin, an environmental analysis major, plans to work with nonprofits and think tanks to develop agricultural policies that incorporate environmental and social sustainability ideas. As President of Pitzer’s Eco Center and a manager of the Shakedown Café, [Read More...]

April 3, 2012

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Pitzer College to Ratify Vaccine Development Collaboration in Botswana

Claremont, Calif. (March 27, 2012) — Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley, Dean of Faculty Alan Jones and Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Thomas Poon will travel to Gaborone, Botswana to sign a memorandum of understanding to ratify a partnership between Pitzer College Vaccine Development Institute, the Botswana Vaccine Institute and the University of Botswana [Read More...]

March 27, 2012

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Pitzer College Hosts the Field of Flags to Memorialize Victims of the Holocaust

Claremont, Calif. (March 27, 2012) — Pitzer College will host the Field of Flags at the Claremont Colleges for the second year in a row to memorialize victims of the Holocaust on April 15-19 at the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza. More than 8,500 handmade flags will fill the plaza, with each flag representing 1,000 [Read More...]

March 27, 2012

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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of March 26, 2012

Claremont, Calif. ( April 2, 2012) — This week saw the Women’s Water Polo team win a 1 vs 2 showdown with Occidental in a battle of the top two teams in NCAA Division III, the Women’s Lacrosse team capture its fifth win a row, the Men’s Tennis Team pick up a huge regional win, [Read More...]

March 26, 2012

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Claremont Colleges Receive $3.6 Million to Spur Life Science Leaders

Claremont, Calif. (May 25, 2012) — The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded $3.6 million to The Claremont Colleges to support efforts that prepare undergraduates to become leaders in science research and medicine. The five undergraduate colleges (5C)—Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona and Scripps—submitted a joint proposal to the 2012 HHMI Colleges Initiative [Read More...]

March 25, 2012

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Pitzer College Students Gabriel Loewinger ’12 and Dean Pospisil ’12 Win Watson Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (March 20, 2012) – Pitzer College students Gabriel Loewinger ’12 and Dean Pospisil ’12 have been awarded 2012-13 Thomas J. Watson Fellowships. The Watson is a one year grant given to a select group of college seniors to pursue unique independent study and travel outside of the United States. In his project, “Kicking [Read More...]

March 20, 2012