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Multi-Housing News Awards Pitzer College Gold for Phase II Student Housing
Claremont, Calif. (October 20, 2014) – Pitzer College’s newest mixed-use residence halls were awarded a 2014 Gold MHN Excellence Award by Multi-Housing News (MHN) in the Best New Development: Student Housing category. Pitzer’s LEED Platinum Phase II mixed-use residence halls, completed in 2012, are home to more than 300 students and feature more than 40
[Read More...]Pitzer Student’s Award-Winning Paper Analyzes Bicycling Advocacy
Claremont, Calif. (June 24, 2014)—Pitzer College student Braden Bernards ’15 won The Claremont Colleges Library Undergraduate Research Award for his research paper “Squeaky Gears: Bicycling, Dissent, and Political Innovations.” Bernards’ paper examines the political innovations that have increased bicycling rates in cities across the country. By exploring the history of bicycling advocacy in community groups
[Read More...]Pitzer College Alumni Shiyana Gunasekara ’14 and Nicholas Romo ’14 Named Capital Fellows
Claremont, Calif. (June 13, 2014)—Pitzer College alumna Shiyana Gunasekara ’14 has been awarded a Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship and alumnus Nicholas Romo ’14 received a California Senate Fellowship—two of the four fellowships administered by the Capital Fellows Programs of the Center for California Studies. These programs give outstanding college graduates the opportunity to wade
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Allison Donine ’16 Selected for Conservation Program
Claremont, Calif. (June 13, 2014)—Pitzer College student Allison Donine ’16 has been named a Doris Duke Conservation Scholar. As a Doris Duke scholar, Donine will participate in mentored research activities in conservation biology and other related disciplines, including land, water and wildlife conservation. She will spend 10 weeks in the Grand Canyon region, participating in
[Read More...]Pitzer College Professor of Spanish Ethel Jorge Named AATSP Teacher of the Year
Claremont, Calif. (May 23, 2014)—Pitzer College Professor of Spanish Ethel Jorge has been named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). The AATSP Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award for college-level educators is given to exceptional teachers of Spanish or Portuguese who have been members of
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Sophie Howard ’14 Awarded Princeton in Asia Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (May 16, 2014)—Pitzer College student Sophie Howard ’14 has been awarded a Princeton in Asia Fellowship to teach English to middle school students in Thailand. A psychology major with a minor in Africana studies, Howard served as peer teacher at Prototypes, interned at The Children’s School at Claremont McKenna College and taught rock
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Autumn Pham ’14 Awarded Austrian Teaching Position
Claremont, Calif. (May 16, 2014)—Pitzer College student Autumn Pham ’14 has been awarded a US Teaching Assistantship at Austrian Secondary Schools. A double major in European political studies and German studies, Pham served as a German tutor at Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center and speaks German, French and Vietnamese. She received German Academic Exchange Service undergraduate
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Harisimran Paton ’14 Awarded JET Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (May 16, 2014)—Pitzer College student Harisimran Paton ’14 has been awarded a one-year Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Fellowship. In Japan, Paton will team up with local educators to teach English to students in public schools. An international political economy major, Paton’s interest in East Asia developed in part through studying abroad in
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Maria Rodriguez ’15 Tapped for 2014 Newman Civic Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (May 14, 2014)—Pitzer College student Maria Rodriguez ’15 has been named a 2014 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of college and university presidents. The Newman Civic Fellows Award recognizes college student leaders dedicated to finding solutions for challenges facing their communities. Rodriguez is an active student leader and advocate
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Emily India Richter ’14 Awarded Fellowship to Work in Pediatric AIDS Program in Botswana
Claremont, Calif. (April 30, 2014)—Pitzer student Emily India Richter ’14 was awarded a Princeton in Africa (PiAf) fellowship for 2014-15. She was selected to participate in a program based in Gaborone, Botswana where she will be working at the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative. Richter is one of approximately 50 students from across the country
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