Awards

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Pitzer Ranks #1 in Greenest Campus, Healthiest Dining Hall and Most Flexible Curriculums

Claremont, Calif. (August 26, 2013) — Pitzer College ranks number one nationally for Greenest Campus, Healthiest Dining Hall and Most Flexible Curriculums in a student survey by College Prowler. Pitzer’s McConnell Dining Hall receives top marks across the dining category with #2 in Best Vegetarian/ Vegan-Friendly Options, #11 for Best School Dining, #11 for Best [Read More...]
August 26, 2013
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Pitzer College Wins Excellence Award from University and College Designers Association

Claremont, Calif. (August 21, 2013) – The Pitzer College Office of Communications has received a 2013 University and College Designers Association (UCDA) award for Excellence in Innovative Strategy for its Class of 2013 Pitzer Icons Commencement design. The entry will be exhibited at the 43rd Annual UCDA Design Conference in Louisville, Kentucky this October. The icon [Read More...]
August 21, 2013
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Pitzer College Wins a 2013 APEX Award of Excellence

Redford Conservancy PostcardClaremont, Calif. (August 12, 2013) — Pitzer College Office of Communications received an APEX 2013 Award of Excellence in the Green Electronic Media category for its innovative augmented reality design for the Robert Redford Conservancy Launch Announcement postcard. The Robert Redford Conservancy Launch Announcement is a double-sided publication that integrates cutting-edge multimedia techniques within a [Read More...]
August 12, 2013
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Pitzer College Seniors and Alumni Awarded 24 Fulbright Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (June 21, 2013) — Pitzer College’s most recent graduates have been awarded 24 Fulbright Fellowships, breaking the school record the College set last year. Pitzer congratulates all its alumni who have received 2013-14 Fulbright Fellowships: Elisa Asdourian ’13, Sophie Beiers ’13, Ana Berry ’12, Sydney Calander ’13, Rachel Conrad ’13, Kristin Dobbin ’13, [Read More...]
June 21, 2013
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Record Number of Students Awarded Teach For America Positions

Claremont, Calif. (May 17, 2013) — Pitzer College congratulates 13 students awarded Teach For America positions: Evelyn Cheung ’13, Alison Espinosa-Setchko ’13, Molly Hasegawa ’13, Dusty Havens ’13, Acacia Hori ’13, Xochil Johansen ’13, Danielle Johnson ’13, Jessica Keener ’13, Casey Leek ’13, Benjamin Levine ’14, Victoria Morales-O’Connor ’13, Tara Rothe ’13 and Danielle Ryu [Read More...]
May 17, 2013
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Pitzer College Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Receives Two Distinguished Awards

Claremont, Calif. (April 25, 2013) – Pitzer College Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Angel Perez has been awarded two prestigious honors, a US-France International Education Administrators Program Fulbright and a Winifred Hausam – Helen Fisk Award. The US-France International Education Administrators Program Fulbright is a highly selective International Education Administrators (IEA) [Read More...]
April 25, 2013
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Pitzer College Students Sweep the 2013 Napier Awards for Creative Leadership

Claremont, Calif. (February 15, 2013) – Pitzer College students Rachel Conrad ’13 and Caitlin Watkins ’13 were named the 2013 Napier Initiative Fellows and won Napier Awards for Creative Leadership. The awards include $10,000 stipends to carry out innovative projects focused on social justice. Conrad plans to help complete a socio-environmental analysis of the Dulcepamba [Read More...]
February 15, 2013
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Pitzer College Students Awarded Teach for America Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (December 12, 2011) — Pitzer College students Stephanie Migdail ’12, Laura Silverberg ’12, Sarah Surrey ’12 and Elisha Whitman ’12 were awarded Teach For America positions for fall 2012. Migdail, an English & world literature major and economics minor, will teach in Las Vegas, NV. Silverberg, a double major in environmental studies and [Read More...]
December 12, 2012