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Family Weekend 2022
February 18-20
Virtual event
Pitzer College’s Family Weekend 2022 is almost here! It’s an exciting time to reconnect with students and the broader College and family community. There will be great family activities, talks from our professors, activity packages, and more!
Summer Session 2022
Find out more about Pitzer’s upcoming Summer Session! Make your summer count and save 25% on tuition. Courses including biology, media studies, psychology, and more are taught by Pitzer and Claremont Colleges faculty. Open to all students studying at an accredited college or university. Full-credit online or in-person courses are available. Financial Aid is available for those who are eligible. Registration starts March 21; open to students of all majors.
This Week’s Events
All times are Pacific Time (PT)
Valentine Candy Grams with Campus Life
Wednesday, February 9 & Thursday, February 10, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Pit-Stop Cafe
Spread some love through the PZ community by writing a card for a significant other, friend, colleague, community member, or even yourself! We’ll deliver your card along with a sweet treat!
Graduate School 101: Five Things You Need to Know
Wednesday, February 9, 6-7 p.m.
RSVP in Handshake for Zoom link
Are you thinking about graduate school but don’t know where to start? Join admissions representatives Violet Luxton (Pitzer alum) and Heidi Kellam (Claremont Graduate University) for an exclusive prospective student webinar where they will cover the graduate school search process from requesting information to applying.
Study Abroad Information Session
Thursday, February 10, Noon-1 p.m.
Zoom link
Information sessions provide an overview of study abroad policies and highlight different programs available to Pitzer students. Students planning to study abroad during the fall or spring must attend an information session before they can meet with a study abroad adviser.
Financial Know-How Series
Thursday, February 10, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
RSVP on Handshake
Led by Pitzer alumna Jen Mulder ‘04, Certified Financial Planner; Founder, Pathway Financial Services, LLC. This is the next in a series of financial wellness workshops sponsored by the FirstGen program, Financial Aid, and Career Services.
CMC & Pitzer Alumni Panel: Careers in UX/UI Design
Thursday, February 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
RSVP in Handshake
CMC and Pitzer alumni working in the UX/UI design space will introduce themselves and their roles. We will then present a problem to the attendees that will need to be solved using the skills discussed by the panelists.
Annual MLK Commemorative Lecture: Bryant Terry in Conversation
Thursday, February 10, 6-7 p.m.
Register for this live stream event via Scripps College
Cost: $5
Join James Beard Award-winning chef, cookbook author, and publisher Bryant Terry for a wide-ranging conversation about the intersection of food and activism.
This program celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and work and is supported in part by the Office of Black Student Affairs and Scripps Presents.
Pitzer College Art Galleries
Art Exhibition: Pato Hebert: Lingering
Tuesdays-Saturdays; reservations required
Kallick Family Gallery, West Hall
Showing now through April 16
Curated by Associate Professor of Media Studies Ruti Talmor, Lingering addresses the COVID-19 condition of long-hauling, in which ongoing COVID symptoms persist well after the initial infection. The exhibition traces the ongoing process of recovery as a site for healing, creativity, and questioning, and the frustrations of seeking care for the varied and extensive symptoms of long-term illness.
Art Exhibition: Pau S. Pescador, Working
Tuesdays-Saturdays; reservations required
Lenzner Family Gallery, Atherton Hall
January 29-April 2
Pau S. Pescador: Working explores the stories of trans individuals who work in the civil service sector in a time when legal protections have become contested ground and successive Presidential administrations have issued opposing orders on the rights of employees based on gender, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
Art Exhibition: Beatriz Cortez: Cosmic Portals
Tuesdays-Saturdays; reservations required
Nichols Gallery, Broad Center
February 5-April 2
Beatriz Cortez’s new body of work continues her exploration into Indigenous knowledges, multiple temporalities, and ancient forms of abstraction. A two-part installation, the exhibition features a large-scale indoor sculpture referencing an ancient Mayan observatory placed in dialogue with an outdoor work inspired by a mosaic built twenty-nine centuries ago by the ancient Olmec people. While one structure looks out toward the skies the other is directed towards the underworld.
Student Meetings
5C Planned Parenthood Club First Meeting – February 8, 7-8 p.m.
Latinx Student Union Weekly Meetings – Thursdays, 7-8 p.m., Dolores Huerta Room at the GSC
FMI: [email protected]; [email protected]
APAC (Asian Pacific American Coalition) – Sundays, 2-3 p.m.
FMI: [email protected]
Pitzer Outdoor Adventures Meeting – Wednesdays, 8-9 p.m. on the Mounds
FMI: [email protected]
The Outback News Meeting – Sundays, 1-2 p.m., Grove House Outdoor Classroom
Explore the social media accounts of Pitzer’s offices and organizations with our social media directory.
Keep Up to Date
Visit the Pitzer Events Calendar for a more complete list of events. Submit your events or notices to the Pitzer calendar to be included in the Monday newsletter. Deadline for ZEST submissions is by noon Thursday.
Questions? Email [email protected].
