Zest: Pitzer News and Events

Week of March 21, 2022

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Celebrating Women’s History Month at Pitzer

Join Pitzer College as we honor and encourage the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women throughout American history. We will share community members’ thoughts on Women’s History Month and information about any related events at Pitzer and The Claremont Colleges.

This week, learn about staff member and alumna Catherine Acosta ’05.

Summer Session 2022 Registration Opens Today!

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.

This Week’s Events

All times are Pacific Time (PT)

Career Chat: Connecting with Alumni & Others
Tuesday, March 22, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
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Connecting with alumni is a great way to learn more about a field and make those career connections. Learn the best tools for connecting with alumni and friends by using Switchboard, LinkedIn, and the Pitzer Professional Directory. 

An Introduction to Energy Healing
Tuesday, March 22, 2:45-4 p.m.
Email [email protected] for link

Ken Klee, UCLA Law School Professor Emeritus and energy healer, will lecture on energy healing. This virtual event is part of a series on complementary healing. 

The Racial Politics of Speaking & Listening with Saleck Tikande ’19
Tuesday, March 22, 4-5 p.m.
Tent 3, Commencement Plaza

From playing music in settler-colonial spaces to managing volunteers at the Denver Food Rescue, Saleck Tikande ’19 will share insights on how the different ways of listening and speaking reproduce and interrogate hidden curricula.

Community Science Dialogues with LRT/CEC/BIO168L
Tuesday, March 22, 4-5 p.m.
https://pitzer.zoom.us/meeting/82935976913

Join the Latino/a Roundtable, Microbiology BIO168L Class, and the Community Engagement Center for discussions on the role of science in understanding health and wellness during the pandemic and beyond.

Wellness Wednesdays

Wellness Wednesday: Emotional Wellness
Wednesday, March 23, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
McConnell Apron

Join us for tips, tools, and resources for your wellness.

Part of the Strive 2 Thrive health and wellness campaign focusing on awareness, education, and support for students.

Career Services

Law School 101: Careers, Resources, & LSAT
Wednesday, March 23, 5-6 p.m.
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Join Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) Ambassador Jennifer O’Connor to learn about the different career paths available with a JD, resources to use throughout the application process, and an introduction to the LSAT exam.

Study Abroad Information Session
Thursday, March 24, 3-4 p.m.
Zoom: https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/98231983257

Students planning to study abroad during the Fall or Spring must attend an information session before they can meet with a study abroad adviser. Information sessions provide an overview of study abroad policies and highlight different program models available to Pitzer students.

Pitzer Open Mic with Judah 1
Thursday, March 24, 8-10 p.m.
Grove House

Join us for Open Mic Night featuring Judah 1, CEC Activist/Artist in Residence and Pomona Poet Laureate. The event also features DJ Ces One and Treesje Powers Thomas.

Cesar Chavez Day Observed
Friday, March 25

Cesar Chavez Day observed. No classes in session; administrative offices closed.


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

Queer, Trans, Plus Student Alliance (QTs Alliance) – Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m., hybrid meetings
FMI: [email protected]

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

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