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Pitzer Industry Series: Info & Communications Tech/Rotational Programs
Tuesday, November 9, 6-7 p.m.
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Meet with a Pitzer alumna who is the Improvement and Performance Specialist at Ericsson, one of the leading providers of Information and Communication Technology to service providers. She and her colleagues at Ericsson will discuss their career paths and their technology rotational program.
This program is part of a series that provides a regular platform for Pitzer alumni and families as well as employers to discuss careers in a variety of fields.
Wellness Wednesday: Mindful Breathing
Wednesday, November 10, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
McConnell Apron
Learn about mindful breathing! Join us during lunch outside of McConnell for tips, tools, and resources for your wellness. Instagram: @PZStrive2Thrive
Career Chat: Making the Most of Your Holiday Break
Wednesday, November 10, 12:15-1 p.m.
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Winter break is a great time to get connected with alumni and other professionals in the fields you are interested in. Learn how to reach out for an informational interview and how to start building your network!
The Mike Brown Rebellion: A Conversation with Hip Hop Artists Rebel Diaz
Wednesday, November 10, 1:20-2:35 p.m.
Fletcher 106
As a part of the survey course Critical Global Studies 67: Resistance to Monoculture, hip hop artists Rebel Diaz will join in dialogue about grassroots politics and uprising. They will be sharing their experience in Ferguson, Missouri, during the anti-police uprising in response to the killing of Mike Brown, one of the catalysts for the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and show clips of their documentary, The Mike Brown Rebellion.
Screening: Wajib (“Duty”) and Conversation with Director Annemarie Jacir ’96
Wednesday, November 10, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Benson Auditorium
The Pitzer community is invited to a screening of Wajib (“Duty”), an award-winning 2018 film directed by Pitzer alum Annemarie Jacir ’96. Wajib was a New York Times Critic’s Pick and won numerous awards at international film festivals. The screening will be followed by a Q&A via Zoom with Jacir.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with light refreshments served in the atrium; screening begins at 8 p.m.
Financial Know-How: Credit
Thursday, November 11, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
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Learn about credit cards, interest rates, late fees, credit scores, and more. Led by a Pitzer alumna and Certified Financial Planner, this is the second in a series of financial wellness workshops sponsored by the FirstGen program, Financial Aid, and Career Services.
Study Abroad Information Session
Thursday, November 11, 5-6 p.m.
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 will provide an overview of study abroad policies and highlight different program models available to Pitzer students.
Pitzer College Art Galleries
Sadie Barnette: Legacy & Legend
Tuesdays-Saturdays; reservations required.
Lenzner Family Art Gallery, Atherton Hall
Showing through December 18
Sadie Barnette: Legacy & Legend, a partnership between the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College and Pitzer College Art Galleries, is the artist’s most ambitious exhibition to date. The Benton is exhibiting a major new body of work that expands upon themes the artist has explored in an earlier project, Dear 1968,… (2017), and Pitzer is showing an installation featuring Barnette’s signature reimagining of domestic spaces as futuristic, other-worldly locations of liberation and restoration.
Jenny Perlin: Maelstrom
Tuesdays-Saturdays; reservations required.
Nichols Gallery, Broad Center
Showing through December 17
Artist Jenny Perlin works in 16mm hand-drawn animated films, videos, installations, and drawings. Her projects draw on interdisciplinary interests in history, cultural studies, literature, and linguistics. Her films incorporate innovative techniques to investigate history as it relates to the present.
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