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College NewsA Season of Giving—and Passing It On
Pitzer College celebrates Thanksgiving on campus while extending support to local and regional communities
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- Dining Services
- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
- Campus Life
- The Grove House
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College NewsActivist Artist Cienna Benn Remakes Altadena Heirlooms
As Pitzer’s 2025–26 activist artist in residence, Cienna Benn is collaborating with community partners to illustrate Black life and legacies in Altadena in response to the Eaton Fire.
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- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
- Pitzer College Art Galleries
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College NewsMarvin James: Exploring History and Community as an Activist-Artist
Marvin James shared with students his practice in contemporary archiving, community-based knowledge, and the scientific method as Pitzer’s 2024–25 activist-artist-in-residence.
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- Pitzer College Art Galleries
- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
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College NewsNative Scholar in Residence Meranda Roberts Discusses Curation and Heritage
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- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
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College NewsNative Scholar in Residence Laurie Steelink Explores Art and Community
Laurie Steelink, a multidisciplinary artist and Akimel O’otham member of the Gila River Indian Community, is serving as Pitzer College’s Native Scholar in Residence.
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- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
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Pitzer AchievementsPitzer Marks 25 Years of Social Responsibility in Action
Pitzer College's Community Engagement Center celebrates 25 years of putting social responsibility in action — and its director talks about how the CEC plans to carry on its work over the next 25 years and beyond.
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- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
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Pitzer AchievementsPitzer Honored With Carnegie Classification for Its Commitment to Community Engagement
Pitzer College has been chosen as a recipient of a 2024 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
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- Critical Action + Social Advocacy (CASA)
- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
- Justice Education Center at the Claremont Colleges
- Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
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Student AchievementsFilmmaker and MOR Fellow Daisy Okazaki ’25 Explores Asian American Identity
Pitzer College student Daisy Okazaki ’25, a media studies major and Asian American studies minor, has received the Margo Okazawa-Rey Fellowship to create a community-rooted film project centered on the experiences of young Southeast Asian women. Partnering with Oakland-based Banteay Srei, Okazaki is producing a short film and accompanying curriculum exploring themes of identity, trauma, healing, and sisterhood. A lifelong storyteller and member of Pitzer’s Pasifika Asian Student Union, Okazaki aims to uplift Asian American communities through film and art.
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- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
- Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies
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Alumni AchievementsCrystal Rodriguez ’23: Artist, Community Advocate, and New Resources Student
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- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
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Student Achievements
Pitzer Students Awarded for Exceptional Community Engagement
Students won for involvement in mental health care, composting, voter engagement, partnerships with Indigenous communities, and more.
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- Community Engagement Center (CEC)