Pitzer News

Student Achievements

Sanya Dhama ’24 Wins Projects for Peace Award to Empower Youth in Public Health Education

Student wins award for designing grassroots project that promotes peace.

News Topics

• Students
• Awards
• Education

Student Achievements

Black History Month Spotlight: Fatoumata Dioubate ’24

Meet Fatoumata Dioubate ’24 (she/her), a Politics, Philosophy and Economics and French major who is studying abroad in Pitzer’s international exchange program in Nantes, France.

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• Students

Student Achievements

Ben Willett ’23 Sets Program Records in Men’s Swim and Dive

Pitzer’s Ben Willett ’23 highlighted the Sagehens’ efforts with program records in both the 1m and 3m dives.

News Topics

• Athletics
• Students

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Student Achievements

Dominic Arzadon ’23 Becomes First Pitzer Student to Win Marshall Scholarship

Pitzer College senior Dominic Arzadon ’23 is the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious, highly competitive award that funds up to three years of graduate study in any discipline at any British university.

News Topics

• Students
• Awards

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Student Achievements

Shelby Ottengheime ’23 Embraces Art, Archaeology, and Japanese American Heritage

Discover how Ottengheime taps into ancient and family history as a muralist, art galleries fellow, and anthropologist 

News Topics

• Students
• Arts & Culture
• Race & Ethnicity
• Anthropology

Organization

• Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies

Student Achievements

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Alexander Rodriguez ’24

Meet Alexander Rodriguez ’24 (he/they), a sociology major and Native Indigenous Initiatives coordinator through Pitzer’s Community Engagement Center.

News Topics

• Students

In the Media

Pitzer & Adelanto Community Members Organize ­to Bring Water Justice to the City

Adelanto, CA residents wanted to know more about the origins and safety of their water, so a coalition of Pitzer College and community organizations has joined forces with residents to answer these questions.

News Topics

• General News
• Community Engagement
• Students
• Faculty Distinctions

Organization

• Community Engagement Center (CEC)
• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
• Critical Action + Social Advocacy (CASA)

Student Achievements

Dare to be Cute: Lucy Conover ’23 Crochets Cecil the Sagehen

Meet Pitzer College senior Lucy Conover ’23, a jill-of-all-trades who is majoring in science, technology, and society (STS) and shows her Pitzer spirit by crocheting stuffed animals of Cecil the Sagehen!

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• Students

Student Achievements

Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight: Xitlaly Franquez ’23

Meet Pitzer student Xitlaly Franquez ’23 (she/they), an environmental analysis major on the environmental science track and a minor in Latinx studies.

News Topics

• Students
• Environmental Analysis

Student Achievements

Pitzer Hive Fellows Make Social Impact Through Human-Centered Design

Discover how the Hive taps into “the Pitzer brain” through out-of-the-box, hands-on innovation

News Topics

• Students
• Health