Presidential Inauguration - Office of the President

Strom C. Thacker, PhD
7th President of Pitzer College

Friday, October 20, 2023
Claremont, California
3:00 P.M.

President Strom C. Thacker’s Biography

Schedule of Events

Monday, October 16, 2023
Staff Council-hosted Coffee Cart Reception with President Strom C. Thacker
Scott Hall Courtyard
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
All staff welcome to attend! *No RSVP required

Thursday, October 19, 2023
Faculty-hosted Pitzer Archives Exhibition and Reception
Skandera Hall
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
All staff welcome to attend! *No RSVP required

Friday, October 20, 2023
Trustees and Delegates Luncheon
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
By invitation only

Inauguration Ceremony
Commencement Plaza
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
All Pitzer Community members are welcome to attend!

Community Celebration on the Mounds
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
All Pitzer Community members are welcome to attend!

DJ and Dancing on the Mounds
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
All Pitzer Community members are welcome to attend!

Inaugural Year Committee

Co-Chairs:
Michele Siqueiros ’95, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Melanie Lacy Sorenson, AVP and Secretary to the Board

Members:
Bridget Baker ’82, P’25, Trustee
James S. Rhodes, III P’22, Trustee
Jessica McCoy, Professor of Art
Sabrina Castro, Staff
Daniel Bonilla ’25, Student
Mark A. Cunningham ’89, P’25, Alumni Board President
Rosalie Gutiérrez Ledesma P’24, Family Leadership Council President

Inaugural Year Committee Mission
2023-24

Consistent with Pitzer’s tradition of inclusiveness and shared governance, the Inaugural Year Committee will focus on the following:

A. Develop a calendar of meetings and events that will help President Strom C. Thacker forge important relationships, both internally and externally, early in his term, including:
● The President’s formal inauguration
● A schedule of associated campus welcome receptions
● A priorities list for additional engagement opportunities

B. Provide the President with information regarding Pitzer’s mission, issues and priorities within each College constituency – faculty, staff, students, alumni, families, trustees, and the local community – and enable each constituent group to share input in these areas through their committee representative.

C. Support the positioning of Strom C. Thacker as a thought leader in higher education to broadly elevate the trailblazing work of Pitzer College and advance its core values as a social justice and inclusive liberal arts institution, including:
● Social Responsibility
● Intercultural Understanding
● Interdisciplinary Learning
● Student Engagement
● Environmental Sustainability

Highlights of Strom C. Thacker’s Inauguration Ceremony.

Full video recording of Strom C. Thacker’s Inauguration Ceremony.

Strom C. Thacker, PhD7th President of Pitzer College

Friday, October 20, 2023Claremont, California3:00 P.M.

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Strom C. Thacker, PhD
7th President of Pitzer College

Friday, October 20, 2023
Claremont, California
3:00 P.M.