Weeks of Welcome

Weeks of Welcom

August 26 – September 25, 2022

Please see below for all of the wonderful events taking place during the first weeks of the semester to welcome students back to campus! For any questions/concerns, please reach out to the office facilitating the event. This page is best viewed on a desktop.

Schedule of Events

Week 1
QRC Open House
Friday 8/26
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Contact Email
Welcome Back Bash
Sunday 8/28
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
@ Clock Tower Lawn
Contact Email
New Resource Student (NRS) Welcome Dinner
Sunday 8/28
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
@ Broad Performance Space
Contact Email
First Day of School Photos
Monday 8/29
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
@ McConnell Apron
Click for more info!
Vehicle Registration Day
Monday 8/29
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
@ McConnell Lobby
Contact Email
Department of Theatre Open House
Tuesday 8/30
5:00 p.m.
@ Seaver Theatre Courtyard
Contact Email
Student Resource Fair
Wednesday 8/31
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
FMI Email
Case Interviewing Preparation w/ Brandon Holstege ’14
Wednesday 8/31
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Atherton 103
FMI Email
On-Campus Job Fair
Thursday 9/1
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
FMI Email
International Student Hive Open House
Thursday 9/1
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
FMI Email
Muslim Welcome Dinner
Friday 9/1
6:00 p.m.
@ McAlister Interfaith Center
FMI Email
Pitzer Community Celebration Lunch & Ice Cream Social
Friday 9/2
11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
FMI Email
Week 2
Community Engagement Center Open House
Friday 9/2
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Scott Hall 108
Click here for more info!
Convocation (Class of ’26 & Faculty)
Friday 9/2
10:30 a.m.
Click here for more info!
Pitzer Community Celebration Lunch
Friday 9/2
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
McConnell Dining Hall
Convocation Cookies @ the Pit Stop *While Supplies Last!
Friday 9/2
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Pit Stop Cafe
Ice Cream Social
Friday 9/2
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Broad Center Patio
Strive2Thrive Mead Wellness Space Open House
Friday 9/2
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Mead Lobby
Blue Tape Mural @ the Hive
Friday 9/2
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
The Hive
RSVP HERE + More Info
Growing Your Garden Social
Saturday 9/3
8:00 p.m.
GSC Multipurpose Room
Contact Email
Career Services Welcome Kick Off
Wednesday 9/7
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Scott Courtyard
FMI Email
CAPAS + Writing Center Co-Open House
Wednesday 9/7
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Mead Hall 131/132
FMI Email
CEC Ethics and Orientation Training
Wednesday 9/7
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
GSC Multipurpose Room
Click for more info!
Questions to Make Friends with Anyone
Wednesday 9/7
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
The Hive
RSVP HERE + More Info
Pitzer Club Fair
Thursday 9/8
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Pitzer Mounds
Contact Email
Halaqah and Hangout
Thursday 9/8
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
@ McAlister Interfaith Center
Contact Email
Week 3
The Hive
Keck Peer Mentor Workshop + Pizza Party
Friday 9/9
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Burns Lecture Hall
Click for more info!
Mobile Livescan
Friday 9/9
12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Broad Center Performance Space
FMI Email
The Hive
Financial Aid Orientation
Friday 9/9
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
FMI Email
The Hive
Made @ the Hive: Block Printing
Friday 9/9
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
RSVP HERE + More Info
Movie Night on the Clock Tower Lawn
Friday 9/9
8:00 p.m.
FMI Email
Karaoke X Mocktails
Saturday 9/10
8:00 p.m.
Gold Student Center Multipurpose Room (GSC)
FMI Email
Welcome Black BBQ (Office of Black Student Affairs)
Sunday 9/11
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
OBSA Bungalow
RSVP HERE
The Hive
Financial Aid Orientation
Monday 9/12
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
FMI Email
Lunch & Learn with Teach for America
Tuesday 9/13
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
CLSA – Tranquada Student Services Center – 2nd Floor
RSVP HERE + More Info
The Hive
Sheet Repurposing w/ the Hive & Pomona Free Room
Tuesday 9/13
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Walker Beach @ POM
RSVP HERE + More Info
The Hive
5C Club Fair
Tuesday 9/13
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Bowling Green Lawn (Scripps)
Contact Email
The Hive
Is Graduate School the Next Step for You?
Tuesday 9/13
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Broad Center 207
RSVP Here
The Hive
Workshop Wednesday: Owning Your Story in Career
Wednesday 9/14
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Fletcher 104
RSVP Email
The Hive
Getting Connected on Career Platforms
Wednesday 9/14
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Scott Hall 126
Click for more info!
The Hive
Career Fair Prep: Harvey Mudd & Caltech Fall 2022 Software, Data Science & Finance
Thursday 9/15
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
RSVP Email
Back to Your Future Block Party
Thursday 9/15
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Claremont Colleges Library South Lawn
Click here for more info!
The Hive
Financial Aid Orientation
Thursday 9/15
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
FMI Email
Fintech: Fables, Fallacies, and Future (w/ Sanjib Kalita)
Thursday 9/15
5:30 p.m.
Athenaeum (CMC)
RSVP Here
Week 4
Seminar: Additive Manufacturing and Polymer Chemistry – Old Materials Used in New Ways
Dr. Levi Moore, USAF
Friday 9/16
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Burns Auditorium
Meet & Walk Over: CMC Accounting & Finance Meet Up
Friday 9/16
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
RSVP Email
Made @ the Hive: Intro to Podcasting
Friday 9/16
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
RSVP HERE + More Info
Yoga for Stress Relief w/ Dr. Dana Reyes (MCAPS Workshop)
Tuesday 9/20
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
RSVP HERE
Career Discovery Series: A day in the life in Asset Management
Tuesday 9/20
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
RSVP HERE
Workshop Wednesday: Finding Your People – Network Building in College
Wednesday 9/21
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
RSVP Email
Intercollegiate Departments of the Claremont Colleges Open House (IDAS, IDAAS,IDCLS)
Wednesday 9/21
4:00 – 5:30 P.M.
Walker Beach (POM)
RSVP HERE
The Chaplains’ Ice Cream Open House Event
Thursday 9/22
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
@ McAlister Interfaith Center
Contact Email
Halaqah and Hangout
Thursday 9/22
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
@ McAlister Interfaith Center
Contact Email
Senior Welcome Back Party
Thursday 9/22
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Benson Atrium
Creating the Farm w/ Geordi Schuurman @ the Hive
Friday 9/23
4:00 – 5:30 p.m..
RSVP HERE + More Info