Environmental Sustainability

Like the tree in the College’s logo, environmental sustainability branches across every aspect of our curriculum, campus, and programs

“Pitzer is a place that embraces being a leader with visionary environmentalism. We foster in our students an awareness of environmental concerns that everyone is exposed to and help them translate that awareness into action.”

Paul Faulstich

Professor Emeritus, Environmental Analysis

#3 Green Matters: Everyone Cares About Conservation

“Princeton Review” Best Colleges 2024

$1.8 m Cutting-Edge Research

A grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture has enabled the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability to study agrivoltaics, the practice of installing solar panels on farmland.

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Solar panels and farmland with inset photo of Susan Phillips

Pitzer Voices

Portrait of Sia Were, member of the Class of 2025
“At Pitzer, we are shown how living sustainably is a form of actively loving our planet. Cultivating a healthy connection with the Earth is not only important, it also leads to better personal well-being. I believe that it's honestly the bare minimum to focus on the environment in my collegiate pursuit because I value being here – on this planet.”

Sia Were ’25

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Environmental Analysis major

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Sammy Basa and Zhane Moledina stand together under the leafy green canopy of Pitzer’s Grove House Outdoor Classroom.

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2025 Projects for Peace awardees Sammy Basa ’25 and Zhané Moledina ’25 are creating a community-led education project to preserve Sibuyan Island, a beacon of biodiversity in the Philippines.