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POMONA COLLEGE INFORMATIONPomona College is located in Claremont, California and is a private college. Pomona College is a four year college and offers Bachelor's Degrees, and a number of different programs and courses. Pomona College is in a relatively urban area (in or near a city), which may be something you prefer if you like a city lifestyle as a student. Pomona College does not have a rolling admission policy, and you will want to make sure that you get your application in before January 2. Pomona College is relatively smaller in size with an enrollment of only 1,529 students. Pomona College accepts about 19% of its applicants on average, and 51% of the students receive some sort of financial aid for college at Pomona College. If you are looking for more information on financial aid at Pomona College, you can may want to contact Patricia Coye, who is the Director of Financial Aid at Pomona College. You may also qualify for free grants for college in California to attend Pomona College. You may also need to take one or more of the following tests to qualify for admission at Pomona College:
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On a 4.0 scale, the average high school gpa for students that are entering Pomona College is 3.9. You may want to brush up on your ACT preparation as well, because the average ACT score for students that are entering Pomona College is 32. Don't forget to study for the SAT, because the average SAT score for students that are entering Pomona College is 1450. Do a lot of students come from out of state to attend Pomona College? Well, about 64% of the student body at Pomona College comes from outside the state of California. Are you thinking of joining a fraternity or a sorority while you are attending Pomona College? You're not alone - about 2% of the students at Pomona College join a fraternity or sorority. Do a lot of the students at Pomona College live on campus? Well, about 100% live on campus, while 0% live off campus and commute to school every day. QUICK FACTS ABOUT POMONA COLLEGE
Data provided by Data-lists.com Universities and Colleges Database. Data last updated on 2007-10-17. POMONA COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID INFORMATIONAcademic Competitiveness (AC) Grant Program Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program Grants and Scholarships available in California POMONA COLLEGE NEWSPomona College Ranked No. 4 for “Great Financial Aid” by Princeton ReviewLife on Campus Pomona College is ranked No. 4 in the nation for “Great Financial Aid,” according to a survey released today by The Princeton Review. 12 Fascinating Summer Research Projects Research Research is afoot this summer, with Pomona College students exploring a range of topics —nearly 200 projects in all—both on and off campus, many through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). Students are assisting faculty with research or pursuing independent projects under the mentorship of a professor, all made possible by funding from the College and other foundations. Prof. Tahir Andrabi’s Research on Education in Low-Income Countries Featured in The Economist Faculty In The Economist’s Aug. 1 issue, the cover story “Learning Unleashed” focuses on the boom of low-cost private schools in countries across Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, using research and recent studies co-authored by Pomona College Professor Tahir Andrabi to demonstrate a shift in parents opting for private schooling rather than public education systems in these countries. Pomona College en primer lugar en lista Forbes Campus Events Pomona College llegó en primer lugar en la lista de Forbes de las mejores universidades del 2015 publicada hoy. Forbes Ranks Pomona College No. 1 in Nation Media Mention Pomona College is named No. 1 on the Forbes “America’s Top Colleges 2015,” released today. This is the first time a Southern California college has topped the list. Pomona College Reducing Turf to Help Fight Drought Life on Campus Pomona College is pitching in to fight the drought by removing 140,000 square feet of turf this summer. Pomona College Hosts Special Olympics Athletes and Trainers Campus Events Pomona College is excited to host more than 40 athletes and coaches participating in the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Prof. Miguel Tinker Salas Says Mexican Government Must Show Transparency After "El Chapo" Escape International As the story of drug lord “El Chapo” Guzmán’s prison break continues to unfold, Pomona College Professor Miguel Tinker Salas says the escape “underscores the extent to which the cartels have penetrated Mexican government and institutions as well as civil society.” PAYS Program Transforms Teens' Lives Students The Pomona College Academy for Youth Success is preparing to celebrate another successful summer. Every June and July, Pomona College in Claremont hosts about 90 promising high school students on campus for free college preparation. The teens live on campus for four weeks and get intensive academic preparation in math and the humanities or social sciences. The PAYS closing ceremony will be held at Bridges Hall of Music at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 17, preceded by a research poster presentation that will take place from 6:15-7 p.m. Shakespeare Summer: Performances at Pomona's Greek Theatre Set for July 16-26 Campus Events Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Titus Andronicus will be performed at Pomona College’s Sontag Greek Theatre by Ophelia’s Jump, a Claremont-based professional theatre company, with alternating performances staged July 16-26. Shakespeare at the Greek Theatre Campus Events Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Titus Andronicus will be performed at Pomona College’s Sontag Greek Theatre by Ophelia’s Jump, a Claremont-based professional theatre company, with alternating performances staged July 16-26. Prof. Tomás Summers Sandoval Awarded $10,000 for Oral History Project on Latino Veterans and Their Families Media Mention The Cal Humanities California Documentary Project awarded Professor Tomás Summers Sandoval $10,000 for his oral history project, “Veteranos of Pomona: Local Stories of Latinos in the Military.” New Research Finds People Believe Nutrients Are Healthier Than the Whole Foods They Come From Research Is Vitamin C better for you than an orange? Are omega-3 fatty acids more important for your diet than the fish they come from? This may sound like topsy-turvy nutritional logic, but a new study from Cornell University and Pomona College found participants judged individual nutrients as healthier than the whole, natural foods that contain them. Leyth Swidan '16 Awarded Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship International Leyth Swidan ’16 has nurtured a long-time interest in global affairs—an interest birthed by his own heritage as a Jordanian, cultivated during summers spent in the Middle East with family, and deepened by his time as a Pomona student. Environmental Analysis Majors Map Claremont's Urban Forest of 24,000 Trees Students For their capstone project, a group of graduating seniors in Pomona College Professor Char Miller’s Environmental Analysis 190 class went out on a limb and sought to map all of Claremont’s public trees, a suburb known for its arboreal beauty. Adam Sapp Named Pomona College Director of Admissions Staff Adam Sapp, an experienced admissions professional coming from Princeton University, has been named the new director of admissions at Pomona College. Prof. Ralph Bolton to Receive Sargent Shriver Award from National Peace Corps Association Faculty On Saturday, Professor of Anthropology Ralph Bolton ’61 will receive the 2015 Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service from the National Peace Corps Association at its annual conference in Berkeley, Calif. New Millikan Laboratory and Andrew Science Hall Open for Faculty and Summer Research Students Life on Campus Full of natural light and space, the beautiful new Millikan Laboratory and renovated Andrew Science Hall are now open for faculty and summer research students. At nearly 75,000-square-feet, Millikan 2.0 houses the mathematics, physics and astronomy departments and is full of innovative technology and features—all built to the highest green standards. 11 Great Things to Look Forward to at Pomona This Summer Campus Events Sure, it’s summer break, but Pomona College isn’t sleeping in. The campus will be abuzz with activities, listed here in no particular order. Pomona Honors Outstanding Professors with Teaching Awards Faculty Pomona College Professors Michael Diercks, Phyllis Jackson, Zayn Kassam, Sidney Lemelle, Jane Liu, Lynne Miyake, Gilda Ochoa and Sara Olson have received the 2015 Wig Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching. New Grad Working to Break Down Language Barriers in Health Care System Alumni Hong Deng Gao’s dream was born out of hard-fought challenges. She was 15 and her mother had been diagnosed with a life-threatening liver disease. Prof. Miguel Tinker Salas Authors New Book on Venezuela Research Professor Miguel Tinker Salas has authored a new book, Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know, a comprehensive introductory history of the country written in an accessible question-and-answer format. In Memoriam: Artist Chris Burden '69 The Arts Artist Chris Burden ’69 passed away Sunday, May 10, at his home, a huge loss for both the Pomona College community and the art world. Public Forum on the Future of the Pomona College Museum of Art to Take Place May 12 Campus Events A public forum on the Pomona College Master Plan and the future of the Pomona College Museum of Art will take place Tuesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. in Rose Hills Theatre. Representatives from the architectural firm Machado and Silvetti Associates will be on hand for this public forum to discuss preliminary design concepts and to hear from members of the Claremont community about their hopes and aspirations for the Museum. 15 Pomona Students Awarded Fulbright Fellowships Students Fifteen graduates of the Class of 2015 have been awarded prestigious Fulbright Fellowships to pursue independent research or to teach English in countries around the world. Class Acquires New Work for the Pomona College Museum of Art Collection, Learns About Museum Acquisition The Arts Installed in the lobby of the Pomona College Museum of Art, Directed (North) radiates a raw artistic power. Created by artist Rose B. Simpson, the piece’s acquisition by the museum and inclusion in its Art in Dialogue series is particularly special: It was chosen by students. It is on display through May 17. Professor Char Miller Receives Faculty Alumni Service Award Faculty This year’s winner of the Faculty Alumni Service Award is Char Miller P’03, the W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and director of the environmental analysis program at Pomona College. Senior Emily Darby and 12 Pomona Alumni Awarded National Science Foundation Fellowships Students Pomona College senior Emily Darby and 12 alumni have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, which provide an annual stipend of $34,000 and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance for each of three years of graduate study. Inspired by Her Mother and Community, Ahtziri Fonseca '15 Is on Her Way to Fulfilling Her Childhood Dreams of Becoming a Physician Research The daughter of immigrants from Mexico, Ahtziri Fonseca landed a $50,000 Univision/JC Penney scholarship four years ago to help her come to Pomona College and earn a neuroscience degree, all on the way to becoming a surgeon. In May, she is scheduled to proudly receive that diploma—the first in her family to do so—completing the next big step toward her long-held dream of going into medicine and serving the Latino community. Continuando el sueño: Inspirada por su madre, Ahtziri Fonseca, está preparándose para graduarse de Pomona College, un enorme paso en su camino a ser cirujana Research La hija de inmigrantes de México, Ahtziri Fonseca, clase 2015, recibió una beca de Univisión/JC Penney por $50,000 hace cuatro años para ayudarla a asistir a Pomona College y obtener un diploma en neurociencias, todo ello en su camino para llegar a ser cirujana.Ella está encaminada a recibir ese diploma en mayo – la primera en su familia en lograrlo – completando ese enorme paso hacia su sueño de tanto tiempo, de poder estudiar medicina y servir a la comunidad latina. 13 Fascinating Classes in the Liberal Arts Life on Campus At Pomona College, our interdisciplinary liberal arts classes take students on unexpected intellectual journeys. Enjoy a noteworthy list of 13 fascinating classes that were offered this spring that would fulfill one of these requirements. Atlanta Hawks Coach Mike Budenholzer ’92 Named NBA Coach of the Year Athletics Atlanta Hawks Coach Mike Budenholzer ’92 has been named NBA Coach of the Year. In announcing the choice, the NBA noted that Budenholzer led the team to its best regular season in franchise history, with a 60-22 record. Compared to the previous season, that was a “22-win improvement rooted in balance on offense and teamwork on defense.” Pomona College Partners With Local School to Provide Theatre Opportunity Students Every year, actress Rose Portillo (“Zoot Suit”) directs students from a local public school in a unique creative venture that culminates in a spring theatre production at Pomona College in Claremont. Theatre for Young Audiences started eight years ago with a dozen participants from Pomona Unified’s Fremont Academy (grades 7-12). But interest keeps growing. For 2014-15, about 100 Fremont students signed on, with a final cut of 40. Pomona Senior Works to Transform Beauty Industry All Naturally Students Pomona College senior Joyce Nimocks has fond childhood memories of her grandmother teaching her to make body butter out of olive oil and using natural, homemade concoctions on her granddaughter’s curly hair. Junior Ciaran Evans Wins Goldwater Scholarship Students Ciaran Evans ’16 has won a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award of $7,500 per year for educational expenses to college sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. Campus Earth Day Activities Offer Chance to Pitch in for the Planet Students On April 22, 2015, Pomona College will celebrate Earth Day with activities designed to engage the campus community more closely with the College’s everyday sustainability efforts, and to challenge students, faculty and staff to think about conservation on both a personal and institutional level. Pomona College Named One of the Nation’s “Top 50 Green Colleges” by the Princeton Review. Media Mention Pomona College has been named one of the nation’s “Top 50 Green Colleges” by the Princeton Review. At No. 15 on the list, Pomona is one of four Southern California institutions in the top 50, with the others being UC Santa Barbara (No. 3), UC Irvine (No. 16) and Cal Poly Pomona (No. 30). Pomona Choir and Orchestra Perform Together This Weekend Campus Events This weekend, 112 students will perform Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, K.427 and Fauré’s Pavane and Les Djinns with the Pomona College Choir and Orchestra. The choir and orchestra perform together twice each academic year on campus. Bill Keller ’70, Richard Post ’40, Mary Schmich ’75 and James Turrell ’65 Win Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award Alumni The Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni for their high achievement in their professions or community service. Recipients of this award are selected by the Alumni Awards Committee and ratified by the Alumni Association Board. This year there are four winners: Bill Keller, Richard Post, Mary Schmich and James Turrell. Brenna Gormally ’15: Watching Women’s Lacrosse Bloom While at Pomona Athletics Senior Brenna Gormally has watched the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Lacross team bloom in her four years as a player, from a time when they had no extra players on the bench to reaching the SCIAC championships. Now, she’s looking to her future as a biology major—and one last push for the SCIAC title. Environmental Activist Madison Vorva '17 Receives Prestigious Udall Scholarship Students Pomona College sophomore Madison Vorva, who started as an environmental activist at the age of 11, has been awarded the prestigious Udall Undergraduate Scholarship as she continues her efforts to promote sustainability and spark real change. Vorva, from Plymouth, Mich., is one of 50 Udall Scholars for 2015, with each receiving up to $5,000 for academic expenses. The Udall Foundation awards the scholarships to college sophomores and juniors "for leadership, public service and commitment" to environmental or Native American issues. Jeanne Buckley ’65 P’92 and Stan Hales ’64 Win Alumni Distinguished Service Award Alumni The Alumni Distinguished Service Award is bestowed annually to an alumnus, alumna, or alumni in recognition of that person's selfless commitment and ongoing volunteer service to Pomona College. This year, Jeanne Buckley ’65 P’92 and Stan Hales ’64 were our distinguished winners. "Hunger for Victory" History Lectures at Pomona College April 7 & 9 to Focus on Food in Japan and the Pacific During World War II Campus Events A distinguished historian of Japanese and food studies, Katarzyna Cwiertka, will deliver this year’s Ena Thompson Lectures at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, and 4 p.m., Thursday, April 9, at Pomona College (Rose Hills Theatre, Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont). Poet Claudia Rankine, Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, to Give Reading at Pomona College April 20 Campus Events Claudia Rankine, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, will give a reading from Citizen: An American Lyric at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 20 in Bridges Hall of Music at Pomona College. Students Research Their Theses Around the Globe With Oldenborg Travel Grant International While many students spend at least a semester researching their senior thesis, some determined Sagehens also spend a summer abroad doing research. The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations awards three travel grants annually to Pomona rising seniors to fund research that will ultimately “support a senior thesis or exercise.” Hack Week is Coming to Pomona April 6-9, Hackathon April 10 Students Ever wanted to learn how to program or program better? The Claremont Colleges Hack Week begins Monday, April 6, and culminates in the Hackathon, April 10. Hack Week is a four-night long tutorial on programming for mobile applications. The classes are 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Students are divided into beginner and advanced tracks. Kitimat to Make World Premiere at Pomona College Seaver Theatre, April 9 -12 Faculty Kitimat, an original play by Elaine Avila will make its world premiere at Seaver Theatre, April 9 -12. Lesley Irvine named Director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics and Chair of the Department of Physical Education at Pomona College Faculty Pomona College President David Oxtoby and Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley today announced that Lesley Irvine has been named Director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics following a national search. She will also serve as Chair of the Department of Physical Education at Pomona College. Irvine will join the colleges on June 1. The First-Year Experience in 47 Photos Students Experience the first year of Pomona College in our photo gallery. New Species of Ancient Predator Unearthed by Team From Pomona, Royal Ontario Museum, Parks Canada Faculty Prof. Robert Gaines is co-author of a paper published today in Palaeontology describing a new lobster-like predator found in a 508 million-year-old fossil site in the Canadian Rockies. The creature, named Yawunik kootenayi, had large frontal claws that bore two long opposing rows of teeth that helped the animal catch its prey. Malian Singer-Songwriter Fatoumata Diawara’s World Tour Arrives at Pomona College on April 2 Campus Events As part of her world tour, Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara will perform at Pomona College Bridges Auditorium ((450 N. College Way, Claremont) at 8 p.m. on April 2. General admission tickets are $14 and are available at the Bridges Auditorium box office, at www.pomona.edu/bridges or by calling 909-607-1139. In Memoriam: Professor of Theatre Betty Bernhard The Arts Pomona College Professor of Theatre Betty Bernhard passed away at home on March 21, 2015. As a teacher, director, and mentor in the Theatre Department since 1984, Bernard was an important and vibrant member of the Pomona community. Introducing the Pomona College Class of 2019 Life on Campus The newly-chosen Pomona College Class of 2019 gets the good news today. In another record-breaking year, the College received 8,091 first-year applications, an increase of nearly 5 percent over last year. It was the most selective year yet, with the College admitting a record-low 9.76 percent of applicants, or 790 students. Pomona Seniors to Travel the Globe to Study Baseball, Natural Cosmetics with Watson Fellowships Research Pomona College seniors Emily Glass and Joyce Nimocks will each travel the globe pursuing year-long dream projects as recipients of the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Glass’s interests will lead her into international baseball communities, where she’ll seek “reconciliation with the baseball diamond.” A lifelong baseball fan, Glass played the game for a dozen years “until I was pushed into softball because of the friction between my gender and the game.” Nimocks, meanwhile, will visit Ghana, Japan and South Africa. Working with artisans, farmers and other groups, she will consider “ways in which local ingredients are utilized to produce sustainable, handmade cosmetics.” Palm Oil Activist Madi Vorva ’17 Shows Young People How to Bring Real Change International Madi Vorva ’17 already had nearly a decade of national activism under her belt when she arrived at Pomona College Professor Claudia Rankine Wins the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry Faculty Professor Claudia Rankine received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry today for her most recent collection, Citizen: An American Lyric. She is the first author to be nominated in two categories: poetry and criticism. Pomona College to Host Native American Powwow on April 4 Campus Events On Saturday, April 4, Native American dancers and powwow drum groups will converge in Claremont for the Pomona College Powwow: Tradition for Life – Education for the Future. The intertribal gathering to celebrate Native American culture and honor traditions through music and dance will begin with the Grand Entry at noon, on the College’s Smith Campus Center South Lawn (170 E. Sixth St., Claremont). Rory Taylor ’18 Named a 2015 Champion for Change for His Native American Youth Mentoring Program Students Rory Taylor has made a quick and strong impact in his first year at Pomona. Working with the Draper Center for Community Partnerships, he helped found the IndigeNATION Scholars program, which pairs about 20 Claremont College mentors with 70-80 high school students at three local Native American high schools. Water Polo Star Sarah Westcott ’15 Balances Sport with Biology-Politics Double Major Athletics In the classroom, Sarah Westcott ’15 has maintained a GPA that has earned her All-Academic accolades from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. In the pool, she has been a two-time first-team All-American with 163 career goals entering this spring, and has been a part of three SCIAC titles in her first three years. Story Quilt Exhibition Narrates and Interprets Trayvon Martin Shooting The Arts “American Spring: A Cause for Justice,” 23 story quilts that narrate the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida, will be on display at Pomona College, beginning Feb. 23. The quilts come from the Fiber Artists of Hope Network and reveal reactions to Martin’s death in 2012 and hopes for a better America. Professor and Ex-Diplomat Mietek Boduszynski Shares his Libya Crisis Expertise in L.A. Times Media Mention In his latest op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations Mietek Boduszynski addresses the human rights crisis unfolding in Libya four years after the overthrow of Moammar Kadafi. The professor, a former U.S. Foreign Service officer who was stationed in Libya, writes that the North African nation is now a “broken country.” 7 Great Pomona Events in March Life on Campus From films to music lectures, March brings a wide range of events you won’t want to miss including a Nobel Laureate on "The Origins of Life," RE:BOOK kickoff event, the Vertigo@Midnight Film Series, a historic debate between candidates for principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, music and dance of Bali, Eyes of Africa events and the western semifinal of the International Chmpionships of A Cappella, and more. Pomona College Theatre Presents In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play The Arts With a title that speaks for itself, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play is a rousing comedy that takes playgoers back to the 1880s when electricity and human imagination collide. Created by playwright Sarah Ruhl in 2009, the play explores the role of sexual pleasure in the treatment of “hysteria” in women. See the play at Pomona College March 5-7. Six Science Students Present Research at International Conference Students Six students from Biology Professor Nina Karnovsky’s research lab presented posters at the Pacific Seabird Group conference in San Jose last weekend, an international gathering of scientists focused on seabird ecology, behavior and conservation. Two Pomona Seniors Awarded $12,000 Grants for Social Change Projects Students Seniors Hong Deng Gao and Joyce Nimocks are recipients of the 2015 Napier Award, a $12,000 prize that recognizes creative leadership and funds projects that advance endeavors for peace, social justice and environmental sustainability. Candidates for Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation to Hold National Debate at Pomona on March 7 Campus Events Candidates for principal chief of the Cherokee Nation will participate in a series of historic debates in three cities, starting at Pomona College, on Saturday, March 7. The Pomona event will be held in the Bridges Hall of Music. Doors will open at 3 p.m. and will close promptly at 3:45 p.m. The event is open to all but priority seating will be given to citizens of the Cherokee Nation. “Vertigo@Midnight Film Series” Features Afrofuturist Films, Feb. 27-28 and March 6-7 Life on Campus The “Vertigo@Midnight Film Series” showcases films, shorts and trailers that illuminate the vertigo of diaspora, both its dislocations and advantages. The films will be screened Friday and Saturday, February 27-28, and repeated the weekend of March 6-7. Highlights include: Brother From Another Planet, Pumzi, Last Angel of History and Danger Word. Vintage and more contemporary videos featuring Grace Jones, Missy Elliott, Janelle Monaé, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu and Santigold will also be screened. Seniors Tessa Bertozzi and Dillon Dong Awarded Downing Scholarships to Cambridge Students Pomona College seniors Tessa Bertozzi and Dillon Dong were awarded Downing Scholarships to study at Downing College at the University of Cambridge for 2014-15. The award covers tuition, fees, living expenses and round-trip travel, as well as a stipend for books, local travel and personal expenses. Lauded Comedian Hannibal Buress To Perform at Pomona College, Saturday, February 28 Life on Campus Hannibal Buress, the 2012 winner of Comedy Central’s award for Best Club Comic, will perform at Pomona College on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. He has been lauded by Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, and Variety for his stage presence and wit. As a stand-up comedian, he’s been consistently featured throughout the late-night circuit. Visiting Scholar Gives Students a Different View of Africa Faculty As a scholar in residence at Pomona College this semester, Mariama Khan hopes to break open the box that many people place Africa in. “Vertigo@Midnight” Art Exhibit Explores Afrofuturism, Feb. 23 – March 6, 2015 The Arts The art exhibit "Vertigo@Midnight: New Visual AfroFuturisms & Speculative Migrations," on view Feb. 23 – March 6, at Pomona College and Scripps College, invites viewers to contemplate the visceral, spiritual, emotional and political dimensions of diaspora. 2015 Pomona Waste Audit Finds Paper and Compost in Trash Down But Room for Big Improvement Research On Friday, Feb. 6, students, staff and volunteers sorted 292.8 pounds of Pomona College trash from locations around campus in the College’s annual waste audit. The good news is that paper thrown into the trash was down by 10 percent. Material that can be composted on campus (e.g. vegan food scraps, eggshells, napkins, paper tea bags, and coffee grounds and filters – but not K-cups) was down by 2 percent. King Britt Presents “The Brother from Another Planet” at Pomona College, on Feb. 21 The Arts King Britt will present the West Coast premier of a re-contextualized version of the cult classic film The Brother From Another Planet, at Pomona College on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. The Brother From Another Planet (re-contextualized) is a concept idea that frames a more abstract view of the cult classic. Using advanced visual remixing techniques, Britt and company will deconstruct the film's viewpoint into a more free-form storyline, for the audience to interpret. Pomona College Presents Story Quilt Responses to the Trayvon Martin Shooting, Feb. 23 – March 8, 2015 The Arts “American Spring: A Cause for Justice,” 23 story quilts that narrate the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida, will be on display at Pomona College, beginning Feb. 23. The quilts come from the Fiber Artists of Hope Network and reveal reactions to Martin’s death in 2012 and hopes for a better America. Pomona College Among Top Producers of U.S. Fulbrights Among Bachelor’s Institutions Students Pomona College is among the liberal arts colleges with the highest number of Fulbrights awarded to its graduating class, with the Class of 2014 receiving 10 of the prestigious awards. Four additional students were awarded Fulbrights but declined for other opportunities. The Fulbright totals for “Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Students by Type of Institution, 2014-15” were published in the Feb. 12, 2015 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Anisha Bhat ’15 and Dakota Spear ’15 Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships International Seniors Anisha Bhat and Dakota Spear have been awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships for graduate study at the world-famous university. This year, only 40 U.S. scholarships were awarded from a pool of 755 applicants. Mexican Activist Father Solalinde To Discuss Ayotzinapa & Crisis in Mexico on Feb. 18 Campus Events Mexican activist Father Alejandro Solalinde will discuss the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa and the political crisis in Mexico at a talk at Pomona College on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. The disappearance of the 43 students in Iguala, Mexico, on the night of September 26, 2014, continues to generate protests and indignation in Mexico and throughout the world. The government’s lack of transparency and changing versions of what happened to the students has exacerbated the crisis. Prof. Boduszynski Opinion Piece in The Diplomat Asks “Islamic State and Japan: What Next?” Research In an opinion piece published today in The Diplomat, “Islamic State and Japan: What Next?” Prof. Mieczyslaw Boduszynski and Christopher K. Lamont consider whether Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe can seize “the moment to raise public awareness about how Japan’s foreign policies, trade included, impact its national security.” Award-Winning Poet Louise Glück to Give Public Reading At Pomona College on Feb. 9 Faculty Poet Louise Glück, who won the 2014 National Book Award for Faithful and Virtuous Night, will give a public reading from that volume on Monday, Feb. 9, at 4:15 p.m., at Pomona College (Crookshank Hall, Room 108, 140 W. Sixth St., Claremont). Pomona College Promotes Six Faculty Members To Associate Professor Faculty Six Pomona College faculty members were promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure, effective July 1. They are: Lisa Anne Auerbach, Colin J. Beck, Jessica L. Borelli, Pierangelo De Pace, Michael J. Green and Julie Tannenbaum. Career Office Helps Fend off Sophomore Slump Students Sophomore year of college has the potential of being overlooked and underappreciated—or it can be a pressure cooker of pending decisions. Sophomore Reorientation, sponsored by Pomona’s Career Development Office this Saturday, is an opportunity for students to pay closer attention to the sometimes neglected second year through workshops, panels, alumni networking opportunities and, armed with information, breathe a little easier. It’s a half-day event with a long-range vision. Eyes on Africa Series At Pomona College Brings Authors, Scholars and Musicians to Claremont Faculty This spring, the Pomona College “Eyes on Africa” Initiative brings authors, scholars, NGO specialists and musicians to Claremont to provide the college and wider community with opportunities to learn about Africa, a region of increasing importance in the international affairs. Pomona College Featured in Princeton Review’s New “Colleges that Pay You Back” Rankings Media Mention Pomona College is #25 in Princeton Review’s new guidebook Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Best Value Colleges and What It takes to Get In – 2015 Edition, which features “the nation’s best colleges for students seeking great academics, outstanding career preparation and generous financial aid.” Prof. Char Miller Assists on PBS Documentary on "The Big Burn" on Historical Wildfire Faculty Miller served as historical consultant and interviewee for a new American Experience documentary on "The Big Burn." The film explores a devastating 1910 fire that consumed more than 3 million acres in Washington, Idaho and Montana, killing 87 people (mostly firefighters), and wiping out countless farms and communities. The film airs on local PBS stations starting Feb. 3. Several Award-Winning Authors Coming to Pomona in February Campus Events February brings a wide range of award-winning authors to Pomona College for public talks and readings. They include Louise Gluck Jonathan Lethem, Laurence Rickels, Christina Yano, James Edwards Mills and Nalo Hopkinson. Hannah Wayment-Steele ’15 Awarded Prestigious Churchill Scholarship to Cambridge International Pomona College senior Hannah Wayment-Steele, a math and chemistry double major, has been awarded the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which supports graduate study in the sciences, mathematics and engineering at the University of Cambridge. Only 14 Churchill Scholarships were awarded this year. Professor Shows Founding Fathers Were More than Nation-Builders; They Were Literally Architects Faculty Recently awarded a $50,000 National Endowment for the Humanities research grant, Professor of Politics Susan McWilliams is working to show that the founding fathers—architects of a nation—were also architects in the literal sense. Campus Master Plan Highlights Future Facilities and Sustainability Efforts Life on Campus The Pomona College Campus Master Plan is making its way through the final steps of the City of Claremont’s approval process. The plan advances the College’s commitment to sustainability and to reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. It builds on the College’s heritage of planning and stewardship, enriching the campus experience and upholding Pomona’s position as a preeminent institution of higher learning. Author Meri Nana-Ama Danquah to Discuss Mental Health and Memoir as a Healing Practice on Feb. 12 International Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, a native of Ghana and author of Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman’s Journey Through Depression, will discuss mental health and healing in contemporary culture and in the context of being a Black feminist, and the significance of narration and memoir as healing practice, as part of the Pomona College Daring Dialogues series, on Thurs., Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. Sci-Fi Film Directed by Jennifer Phang '96 Opens at Sundance Alumni The sci-fi drama Advantageous, set in the near future about a mother and daughter, is the latest film from director Jennifer Phang ’96, and it opens at the Sundance Film Festival today. This is the media studies major’s second turn at Sundance—her debut was in 2008 with Half-Life. Andrew Palmer '16 to Race in 24 Hours at Daytona This Weekend Students As his racing career keeps accelerating, Andrew Palmer ’16 will compete in the 24 Hours at Daytona race this weekend. Palmer, a mathematical economics major who says the second word he uttered as a toddler was “car,” is in his junior year at Pomona. “I believe that as a driver, my studies benefit me on and off the track,” Palmer said in an online interview. Ramon Caleon ’15 Returns Home to the Philippines to Shed Light on Typhoon Aftermath Students When Ramon Caleon ’15 traveled last summer to the Philippines to work on a PBI film grant documentary about the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, it was the first time he had visited his childhood home since he immigrated to the United States when he was 12. Making History, Prof. Rankine Finalist in Two National Book Critics Circle Award Categories Faculty For the first time ever, a National Book Critics Circle finalist has been nominated in two different categories: Pomona College Professor Claudia Rankine’s work of prose poetry, Citizen: An American Lyric, is a nominee in both the poetry and criticism categories. 8 Great Events to Start the Semester Campus Events Winter doesn’t mean hibernation at Pomona—big music, art, lecture, screenings and commemorative events are happening in January and February that you don’t want to miss: Mathematics Professor Shahriar Shahriari Wins National Teaching Award Staff That Professor Shahriar Shahriari has received what is widely considered the top national prize in teaching mathematics will come as no surprise to the hundreds of students who have taken classes from him in his 25 years at Pomona College. The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) bestowed Shahriari with the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics on January 11. Politics Prof. Amanda Hollis-Brusky's Book Explores Influential Conservative Legal Group Research In her new book, Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution, Pomona College Professor of Politics Amanda Hollis-Brusky gives an account and analysis of the conservative legal and intellectual reform movement of 40,000 judges, lawyers, scholars and students that counts among its members four Supreme Court Justices, dozens of federal judges, and every Republican attorney general since its creation in 1982. Pomona College to Screen The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things Research On Thursday, Jan. 29, the Pomona College Mathematics Department will screen the 2014 film The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things, a documentary that spotlights 17 positive and powerful women leaders across a variety of lifestyles and industries. The award-winning film includes the story of the five female filmmakers driving across America to encourage, empower and inspire the next generation of strong women to go after their career ambitions. Pomona College Recognized for Community Engagement by Carnegie Foundation Faculty A key educational foundation is recognizing Pomona College for its extensive community engagement efforts, marking the first time the College has received this distinction. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced today that Pomona College has earned the 2015 Community Engagement Classification. To be selected, institutions had to provide descriptions and examples of institutionalized practices of community engagement that showed alignment among mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices. Noah Simon ’08 Named to Forbes “30 Under 30” Young Scientists List Media Mention Noah Simon ’08 has been named to the 2015 Forbes’ list “30 Under 30: Young Scientists Who Are Changing the World.” His “algorithms are being used to characterize the biology behind Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and various cancers,” says Forbes. $1 Million Grant Will Help Claremont Colleges Create a More Diverse Faculty for U.S. Higher Education Faculty A new $1 million grant to The Claremont Colleges—Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona and Scripps—will push forward efforts by this group of small, academically-rigorous institutions to create a more diverse faculty for America’s colleges and universities. The grant was awarded as part of the five colleges’ acceptance as members of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUF), an initiative of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation aimed at increasing faculty diversity by supporting underrepresented students to pursue careers as professors. Since 1988, the MMUF Program has engaged more than 4,000 students. As of 2014, more than 500 of those students already have earned Ph.D.s, and the majority holds an appointment in the academy. Pomona College serves as the grant lead. Professor John Clithero '05 Returns to Pomona as its First Neuroeconomist Alumni John Clithero ’05 has returned to Pomona as a professor and the College's first neuroeconomist. For the first time ever, students can take a class in Behavioral Economics and will soon be able to experience lab work as well. The new Analytics and Choice Experiments Lab, or the ACE lab, recently opened in Lincoln Hall with 12 computers set up for testing. 2014: The Year in Pictures Life on Campus Join us for a look back at 2014 through some of the most interesting photos taken on campus that year. 47 Ways for Students to Explore Southern California Life on Campus To help students experience the benefits of living in Southern California, Pomona’s “47 Things” trips offer students a subsidized way to get off campus and explore the region. The list of “47 Things Every Sagehen Should Do Before Graduating” was one of President Oxtoby’s first charges after his inauguration in 2003, and has been continually updated and refined since then. Pomona Named to Top 10 on Kiplinger’s “Best College Value” List Life on Campus Pomona College has been named the No. 9 “Best College Value” among all U.S. colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, which measures academic quality and affordability. Pomona Sustainability Report Released, College Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Use and Waste Life on Campus The Pomona College 2013-14 Sustainability Annual Report, which was released today, highlights the College’s pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 and the college’s achievements towards becoming a more sustainable campus during the previous academic year. Highlights include a seven percent cut in green house gas emissions and a 7.8 percent reduction in energy use. Leyth Swidan ’16 Awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to Study in the U.K. Students Leyth Swidan ’16 has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study at The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom, for the spring 2015 semester. In London, he will take courses in development studies and politics that focus on the Middle East. "Shadow a Sagehen" Gives Students the Opportunity to Job Shadow Alumni During Winter Break Students For many Pomona students, winter break is a time reserved for friends and family, relaxation and sleep. But for those students looking to be a little more productive this holiday season, the Career Development Office (CDO) offers the Shadow a Sagehen program. Shadow a Sagehen helps current students connect with alumni in their fields of interest and meet with them over the break for informational interviews and job shadowing. Pomona Study Finds Gender-Linked Traits in CEO Faces Predict Corporate Performance Research A new study published in The Leadership Quarterly has found that perception of gender-linked traits in the photos of CEO faces strongly predicts company rank and profits. Higher ratings of powerfulness in male CEO faces and higher ratings of supportiveness, compassion and warmth in female CEO faces strongly predicted higher company rank in the Fortune 1000 as well as company profits. In addition, higher ratings of powerfulness, dominance and leadership ability, what are traditionally thought of as masculine traits, marginally predicted company rank for female CEOs. Alex Garfield '07 Sells His E-Sports Company to Amazon-Owned Twitch Alumni Alex Garfield '07 has sold GoodGame Agency, an e-sports company he began in his dorm room at Pomona College, to Amazon-owned Twitch. The company has long garnered Garfield success and press profiles, including our own Pomona College Magazine. Anisha Bhat '15 and Anna Kramer '16 Dive Into Exhibition on Historic Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Indian Ocean Students Anisha Bhat '15 and Anna Kramer '16 spent countless hours sifting through the special collections of Honnold/Mudd Library to unearth an enlightening exhibit on “Navigating Culture: Islam and Encounter in the Indian Ocean World” that will be displayed in the library’s Special Collection Room (second floor, north lobby) through December 19. Prof. Andrabi Writes in WSJ on Pakistan's Quiet Revolution Giving Millions of Girls Access to School Faculty Just days after courageous young Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai (pictured) accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Pomona College Economics Professor Tahir Andrabi has written an op-ed piece for The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) about a little-noticed transformation in girls’ education that is sweeping the South Asian nation. Andrabi notes that “For the first time in the nation’s history, more girls—63 percent—of primary-school age are in school than not, even as they face Taliban and other extremist threats, and even amidst an ongoing national crisis of leadership.” Real Christmas Trees are "Greener" than Fake Ones, Says Professor Char Miller Research “O Christmas Tree” is best sung around a real tree and not an artificial one, according to Pomona College Professor of Environmental Science Char Miller. A real tree is the truly “green” eco-friendly choice, and if it’s bought locally it’s even better, says Miller, an expert in environmental and forest history. Hoops Star Kyle McAndrews '15 Has Already Scored More Than 1,000 Points -- and a Job After Graduation Athletics At many colleges, if the men’s basketball team’s top player were to sign a pro contract before his senior season even started, the NCAA would start asking questions. Pomona doesn’t have to worry, though. Kyle McAndrews ’15 signing to be an investment banking analyst with J.P. Morgan isn’t the sort of development that attracts NCAA investigators. Pomona Media Guild Hosts "Media Crawl" Wednesday Night in Crookshank Campus Events The Pomona Media Guild will host its first-ever Media Crawl from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Dec. 10, featuring films, sounds, photographs and art created the guild’s members. The projects will be looping on multiple screens scattered throughout the basement of Crookshank Hall, 140 W. Sixth Street, home of media studies and other departments as well as the Pomona Media Guild. Food and refreshments will be served. Managing Pomona’s Farm Came Naturally for Naira de Gracia Life on Campus Pomona College has a new Farm Manager this year, but she’s not new to the Farm. Naira de Gracia ’14 transitioned from a student employee of the Farm to its manager soon after graduating, and she’s already made an impact: de Gracia was awarded Sustainable Claremont’s 2014 Farm Educator of the Year award this fall and the farm was featured on the “Growing Farms” podcast. Pomona College Joins the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge to Promote Electric Vehicle Use Staff Pomona College has joined with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Edison Electric Institute Workplace Charging Challenge, committing to invest in technology that will enhance energy security by reducing the College’s dependence on oil and promoting measures to cuts fuel costs. Pomona College Orchestra to Perform Rare Gabriel Fauré Song – "Mélisande’s Song” - On Dec. 6 & 7 The Arts The Pomona College Orchestra will perform Fauré’s Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande including “Mélisande's Song”—an unpublished song from Fauré’s incidental music for Pelléas et Mélisande—in what is likely to be one of just a handful of performances in the world. Scientific American Hails the Work of Jennifer Doudna '85 as One of 10 "World Changing Ideas" Alumni The work of Jennifer Doudna ’85, professor of chemistry and of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley, is featured as the first of 10 “World Changing Ideas” in the cover story for the December issue of Scientific American (subscription required). Prof. Adam Pearson’s Research on Diversity Crisis in Environmental Sciences Is Published in Nature Climate Change Research Environmental and climate sciences have among the worst track records for diversity among all STEM fields. In this month’s edition of Nature Climate Change, Pomona College researcher Adam R. Pearson and Cornell University’s Jonathon Schuldt describe some of the hidden and complicated social barriers to participation in ‘green’ STEM by underrepresented groups and recommend a course to action. Kyle McAndrews '15: From the Basketball Court to a Finance Career Athletics At many colleges, if the men’s basketball team’s top player were to sign a pro contract before his senior season even started, the NCAA would start asking questions. Pomona doesn’t have to worry, though. Kyle McAndrews ’15 signing to be an investment banking analyst with J.P. Morgan isn’t the sort of development that attracts NCAA investigators. Pomona College April 2012 Events Campus Events Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, is sponsoring the following on-campus events. Each of these events is open to the public and free of charge unless otherwise noted. John A. Payton '73, Trustee and Renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Has Died Faculty hold Ringing the Bell: Pomona College Sends Admit Letters For the Class of 2016 Staff Following tradition, the Pomona College Admissions Office will ring the Sumner Hall bell 16 times this afternoon to announce that acceptance letters have been mailed to potential members of the Class of 2016. Setting a new record, the Admissions Office received 7,457 applications for admission, an increase of 3.5%. For fall 2012, 956 students – 491 women and 465 men – were admitted.On Wednesday, March 21, Pomona College will celebrate “Tuition-Free Day,” the approximate day that tuition “runs out,” and the generosity of the Pomona College community kicks in to cover the actual cost of a Pomona College education. The Sagehen Report: Week of March 19 Athletics This week in Sagehen athletics saw plenty of excitement, led by the Women’s Lacrosse team, which won four games in five days, and the Softball team, which stretched its winning streak to eight games. Pomona College Celebrates Tuition-Free Day Campus Events On Wednesday, March 21, Pomona College will celebrate “Tuition-Free Day,” the approximate day that tuition “runs out,” and the generosity of the Pomona College community kicks in to cover the actual cost of a Pomona College education. Ballroom Dance Company Wins Formation Event at "Dance by the Shores" Event The Arts The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company (CCBDC) captured first place in the formation event at the Dance by the Shore competition held at the University of California at San Diego on March 3. Obesity Prevention Expert Toni Yancey to Speak at Pomona College Campus Events Public health educator and doctor Toni Yancey, known for her work on chronic disease and obesity prevention, adolescent health and physical activity promotion, will give a lecture on Thursday, March 29 at 4:15 p.m. at Pomona College’s Edmunds 101. "Theatre for Young Audiences" Collaborative Play Presented at Pomona College Campus Events “Theatre for Young Audiences,” a collaborative project between Fremont Academy middle and high school students and Claremont Colleges theatre and dance undergraduates, will be performed on Thursday, March 22 at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Seaver Theatre. Professor Lisa Anne Auerbach Changes Perceptions of Museum Guards During UCLA Hammer Residency The Arts A UCLA Hammer Museum residency project that Assistant Professor of Art Lisa Anne Auerbach has been working on since last spring is currently on display at the UCLA Hammer Museum—but not on the walls. Pomona College Announces Speakers for 119th Commencement Ceremony: Cameron Munter to be Principal Speaker Campus Events Pomona College will hold its 119th Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 13. Cameron Munter, the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, will serve as the principal speaker. The Sagehen Report: Week of March 12 Athletics This week in Pomona-Pitzer athletics saw the Softball team continue its recent penchant for dramatic wins and the Women’s Water Polo team co-host the largest regular season collegiate water polo tournament in the country. Pomona College Museum of Art Presents "An Artist Conversation with Chris Burden and Thomas Crow" Campus Events Pomona College Museum of Art is pleased to announce an artist conversation with Dr. Thomas Crow and Chris Burden, on Saturday, March 24, at 3 p.m. in Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theatre. Gustav Niebuhr '77 to Speak at the 2012 Interfaith Baccalaureate Service Alumni Renowned journalist and scholar Gustav Niebuhr ’77 will be the featured speaker at this year’s Interfaith Baccalaureate Service, which will be held on Friday, May 11, at 3:30 p.m. in Bridges Hall of Music. The Sagehen Report: Week of March 5 Athletics This week in Pomona-Pitzer Athletics saw the Softball team and Women’s Water Polo team both show impressive resiliency with two comeback wins in the same day, while the nationally ranked Women’s Tennis team had an impressive opening match of the 2012 season. Geology Team Led by Prof. Robert Gaines Solves 100-Year Mystery of the Burgess Shale Faculty A team of researchers led by Robert Gaines, of Pomona College, claims to have unlocked the mystery of the extraordinary fossil preservation of the Burgess Shale in their study, “Mechanism for Burgess Shale-type preservation,” published in today’s edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Photo Gallery: Family Weekend 2012 Campus Events On the weekend of February 17-19, 2012, Pomona College hosted 250 families and more than 450 family members for an activity-filled weekend. "An Alternative History of the American West" Subject of Lecture at Pomona College Campus Events Historian Stephen Aron will deliver a talk entitled, "Can We All Just Get Along? An Alternative History of the American West;" on Tuesday, March 6 at 4:15 p.m., at Pomona College in Mason Hall Room 5. Video: PSU Panel Discusses David Foster Wallace's Life and Work Faculty On February 18 at Family Weekend, the Pomona Student Union brought together Disney Professor of Creative Writing Jonathan Lethem, Salon writer Laura Miller and biographer D.T. Max to discuss the life and legacy of writer David Foster Wallace. President David Oxtoby to Take Fall Semester Sabbatical Staff President David Oxtoby will be taking a three-month sabbatical, starting in late September, to be spent at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom for collaborative research with a colleague in chemistry, and for time to read, write and reflect on issues in higher education, particularly in an international context. "Working Together to Minimize Waste" Subject of Pomona College Sustainability Discussion Campus Events Susan Collins, executive director of the Container Recycling Institute, will discuss the topic of “Product Stewardship: Working Together to Minimize Waste,” as part of Pomona College’s Sustainable Dialog series. Professor Kathleen Fitzpatrick Named "Tech Innovator" by The Chronicle of Higher Education Faculty Professor of Media Studies Kathleen Fitzpatrick has been named one of “12 Tech Innovators Who Are Transforming Campuses,” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, for her pioneering work advocating open peer review. Fitzpatrick, who is on leave for 2011-12, is currently serving as the Modern Language Association’s Director of Scholarly Communication. The Feb. 26 Chronicle story “An Academic Hopes to Take the MLA Into the Social Web” discusses her path to tech innovator and her work to develop a bloglike online forum to let the organization’s 30,000-plus scholars share ideas and openly conduct peer review. The online community will also include some social media features. Novelist Colson Whitehead to Give Reading at Pomona College Campus Events Author Colson Whitehead—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Hemingway award—will give a reading at Pomona College on Monday, March 5 at 4:15 p.m., in Crookshank Hall Room 108 (140 W. Sixth St., Claremont). Video: Laszlo Bock '94, SVP of People Operations at Google, on Career Development Campus Events Laszlo Bock '94, senior vice president of people operations at Google, spoke to students about career development in an hour-long presentation Feb. 2 at Pomona College. 2012 Oscar-Winning Film "Saving Face" Screening and Q&A Tonight Campus Events The Oscar-winning documentary short film for 2012, Saving Face—a story about two survivors of acid attacks in Pakistan—will be screened at Pomona College and followed by a Q&A with director and producer Daniel Junge and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Mohammed Ali Jawad. The Sagehen Report: Week of February 27 Athletics Close finishes were the theme of the week in Pomona-Pitzer athletics, with many events coming right down to the last seconds. Or even tenths and hundredths of seconds. The biggest success story in a week of fantastic finishes was Alex Lincoln ’14 of the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Swimming and Diving team. Pomona College Mathematics Professors Recipients of Fletcher Jones Foundation Grants Research Pomona College Professor of Mathematics Stephan Garcia and Visiting Professor of Mathematics Rena Levitt are among the recipients of grants given to the Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences by The Fletcher Jones Foundation to fund eight-week summer research projects in collaboration with students from the Claremont Colleges and Claremont Graduate University. Final Pacific Standard Time Exhibition at the Pomona College Museum of Art to Open March 10 Campus Events Pomona College Museum of Art will open “It Happened at Pomona: Art at the Edge of Los Angeles 1969-1973 -- Part 3: At Pomona,” on Saturday, March 10 and continuing through May 13, 2012. March 2012 Events at Pomona College Campus Events Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, is sponsoring the following on-campus events. Each of these events is open to the public and free of charge unless otherwise noted. Alex Rodriguez Named Division III Coach Of The Year, Four Sagehens Named All-American Faculty Pomona-Pitzer Men's Water Polo Coach Alex Rodriguez was named the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Division III Coach of the Year, while four players earned All-America honors. Camille Cole Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship Students Pomona College senior Camille Cole, a double major in politics and Middle East Studies from Millburn, NJ, has won a highly competitive Gates Cambridge scholarship. Pomona College High School Academy Accepting Applications Until February 27 Life on Campus The Pomona College Academy for Youth Success (PAYS) is now accepting applications from local 9th-grade students for its year-long college prep program. The academically intensive, no-cost program is geared toward highly motivated, low-income, first-generation or historically underrepresented students who will have completed ninth grade by June 2012 and live in Los Angeles and the Inland Valley. The Sagehen Report: Week of February 20 Athletics This week in Pomona-Pitzer athletics saw the men’s basketball team clinch a bid to the SCIAC Tournament with its best performance of the year, the lone women’s basketball senior end her Sagehen career on a high note in her final home game, and the lone women’s lacrosse senior put on an epic performance in her first home game of 2012. Pomona College Presents Tony Award-Winning Musical Comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" Campus Events The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, winner of the 2005 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Featured Actor, will be performed at Pomona College Thursday, March 1, through Sunday, March 4. Seniors Courtney Miller and Celia Neustadt Recipients of the $10,000 Napier Award to Fund Projects of Social Change Students Two Pomona seniors, Courtney Miller and Celia Neustadt, have been awarded the 2012 Napier Award for Creative Leadership, a $10,000 stipend for the graduating students to fund a project in the realm of social justice, racial justice, human rights, peace and the environment. Elemental Arts Initiative Making a Splash This Semester With Water-Themed Programming The Arts In its second semester, the Mellon Elemental Arts Initiative is making a splash on campus with arts and related programming focused on the theme of “water.” This weekend, which is Family Weekend, students will direct and perform 10-minute plays on the theme, while the Pomona College Choir will perform with the Millennium Consort Singers and renowned conductor Martin Neary. The Sagehen Report: Week of February 13 Athletics The Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Basketball team inched closer to a SCIAC Tournament berth, while the Baseball team got off to a good start in SCIAC play, as the overlap of the winter and spring seasons produced a busy week of Sagehen sports action. NLRB Settlement Reached Life on Campus Pomona College has settled two unfair labor practice charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board in November. The settlement, which notes that the College does not admit guilt, included removing part of a Dining Hall policy and displaying customary posters confirming the rights of workers to organize. The settlement was accepted by the National Labor Relations Board on February 10, 2012. A more detailed summary of the settlement with links to the full agreement can be found here, and a letter from Vice President Karen Sisson regarding the settlement can be found here. Artist Conversation Hosted by Helene Winer with John Baldessari, William Leavitt and Allen Ruppersberg on Feb. 19 The Arts Pomona College Museum of Art is pleased to announce an artist conversation moderated by Helene Winer, and featuring “It Happened at Pomona: Art at the Edge of Los Angeles 1969-1973” artists John Baldessari, William Leavitt and Allen Ruppersberg, on Sunday, February 19, at 3 p.m. in Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theatre (170 E. Sixth St., Claremont), followed by a reception at the museum. Both events are free and open to the public. Oscar-Nominated Film "Saving Face" Screening and Q&A Campus Events The Oscar-nominated documentary short film for 2012, Saving Face—a story about two survivors of acid attacks in Pakistan—will be screened at Pomona College and followed by a Q&A with director and producer Daniel Junge and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Mohammed Ali Jawad. Will Fletcher '12 Awarded Prestigious Churchill Scholarship Students Pomona College senior Will R. Fletcher, a mathematics and chemistry double major from Missoula, Montana, has been awarded a prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which supports graduate study in the sciences, mathematics and engineering at the University of Cambridge. L.A. Times Offers Another Good Review of "It Happened at Pomona, Part 2" The Arts The L.A. Times art reviewer Sharon Mizota has set the goal of seeing all the Pacific Standard Time exhibits, and Pomona College is the latest on her list. In this favorable review of "It Happened at Pomona, Part 2," which focuses on the exhibits of curator Helene Winer, she notes of Winer: "After stints at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Whitechapel Gallery in London, Winer arrived at Pomona with an interest in then-cutting-edge work in performance, video, and photography. Much of this art centered around the body of the artist, fleeting experiences and the vagaries of narrative -- it sought to jolt audiences out of their preconceptions about art and, indeed, reality itself." Pomona to Host 700 High School Students for 9th Grade Leadership Conference Campus Events On Feb. 10 and Feb. 24, 350 ninth graders will visit Pomona College for the Orange County AVID Leadership Conference, which was organized in conjunction with the Pomona College Draper Center for Community Partnerships. Historian Alison Rose Jefferson '80 and Director Ted Woods to Discuss Black Surfing History at "White Wash" Screening Campus Events A screening of the 2011 documentary White Wash, which explores the complexity of race in the United States through the specific lens of surf culture, will be held on February 18, with a panel discussion following the film, featuring director Ted Woods, historian Alison Rose Jefferson ’80, and BlackSurfing.com founder Rick Blocker. Princeton Review Names Pomona College One of the Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges Life on Campus Pomona College has been named one of the nation’s top 10 best value private colleges by The Princeton Review. The listing, which places Pomona at #6, was published this week in the book The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition. Summer Coop Store Renovation to Include Fresh Food and a Larger Space Life on Campus Next year, Pomona College foodies won’t even have to step off campus to buy organic greens or a carton of milk. The Smith Campus Center’s Coop Store, which is operated by Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC), will be renovated and expanded over the summer. Award-Winning Playwright Anna Deavere Smith to Speak at Pomona College Campus Events Award-winning actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith will perform and discuss her one-woman show On the Road: A Search for American Character, a collection of excerpts from 25 years of interviews with diverse voices from communities in crisis, on Wednesday, February 29 at 7 p.m., as part of Pomona College’s Distinguished Speaker Series. The Sagehen Report: Week of February 6 Athletics Among the highlights in Pomona-Pitzer athletics this week were the Sagehen Women’s Swimming and Diving team continuing an impressive streak going against a conference rival and the Men’s Basketball team capturing an exciting win at home to take over sole possession of second place in the SCIAC with two weeks left in the regular season. Author Rebecca Walker to Speak at Pomona College Campus Events Writer Rebecca Walker, named by Time Magazine as one of the “50 Future Leaders of America” and considered one of the founders of third-wave feminism, will speak on “Black Cool: Language of Survival, Survival of Language” at Pomona College on Thursday, February 9th at 4:15 p.m. in Crookshank Hall Room 108 (140 W. Sixth St., Claremont). Her talk is in conjunction with the release of the book she edited, Black Cool – One Thousand Streams of Blackness (2012). New York Times Reviews "Performance at Pomona" Campus Events The New York Times offers a favorable review of Performance at Pomona, our entry in the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival, during which John White, Judy Chicago and James Turrell '65 re-staged earlier performance art works that they originally staged at Pomona College. Of Chicago's A Butterfly for Pomona, art critic Kevin McGarry notes: "The ebb and flow of transient conditions made the Butterfly feel like an experience out of time; as the smoke cleared and some of the flames burned out, the values of light and darkness only intensified for those candles left blazing in the open air." Organist Christoph Bull to Perform at Pomona College Campus Events Internationally acclaimed concert organist Christoph Bull, known as “the rock star of the organ world” by KPCC’s John Rabe, will perform on the College’s stunning Hill Memorial Organ in Pomona College’s Bridges Hall of Music on Sunday, February 12. Federal Work Authorization Requirements and Pomona College Life on Campus On February 1, 2012, The New York Times published a news article about recent events regarding federal work authorization requirements at Pomona College. As a result of a complaint filed by an employee with the Board resulting in an independent investigation, the College became aware of deficiencies in the files of 84 employees regarding their work authorization documents. The Board leadership made the decision to comply with federal law, which, if violated, would result in serious civil and criminal sanctions. All but 17 employees were able to resolve the issues with their file by the deadline, and where proper documentation was not provided, the College was left with no choice but to end their employment. The actions taken by the College to address these deficiencies, as required by law, have raised questions and divided the community. For more information on the situation, including letters to the community from the administration, please visit http://www.pomona.edu/work-documentation. The Sagehen Report: Week of January 30 Athletics This past week saw one winter sport host its final home event (Swimming and Diving), while two spring sports hosted their first home events (Baseball and Softball). Pomona College a Top Recipient of RCSA Science Research Grants Research The Research Corporation for Science Advancement, a foundation devoted to science, recently announced the top 10 liberal arts colleges in the United States that have received the most research grants from the foundation in its 100-year history. Pomona College is on the list with 50 grants total. In a Huffington Post article, RCSA President James M. Gentile says "the colleges on the list have...demonstrated ongoing leadership in creating environments in which science education and access to undergraduate research opportunities are closely intertwined.... Hands-on research opportunities for undergraduates combined with personalized attention from inventive professors is one of the reasons that liberal arts colleges have long played a disproportionately large role in the education of our nation's future scientists." Comedian Demetri Martin to Perform at Pomona College Campus Events Stand-up comedian, actor and writer Demetri Martin—named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the “25 Funniest People in America”—will perform at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium on March 1 as part of his 2012 tour, “Telling Jokes in Cold Places.” L.A. Times Favorably Reviews Museum Show, "It Happened at Pomona, Part II" The Arts The L.A. Times has written a favorable review of the second Pacific Standard Time exhibit at the Pomona College Museum of Art, "It Happened at Pomona, Part II." Art critic Christopher Knight writes, "Part two doesn't have a specific theme, since the aim is to be a straightforward chronicle of an ambitious if short-lived institutional effort to show new art. But, at least partially, one emerges anyhow. Disquiet, apprehension, precariousness -- after the lively 1960s, this is art from a gnawing age of anxiety. Sometimes it's funny, rarely is it grim; but the restlessness is apparent." "The Origins of Islam" Subject of Pomona College Lecture Series Campus Events Historian Fred Donner will deliver two talks: “The Origins of Islam, Revisited: Old Problems, New Approaches” on Tuesday, February 28 at 11 a.m., and “Nascent Islam as an Ecumenical Movement ” on Thursday, March 1 at 11 a.m., as part of the Ena H. Thompson Lecture Series. Performance at Pomona: A Photo Gallery Campus Events On January 21, 2012, more than 2,000 visitors came to Pomona College to witness Performance at Pomona, the recreation of three seminal performance artworks from 1970 and 1971 by John M. White, Judy Chicago and James Turrell '65. Professor Jonathan Lethem Nominated for National Book Critics Circle Award Faculty Professor Jonathan Lethem's latest book, the career-spanning collection of essays The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc., has been nominated for a prestigious National Book Critics Circle award for criticism. The 2011 awards will be announced on March 8 in Manhattan. Lethem previously received the National Book Critics Circle award for fiction for his 1999 novel Motherless Brooklyn. "Performance at Pomona" Reviewed in the Los Angeles Times The Arts Today's Los Angeles Times reviewed Saturday's "Performance at Pomona" along with shows at The Getty and in Santa Monica. The piece singled out "Preparation F," by John White with the Pomona-Pitzer football team, as particularly "compelling" with a sense of "intimacy." More than 2,000 people attended Performance at Pomona, which is part of Pacific Standard Time's Performance and Public Art Festival, which spans 11 days and has more than 30 performances. The Sagehen Report: Week of January 23 Athletics Last week saw one of the largest crowds in the history of Voelkel Gymnasium witness one of the most dramatic finishes in the facility’s history, while Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams both saw wins last week. "The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less" Author Barry Schwartz to Lecture at Pomona College Lecture Campus Events Psychologist Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less, will give a talk of the same title on Monday, January 30 at 7 p.m., at Pomona College’s Seaver North Auditorium (645 N. College Ave., Claremont). The Sagehen Report: Week of January 16 Athletics This past week saw the Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Basketball team capture two wins to move into a tie for first place in the SCIAC and set up a big neighborhood rivalry game with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, while the Women’s Swimming and Diving team pulled out an exciting come-from-behind win over Redlands. Professor and Associate Dean Jonathan Wright to Receive Inaugural Faculty Alumni Service Award Staff Jonathan Wright, associate dean and professor of biology, has been selected to receive the inaugural Faculty Alumni Service Award from Pomona’s Alumni Association Board. "Performance at Pomona" Previewed in L.A. Weekly as Pushing the Limits of Performance Art Staff One particular performance of the upcoming Performance at Pomona, a series of three performance art pieces by Judy Chicago, James Turrell '65 and John M. White, has been heralded by L.A. Weekly as a work that pushes the boundaries of performance art. James M. White's recreation of Preparation F, a piece he originally staged at Pomona in 1971, will be recreated in the gym on January 21, 2012, with current football players. The article says, "By moving a football practice onto a stage, White has moved the game out of the arena of entertainment and under the critical microscope of art. It will ask the question: Why does society condone violence if it's committed while in uniform?" Performance at Pomona is part of Pacific Standard Time's Performance and Public Art Festival, which spans 11 days and has more than 30 performances. Dean and VP of Admissions Seth Allen Shares Essay Advice in the New York Times Staff On the New York Times blog India Ink, VP and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Seth Allen offers seven tips on writing essays to prospective students. He says that, "The essay is often a deciding factor, conveying information to the admissions committee about your personality, values, creativity or other intangible qualities sought after in students," and his tips include letting credentials speak for themselves and demonstrating rather than telling. Pomona College Events Commemorating the 38th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Campus Events A series of events will be held at Pomona College to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the landmark decision, Roe v. Wade. Professor Ami Radunskaya's Involvement With EDGE Featured in the Claremont Courier Faculty Pomona College Professor Ami Radunskaya's invovement with Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) Program for Female Mathemeticians is featured in an article in the January 7 edition of The Claremont Courier. The article discusses the program, which offers mentoring and other assistance to female graduate students in STEM fields, and why Radunskaya has committed her time to nurturing the program and its students. For more information on the program, please read our article as well. Pomona College Museum of Art Presents Three Performance Pieces by Renowned Artists on January 21 The Arts The Pomona College Museum of Art will present “Performance at Pomona,” a series of three performance pieces by renowned artists—Judy Chicago, James Turrell, John M. White—on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 5-7 p.m., on the Pomona College campus. Pomona College February 2012 Events Campus Events Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, is sponsoring the following on-campus events. Each of these events is open to the public and free of charge unless otherwise noted. The Sagehen Report: Week of January 9 Athletics The winter sports kicked back into action for the New Year, with the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams and the Men’s Basketball team all earning dramatic wins on the road at Cal Lutheran this Saturday. "The Student Life" Wins Ford's Students With Drive Competition for Zipcar Credit Students The Student Life, Pomona's weekly student newspaper, won the December 2011 Students with Drive competition, receiving $5,500 Zipcar share credit from Zipcar and Ford. EDGE Program for Female Mathematicians Receives $290,000 NSF Grant; Professor Ami Radunskaya Named Co-Director Faculty The Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) program, which assists women in STEM fields via mentoring and a summer conference, with obtaining their Ph.D.s, will convene at Pomona this summer. The program just obtained a $290,000 NSF grant, and Professor Ami Radunskaya has been named EDGE co-director. Pomona Launches Summer Internship Program Students Pomona College is expanding its summer internship program to help ensure all students can afford to take unpaid summer internships for vital work experience. Pomona Academy for Youth Success (PAYS) Awarded $140,000 in Grants and Gifts Students A combination of grants and gifts, totaling $140,000 for the 2011-2012 academic year, were recently given in support of the Pomona Academy for Youth Success (PAYS). Site-Specific Performance Class Brings Artful Surprise to Everyday Interactions on Campus Students Students in Site-Specific Performance spent the fall semester surprising and delighting their fellow classmates with unusual and seemingly impromptu performances throughout the Pomona College campus, led by Jessica Harris '11. In Memoriam: Richard Sheirich Faculty Professor Emeritus of German Richard Sheirich passed away on Sunday at the age of 84. Work Authorization Requirements Stir Campus Unrest Life on Campus These last few weeks have been difficult ones for the Pomona College community. As a result of a complaint filed by an employee with the Board resulting in an independent investigation, the College became aware of deficiencies in the files of 84 employees regarding their work authorization documents. The Board leadership made the decision to comply with federal law, which, if violated, would result in serious civil and criminal sanctions. All but 17 employees were able to resolve the issues with their file. However, where proper documentation was not provided, the College was left with no choice but to end their employment. The actions taken by the College to address these deficiencies, as required by law, have raised questions and divided the community. For more information on the process and events, click here. Para obtener información en español, haga clic aquí. In Memoriam: Gary Troyer Faculty Long-time Pomona-Pitzer swimming and water polo coach Gary Troyer passed away on December 10. The Sagehen Report: Week of December 12 Athletics The Sagehen record books got turned back to the 1980s this week, as a pair of athletes accomplished things which hadn’t been done at Pomona-Pitzer since before they were born. Pomona Students Bring Their Best Pop Culture Debates to the Blogosphere Students What happens when eight opinionated Pomona seniors decide to unleash their perspectives on popular culture into the blogosphere? December 2011 and January 2012 Events at Pomona College Campus Events Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, is sponsoring the following on-campus events. Each of these events is open to the public and free of charge unless otherwise noted. Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company Takes 2nd at Nationals; Performing Tomorrow at Intercollegiate Showdown Campus Events The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company is headed for a showdown tomorrow with several other collegiate teams in Rains Center. Los Angeles School Named for Julian Nava '51 Alumni The new Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy in Los Angeles, a unique middle school for students focused on science, business, technology and the arts, honors a great Latino leader and role model. The Sagehen Report: Week of December 5 Athletics A pair of winter teams picked up down-to-the-wire wins on Friday, while the SCIAC honored the last of its fall sports with postseason honors this week. Work Authorization Requirements Cause Upset at Pomona College Life on Campus These last few weeks have been very difficult ones for the Pomona College community. This fall, the College became aware of deficiencies in 84 employee files regarding work authorization documents. The process to correct the files has raised questions. For more information on the process and events, click here. |
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