Category: Life on Campus

2012

• December
  • Student Gallery Finds Temporary Space in Smith Campus Center, Features New Shows
• October
  • Dining Services Installs Green Technology to Reduce Energy Use
  • Photo Gallery: The 125th Anniversary and Founders Day Celebration
  • 47 Getting Its Due in the Media
  • Daily Bulletin Explores Pivotal Moment in Pomona College History
  • Hung Thai Receives Outstanding Teaching Award
• September
  • Pomona College Recognized as a "Fair Trade College"
  • Who's in the Pomona College Class of 2016?
  • Daily Bulletin Columnist Visits Pomona College's Past
  • Pomona Organic Farm Stand Opens Friday, Sept. 14
  • TEDx Coming to Claremont Colleges on Sept. 29
• August
  • Coop Store Expands and Adds New Fresh-Food Market Space
  • Pomona College Ranked in Top 10 by Princeton Review for Financial Aid, Smooth Operations and Student Appreciation
  • ReCoop: Recycled Fridges, Couches, Electronics and More Provide Great Deals for Students
  • Summer Research in Full Swing on Pomona College's Campus
  • Community Friends of International Students at the Claremont Colleges Receives $5,000 Grant
  • Pomona College Named a Top 10 College by Forbes
• July
  • Pomona College Buys Trails End Ranch For New Field Station with Plans to Preserve the 50 Wilderness Acres
  • Pomona's Radio Station KSPC 88.7 FM Debuts New Antenna
• June
  • Summer Construction Projects Focused on Greening Campus, Improving Infrastructure
  • Nick Murphy '13 Is Working to Expand Food Rescue Programs
  • Pomona College Receives Historic Preservation Award
  • Jeanne Buckley Elected Chair of Pomona College Board of Trustees, First Woman to Hold Position
• May
  • Pomona College and University of Puget Sound Join Forces for Disaster Recovery
• April
  • Pomona and Sontag Halls Named Among 10 Greenest Dorms in the World
  • Pomona College's Generous Financial Aid Noted by the Christian Science Monitor
  • New 47 Things Challenge Prize of $2,000 Encourages Students to Explore Southern California
• February
  • Pomona College High School Academy Accepting Applications Until February 27
  • NLRB Settlement Reached
  • Pomona to Host 700 High School Students for the Orange County AVID 9th Grade Leadership Conference
  • Summer Coop Store Renovation to Include Fresh Food and a Larger Space
  • Princeton Review Names Pomona College One of the Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges
  • Federal Work Authorization Requirements and Pomona College

2011

• December
  • Work Authorization Requirements Stir Campus Unrest
  • "The Student Life" Wins Ford's Students With Drive Competition for Zipcar Credit
• November
  • Millikan Renovation Plans Underway
• October
  • Pomona College's 2010-11 Sustainability Report Shows Progress in Water, Landfill Waste Reduction
  • Pomona College Named Best Value Among Liberal Arts Colleges By Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
  • Students and Trustees Discuss Career Development and Networks at 13th Retreat
  • New Pomona College Residence Halls Earn LEED Platinum, Making Them Among Greenest in the Nation
  • Pomona Celebrates 10/11/11 as Binary 47 Day
  • Pomona College Dining Celebrates Sustainable Fish Certification With Special Dinner on Oct. 13
• September
  • Pomona College Farm Stand Brings Fresh Produce to Campus
  • Pomona College Celebrates Opening of Two of the Nation's Greenest Residence Halls
  • New Outdoor Education Center Brings Pomona Learning to the Great Outdoors
  • Pomona College and Seanna Leath '13 Featured in CNN Story on College Financial Aid
• August
  • Meet the New Sagehens: Class of '15 Move-In Day Slideshow
  • Pomona College Plans a Vibrant New Center for Studio Art
  • Pomona College Students Among Happiest, Professors Among Most Accessible, According to The Princeton Review
  • Princeton Review Names Pomona One of the Nation's Top 10 for Financial Aid
• July
  • Claremont Colleges Among Recipients of Grant to Improve Mental Health Services for Students
  • Reuters Article About College Loans--and Pomona College's Lack Thereof--Features Pomona Student
  • New Parking Structure Part of a Larger Vision for a Greener, More Pedestrian-Friendly Campus
• June
  • Pomona College Becomes First Liberal Arts College to Obtain Marine Stewardship Council Sustainable Seafood Certification
  • Green Office Program Mentioned in Article on University Efforts to Improve Staff Sustainability
  • Operation Clean Sweep at Pomona College Discovers "Treasures," Benefits Community & Reduces College Landfill Waste in May by 52%
• May
  • Pomona College Ranked 3rd of the Top 10 Colleges With the Highest Four-Year Graduation Rates
• April
  • Newspaper Covers Pomona Students' Close Relationship With Crossword Puzzles
  • Pomona's Mobile Solar Energy Station, SolTrain, Wins Award
• March
  • Students Organizing April 3 Benefit for Japan Relief
  • Photos: The New North Campus Residence Halls
  • Queer Resource Center to Become an Official 7C Organization
• February
  • Pomona College Ranked a "Best Value" Among Liberal Arts Colleges by Second National Publication
  • Pomona College March 2011 Events
  • Pomona College Ranked High Among Liberal Arts Colleges With Best Graduation Rates
  • Screening of Oliver Stone Film "South of the Border" With Filmmaker Q&A on February 17
• January
  • Under New Management: Pomona Dining Halls Move to Self-Operation
  • Pomona College Wins the Claremont Colleges Power Down Challenge
  • Award-Winning Poet Sonia Sanchez to Give Sojourner Truth Lecture on Feb. 10

2010

• December
  • Pomona College Featured in L.A. Times Story on Finals Stress-Relievers
  • Draper Center: Forging a Link Between the College and Community
  • Diary: Laura Carr '13 Writes about Her Life of Sustainability During "No Impact" Week
• November
  • Video: Watch the Smith Tower Bell Ring for the First Time in 10 Years
  • Pomona College Tower to Chime Again, This Time on the 47th Minute
  • Dining Halls Move Toward Sustainability
• October
  • Pomona Named a Best Value Among Liberal Arts Colleges by Kiplinger's
  • New 2009-10 Sustainability Report Shows Progress in Water and Landfill Waste Reduction at Pomona
  • Pomona College Recognized as a Leader in College Sustainability
  • Pomona Launches $250 Million "Daring Minds" Campaign
  • From "Canvass for Funds" to "Daring Minds": A Brief History of Pomona College Campaigns
  • Pomona Joins "Stop Wasting Food" Campaign
  • The Pomona College Department of Theatre and Dance Presents Henrik Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman" October 7-10
• September
  • Pomona College Ranked #2 Most Desirable Small School and #11 Overall Desirable School by "Newsweek"
  • The Pomona College Board of Trustees Elects Three New Members
• August
  • Meet Our Newest Sagehens: Class of '14 Move-In Day Slideshow
  • Video: Harwood Court Renovation Project
• July
  • New Program Helps Campus Offices Go Green
• June
  • The Mountain Goats Perform at Pomona College; Video Now Available to Watch Online
• April
  • KPCC Radio Recaps Sandra Day O'Connor Lecture
  • Pomona College Ranked as the Third "Happiest" in the Nation
  • Pomona College Ranked #6 for Media "Buzz"
  • Oakley Chairman Scott Olivet '84 to Speak at Revamped Class Day
• March
  • Dean of Admissions Bruce Poch Quoted in the L.A. Times
  • Pomona College Offering Workshops on Bee Husbandry
  • Family Weekend 2010 in Photographs
• February
  • Professor Tomas F. Summers Sandoval Chosen as New Faculty Coordinator for the Draper Center
  • Welcome to the New Pomona College Web Site!
  • From the Magazine: North & South

2009

• November
  • Pomona College Ranked the Best Value Among Liberal Arts Colleges
• October
  • RED Digital Cinema and Oakley Inc. Chair, D. Scott Olivet, Appointed to Pomona College Board of Trustees
  • Pomona College Receives $7.5 Million for Sustainable Residence Hall
  • Pomona College Recognized as a Leader in College Sustainability
  • New Cafe Adds Comfort to Honnold-Mudd Library
• September
  • Pomona College Participating in Yellow Ribbon Program for Veterans
• July
  • Pomona College Featured in L.A. Times Article About Campus Visits
  • Pomona College Is Best in Nation for Classroom Experience and in Top Five for Great Financial Aid, According to Princeton Review
• June
  • Pomona College Adopts New Environmental Policy
  • "Top Chef Masters" Finds Cooking in Pomona College's Harwood Court a Challenge in the Premiere Episode
  • Boston Herald Covers "Top Chef Masters" Episode Filmed at Pomona College
• May
  • Artful and Sustainable Canopy to Provide Shade for Commencement
  • President Oxtoby Writes a College Admissions Essay for The Wall Street Journal
• April
  • Charity Navigator Gives Pomona College a 4-Star Rating
  • Paul Efron Elected Chair of Pomona College Board of Trustees
• March
  • CGU Opens New Community and Global Health School
• February
  • Daily Bulletin Highlights Pomona College History in Article
• January
  • Pomona College Ranked the Best Value Among Liberal Arts Colleges
  • Pomona College Ranked a Best Value Among Liberal Arts Colleges by Second National Publication

2008

• December
  • Pomona Student Wins More Than $5,000 in Cash and Prizes on "The Price is Right"
• October
  • Pomona Completes Extensive Sustainability Audit
  • Trolley Service Now Open in the Village
  • Cecilia Conrad Named VP and Dean of Pomona College
• September
  • L.A. Times Covers Recent Ranking of Pomona as Fifth Most "Wired" College in U.S.
  • In Memoriam: David Foster Wallace, 1962-2008
  • PC Magazine Names Pomona College One of Top Five Wired Colleges
• August
  • 10 Tips for a Greener Pomona
  • New Bike-Sharing Program to Start Fall Semester
  • Pomona College Board of Trustees Elects Three New Members
• July
  • Pomona College Is Among Best in Nation for Classroom Experience and Financial Aid, According to Princeton Review
• June
  • Gay Couples at Pomona Applaud California Marriage Ruling
• May
  • Pomona Goddess Statue to Reside in Organic Farm
• February
  • Campus Life: What It's Like for Faculty and Staff Who Reside on Campus

2007

• December
  • College Wins Claremont's First Gold Award for Green-Friendly Buildings
  • Pomona College Wins Claremont's First Gold Award for Green-Friendly Buildings
• October
  • New Book Chronicles the History and Architecture of Pomona's Arches-and-Ivy Campus
  • Car-Sharing Comes to the Claremont Colleges
• August
  • Green Machine: Solar Rover Will Power Up the Farm
  • Pomona's Organic Farm Is Branching Out
• July
  • Claremont Hits No. 5 on Money Magazine's List of "America's Best Places to Live"
• May
  • Claremont Colleges Transfer Bridges Auditorium Ownership to Pomona College
• March
  • 10 Things To Do in the New Lincoln and Edmunds Buildings
• February
  • Miriam Feldblum Named Vice President and Dean of Students at Pomona College
  • Pomona College Dedicates New Academic Buildings Built to U.S. Green Building Standards
• January
  • Comedian Lewis Black Performs at Pomona College

2006

• December
  • PC Magazine Names Pomona to List of the Top 20 Wired Colleges
  • Pomona College Named to PC Magazine's 2007 Top 20 Wired Colleges
• November
  • Pomona College Biology Building Receives National Environmental Award
• October
  • Claremont Village Grows Up
  • Award-Winning Humorist David Sedaris Coming to Pomona College
• September
  • Carolyn Bartel Lyon Memorial Service Set for Sept. 30, 2006
• August
  • From sea to Sierra, Orientation Adventure offers Class of 2010 a chance to experience outdoors and make friends before school starts.
• March
  • Hispanic Magazine Names Pomona One of 10 Best Colleges for Latinos

2005

• August
  • New students arrive for week of outdoor and academic adventures.
• May
  • Counter Culture
  • Pomona College’s Clarence “Motts” Thomas Honored by Pomona Unified School District
  • Manuel Ricardo Townes Appointed Dean of Campus Life at Pomona College
• February
  • "Cast-Iron Chef" Competition On the Menu for Pomona College

2004

• September
  • Claremont Village Event Welcomes Students With Jazz, Food and Fun
• August
  • Pomona College Has Happiest Students in National Survey of 357 Colleges
• June
  • Campus Wins Excellence in Design Awards from City of Claremont
  • New Director Appointed to Oldenborg Center at Pomona College
• March
  • Pomona College Joins Other Claremont Colleges in Canceling Classes for One Day in Response to Hate Crime
  • Pomona College Joins Other Claremont Colleges in Day of Solidarity
  • In Wake of Police Report Calling Hate Crime at CMC a Hoax, Colleges Reaffirm Commitment to Improving Our Community
• February
  • "Cast-Iron Chef" Competition Turns Up the Heat and Turns Students Into Chefs at Pomona's Dining Halls

2003

• October
  • New President David W. Oxtoby's Inaugural Address Center of a Weekend of Celebration
• August
  • Pomona College Selected as One of The Nation's 328 Most Interesting Colleges