September Events
Drop-In Hours
Forgot how to request your accommodations for the semester? Need a refresher on how to schedule your exams with the SDRC? Stop by during our drop-in hour! If you request your accommodations during this time, you will receive a free Successful Journal!
Cocoa & Conchas with ARS
Cocoa & Conchas with ARS
Come meet the ARS Staff and learn more about the events and programs we will be hosting throughout the month of October and in the future! Enjoy hot cocoa and conchas (Mexican sweet bread) while supplies last!
Date: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
Time: 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: SCC Doms Lounge (Basement)
MCAPS & The SDRC Presents: Time Management Workshop
Where: Tranquada 2nd Floor Conference Room
When: 2 pm Friday, September 15th, 2023
Come Join Us!
Back to Your Future
We are excited to share that TCCS Student Services will be hosting the Back to Your Future block party on Tuesday, September 19, from 3 pm to 6 pm just south of The Claremont Colleges Library. This year’s block party will be bigger and more exciting than ever! Back to Your Future is a lively outdoor event taking place along 8th Street and College Way. Booths feature free food, student resources, and interactive activities. A DJ/MC will keep the energy high with music, while students stroll through the event. Look out for festive balloon arches and mascots to enhance the fun atmosphere.
October Events
Ability Ally Training
Date: Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Where: SCC Rose Hills Theatre
RSVP here
Lunch will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own lunch!
What is the Ability Ally Training:
The Ability Ally Training Program creates a network of faculty, staff, and students who take a visible role in promoting disability awareness by actively supporting people with disabilities and maintaining appropriate resources for working and interacting successfully with people with disabilities.
Ability Ally Training
Ability Ally Training strives to shape student, faculty and staff perspectives by:
- Focusing on ability versus disability
- Identifying personal stereotypes, myths, and beliefs that shape personal perceptions.
- Demonstrating appropriate language and terminology for discussing disabilities and resources
- Providing students, staff, and faculty with an opportunity to discuss disability in a non-judgmental and safe environment
- Providing an open forum for questions and concerns for those working and interacting with individuals with disabilities
Upon completion of the training, participants are given the opportunity to sign an Ability Ally pledge and receive an Ability Ally button and sticker.
Ability Allies pledge to:
- Be a support system to people with disabilities
- Display their Ability Ally button/sticker
- Be respectful, understanding, and helpful to the needs of people with disabilities
- Be a proponent of inclusive language
Pumpkin Painting Social
Come decorate a pumpkin and enter your creation into a contest!
The winner will receive a $50 Coop Store Gift Card!
October 30th
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
The Hive, Studio 1
Unseen Film Screening
You are cordially invited to join us on Monday, October 30th from 6:30-8:30p at the Hive for an exclusive screening of unseen! With experimental cinematography and sound, unseen reimagines a cinema accessible for blind/low vision audiences. Through Pedro’s personal journey, the film explores the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health. Screening followed by a Q&A with Unseen director/producer Set Hernandez and protagonist/producer Pedro.
October 30th
6:30-8:30pm
The Hive
Choosing Your Path: CDO Workshop
Date: October 26, 2023
Time: 12:15-1pm
Where: Frank North Dining Room
Thinking about majors? Trying to decide which path(s) might work for you? This session is designed for students who are exploring possible majors and career paths! Join us to learn about resources, tools, and different assessments that can help you sort through your many options!
Questions? Email terry.martin@pomona.edu
November Events
ARS Study Break
Come unwind with us and chill, chat, and play board games! Snacks will be provided.
November 16
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Dom's Lounge
February Events
Ability Ally Training
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2024
Time: 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Where: SCC Rose Hills Theatre
RSVP here.
Lunch will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own lunch!
Following the success of the Fall Ability Ally training session, we're offering it again!
What is the Ability Ally Training:
The Ability Ally Training Program creates a network of faculty, staff, and students who take a visible role in promoting disability awareness by actively supporting people with disabilities and maintaining appropriate resources for working and interacting successfully with people with disabilities.
Ability Ally Training
Ability Ally Training strives to shape student, faculty and staff perspectives by:
- Focusing on ability versus disability
- Identifying personal stereotypes, myths, and beliefs that shape personal perceptions.
- Demonstrating appropriate language and terminology for discussing disabilities and resources
- Providing students, staff, and faculty with an opportunity to discuss disability in a non-judgmental and safe environment
- Providing an open forum for questions and concerns for those working and interacting with individuals with disabilities
Upon completion of the training, participants are given the opportunity to sign an Ability Ally pledge and receive an Ability Ally button and sticker.
Ability Allies pledge to:
- Be a support system to people with disabilities
- Display their Ability Ally button/sticker
- Be respectful, understanding, and helpful to the needs of people with disabilities
- Be a proponent of inclusive language
March Events
All Abilities Walk
Walk, jog, roll or stroll with us to celebrate wellness! The first 30 people to RSVP will get free boba.
Thursday, March 26
3pm-5pm
Marston Quad
Disability Abroad Panel
Students with various disabilities who studied in France, South Africa and Taiwan will discuss the challenges and highlights of their semesters abroad. Hear from their experiences navigating different accommodation systems, infrastructure, and cultural attitudes regarding disability in a casual presentation followed by Q&A!
Monday, March 25th
4:15-5:30pm
Hart Room, SCC 201
May Events
Pause for Paws
Drop in to de-stress from finals and make a new furry friend!
Wednesday, May 1st
12pm-2pm
SCC South Lawn