1050 North Mills Avenue Claremont, CA 91711-6101 FULBRIGHT STORIES INSIDE L.A. SWEATSHOPS PERSONAL JOURNEYS INSIDE L.A. SWEATSHOPS FULBRIGHT STORIES President Laura Skandera Trombley PITZER COLLEGE Editor FIRST THINGS FIRST Susan Andrews BOARD of TRUSTEES CONTENTS

Managing Editor Trustees Jay Collier A Mandate to Change the Universe: HIRSCHEL B. ABELSON, President, Stralem & Company, Inc. Campus News Designers Honoring John and Virginia Atherton BRIDGET BAKER ’83, Executive Vice President, NBC Universal Cable 2 Jay Collier JILL BASKIN ’77, Chicago, IL Robert P. Hernandez ’06 MARC D. BROIDY ’95, Vice President Investments, Smith Barney „ President Laura Skandera Trombley’s Column alled to lead Claremont’s new WILLIAM G. BRUNGER, Vice President, Network, liberal arts college in 1963, Continental Airlines „ Pitzer in the News Editorial Assistants founding President John W. Melanie Brister ’07 C NANCY ROSE BUSHNELL ’69, Laguna Beach, CA Atherton wrote, “Pitzer was built of „ Faculty Notes Sara Farooqi ’08 LESLIE DASHEW ’70, President, Human Side of Enterprise dreams. We were the wonder child JORGE H. DELGADO, President and General Manager, KMEX-TV & KFTR Christie Hall who came to transform the world.” „ New Resources Celebrates 30 Years Catherine Okereke ’00 CHARLES DIAZ ’75, Attorney/Partner Murtaugh, During the next seven years, aided by Meyer, Nelson and Treglia his wife and partner, Virginia, „ The Passing of Professor Emeritus Lucian Marquis Contributing Writers SUSAN G. DOLGEN, Access & Answers President Atherton would recruit a SARA LOVE DOWNEY, Chicago, IL Susan Andrews faculty of more than 50 and grow the „ Pitzer Parent and a Pitzer Student Write About the Tsunami MARY BETH GARBER ’68, President, Southern California Ben Ball ’98 student body to more than 650. More Broadcasters Association Jose Calderón ’03 fundamentally, he would create an JONATHAN P. GRAHAM ’82, Vice President, Litigation and Legal International Programs Elise Carlson ’03 academic environment where faculty 10 Richard Chute ’84 and students were empowered—to Policy, General Electric Company Jay Collier question, to learn, to act. More than 40 JAMES HASS ’75, Director, LECG, LLC „ A Short Distance for a Memorable Experience Tanya Eveleth years later, Pitzer is still very much the DEBORAH BACH KALLICK ’78, Executive Director Government Suzon Forscey-Moore ’77 “wonder child,” continually reinvent- and Industry Relations, Cedars-Sinai Health System „ The Heavy Cost of the “Made in the USA” Label Scot Gould ing itself as it endeavors to transform Virginia Atherton, left, enjoys a presentation on the life BROOKE KNAPP, Sotheby’s International Realty of her late husband, John, at the Pitzer College staff Sarah Hersh ’05 students and, through them, the world ROBIN M. KRAMER ’75, Senior Director, The Broad Foundation „ Fulbright Fellowship Winners Share Their Stories and faculty holiday party, during which it was TERRY F. LENZNER, Chairman, Investigative Group International, Inc. Pitak Intrawityanunt P’04 around us. announced that the first new residence hall will bear THOMAS H. MOORE ’82, Vice President, Asset Management, „ Fusako Ishibashi ’66 In honor of their vision and tireless John and Virginia’s names. Below, John and Virginia International Successes Susan (Elliott) Jardin ’79 efforts, Pitzer College will dedicate pose on their wedding day. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Alice Jung ’01 one of the three new residence halls JAMES ORLIKOFF ’76, President, Orlikoff and Associates, Inc. „ International Efforts Close to Home Sharon Kiichli P’06 planned as part of the Residential Life ARNOLD PALMER, Senior Vice President, Sanders Morris Harris Catherine Okereke ’00 Project to John and Virginia Atherton. ELLA PENNINGTON ’81, Vice President for Operations, Crystal Jenifer Onstott This tribute is made possible through Stairs, Inc. 26 Residential Life Update Beatriz Pont ’88 the generosity of Board of Trustees RUSSELL M. PITZER, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kiattikun Tanapad ’06 Chair Susan Pritzker, who has made Ohio State University Molly Weinstein ’04 an extraordinary gift of $3 million to SUSAN S. PRITZKER, Chicago, IL „ Pitzer Plans for the Future Take Shape support the Residential Life Project. MARGOT LEVIN SCHIFF, Chicago, IL The residence hall naming was WILLIAM D. SHEINBERG ’83, Partner in The Bubble Factory Printer announced by President Laura LISA SPECHT, Attorney/Partner Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Dual Graphics Skandera Trombley at the College’s EUGENE P. STEIN, Vice Chairman, Capital Guardian Trust Company 27 Pitzer Family Connection December Holiday Celebration. At the CYNTHIA TELLES, Director, Spanish-Speaking Psychosocial Clinic The Pitzer College magazine for alumni event, President Trombley noted, “We of the Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital/Associate „ Family Weekend and friends is published quarterly by are pleased that Board Chair Susan Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine the Pitzer College Office of Public Pritzker decided to honor the College JOHN N. TIERNEY, Attorney, Law Office of John N. Tierney „ The “Perfect Next Step:” A Parent Reflects on External Studies by naming a campus building in Relations, 1050 North Mills Ave., LAURA SKANDERA TROMBLEY, President, Pitzer College honor of our distinguished founding Claremont, CA 91711-6101. president. In so doing, she is manifest- On the Web at www.pitzer.edu ing the spirit of generosity for which Emeriti Trustees 29 Sagehens Sports The Participant is listed as ISSN 1553- members of the Pitzer community are ROBERT H. ATWELL, Former President, Pitzer College 1406. POSTMASTER: Send address known. In my experience every com- grandson, John, spoke of his family’s CONSTANCE AUSTIN, Los Angeles, CA changes to: PITZER COLLEGE, Office of munity is sustained and enhanced by gratitude for the role that Pitzer ELI BROAD, Los Angeles, CA „ Men’s Basketball Team Wins Another SCIAC Championship Advancement, 1050 N. Mills Ave., those individuals who so unselfishly played in his father’s and mother’s FRANK L. ELLSWORTH, Former President, Pitzer College; Claremont, CA 91711 give for the benefit of others.” lives, and for the honor being President, The Japan Society A special highlight of the event bestowed upon them. HARVEY J. FIELDS, Beverly Hills, CA Class Notes Available in Print version only A member of the Claremont Colleges, Pitzer was a showing of a very special short The John and Virginia Atherton PETER S. GOLD, Irmas, Gold and Company 30 College is a private liberal arts and video documentary of the Athertons’ Residence Hall is expected to break PATRICIA G. HECKER, St. Louis, MO sciences institution, committed to values of involvement with the College. The ground in October as part of Phase I BRUCE E. KARATZ, Chairman & CEO, KB Home „ Distinguished Alumni Award interdisciplinary perspective, intercultural video, created especially for the of the Residential Life Project, and will MARILYN CHAPIN MASSEY, Former President, Pitzer College understanding and social responsibility. The event by video and events producer be open for students in Fall 2007. The MURRAY PEPPER, President, Home Silk Properties, Inc. „ A World of Difference: Alumni Talk About Experiences Abroad Participant welcomes comments from its readers. Dan Rose, captured the hearts of Residential Life Project will implement EDITH L. PINESS, Ph.D., Mill Valley, CA Address letters to Participant Editor, Avery everyone in attendance as they Pitzer’s Housing Master Plan in three RICHARD J. RIORDAN, Former Mayor, City of Los Angeles „ New Arrivals 105, Pitzer College, 1050 N. Mills Ave., shared the special moment with phases during the next 12 to 15 years, DEBORAH DEUTSCH SMITH ’68, Professor, John F. Kennedy Ctr. Claremont, CA 91711-6101, or submit them Virginia Atherton. After the video resulting in a transformation of the for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University „ In My Own Words: Susan (Elliott) Jardin ’79 via e-mail to [email protected]. The presentation, John and Virginia’s campus. Participant is published online in PDF format at www.pitzer.edu. PRESIDENT’S COLUMN NOTED AND QUOTED Pacesetters for College Athletes “ Travel is fatal to prejudice, IN THE Boston Globe Occasionally people Jan. 8, 2005 would ask me, Are you NEWS Some college students know how to run for their lives. Take cross country athletes. doing this for a cause? or bigotry and narrow-mindedness” Teaching Children Diversity They do not get the ink. They do not get Why are you doing the The Jakarta Post the television time. They do not have gov ernors, alumni, and 70,000 fans fawning all trip? So that kind of Europe was beyond his experience of the Jan. 17, 2005 To reduce prejudiced behavior in soci over them, telling them how critical they made me want to do it world. The thought of leaving college and are to the mental health of an entire state. traveling far from home was not immediately ety, children must be taught to embrace for a cause. multiculturalism. Studies in multicultural But to borrow from the Wizard of Oz, appealing to me. However, despite my best they have one thing a whole lot of their big development claim that bias is learned in efforts to dissuade him from this subject, my and bad brethren in football do not have childhood. An emerging democratic Michael Jay Lissner ’04, who plans father persisted. My junior year found me on a a diploma. As college football players and plane bound for Germany to study during the country, Indonesia has often experienced to hike from Mexico to Canada this coaches breathe fire and roar. I am the spring and summer to raise money for winter semester, and I would continue to conflicts between ethnic and religious great and all powerful, the meek and mild South Africa to spend the summer. AIDS research, in an article in the groups, such as in Aceh, Ambon, and pitter patter of little munchkins in the Those months abroad changed my life and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Papua. This is inconsistent with Unity in woods reminds us that student athletes had an enormous impact on how I viewed Diversity (Bhineka Tunggal Ika) as cited need not be a fantasy. myself and understood American influence in the Pancasila. According to recommendations by the abroad. I found the world to be a fascinating The family, as a child s first environ Knight Commission on college sports, Our organization place. Mark Twain, a writer who knows a ment, plays a significant role in develop teams should not be allowed in post season thing or two about travel, wrote: Travel is officially supports a two ing multiculturalism. As Professor Lee bowls, tournaments or meets if they do not fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow minded Munroe of California s Pitzer College have a graduation rate of 50 percent or state solution, however, ness all foes to real understanding. Likewise, proposes, children who grow up valuing more. That recommendation would knock tolerance or broad, wholesome charitable we are open to new and diverse cultures can cooperate easily. out 27 of the 56 colleges one short of half views of men and things cannot be acquired Childhood is arguably the most impor creative ways for resolving by vegetating in our little corner of the earth from the current holiday bowl games tant component of the human life cycle, all one s lifetime. for big Division 1 schools. the conflict as well, and as that is when most physical and psy The schools graduating 80 percent or Pitzer College s external studies programs encourage dialogue and international exchanges promise that all chological development occurs. Reducing higher were Tufts, Bates, Williams, his edition of the Participant featuring of our students will be able to leave their bias and stereotypical thinking during Haverford, Carleton, Chicago, Emory, and about these issues. We Pomona Pitzer. Pitzer College s nationally recognized corner of the earth for an experience that will childhood may greatly contribute to a demand that the Israeli external studies programs and positively affect the rest of their lives. To all young adult s understanding of diversity. T Snuffing Radical Islam s Fire international exchanges brings back fond our Pitzer College alumni and friends, enjoy occupation end and that Los Angeles Times memories of my father telling me when I your journeys within this special issue and Dee Mosbacher, Nanette Gartrell there be a creation of a was a first year college student that his please continue to share your travel stories and The New York Ti m e s Dec. 12, 2004 dream for me was to spend a semester photographs with us. Jan. 16, 2005 Gregory Orfalea is director of the Palestinian state. abroad. Dr. Diane Mosbacher 72 and Dr. Center for Writing at Pitzer College. His How and where my father, an orphan Nanette Kathryn Gartrell were married at updated edition of The Arab Americans: A Quest for Their History and Culture will Raumene Rahatzad ’06, in an article who grew up during the Great the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort, in in the Claremont Courier on a rally Depression, came by this notion I have Victoria, British Columbia. Sharon appear next spring. Just as Saddam Hussein was a handy sponsored by the student organization, no idea. He certainly did not come from Laura Skandera Trombley Russell, a marriage commissioner in the Justice for Israel and Palestine a socio economic background where province of British Columbia, officiated. punching bag for U.S. fury over Osama President bin Laden, Yasser Arafat had, long before international travel was an expectation or Dr. Mosbacher is a documentary film his death, become a convenient scapegoat even a possibility. A grand tour of maker and psychiatrist in San Francisco. for failures in Western diplomacy over the Her film Straight From the Heart, Men tend to define 50 year old Palestinian tragedy. We just about religious parents coming to terms don t get it, and we better soon. their friendships in terms with the homosexuality of their children, The relationship between the of things that they do was nominated for an Academy Award Palestinians and the rise of Al Qaeda, in 1995. Dr. Mosbacher s most recent film, between Arafat and the rise of Israeli together, women define Radical Harmonies: The Story of the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, needs to be their friendships more as Women s Music Cultural Movement, deconstructed. Our whole war on terror was voted best documentary at the San (and of terror) will continue to be quixotic, sitting around talking Francisco International Lesbian and Gay if not self destructive, if we don t take the about their feelings, Film Festival in 2002. opportunity of the Palestinian Authority Dr. Mosbacher graduated from Pitzer president s death to set a new course, not their relationships, their College in Claremont, Calif., received a based on a personality but on history and emotions. doctorate in social psychology from the needs of the region. At least a pinch of Union Graduate School and received a the salt of our own ideals in the soup of Professor Peter Nardi in an article medical degree from Baylor College of the Mideast wouldn t hurt either. And I on gender roles in the Orlando Sentinel Medicine. don t mean force fed democracy.

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GREG ORFALEA, director of Pitzer s Center for Writing, authored the editorial Snuffing the Fire of Radical Islam featured in The Los Angeles Times on Dec. 12. He also wrote a short essay, We Paul Were the People, published in the Susan Faulstich December issue of Mizna, a literary Phillips magazine based in Minneapolis. David Furman’s ceramic sculpture, Another piece, Valley Boys, “Hey Molly, Molly,” a porcelain appears in the anthology Jewish in teapot/homage to his dog, Molly, was America, 2004. The three pieces are recently acquired by the San in submission for the PEN America Francisco Museum of Modern Art. West Award in Literary Journalism. Orfalea also participated with PETER NARDI, professor of Redevelopment, and Inequality, XXV Robert Greenwald, producer of sociology, published International Congress of the Latin Outfoxed and Stephanie Interpreting Data: A Guide to American Studies Association, Las Carmen Thomas, producer of The Charlie Susan Understanding Research, Allyn Vegas, Oct. 8, 2004; presented photo Rose Show as a panelist at the Seymour Fought & Bacon Publishers, 2006. The graphic work titled Vulture City, national convention of the Muslim book will be available along with Dr. Betsy Sweet, at the Public Affairs Council on Dec. 18 in April. Nardi’s text teaches Poster Session of the 45th Annual in a discussion titled Combating students to interpret tables of Conference of the Association of Students in Paul Faulstich’s new course, “A Sense of Place,” work on a garden area dedicated to Professor Carl Hertel. The garden will be Political and Religious Extremism formally dedicated during Alumni Weekend. data, graphs, and statistics Collegiate Schools of Planning, in the Media. The convention was found in scholarly publications Portland, Ore., Oct. 22 23, 2004; and covered by C SPAN. PAUL FAULSTICH, professor of environmental April through June in Incheon, South Korea. Of and to understand quantitative presented the paper Is Empire a information from popular New Planning Regime? as part of studies, had an opinion piece, Bush the 2,500 works reviewed, only 121 international SUSAN PHILLIPS, director of media and polls. Examples the panel Empire, Globalism and New Administration: A War on Health, printed in the works were selected from 37 countries. Furman s Pitzer s Center for California are provided throughout the Orientalisms in Planning, 45th Annual Teresa David Claremont Courier. He published a review of artwork was one of 23 American sculptures cho Cultural and Social Issues (CCCSI), text with exercises for students Conference of the Association of Vazquez Piercing the Ground: Balgo Women s Image Making sen for the exhibition. His ceramic sculpture, was awarded a $21,000 Harry Furman to test their knowledge and Collegiate Schools of Planning, and Relationship to Country, in the academic jour Hey Molly, Molly, a whimsical porcelain Frank Guggenheim research grant. interpretations. Portland, Ore., Oct. 23, 2004. nal Aboriginal History. Faulstich also consulted teapot/homage to his dog, Molly, has recently Phillips plans to study the effects on a book about ecological design for publisher been acquired by the San Francisco Museum of of a 2003 drug raid, called RUDI VOLTI, professor of sociolo John Wiley & Sons, and served on the academic Modern Art. His trompe l oeil ceramic sculpture, Operation Fly Trap, on the families gy, presented a paper titled, Mass committee for the Rock Art Research: Changing A Pint of Art, an ersatz object depicting a paint of 28 men incarcerated for drug Motorization in Spain: Policies, Paradigms congress in Agra, India. In the fall, can with pencils and brushes, has been acquired trafficking in South Los Angeles. Faulstich s new course, A Sense of Place, by the Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wis. This is Products, and Processes, at the Second International Conference engaged each student in individual social respon the third acquisition of Furman s art for the SUSAN SEYMOUR, professor on Traffic, Transport, and Mobility sibility projects that had them working with the Racine museum. A group of Furman s realist emerita of anthropology, served as Rudi held in Dearborn, Mich. in Judith broader community. As a collective project, the pieces is included in the exhibition, guest editor in the December 2004 November. Volti Grabiner class created a water wise garden on campus, Contemplating Realism, on display March 3 issue of Ethos: The Journal for which will be formally dedicated during Alumni April 2 at the Solomon Dubnick Gallery in Psychological Anthropology Vol. 32 AL WACHTEL, professor of Weekend to the memory of Carl Hertel. Sacramento. The Trouble Maker, an erotic (4). The volume is a special edition English, published his short story, ceramic tea pot created by Furman, is featured in titled Contributions for a Feminist Goddess, in the Spring 2005 CARMEN FOUGHT, associate professor of lin the new edition of Electric Kiln Ceramics,byR. Psychological Anthropology. She issue of The Gettysburg Review. guistics, was featured on the PBS program Do Zakin, and published by Chilton Books. contributed the article Multiple You Speak American? which aired Jan. 5 on Caretaking of Infants and Young PHIL ZUCKERMAN, assistant pro KCET. Hour three explored Chicano, the thriving, JUDITH GRABINER, Flora Sanborn Pitzer HILTON ROOT, Freeman Children: An Area in Critical Need distinct street talk of the Los Angeles Latino com Professor of Mathematics, presented the lecture, fessor of sociology, wrote a chapter, Visiting Professor of Economics of a Feminist Psychological Atheism: Rates and Patterns munity. Fought is the author of Chicano English in It s All for the Best: Searching for Perfection Anthropology, and authored the Al Ronald at the Claremont Colleges and Worldwide, which will appear in the Context. Her research focuses on the dialects of with Mathematical Models, at the national joint Senior Fellow at the Milken introduction. Seymour also pre Wachtel Macaulay California, from those associated with Latinos and meeting of the American Mathematical Society Cambridge Companion to Atheism, edit Institute, published Capital & sented a lecture on multiple child ed by Michael Martin, Cambridge Latinas to the infamous Valley Girl way of and the Mathematical Association of America in Collusion: Political Logic of care at the UCLA Center on speaking. She studies the representation of lan Atlanta on Jan. 8. University Press, in 2005. The chapter Global Economic Development, Everyday Lives of Families assembles and analyzes current data guage in the media, including films, television Princeton University Press, on Dec. 8. and commercials. RONALD MACAULAY, professor emeritus of on rates and patterns of non belief in 2005. Proposing an analytical God worldwide, country by country. linguistics, published Extremely Common framework for a new compar- TERESA VAZQUEZ, visiting pro DAVID FURMAN, Peter and Gloria Gold Eloquence, Amsterdam, 2005, and Talk That It also correlates levels of non belief in ative economics of develop- fessor of Chicano studies and sociol various countries with indicators of Professor of Art, had a recent narrative ceramic Counts: Age, Gender, and Social Class Differences in ment, the author compares ogy, presented the paper Vulture sculpture, The Irresistible Force vs. the Discourse through Oxford University Press, New societal health, such as literacy rates, China to India, Latin America City: In Search of a Safer City for infant mortality rates, gender equali Immovable Object, chosen for exhibition in the York, also this year. to East Asia, and contempo- Women in Ciudad Juárez, as part of Phil Greg 3rd International Biennale of Ceramics to be held ty, life expectancy, homicide rates, Orfalea rary with historical cases. the panel Urban Landscapes, and per capita income. Zuckerman

4 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 5 CAMPUS NOTES Grant to Help Fund In Memoriam: Lucian Marquis Center for Global Dear Friends, New Resources Marks 30th Anniversary It is with great sadness I inform you that a Community Studies beloved member of the Pitzer community, Professor Emeritus of Political Studies Lucian e, New Resources stu Marquis, passed away Jan. 21, 2005, at his Pitzer College has been awarded a dents, are a unique group Claremont home after a long illness. He is sur- $45,000 grant from the Andrew W. of individuals, and the vived by his wife, Jane, and their two children. Mellon Foundation to help fund the W development of the Center for Critical founders of our program were very Lucian Marquis was born in Stuttgart, aware of our potential, said Yolanda Germany, and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from Global Community Studies, which will Romanello, a Winter 2005 graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles. He integrate aspects of Pitzer s existing inter the program. They paved the way for a was a member of the Pitzer College faculty disciplinary, community based, and better future for many students who from 1967 until 1991. Lucian Marquis Library, which is scattered far international programs. These aspects otherwise would have been neglected I was privileged to meet Lucian on one spe- and wide in the minds of his former students.” will be brought together within a com by other institutions. We at Pitzer are cial occasion last year when he visited the My deepest sympathy is extended to his mon administrative infrastructure with unique, for we embraced 30 years ago Pitzer campus with Jane to see the redecora- family and friends. The Pitzer College commu- an academic emphasis on the broad com an innovative idea: Why not include tion of the Lucian Marquis Library and Reading nity has been privileged to have had such an parative analysis of global urbanization. older students, non traditional Room in Mead Hall. Lucian exemplified the extraordinary member of the faculty with such The Center is expected to eventually students, with a great potential for very finest of Pitzer College’s values in that he deep and passionate commitment to his stu- be a national model for advancing success. remained dedicated to the personal education- dents and to the College for more than 20 understanding of (sub)urbanization years. The New Resources program cele al experience between a faculty member and issues globally. It will also seek to pro student. Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the vide inventive solutions to the ongoing brated its 30th anniversary Jan. 29 with Sincerely, a dinner on the Pitzer campus. President College have shared with me again and again marginalization of international Laura Skandera Trombley exchanges and community based pro Laura Skandera Trombley opened the how deeply their lives were touched by Lucian’s President evening with remarks on the impor influence in their intellectual and personal grams often seen in colleges and univer tance of Pitzer s resource for non tradi development. His legacy was recognized by sities. By combining the global perspec There was a brief memorial service, planned tive with the analysis of the urbanization tional age students. the community during the 1994 dedication cer- by Lucian Marquis, at Little Bridges auditorium The first New Resources program emony renaming the Mead Hall Library in his process, the Center will focus on uncov on March 5. For more on the life of Professor ering the foreign in the domestic and orientation was held exactly 30 years name where it was said, “We are happy to Marquis, visit the Pitzer News Center at help people to understand that the prob ago January 29, 1975, she said. We have ‘the purely material entity’ of the true www.pitzer.edu/news_center currently enroll approximately 60 New lems of other nations are actually their Clockwise from left, President Laura Skandera Trombley, former Executive Vice President Jim Jamieson, Emeritus own. Resources students and have since the Professor of Sociology Al Schwartz, Director of Academic Support Rochelle Brown ’99 and Yolanda Romanello ’05 program s founding graduated more In this project, the Center will face the challenge of how to approach difference than 500 students from our program. creation of the New Resources program. in a way that builds bridges between Our graduates have gone on to politics, “New Resources and the Jamieson came to Pitzer in 1968 as an NIH Supports Faculty Research cultures and nations. Pitzer plans to such as California State Assembly generosity of our scholarship associate professor of political studies Speaker Fabian Núñez 97; the business Two grants from the National Institutes or behavior, Tang study the complex global urban issues and held a number of positions while at by taking advantage of its various loca world, such as Bill Chetney 86, founder donors have given me of Health (NIH) substantially advance explained. Dsk1 and Pitzer, including vice president for tions locally and abroad (Australia, and president of 401K Advisors USA in Pitzer College s role in genetic research Kic1 are important guidance, economic support, development and interim president. aimed at deciphering the mechanisms of targets for deciphering Botswana, China, Ecuador, England, Orange County, which represents more When he left Pitzer in 1983, he was the cell life. Professors Gretchen Edwalds the fundamental India, Italy and more) to develop a than 500 companies with an excess of and have opened doors executive vice president of the College. Gilbert and Zhaohua Irene Tang, faculty mechanisms of cell life model that can be emulated by other $2.5 billion in plan assets; and commu Jamieson served a critical role in shap members in Pitzer s Joint Science program and death, she said. colleges. nity outreach organizers such as to further develop my potential ing Pitzer during its early years. with Claremont McKenna and Scripps col Edwalds Gilbert This is an outgrowth of something Michelle Jordan 94, who works for the to become a successful Members of the planning committee leges, received Academic Research and Tang s highly we ve been working on for years, start City of Inglewood as a Teen Program for the celebration included: Yolanda Enhancement Award (AREA) grants from Gretchen competitive three year ing with the Urban Studies program in Coordinator. And I am proud to report graduate and a more Romanello, Chris Freeberg, Shelly NIH. AREA grants total Ontario, Dean of Faculty Alan Jones that more than 100 of our New Edwalds-Gilbert productive human being.” Holler, Melva Hernandez, Renato Edwalds Gilbert s project entails $150,000 each plus explained. By starting out looking at Resources graduates are currently Hernandez, Juan Alvarez, Alex Montes, research on gene expression, which encom overhead expenses. the urban community in Southern employed in the field of education as Yolanda Romanello 05 Graciela Vargas, and the Alumni passes a series of processes by which the The AREA program California and expanding it to the world teachers and administrators within the information in a gene is converted into pro supports new and at large, the Center will connect our field. Relations Staff. The advisory committee teins, the working machinery of the cell, continuing health External Studies programs to academic Trombley personally thanked student, provided me with the opportu was made up of Jim Jamieson, Al she said. Edwalds Gilbert is an assistant related research proj programs here on campus, using the Romanello for her work organizing the nity for self discovery and the possibili Schwartz, Sandy Hamilton, Rochelle professor of biology. ects proposed by fac tools for analyzing community struc celebration, citing her dedication to ty for a new beginning, Romanello Brown, John Borba and Cynthia Tang, an assistant professor of biology, ulty members of eligi tures that were learned through our pro and enthusiasm for Pitzer and the New said. New Resources and the generosi McCartney. researches the cell cycle regulation of Dsk1, ble schools and com gram in Ontario. Resources program. ty of our scholarship donors have given The following were on the program which regulates nuclear division of cells, ponents of domestic The Center for Critical Global Romanello, a Spanish Studies in me guidance, economic support, and ming committee that wrote the initial and Kic1, which influences cell separation institutions. The Zhaohua Irene Community Studies will offer a new Latin American Culture major, plans to have opened doors to further develop program description: Ron Macaulay, in fission yeast. Both are important AREA grants benefit Tang major for students who want to add attend Claremont Graduate University my potential to become a successful Inga Bell, Sharon Cohen, Lew Ellenhorn, enzymes in the regulation of cell growth, the principal investiga graduate and a more productive human Margo Fenn, Jim Jamieson, Ann death, and the differentiation during devel tor through the oppor additional concentration on these topics. to pursue a Ph.D. in education. She Thanks to the generosity of the being. Maberry, Di Malan, Ron McConnel, Al opment. tunity to conduct independent research; credits Pitzer with putting her on that Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Pitzer Jim Jamieson was honored at the cel Schwartz, Alan Harris, Bob Shomer and Deregulated cell growth, which is the the host institution through a strengthened path. College can continue to bridge the divi My journey, as a New Resources ebration for the role he played in the Loud Humphreys. defined feature of all neoplasm [tumor research environment; and students growth], occurs as a result of perturbed sig through exposure to and participation in sions created by distance, cultural differ nal transductions that alter cellular function research in the health sciences. ences, and mistrust around the world.

6 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 7 CAMPUS NOTES CARES Continued from page 8 most devastating blow to our country Pitzer Reaches Out to Tsunami Victims in a very, very long time. I would say that it is a Thai equivalent of a 9/11. The he Center for Asian Pacific been working in will be a long term effort to restore nor death toll may be up to 4,000 in American Students (CAPAS) Asia since the malcy to the victims, and I hope Thailand, with many more injured, and teamed with World Vision to aid 1950s. CAPAS, Pitzer, and other Americans even more separated from loved ones, T IMAGES COURTESY OF DIGITALGLOBE thousands of Asian families affected by To date, CAPAS will make a long term commitment to homeless, or financially ruined. Phuket, the South Asian tsunamis that struck has raised more social responsibility, and I can t think of one of the provinces that was hit, has Dec. 26. than $1,500 for a better means of doing so. Thank you always been an important source of World Vision teams provided imme World Vision and for your efforts; you will receive back income for Thailand (Thailand is a diate relief in many of the worst affect more than $25,000 many times from what you give. tourist country) and it suffered a great ed areas of Asia, distributing survival for the American My hope is, through CAPAS, our loss of resources, which adversely packs of food, bottled water, medicine, Red Cross. efforts to aid victims of the tsunami affected our economy. Now, imagine a sleeping mats, clothing, and household As a Pitzer disaster would not only be joined by country like Sri Lanka, a much smaller items to tens of thousands of people in alum, I wanted to the Pitzer community moved by an country and, as far as I know, much the wake of massive tsunamis that make my donation intrinsic sense of social responsibility, more impoverished. I wonder how they Satellite images from the Banda Aceh shoreline in Indonesia from before the tsunami, left, and after the massive Stephanie waves reveal the extent of the damage. swept the coasts of at least 10 countries. to the tsunami but by larger society moved by com are handling the disaster? Velasco Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India relief through your passion, said Stephanie Velasco, I was moved, also, by seeing interna other parts of the affected regions are were among the countries hardest hit organization, and CAPAS director. tional efforts to aid the victims of this TOLL doing a brisk business, absorbing by the disaster, and local World Vision wanted to commend you and support This tragedy goes beyond me as an tragedy. Although it is a regional inci Continued from page 8 tourists shying away from the tsunami staff on the scene responded immedi you in your efforts to provide help to Asian American, to me as a global citi dent, it is great to know that the world devastated Andaman coastal areas. The ately. World Vision, which has offices the victims of the tsunami disaster, zen. It s heightened my awareness to be cares. There are also efforts to help by Southeast Asia for a number of years, if number of food stalls and souvenir in nine of the 10 countries affected, has said Ron Paine 74. As you know, this a global thinker. my fellow Pitzer students who couldn t not for a long time, but also affected shops at the historical sanctuaries of have been farther away from this hundreds of thousands of human lives Phanom Rung and Muang Tum in Buri region, yet their hearts and thoughts and countless amounts of property. Ram has increased tenfold. We had not were always with those who suffer. Millions of people in the region are seen such large numbers of New Year s ‘Great to Know the World Cares’ The Human and What really touched me in a very direct affected by the tsunami. Survivors lost tourists visiting Phanom Rung in many way, however, was seeing e mails and their families, relatives, jobs, businesses, years. The island of Koh Samui off Surat messages from friends in Claremont Kiattikun Tanapad, a Pitzer 06 student have never seen my country in such homes, etc. The lower income people Thani in the Gulf of Thailand has and all over the world asking me how I from Thailand, sent the following message unison. Everybody is helping out as Economic Toll are affected the most. Fishermen lost gained what the Andaman seaside was and expressing their concerns even to Stephanie Velasco, head of the Center for much as they can. their boats and thus their income and provinces have lost. A large number of though I was in the safety of Bangkok. Asian Pacific American Students at Pitzer, It is a touching sight. Volunteers means of livelihood. Nevertheless, we foreigners have flocked to the island. Some of these friends I have not spoken on Jan. 3. worked tirelessly well over New Year s of the Tsunami are convinced that with overwhelming Meanwhile Phuket Island, with much to in a long time, some I never consid Day, one of our most celebrated holi support from all over the world, those support, should be able to recover quick ered particularly close, and some I was Even though I have been confined days (its only rival is Thai New Year s By Pitak Intrawityanunt P 04 affected by this unprecedented tragedy ly and the tourism business will be back never even fond of yet there they within the city limits of Bangkok, far Day) as donations, small and large, shall recover to a satisfactory degree to normal or even better than before. Tourism is an important industry were. from Southern Thailand, I very distinct poured in. Even I (I hate camping and provided their governments do not Thailand and other affected countries for all countries, including devel There are the few who choose to take ly felt the most forms of hardship, and certainly attempt a quick fix and then forget could turn the crisis into opportunity. oped countries such as France, the advantage of those in their darkest full impact not walking through piles of dead bod about the entire affair. They could improve city planning and U.S., the United Kingdom, Italy and hours. Robbers pillaged through ruins, of the tsuna ies) have volunteered myself as a trans As in other affected countries, the environmental awareness. They could Spain. It is particularly crucial for stealing anything they could get their mi and lator to go down to Phuket (the majori tsunami survivors in Thailand are suf preserve local architecture and ways of developing countries, even China. hands on, and even looting corpses; and so has ty of victims in Phuket are foreigners) fering from mental anguish. Many were life so the entire community, not just the The World Travel and Tourism some merchants took the opportunity everyone and I will go as soon as they can find stressed, insomniac, confused and fear tour operators and the big business Council (WTTC) has forecast that by to raise the prices of necessities. else in the me an available flight (flights are now ful of further tsunami devastation. enterprises, will benefit from the tourism the year 2020, between 180 million However, despite the media s special industry. In the end, these measures will country. I devoted to doctors, supplies, and fami Victims in Phangnga are more seriously and 200 million people will visit attention to the small heartless minority, make the tourism industry sustainable. lies of victims) and if translation is still stricken than those in other provinces. China. I will not let them taint the beautiful needed. Meanwhile, my family donated They are haunted by the terrifying Tourism is the only industry in image of human fellowship and global Pitak Intrawityanunt is the parent of as much as we could. experience and require immediate psy which every country can bring forth cooperation that is rarely seen today. chological help. Many injured foreign Polawat Ken Intrawityanunt, who Thailand is a country devoid of its own advantages, and where Volunteer positions are now full, ers have been able to return to the com graduated in 2004. He is the former major natural disasters (tornadoes, vol developing countries can compete even doctors whose time is money and fort of their home countries, but Thais Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and canoes, earthquakes, mudslides, ava with developed countries. Tourism get few days off a year have selflessly who remain in the devastated areas face former Minister to the Prime Minister s lanches, forest fire, etc.) so the tsunami creates revenue for the country, not sacrificed their holidays and volun a shell of their previous lives, having Office in charge of tourism. He now came totally unexpected and was the to mention jobs at all levels. Tourism teered to fill every needed spot; all the lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods. directs the Pitak Foundation, which sup is Thailand s largest foreign needed blood supply was donated by Rehabilitation centers will have to be set ports community development projects in exchange earner. thousands who went out to give blood; up in all six affected provinces to offer more than 80 neighborhoods in Bangkok. Please see CARES, Page 9 The tsunami devastation on Dec. money, supplies, and prayers are com local victims long term counseling. It Much of the funding and support the 26, 2004, not only crippled the inginfromallovertheworld.Iwill will take years for them to get back to foundation provides goes to setting up tourism industry in South and always take this as an example of what their normal life. In many instances, life recycling banks, clean water systems for Kiattikun Tanapad ’06 talks about the tsunami damage at greatness world citizens can achieve might not be the same again. schools, and the production of community the American Red Cross fundraising dinner sponsored by Please see TOLL, Page 9 together. However, tourist destinations in newspapers. the Claremont Chapter on Jan. 26.

8 PITZER COLLEGE WINTER 2005 9 nternational programs at Pitzer are entering

a profoundly important new chapter I in the College s history a time of new exploration and innovation. We are following the inaugural vision of President

Trombley to make it possible for all Pitzer students who want to have an external studies experience to do so and to welcome

a greater diversity of international

students to join us in Claremont. Tradition of Innovation A Short Distance for a INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Continues in External Studies Opportunities to learn and grow research being done by Pitzer students We are exploring pathways toward T.S. Rich Experience outside the Pitzer campus as well as and students from other colleges on Eliot s unknown, remembered gate for return to give something back Pitzer programs, check out the Web students returning from study abroad, site: www.pitzer.edu/news_center/ ou are a student registered for when they begin to see their own culture a new Neuroscience Option for articles/2004_nov23_symposium.asp Pitzer s Community Based “Students learn more when they interact with people of other cultures and with new eyes and bring a heightened Students in Pitzer in China: After a Spanish Program. What can you gain an understanding of how diversity helps the academic enterprise.” desire to contribute to social change in trip to Beijing University by neuro Y inspiring local high school stu expect? The course catalog tells you that communities here: Global meets local. science faculty from Pitzer, Scripps, dents toward international experiences the course, integrates classroom Intercultural understanding meets social and Pomona and a liberal arts education: 20 Pitzer instruction with practical learning expe responsibility inextricably linked. We Colleges this students returning from External riences in the local Spanish speaking seek to challenge our students intellectually spring, stu Studies experiences prepared multi community. So you know that you will and personally to enter or create new dents on the media presentations on their host be engaged in learning beyond the spaces in which engaged, respectful and Pitzer in China countries for students at local high classroom. But will you like it, learn effective local citizenship can take place, program will schools. They worked closely with the something valuable, and one day quali whether in a small farming community in have the teachers at the schools and CISEP fy it as one of your transformative Botswana or an ESL classroom at the Day opportunity to (Claremont International Studies and Pitzer experiences? Labor Center in Pomona. do independ Education Project) to connect the con Ethel Jorge, assistant professor of Through a grant from the Andrew W. ent research tent of their presentations to the Spanish at Pitzer, delivers her course Mellon Foundation, Pitzer is planning a projects introduction and informs you that this new Center for Global Comparative around the California Standards for World CAROL BRANDT History and Social Sciences. practicum will be a truly intercultural Community Studies, around the notion of intersection of experience in which what you reap is difference as the basis for studying connec traditional And innovation continues on the in direct proportion to what you put tions between the local and the global. In Chinese medi into it. the language of our faculty, By conceptu cine with neuroscience. These oppor other side of the international coin: PACE You and your classmates are ally moving beyond the assumption that tunities, along with new research assigned to a family in small groups difference divides rather than unites, and options in tropical ecology in Costa and are to visit weekly with the that community can only be built on same Rica and HIV/AIDS in Botswana, are PACE: Pitzer s program in University and Professional English promotora and her family. Now before ness, we can begin to develop the vocabu the results of efforts in External you run off to look up promotora in lary and methods to link differences at Studies to make study abroad more for international students who seek training in English Language and your Spanish English dictionary, you both the global and local levels. Central to readily available to science students. should know that this term is not direct American Studies has designed four these developments are powerful new con ly translatable. Promotoras are women new exchanges in Australia, new curricular options. Available ceptual tools and social visions for building in Hispanic families who promote their Germany, and Spain: External Studies already this spring, these programs communities. These models take differ language and culture, although they are ences of race, class, gender, sexuality, cul has added additional exchange oppor allow students to combine intensive tunities for 2005 06. At the University not professional teachers. The promo ture, mass media, citizenship status, colo English study with volunteer intern toras use their language and discuss nization, and religion as the centerpiece of of Erfurt in Germany, students will ships in the community, specialized focus on relations between Eastern their culture with the students visiting conceptions of community, rejecting the preparation for admission to American their home, family and immediate com domination of any single group, nation, or and Western Europe. Spanish colleges, certification in fields of aca Maria Villegas ’00 and Professor Ethel Jorge language and culture are the features munity. ideology. demic interest, and training for MBA Professor Jorge describes the Through its longstanding curricular of the new exchange with the studies. One of the first English pro University of Sevilla in Spain. At the practicum as a learning experience for emphasis on fostering intercultural under grams in the nation to be developed you, the promotora and her family. You PROGRAM HISTORY standing, social responsibility, and interdis University of Adelaide in Australia, by a selective liberal arts college, all have much to gain from the weekly Seminal to the implementation of the community-based learning program, Professor Ethel ciplinary perspective, Pitzer has a natural students benefit from the wide range PACE has distinguished itself as one visits. As you learn about the family s Jorge and Maria Villegas ’00 began looking for a site to establish long-term relationships advantage among liberal arts colleges in of curricular offerings of one of of the most rigorous and effective lan customs and cultures, they can learn between Pitzer and Claremont Colleges students and community members in the fall of writing this new chapter and in forwarding Australia s largest and best institutions guage training programs in the coun more about you and your culture and 1999. An area was selected with a primary school that offers a bilingual program, which is this important paradigm shift in education of higher education. try. PACE alums, let us hear from you! the real opportunities for their children surrounded by a lively community of Spanish speakers. Approximately 85% of the primary nationally. the first International You, too, are an important part of the and others in their neighborhood to go school students come from Spanish-speaking families. With the help of the school’s teachers, In the following, first hand accounts Undergraduate Research Symposium: Pitzer community. A copy of the to college. they sent letters to a pool of parents who were active in the school to identify potential pro- provided by alumni, parents, faculty, and Drawing on the rich, primary research newest PACE publication can be seen The course syllabus informs you that motoras. Interested women and their families were then invited to Pitzer’s campus to meet students, you will see examples of the Pitzer students are doing as part of at www.pitzer.edu/academics/ilcenter/ in addition to visiting the host families the Spanish instructors and form an initial group of community partners. Selected promotoras vision, courage, determination, curiosity, their Independent Study Projects pace/PACE_Brochure 2005.pdf weekly, you will be exploring the com worked with the Spanish instructors to develop the program’s curriculum and logistics. and unrelenting sense of wanting to make abroad, External Studies and the munity and participating in family a difference in this world that continues to International/Intercultural Studies Nota Bene: PACE alum Gianluigi activities. The activities may include inspire the College to explore new ways of Colloquium held Pitzer s first Ferrari from Parma, Italy, recently playing with the children; assisting with fondness for the promotoras and their experience. educating an unprecedented number of International Undergraduate Research published his first book, Detection their homework; shopping at the local families, and articulate a thoughtful Here is what some of your class Pitzer students toward greater understand Symposium in November. Thirty top Algorithms for Wireless Communications market; and participating in the prepa understanding and appreciation for mates have to say about your ing across differences globally and locally. projects were featured as poster pre with Applications to Wired and Storage ration of tamales, enchiladas or burritos. another culture. However, your weekly practicums: sentations. To see the wide range of Systems. You quickly acquire a respect for journals demonstrate the profoundly Professor Jorge, exhibit an obvious personal effect of your practicum Please see JORGE, page 23

12 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 13 Made in the USA But at what cost? rom time to time, I sit in on a class as a function of my role at FPitzer. The benefits are multifold. I can, while gleaning a story for the Participant or another campus publica “Bienvenidos a la maquila del sueño Americano.” tion, once again experience the excite - La Encargada ment of learning in a classroom. Such “These women are located at the bottom of a complex organizational structure of an industry that promotes third world “Welcome to the American Dream Shop.” an encounter gives me a sense of sat conditions in the U.S.” – Professor Maria Soldatenko - Shop Manager isfaction as to what I have learned, experienced, and an appreciation of the true value of my own education. More importantly though, I observe L.A. SWEATSHOPS CLASS PROJECT firsthand students engaging in critical service learning activities in the class Much emphasis is concentrated on the exploitation of third world garment workers. What room and later turning their knowl many do not realize is that there are thousands of men and women right here in L.A. who edge into constructive action in the slave under the same conditions. It is our hope that by sharing our newly gained knowledge, community. we can initiate an open and honest dialogue between garment workers and consumers that One such high interest class is will create new avenues of understanding and respect. As students and consumers, it is our Latinas in the Garment Industry, a responsibility to support immigrant garment workers in L.A. and garment workers abroad in Gender and Feminist Studies course team taught by Professors Maria their struggle for safe working conditions and fair wages. Soldatenko and Ethel Jorge. Soldatenko invited Jorge to co teach the course as BYPHOTO ANDREWS SUSAN Professors Maria Soldatenko and Ethel Jorge, Pitzer students, and guests in Los Angeles’ Garment District part of the pilot initiative to develop a LaVelle, Cynthia Lujan, Kim Bautista, Murillo are simply superb. Spanish across the curriculum program. Tania Gomez, Betty Avila, Sara Hinojos One of the most difficult questions to documentary on women garment work mentary gives the women a face and a “He gave me the machine, he gave me the threads, and he Students in the class complete their Jeanette Diaz, Summer Wilson, and answer in higher education is how to assignments in English and Spanish. The ers of Los Angeles sweatshops. voice in a workplace where they feel told me, ‘Here you will work, do not ask to leave for the doc- Hernandez and Carracedo s visit to they have neither. The women garment tor or anything! You do not get to eat, nothing!’ ” – Worker Professors Ethel Jorge and Maria place a value on a liberal arts educa course is sprinkled with myriad activi Soldatenko. tion? It is no mystery at Pitzer. ties, including classroom discussions, the classroom brought alive to the stu workers have a symbiotic relationship dents the strife of the women in the in which they share the same plight in with a few of the workers but were later This final class project reveals a solid readings, guest lecturers, and field excur understanding and an appreciation of Susan Andrews, Associate Vice sions to Los Angeles. During one class 5,000 Los Angeles garment sweatshops, exploitation by shop owners. approached by a building superinten which employ approximately 120,000 A group of students in this class jour dent and asked to leave. the women workers unified voice. The President for Marketing and Public room meeting, Lupe Hernandez, an photos that accompany the poster board Relations organizer with the Los Angeles Garment 140,000 workers. The number of sweat neyed to the Los Angeles Garment What follows is a portion of a poster shop factories in California is surpassed District to visit a sweatshop on a sunny board presentation prepared by class verbiage are worth more than a thou Worker Center, guest lectured with sand words. The photographs by Pitzer Almudena Carracedo, director of a film in the U.S. only by New York. Saturday morning in November. I members displayed at the Grove House Carracedo s character based docu joined the students as they entered a for community viewing. Class members students Chelsey Hauge and Cecilia nondescript gray building with large included: Cecilia Murillo, Chris Mayes, imposing staircases. Students spoke Chelsey Hauge, Candy Navarro, Nikki

“When I went into the building of sweatshops, I felt as if I was entering a maze with a heavy environ- ment with stairs, walls, closed doors, and locks with quiet sounds coming out of the rooms.” – Student

“They make you feel the less, that you have “Workers are invisible in Mexico, here, and whatever no value, that they will tear you apart. part of the world.” - Worker You forget you are a woman, you are a 14 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT human, you are a person.” –Worker WINTER 2005 15 PITZER-FULBRIGHT CONNECTION PAVES WAY

Ben Ball, at Pitzer, it turned out to be just Pitzer Fulbrights 1998-99 Fulbright recipient the beginning. I was able to finagle another year in Turkey I guess you could say that by winning the Rotary fellow I ve come full circle. When I ship. Then I went to the FIRST SPAIN, THEN ROMANIAN BRAIN DRAIN first trod on Turkish soil it was Fletcher School of Law and 1996, and I was a wide eyed Diplomacy at Tufts University for my second master s degree. Sarah Hersh 05 serves as emphasizes social responsibil Pitzer sophomore. Soon, I at the leaving side of the Feeling the need to complete Student Senate president at ity and study abroad. process brain drain and the found myself living in a mud my triumvirate of fellowships, Pitzer College. Originally from I went to Grenada, Spain, effect on the economy. I want brick house in the middle of I spent a year in South Korea as Nevada City, Calif., she came to for intensive language and to interview female university the Turkish countryside. a Luce fellow. The culmination Pitzer as a sophomore after a culture classes at the Center students to try to determine Between the countless hours of year at UC Santa Cruz. She is for Modern Languages at the their level of commitment or card games in the tea house, of this entire journey was when one of 15 Pitzer nominees rec University of Grenada. I was interest in leaving the coun language lessons in the local I joined the Foreign Service in ommended by the Institute for there at the same time as try. Romania has proposed school, and encounters with 2003. After my current tour in International Education for Spain pulled out of Iraq and joining the EU and when that various sheepdogs, my per Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ends, I will return to the U.S. Embassy 2005 06 Fulbright Fellowships. held elections after the bomb happens, the Free Movement spective on just about every A busy street in Istanbul, Turkey thing changed. in Ankara as a public affairs As a current Fulbright ing in Madrid. It was an emo of Labor Policy will change suits, the Fulbright gave me the When I left Turkey, I found officer. applicant, Hersh shared her tional time to be in Spain. and will be greater incentive wonderful opportunity to dis myself planning ways to BEN BALL The Pitzer Fulbright connec insight on the application There were mass protests for them to leave Romania. ’98 cover Turkey on my own. I tion shepherded me to where I process and the importance of with people in the streets for Enrollment in the External return. I eventually settled on began to peel back the histori ’05 SARAH HERSH am today. Pitzer introduced me external studies to the process. hours. Studies Colloquium at Pitzer, the Fulbright as the best chance cal layers of the country one by I am applying to go to where you apply for the to discover more of what conveniently doubled as a mas one: the pre historic, Greek, to a world outside any I experi I started college as a fresh Romania to study the emigra Fulbright, apply for the Turkey had to offer. ter s thesis) dealt with the elec Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, enced before. The Fulbright man at UC Santa Cruz but tion of female Romanian uni Watson, teach in a local high Professionally, it was a chance toral failure of left wing politi deepened that knowledge, and fessors and have a sense of Selcuk Turk, Ottoman Turk, wanted to be at a small col versity students to the for me to gain some valuable cal parties in Turkey. I matched made me thirsty for more. community. Pitzer offers all of and contemporary eras each lege to get to know my pro European Union. I will look Please see HERSH, 20 experience that would appeal data from the State Statistics Now here I am again, prepar those things to me, plus began to compete for my atten to future employers and gradu Institute with historical tion. All of this felt like a natu ing to return to a place I enjoy ate schools. I crafted my accounts of campaigns to form ral complement to the curiosity and see it from yet another research project with the valu a picture of the strategies that that the Pitzer program angle. Whether this next step able help of Pitzer professors constantly relegated the left to inspired in me. will be the start or the end of a Nigel Boyle and Mehmet the opposition. While I saw the Fulbright as journey, it seems that only time STUDY ABROAD PROVIDES GATEWAY TO EDUCATION Tutuncu. My project (which Beyond my academic pur a natural end to what I started will tell.

Jose Luis Calderón, 2003-04 Fulbright recipient Living abroad on a sec EXCELLENT MENTORSHIP SECURES FELLOWSHIP ond year Fulbright Fellowship in South Korea, I still feel the passion for travel Elise Carlson, my study abroad experience greatest outcome of my and global understanding 2003-04 Fulbright recipient in Turkey I enrolled into one Fulbright experience. Without that began at Pitzer College. of the best classes of my col a doubt it turned out, so far, As a recent Pitzer graduate, I My participation in Pitzer lege career: External Studies to be the best year of my life. would have never thought College s External Studies Colloquium. Taught by Nigel My fellowship project took that I would be teaching in program in Ankara, Turkey, Boyle and Carol Brandt, this place in Stockholm, Sweden, an all boys private middle was the reason I was able to class is designed for seniors where I studied Kurdish school of more than 850 stu earn a Fulbright Fellowship. returning from abroad. It women s political participa dents. Teaching about 650 ’03 JOSE CALDERON It enriched my college experi became a forum for students tion in Swedish society. I students a week in a socially ence and deepened my to discuss our intense experi developed very close relation conservative and traditional understanding of other cul ences in foreign cultures and ships with the women I tures and living abroad. I intellectually process what we worked with, fell in love with culture, I have become a Volunteer teaching at a leader and educator to my spent a year and a half had learned. The first compo Sweden, gained countless boys orphanage in Coro, preparing to go to Turkey. nent of the class was to write professional contacts at school and students. Every Venezuela, during my Pitzer ’03 ELISE CARLSON During this time, I was in a fellowship application. Stockholm University and at day I encounter new chal study abroad, along with close contact with my advisor During this time we received the U.S. Embassy, and met lenges, but I continue to Pitzer media based teaching and was encouraged to brain guidance for the application my fiancé. It was such a rich learn and grow from a rare internships to aid underpriv Jose Calderón ’03 and pupils in his class in South Korea storm ideas for Fellowship exploration process. from our professors and peers experience. I am so grateful cultural exchange that I first ileged teenagers and adults experienced during my study projects while abroad. I con Pitzer helped secure the and also gained mentoring for the support I received at in Los Angeles, provided a abroad. A liberal arts educa helped me live in Korea. I abroad through the Pitzer in sider my Fulbright applica Fellowship for me by way of for our professional develop Pitzer College that enabled gateway that would lead to tion that focused on commu applied my cultural Venezuela Program. tion process to be a wonder excellent mentorship. The ment and life after college. me to earn the Fulbright my focus on education nity based research has Please see CALDERON, 23 ful, supported two year first semester I returned from It is difficult to qualify the Fellowship.

16 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 17 EDUCATION FOR ALL: A Bridge to Success Fusako Ishibashi:

have always believed that education November with a team of experts, inter is one of the most important tools for viewing and meeting many different Pitzer’s First International Student I people to progress and countries to people, from the Minister of Education develop. This is the reason I have made to representatives of migrant associa education the center of my world. Not tions who complained about how learn ransferring from a small college in only did I choose the best education had ing Norwegian in separate classrooms Boston, I was the first foreign stu to offer for me as a person by attending from the rest of the students was stigma T dent and one of the first nine jun Pitzer, I also chose to devote my career tizing for their kids. Yet learning iors at newly opened Pitzer College for to the analysis of how education can Norwegian is imperative for better inte women in 1964. Two years prior to that, best contribute to improve social and gration in the society in which they live. I arrived in the U.S. from the then far economic development. How can it be done? away country of Japan after spending 14 The time I spent at Pitzer was some In my search for an answer to the days traveling via boat. of the most enlightening of my youth. problem in Norway, I remembered my That was still the time in Japan that a young woman going alone to the U.S. to From the people I met to the close rela junior year abroad in Tokyo, in a time study was rare and required courage tionships with amiable and challenging when there were still not many foreign almost the equivalent of going to space professors, my four years were a beauti ers there, with a family with which I today. Women s happiness still resided ful learning experience that helped me could hardly communicate, in a culture shape my future. It helped me clarify only in marriage and children. The rate so far away from any I had ever experi of women going to college in Japan at that I wanted to go into policy or inter enced. And this experience was only for national relations, so I majored in politi ’88 BEATRIZ PONT that time was still very low. Even if one one year. Imagine moving for a lifetime. did go, it was only another route to cal science and went on a year abroad to Moving to Norway for different groups Japan. Both choices contributed to shape marriage, not for a career. As the may be difficult, and effective schooling youngest of seven children in my fami my personal and professional life. tional comparisons and individual coun can be one of the best ways to integrate “I was no longer a At the OECD (Organization for try analyses, we try to provide govern ly, I had long dreamed of finding a new children and also try to assist adults to way of life for women. With amazing Economic Cooperation and ments with the best policy options to understand their new environment. Development), an international organi improve these groups participation in luck, I was able to come to the United ‘foreign guest’ from Immersion in regular classrooms with States to study. Two years later, with the zation with 30 member countries that learning and thus more equity in educa First Lady Barbara Bush and Fusako Ishibashi visit with additional support is what these groups help of my advisor, I was able to contin plays a leading role in analyzing public tion in general. This work requires trav a faraway country, but children at a Japanese primary school. are asking for to improve their new ue my education at the promising new policy choices, I am concentrating my eling, doing in depth country visits and lives. college in California. efforts on how education policies can interviewing most of the key players in Pitzer helped me to develop an ana When I first arrived at Sanborn Hall, was expected to be improve the situation of groups who each country, from education ministers for the American Pavilion of the World lytical mind. Being able to analyze and one of the few structures on campus, I may be at a disadvantage in society, to policy makers, civil servants, teachers, Exposition in 1970 in Osaka and conse was very excited about studying at the independent and such as low educated adults, migrants, students or parent associations. quently for the American Embassy s Please see SUCCESS, 23 completely new college, which differed or school dropouts. Through interna I spent two weeks in Norway in Cultural Exchanges Office. At that time, remarkably from the traditional and a full-fledged Pitzie.” Japanese knowledge of American cul protected small school I attended in ture was very limited. My last 30 years Boston. Sanborn Hall symbolized at the American Embassy in Tokyo were unlimited potential for creativity. spent promoting mutual understanding California had a quite different culture. of the U.S. and Japan, mainly through It took some time to adjust to the new ’66 FUSAKO ISHIBASHI cultural and personal exchanges. Pitzer Ranks in Top 20 for environment. Everything was rather I managed to marry happily and undefined. There was not a tradition or have two children. Thanks to what I strict guidelines to follow, and the very supportive as a foreign student learned at Pitzer, I managed to work responsibility was left up to an individ advisor. It was great that we were free even while raising children, which was Students Studying Abroad ual. I was no longer a foreign guest to take courses at Pomona, Claremont very unusual in Japan at that time. from a faraway country, but was expect Men s College and Scripps. Later, when Currently, I work for Microsoft in Japan ed to be independent and a full fledged I was working at the American Embassy in the area of philanthropic activities, itzer College ranked 14th among with other countries. The majority of Pitzie. in Tokyo, I enjoyed a small reunion with hoping to serve both of the countries Pbaccalaureate institutions for under Pitzer students select programs outside I gradually adjusted myself to the an American ambassador who studied that I love: the one where I was born, graduate participation in study abroad Western Europe and the English speak new situation with the help of the peo at Pomona at the same time I took and the other that nourished me in programs in 2002 03 in a report issued ing world that allow them to study a ple around me. I was intrigued by the courses there. many ways. by the Institute of International foreign language intensively, live with a behavioral sciences, which offered a After graduating from Pitzer College, Pitzer gave me a chance to grow to Education (IIE). local family, deeply immerse themselves completely new and eye opening area and two more years in Boston, I came be an independent woman and taught Pitzer College s top ranking is a in a local community, and conduct an of studies to me. I still remember the back to Japan. My country s change was me the true sense of courage to chal result of 72% of its students studying independent research project or intern exciting classes by Professor Al rather slow. Japanese companies hired lenge the life ahead. Pitzer also taught abroad. Pitzer offers unique study ship. Schwartz in sociology and the psycholo only newly graduated men who were me the importance of understanding abroad programs to Botswana, China, Pitzer alumni often recognize their gy and anthropology classes by the supposed to stay in the same company others of different backgrounds, and to Ecuador, India, Italy and Nepal. In study abroad experiences as instrumen Munroes. They gave me deep insight until they retired at age 55. Chances for believe in one s goodness, generosity addition, the College offers 25 domestic tal in both getting jobs and in enriching and widened my views of society and women to find a job were extremely and compassion. There always lie and international exchange programs their career experiences. Carol Brandt appeared in the Nov. 12-18, 2004, edition of the world. Dr. Werner Warmbrunn was limited. I luckily had a chance to work dreams in front of you. SAWASDEE KRUNGTHEP (Krungthep means Bangkok)

18 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 19 SUZON FORSCEY-MOORE ’77 Science and the Mission of Pitzer itzer has a strong commitment to providing opportunity for stu P dents to experience and learn from intercultural activities. We in the Joint Science Department also are com mitted to this goal. We are working toward increasing opportunities for stu dents majoring in one of the sciences to learn and conduct science in other coun tries. Let me give you some examples. Recently, Daemen College in New hat connects Pitzer s External day to day life was tremendously enjoy York, along with Pitzer and New Studies Program and the (tempo able.) College of Florida, received a signifi rary) abolition of the 800 year old The Lord Chancellor was the loose brick cant grant from the federal agency W Fund for the Improvement of office of Lord Chancellor of the United in the wall of injustice. He was a party Kingdom? Read on. politician appointed by the prime minister, Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to As a New Resources student and a a cabinet member, speaker of the House of provide exchange opportunities for stu working mom, going abroad would never Lords and head of the judiciary. dents here in the United States with have occurred to me. I will always remem I wrote articles for political and legal three universities in Europe. These ber standing in front of my Pitzer letterbox publications, letters to newspapers (one European universities are Athlone reading about the semester in London and even stung the Lord Chancellor into a Institute of Technology in Ireland, realizing the immensity of the opportunity. reply), placed advertisements and wrote a University of Trier at the Birkenfeld It changed my life and has even had some pamphlet, Obvious & Invisible: The campus in Germany and Censtral impact on UK government. Constitutional Machinery for Privilege and Ostrobothnia Polytechnic in Finland. In 1986, my late husband took early Injustice. Then one day when the prime All three are science and engineering retirement and we moved to the UK, not minister wanted to make news, the office based universities. Students majoring in knowing if we would be allowed to stay was abolished. It was quickly restored, but one or more of the sciences are targeted after his one year permit to do research minus some of the worst features. for this exchange of students between expired. It took 10 sometimes nerve wrack the three U.S. colleges and the three ing years to get dual US UK citizenship. European universities. As an outsider (Martian, if you will), I EDITOR’S NOTE While Pitzer already has exchange was taken aback by things that insiders Forscey-Moore plans to stand for Parliament as agreements with universities through found unremarkable: no checks on power, an Independent candidate for the constituency of out the world, what is unique about no secret ballot, government censorship by Cambridge. It is expected that Tony Blair will call this exchange is the unifying course on the healthcare issue: chronic wounds

means of libel laws, an entrenched culture the general election for May 5. CLIPPING COURTESYNEWSPAPER OF SUZON FORSCEY-MOORE of fraud and coverup. (At the same time, and their treatment. During their semester abroad, not only will the exchange students from the U.S. and Europe enroll in courses at his or her exchange college, the students will par HERSH “I haven’t always been this focused on politics and policy. ticipate in this unique Web based continued from page 16 course on the science and application of SCOT GOULD, ASSOCIATE I wanted to be a ballerina when I was a kid. Studying chronic wounds. Faculty from the six school and take part in a research sym migration wasn’t something I had ever imagined. institutions have prepared material so provide opportunities for students to PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS posium, have helped immensely with students will learn the necessary sci conduct research over the summer that the Fulbright process. I had the help of I was a voice major at UC Santa Cruz. The tie to politics ence from the broadly defined disci often leads to publications. While stu three professors and fellow students was there at the same time though.” plines such as molecular biology, mate dents have worked with us in the Keck very wealthy, recently constructed pri willing to read drafts and set deadlines. rials science and bio chemistry and the Science Center, students also have vate university producing international During my junior year I was watching — Sarah Hersh ’05 necessary engineering techniques in worked at institutes where faculty ly recognized scientists and engineers. others go through the process and that pharmacology, the biotechnological and members have contacts such as The Our goal is to establish an internation encouraged me to apply. Julie biomaterials. Since the students in the City of Hope. Now we are hoping to al RUE, which is a Research in Terlinchamp, who was studying in course will be spread throughout the Undergraduate Education experience studies program to focus on Eastern that politics shouldn t be discussed at the create opportunities for students to Bulgaria, asked me to help her with her world, they will need to develop tech funded by the National Science Europe, migration patterns and move table but my family did it anyway. I real conduct summer research outside of applications. And throughout this niques to solve problems when infor Foundation (NSF). Currently we are ment of labor. ized that all the things that I enjoyed the U.S. The Joint Science program, process she has returned the favor by mation is located in different time trying to use internal funds to help stu I haven t always been this focused on most in my classes (history, economics, teaming up with Occidental College giving me advice long distance. My zones. And since each student will dents travel and live in Ankara for the politics and policy. I wanted to be a bal politics and foreign languages) could be and Harvey Mudd College, has been time at Pitzer has given me a lot of the come into this course from a different 10 weeks during the summer. lerina when I was a kid. Studying migra collapsed into political studies so I came negotiating with the Middle East skills a Fulbrighter needs: being self set of experiences, each student will Technical University (METU) and We are continuing to look for oppor tion wasn t something I had ever imag to Pitzer and started taking political motivated, willing to take the initiative, need to be both a source and receptor Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, tunities for each Pitzer student to blend ined. I was a voice major at UC Santa studies courses and knew immediately and having a passion for what they do of knowledge. It makes for an exciting so our students can work with faculty his or her interest in science with cross Cruz. The tie to politics was there at the that was my niche in college. and what they are studying. and unique exchange. at the English speaking universities and multicultural learning experiences. same time though. My family encour After the Fulbright, if I receive the fel In addition to the classroom experi during the summer. METU is the It is indeed an exciting time to be a sci ages discussions of politics. People joke lowship, I would like to go to an EU ence, we in Joint Science continue to MIT/Caltech of Turkey and Bilkent is a ence major at Pitzer.

20 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 21 themes would shatter the intimacy of the conomic background, we experienced to a JORGE bond between the promotoras and the certain extent her life in general, and the Agents of Change: ESL Teachers continued from page 13 students. With respect to language prac ways in which it is similar and different tice, the Spanish practicum is the best from our own. I loved and was fascinated This semester was wonderful with substitute for a study abroad environ by the fact that her family was so large, Magdalena (promotora). After visiting ment that is possible here in Southern dynamic and open, and by the suburban with her and her family for three semes California. lifestyle of having kids play out on the ters now, I feel as if she has been my Though there are many aspects to a street, neighbors dropping by, and the away from home mother. She has shared culture, food does represent it in many sense of neighborly community. so much about her culture and her life ways. The foods that you like and associ My sincerest thanks to Ethel, Marta, with me and I feel so grateful to have had ate with all go back to your culture. When Maria, Yolanda, and all involved for a her as a part of my college experience. I we left it was sad. Marta s (promotora) genuinely important and essential experi feel as if she has prepared me to live with house had been such a big part of this ence my college career has been affected my new host family that I will have while semester. I can say I love the Hispanic cul by this course in a truly positive way. studying abroad in Costa Rica next ture. It is so warm and welcoming that I As you review your journal entry, you semester. hope that I can still do things to be sur most likely conclude that this is one of With respect to language practice, the rounded by it. those extraordinary Pitzer experiences Spanish practicum offers the students the Marta shared with us what her life is transformative, life influencing, and truly freedom to explore certain themes. In the like in terms of cultural values and reli amazing. practicum environment, a rigid frame gious beliefs. As a Mexican immigrant to Susan Andrews work of discussion topics and fixed the United States from a different socioe

JENIFER ONSTOTT ter to India and Indonesia. I continue to CALDERON learn and struggle through various continued from page 16 obstacles. I have become that teacher As a PACE instructor, I have been who educates students about global issues and American politics. I take my privileged to assist students from immersion in the past to living with a around the world in developing their liberal and political education and teach home stay for my first year in Korea my students the true meaning of English language skills at Pitzer for where I taught at a school of 540 stu almost 20 years. Ever since I started at Photos of the streets of Thanksgiving, explain my Latino cul dents a week at a coed middle school on Pitzer, I have wanted to engage Pitzer Havana taken by PACE ture, and encourage them to express Jeju Island. Every day, I breathed Korea: students in teaching ESL in our vibrant, instructor Jenifer Onstott their creativity. Finding their creativity from the food I ate, the Korean home local multilingual communities. A few while in Cuba for the is difficult in a very conservative educa stay lifestyle, and the interactions years ago, I received an Ontario grant to Eleventh International tional system of intense study. develop a community engagement serv Literacy and Education between my students, teachers, and Most importantly, my presence Research Network Jose Calderón ’03 and his students ice learning course to support local citi Korean community. makes my students realize that not all Conference on Learning zens in the city of Ontario. The culmina A second year Fulbright has given Americans are the white skinned, tion of this grant was a trip to Cuba to me a new experience and sense of inde blonde hair, blue eyed person they see share the vital contributions Pitzer stu pendence. I live alone in my own small mal) as we sit at our desks preparing for on television. Getting across the idea dents have made teaching English in the studio apartment surrounded by green the day. Before each class, the 35 stu that dark skin is beautiful can be diffi community. hills in a port city of about 400,000 peo dents I will teach bow to me in their cult in Korea, which prides itself on I presented a paper, Language and ple. I observe the elderly women with uniforms, dark green suits, and greet white skin, bleaching creams, and plas Community: Becoming Engaged hunch backs carrying vegetables and me with, Hello Teacher or I love you tic face shields against the sun. I am Citizens Through Synthesizing Second fish in baskets on their head and back. Jose. changing lives and providing an educa Language Acquisition Theory and The streets are lined with Korean food I would have never thought that I tion to my students that will help build Experiential Learning, at the Eleventh steaming in the outdoor markets. I would be a middle school teacher in global understanding between our two International Literacy and Education smile at the children on the bus yelling Korea after Pitzer. I learned about other countries. I am an alternative liberal Research Network Conference on Hello wayguk saram (hello foreigner). countries through my travels on my teacher, who has learned to love my stu Learning in June in Havana. The paper In the morning I sit with 60 other teach first year Fulbright to Cambodia, dents and give them the same attention analyzed Pitzer students experiences in ers all bowing to each other greeting me Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Australia, I was given by many professors at Ontario, where they tutored ESL stu our venues for teaching ESL. Students arts experience, and can opt to become with annyeonghashimnika (hello for Philippines and have traveled this win Pitzer. dents in a middle school classroom and now work with food service and main involved in our grass roots ESL project. taught English to their students parents tenance personnel at Pitzer, day labor Sponsored by an Australian group, at home to foster family literacy. The ers at the Pomona Economic educators from all over the world gath paper highlighted the power of service Opportunity Center, workers at the ered at the Learning Conference in and other Anglo Saxon countries to is challenging. I only hope that by pro learning to provide a context in which Christian Business Development Center Havana to share insights into pedagogy SUCCESS Nordic countries for example, most of viding well developed policy advice to students can develop and practice criti in Ontario, and low income and home and social justice. It was a powerful continued from page 18 the data available shows that the U.S. governments, I can contribute to cal pedagogy. less people at the Foothill Unity Center, international/intercultural adventure, has some of the largest inequalities with improve the opportunities and lives of Pitzer students were exceptional ESL a food distribution center for low enriching, inspiring, and truly educa evaluate the correct education policy in most OECD countries. It has some of those who have difficulties in education, tutors/teachers. They became true income and homeless people in tional. Every aspect of my trip to Cuba alternatives, if any, on how public the best human capital, but it also has even if indirectly. agents for change by providing practical Monrovia. Next year my teaching will was a learning experience and I thank expenditure could be most effective: those with the lowest academic achieve suggestions grounded in theory to come full circle when students from PACE, Pitzer, the Ontario and Hewlett Should it focus on improving quality of ment and skills. Trying to respond to Beatriz Pont 88 enhance the middle school s ESL pro Waseda University in Japan join Grants, and my incredible students for education for some or on equity of these questions through the analysis of Analyst, Directorate for Education, grams. Since then we have expanded PACE/Pitzer for a year abroad liberal providing the support to get me there. opportunities for all? Is there a trade actual country experiences and evidence OECD, Paris off? Actually, when comparing the US

22 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 23 Bringing the Message Home: Studying Abroad in Italy and France

he students were noisy and restless as they came into the stuffy class T room on a beautiful Friday after FROM THE AUTHOR noon. Part of the Etiwanda High School Model United Nations Club in Etiwanda, As an alumna who studied abroad on the Pitzer in Calif., they were there on their own time Italy Program in Modena, I also enjoyed my voyage and are the cream of the crop, accord of discovery. I returned to Modena after graduation ing to Social Science teacher Joanne and lived there for a year as an English teacher. In Macaleer. fact, out of the five people on my program, three of However, as soon as Pitzer College us returned to Modena to live and work post grad seniors Maggie Levantovoskaya and uation a good indication of how strongly Pitzer s Etiwanda High students listen to the presentation by Maggie Levantovoskaya and Genevieve Winter began to speak about study abroad programs immerse students in the Genevieve Winter. Right, Levantovoskaya talks to the students at the Rancho their respective study abroad experi culture and its people. Since returning, I have Cucamonga school about her study abroad experiences in Paris. BYPHOTOS OKEREKE ’00 CATHERINE ences in France and Italy, the noise and encouraged many people to go abroad because of commotion ceased. my positive experience. I am glad to see that Pitzer So, began Winter, What do you all students still feel the same way today. new food to try. That was the exercise and already knew. had a much more traditional education know about France and Italy? Students I learned so much, Winter said. Being Levantovoskaya, a comparative litera and he hasn t been exposed to other cul shouted out things such as They eat abroad makes you a more conscious ture major, said she hopes to receive the tures like I have been, so he s still scared to snails! Dinner takes hours and they ’00 CATHERINE OKEREKE human being and more sensitive to peo Fulbright and return to her native Russia travel, Winter said. I ve convinced him sleep all afternoon! and The women ple s backgrounds and cultures, she told to study contemporary Russian writers in to do a summer study abroad program. don t shave their armpits! the class. Moscow. At the end of the presentation, Winter Winter and Levantovoskaya shared can be difficult. You have to learn how to before, but in another language! Levantovoskaya and Winter spent time As a double major in international and and Levantovoskaya answered the stu some basic facts about the countries, ask for directions and what to say when Yet, wanting to encourage the stu with the class as a requirement of the Pitzer intercultural studies and art, Winter said, dents animated questions and offered including the geography and their popu you are buying something, she told the dents, they explained that there are sup course International Intercultural Studies she would like to receive the Fulbright to advice about European universities and lations, and continued by describing class. I had a big surprise when I got port systems in place and the academic 100 (IIS 100) in which bringing their expe study Jews who fled to Sweden from Nazi how to prepare for a two month summer what it was like living and studying in my first energy and water bills. subjects, while important, are not the riences from abroad to the high school com Germany during the Holocaust. trip. munity is one of their last projects. another country. Resources are much more expensive in absolute center of the experience. Levantovoskaya and Winter enjoyed The message for the class was clear and IIS 100 students also participated in In France, it was just as much about Europe. It was not overwhelmingly academ their time so much that they plan to return immediate: Just try to get abroad. Don t Pitzer s International Research Symposium the education as it was about discovering abroad after graduation, whether or not wait until you are in college you can go Winter also faced interesting chal ic, Levantovoskaya said. The learning is in which students who studied abroad the culture and Paris itself, lenges studying in Parma, Italy. greatly social learning: going to cities, shared their research in a poster presenta they receive the Fulbright. now while you are in high school, Winter Levantovoskaya explained. Unlike I m from Los Angeles, she said. I learning public transportation, and find tion session as well as applied for the It made me much more open to travel said. Winter, who stayed with a host family in had never taken a bus before. In Parma, ing things on your own. Watson and Fulbright fellowships as grant ing, Winter said. I m planning on travel An excited student stayed behind to ask Italy, Levantovoskaya lived on her own my host family had cars, but they didn t Winter described one of her program s writing experience. ing to Israel this winter and I would not Winter one more question. in an apartment in Paris. use them because gas is so expensive. assignments that was just such an exer Pitzer prepared me very well academi have done that before. I want to go every Did you throw a coin in the Trevi You have to learn how to do every They used public transportation. I had to cise. cally for my time in France, where now! fountain in Rome? she queried. Of thing for yourself, and it is all very chal figure out how to get where I needed to I had to buy a ticket and go to a new Levantovoskaya said. I think I impressed Winter is helping spread her exuberant course I did! Winter replied. I plan to lenging. The things you do every day go not only in a way I had never done city. I had a list of things I had to visit, a a lot of my friends there with what I attitude with her family. My brother has return!

helped me expand my horizons. In McKenna, found acceptance to be inte Symposium Highlights Study Abroad Experiences addition to giving me the tools to be gral to her project. She performed a “I think my studies at Pitzer critical of the system, it has also made case study on prostitution while living me aware of the plights of other in the small village of N Goundere in prepared me extremely well to ustin Tamashiro, a senior at have learned in college to their field groups. Cameroon. Nelson discovered that the conduct my research. Being here Pitzer College and a double study. Tamashiro chose Amsterdam to When researching his question, women have created a strong sister Dmajor in psychology and Queer study attitudes toward biphobia. How does biphobia manifest itself in hood helping to raise each others at Pitzer has helped me expand Studies, was one of 24 students display Amsterdam is supposed to be very Dutch society? Tamashiro did not get children and holding a weekly Tontine, my horizons.” ing poster presentations at Pitzer accepting of all different minorities the results he expected. His results a gathering in which they share their College s inaugural International very liberal with a social democratic showed much less acceptance than he money and food. Nelson formed strong —Dustin Tamashiro ’05 Undergraduate Research Symposium welfare system, Tamashiro said. had anticipated. bonds with the women, saying that on Nov. 19. Claremont Colleges stu Tamashiro worked with Pitzer When I did my research project, I they took me in as a daughter, and dents competed for first, second and Professor Peter Nardi to create an inde got a sense that they weren t going to be she often forgot what their profession Brazil. Second prize went to Tamashiro third place. The posters embodied the pendent study on bisexuality prior to very accepting, Tamashiro explained. was. Nelson will be returning to and third prize went to Kari Rosenberg students study abroad experiences. leaving. He credits his studies at Pitzer In our program we talked a lot about Cameroon this year during her winter 05 for her poster on criminal justice in Students at Pitzer and the other with guiding his research. acceptance versus tolerance. They will break to continue her thesis research. Samoa. Claremont Colleges are encouraged to I think my studies at Pitzer pre tolerate differences but they won t The symposium s first prize went to Catherine Okereke 00 Oceania Lamberto-Egan ’05 explains her poster project develop their research question before pared me extremely well to conduct my accept you. Jennie Gubner 05, who won $150 for on Costa Rica. they go abroad and apply what they research. Being here at Pitzer has Amy Nelson, a senior at Claremont her poster on percussion music in

24 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 25 RESIDENTIAL LIFE PROJECT PITZER FAMILY CONNECTION FAMILY WEEKEND SAVE THE DATE Pitzer Plans Commencement 2005 Sunday, May 15, for Future 1 p.m., Gold Center Field Please view the Web site for important commencement information at: Take Shape www.pitzer.edu/commencement For questions or concerns he past year has been a busy one LEARNING COMMUNITIES munity for foreign students attending regarding commencement as Pitzer College moves forward The new residence halls will offer much Pitzer; giving students a place to practice contact the Office of Public Twith its new Housing Master Plan. more than a place for students to sleep: foreign languages in an everyday setting; Pitzer College Professor of Environmental Studies Melinda Herrold-Menzies sits with parents during her Relations at (909) 621-8219 Three lead gifts totaling $11 million have Pitzer is building a living environment that and, creating an ideal setting for Pitzer stu Parent College class, “Justice and Environmental Racism.” A record number of families visited Pitzer or [email protected] been committed, a project manager and nurtures social and intellectual life. Living dents to live while applying for the presti College for Family Weekend 2005. More than 250 Pitzer parents and family members had an opportunity a design build team have been selected, For questions regarding and learning will be interwoven in the new gious Fulbright or Watson fellowships. to attend special classes created by faculty members at Parent College, view art by Milford Zornes in the and conceptual plans are being prepared residence halls by incorporating spaces for The International Learning Community commencement caps and Nichols Gallery, tour the Arboretum, visit with staff and faculty, and spend time with their Pitzer student. for final trustee review and approval. By music, art, technology, library collections will offer a place where diverse cultures, gowns contact the the end of the spring semester, final and quiet study. Current plans call for the languages, and histories meld together cre President Laura Skandera Trombley hosted a Reception and Silent Auction that generated more than Office of Student Affairs at plans will be ready to submit for city development of affinity based learning ating a rich environment for learning and $22,000 toward scholarships for Pitzer students. Thank you to all the Pitzer families who visited campus (909) 621-8241 or review and approval in preparation for communities that will allow students to self discovery. for the weekend. We look forward to welcoming even more parents and family members next year. [email protected] a ground breaking in October. Beginning live together in a setting where they can with this issue, the Participant will pro bring greater focus to an area of particular FUNDRAISING PROGRESS: application, acceptance, financial vide regular Residential Life Project interest. Pitzer will create a seamless inte GIFTS TAKE OFF updates on the rapid pace of the exciting gration of the academic and co curricular Due to the extraordinary support of arrangements, and the myriad other changes on campus. aspects of the college experience so stu three leading families the Pitzers, the details involved in this new adventure. Golds and the Pritzkers the College is The Perfect Next Step As Rachel s excitement about this oppor dents will continue to learn as they move DESIGN-BUILD TEAM NAMED from the classroom to the dorm room. well past the halfway mark for its and Sharon Kiichli Rachel tunity grew, so did my confidence. The Pitzer College Trustee Residential As just one example, Pitzer is exploring fundraising goal to support the Residential External Studies Reflection The program was led by Dr. Ann Life and Learning Committee selected Life Project. With a tentative goal of the creation of an International Learning Stromberg, a wonderful teacher and Carrier Johnson architects and Bayley $18 million in fundraising, Pitzer already by Sharon Kiichli P 06 Community that will accommodate 30 to cross cultural guide, who has since Construction as the design build team for 40 students who share a common interest has commitments for more than $11.3 million. become a mentor to Rachel and a very the Residential Life Project. In addition, the in intercultural and international studies, Pitzer s External Studies Program is one of In addition to the three lead gifts, Pitzer committee tapped Southern California s along with specially designed communal the most outstanding aspects of a Pitzer important influence in her life. As Rachel top sustainability consulting firm, CTG recently received a highly competitive College education. Students are presented has described her experience to me, it is and study spaces. An International $200,000 grant from The Arthur Vining Energetics, to help the College realize its Community will support Pitzer s pro with amazing opportunities to immerse clear that Dr. Stromberg provided, in earth friendly building goals, and the Davis Foundations. Trustee Eugene Stein themselves in a number of exciting places grams in important ways, including: pro also has enthusiastically joined in support addition to a wide spectrum of informa College has engaged the firm of T.C. viding an intellectual focus for a group of around the world. Students continue their tion and education, just the right mix of Collins and Associates for construction ing the Residential Life Project, pledging a major coursework in another country while inherently diverse disciplines (language, generous gift of $120,000 toward the new support and opportunity for independ management services. also studying a different culture. Parents history, culture, and politics) and a home residence halls. Pitzer College appreciates Three design build teams participated find these opportunities both exciting and ence and individual experience. Rachel s for people from a variety of backgrounds, deeply these important lead gifts to the internship in the obstetrics ward of a as finalists in the design competition. The languages, and cultures; offering a sup daunting. Below is an account from Sharon teams made presentations to the Pitzer Project and the positive momentum that local hospital was everything she had portive environment to Pitzer students they give to the overall fundraising effort. Kiichli P 06 on her daughter s external community on Dec. 9, with input gathered preparing to leave for a semester abroad or studies experience. hoped it would be, giving her a true feet from students, faculty, staff and the just returning; creating a supportive com Richard Chute 84 on the ground experience that she will trustees. The clear choice was Carrier never forget. Johnson teamed with Bayley Construction. n 2004, my daughter, Rachel Kiichli Rachel came back from Costa Rica a Carrier Johnson is currently working on 06, had the privilege of studying in As a somewhat protective single par the new Student Services Center for the ICosta Rica through Pitzer s summer ent who raised Rachel in a small rural wiser and more mature young woman. Claremont University Consortium as well program there. Just a year before going Northern California community, I had She developed more confidence in her as a new graduate student housing project to Costa Rica, Rachel had set a career some trepidation about sending her off language and cross cultural skills, a for Claremont Graduate University. Bayley goal for herself of becoming a Certified to Costa Rica. We had traveled together greater clarity about her professional Construction previously built three struc Nurse Midwife. She had already heard to Oaxaca the previous summer for a goals, and a deeper awareness of the tures at Pitzer in the early 1990s: Broad about the Costa Rica program from month of language school, but this privileges we experience in this country. other students at Pitzer, and realized Hall, Broad Center, and the Gold Student would be her first trip out of the country As a parent, I see Pitzer s External Center. In addition, the entire design team that this program, with its emphasis on without family. From the onset, my con holds professional accreditation for work Spanish language acquisition, the study Studies program as a wonderful resource in sustainable design and construction by of health care systems in third world cerns were allayed by the staff of Pitzer s for students as they journey forth toward the U.S. Green Building Council s LEED countries and its opportunity for cross External Studies office. The staff was greater wisdom, insight and the develop (Leadership in Energy and Environmental The Residential Life Project logo captures the essence of the Housing Master Plan, highlighting Pitzer’s commitment to living cultural learning, would be a perfect always readily available to Rachel and to ment of the skills we all need to prosper Design) program. and building sustainably, promoting learning in the residential community, and leading liberal arts colleges into the 21st century. next step toward her goal. me, walking us through the process of and live harmoniously on this planet.

26 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT WINTER 2005 27 IRVINE DIVERSITY UPDATE Committee Addresses 2005 SAGEHENS SPORTS

MEN & WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD the Campus Climate WOMEN’S WATER POLO MEN’S BASKETBALL WINS SCIAC...AGAIN Date Opponent Result/Place Result/Time Date Opponent Result/Place Result/Time The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens basketball team defeated The Irvine Diversity Initiative is concluding its 3 ½ 2/19 All-Comers Home 10 a.m. 3/5-6 CS Hayward Invite Away All Day the University of La Verne 72-59 on Feb. 24 to win its second year support in the form of an $850,000 grant given to 2/26 Whittier All-Comers Whittier 10 a.m. 3/9 Wagner College Home 5 p.m. straight Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Pitzer College that began in January 2001. 3/5 TBA TBA TBA 3/11-12 Cal Baptist Invite Away All Day Conference (SCIAC) championship. Pomona’s Chaz Turner A faculty fellows report prepared by Dipa Basu, 3/11 SCIAC Multi-Duals CMS 4 p.m. 3/16 Princeton University Home TBA led the scoring with 24 points and Pitzer’s David Knowles Gretchen Edwalds Gilbert, Alex Juhasz, and Joe Parker 3/26 UCSD Multi-Team La Jolla 11 a.m. 3/17 Cal Baptist Away 3 p.m. added 13 points and seven rebounds to lead the Sagehens 4/2 CMS/ULV/P-P@ OXY Eagle Rock 10:30 a.m. 3/19 Claremont Tourney Home All Day was completed based on conversations with several to victory on their home court at the Pomona College Rains 4/9 Azusa Pacific Invite Azusa 10:30 a.m. 4/2 Occidental Home 10 a.m. Pitzer field groups in relation to pedagogy, community Center. 4/15 Pomona-Pitzer Invite Home 8:30 a.m. 4/2 USC Away 1:30 p.m. work and diversity. The report stemmed from meetings Going into the game, the Sagehens were guaranteed a with 18 of the 29 Pitzer field groups. The project was 4/16 SCIAC Prelims Home 1 p.m. 4/6 La Verne Away 5 p.m. 4/18 SCIAC Finals Home 1 p.m. 4/10 Stanford Away 2 p.m. tie for first with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS), which pro- funded by the Irvine Foundation s Campus Diversity 4/22 CA/NV Championships Fresno St. 10 a.m. 4/10 San Diego State Away 4 p.m. vided its own challenges for the team. Initiative, to whom Pitzer had promised a paradigm 4/30 UCI-Steve Scott Invite Irvine 10 a.m. 4/13 Caltech Home 5 p.m. “It’s easy to go into a game like this with the mind set of shift for the entire institution; a deeper, clearer, and 5/7 Occidental Invite Eagle Rock 4 p.m. 4/16 Cal Lutheran Away 1 p.m. playing not to lose,” said head Coach Charles Katsiaficas. more dynamic understanding of diversity; new and 5/27-29 NCAA III Nats. Wartburg All Day 4/20 CMS Away 5 p.m. “You have to play to win. They did a great job. I thought they revised courses; and Field Groups better articulating 4/23 Whittier Home 11 p.m. played aggressively and stayed strong.” how students develop sophisti 4/29-5/1 SCIAC Championships Home All Day Knowles ‘06, a key player in the victory, had some con- cated understandings of diversity cerns coming into the game. as part of their academic concen GOLF * “We really wanted this win because otherwise we would trations. WOMEN’S TENNIS have to share the title with CMS,” Knowles said. “But we tried Date Opponent Place Time to keep it strong and everyone’s shots were sinking, so that DIVERSITY COMMITTEE UPDATE 2/8 Redlands Los Serranos 12:30 p.m. Date Opponent Place Time helped a lot.” Although the alleged hate 2/15 Cal Lutheran Sterling Hills 12:30 p.m. 2/18 Cal Lutheran Home 4 p.m. The championship is the seventh in the last ten years for related crimes during the winter 3/2 CMS Goose Creek 12:30 p.m. 2/19 La Verne Away 9:30 a.m. the Sagehens. It is their ninth SCIAC championship since of 2003 04 did not occur on the 3/8 La Verne Los Serranos 12:30 p.m. 2/26 Caltech Win 9-0 Katsiaficas became head coach in 1986 and their ninth trip to 3/18 Sagehen Invitational TBA 12:30 p.m. Pitzer campus, members of the 3/8 Swarthmore Home 4 p.m. the NCAA Division III National Tournament. 3/28 Occidental Away 12:30 p.m. 3/11 Univ. of the South Home 2 p.m. Pitzer faculty and staff conducted 4/12 Cal Tech Los Serranos 12:30 p.m. an investigation into the nature of 3/13 Amherst Home 11 a.m. 4/14 Whittier Away 12:30 p.m. 3/23 Pacific Lutheran Home 3 p.m. MEN’S BASEBALL the campus climate during the 4/18 SCIAC Sterling Hills All Day 3/24 Williams Home 4 p.m. Date Opponent Result/Place Score/Time 2004 Spring semester. On 4/21 SCIAC II Redlands C.C. 12:30 p.m. Alex Juhasz 3/25 Middlebury Home 9 a.m. 1/28 Masters Home Rescheduled November 11, 2004, the Diversity 4/25 SCIAC Championships Los Serranos All Day Associate Dean of 3/25 Trinity (TX) Home 2 p.m. 1/29 Cal Baptist Loss 6-2 Committee presented a report to a 3/26 Rhodes Home 9 a.m. 2/02 Westmont Win 16-8 Faculty for Diversity *SCIAC matches only. packed College Council that cen 3/26 DePauw Home 2 p.m. 2/4 Schreiner Win 9-3 Please visit www.pitzer.edu/news_center/index.asp tered on the perspectives of 3/27 Hardin-Simmons Home 9 a.m. 2/8 Chapman Loss 19-6 for full schedule information. approximately 48 students and 10 faculty from groups that 3/30 Gustavus Adolphus Home 4 p.m. 2/10 Chapman Loss 5-4 have been historically underrepresented in U.S. society. 4/1 CMS Home 2 p.m. 2/25 La Verne Win 9-5 The College Council meeting resolved that as a com 4/2 Redlands Away 9:30 a.m. 2/26 La Verne Loss 4-3 4/9 Whittier Home 9:30 a.m. 2/27 Whittier Win 16-3 munity we would identify new ways to encourage and WOMEN’S SOFTBALL sustain relations across differences on the seven 4/15-16 SCIAC Championships CMS All Day 3/4 Cal Lutheran Away 2:30 p.m. Claremont College campuses that would create a syner 3/5 Cal Lutheran Home 11 a.m. Date Opponent Result/Place Score/Time 3/12-13 California Classic Home - gy created by our differences and similarities. The diver 1/29 Patten University L/5-1, L/10-1 MEN’S TENNIS sity committee created a proposal containing aspirations 3/13 Ithaca - 11:30 a.m. 2/5 USC (scrimmage) Home noon 3/13 Linfield - 2:30 p.m. for all members of the Pitzer community designed not as 2/12 USC (scrimmage) Home noon Date Opponent Result/Place Score/Time 3/18-19 California Invite Home - enforceable requirements, but as ideals that promote eth 2/19 Hope International Home noon 2/12 Occidental Loss 4-3 3/19 UW Lacrosse - 11:30 p.m. ical practices built upon trust, which will be brought 2/25 Cal Lutheran Home 3 p.m. 2/18 Cal Lutheran Loss 7-0 3/19 Rutgers-Camden - 2:30 p.m. before the College Council this spring. The document 2/26 Cal Lutheran Away noon 2/25 Chapman Loss 7-0 3/25 Redlands Home 2:30 p.m. was presented to several groups on campus and is to be 3/4 La Verne Away 3 p.m. 2/26 Cal Tech Win 6-0 3/26 Redlands Away 11 a.m. revisited annually. Expressed in this document are val 3/5 La Verne Home noon 3/3 Green Mtn. College Home 2 p.m. 4/1 Occidental Away 2:30 p.m. ues of community, dignity, diversity and dialogue. 3/12 Colorado College Away 2 p.m. 3/10 Univ. of the South Home 2 p.m. 4/2 Occidental Home 11 a.m. 3/12 Washington Univ. Home noon Members of the Diversity Committee include 3/13 Colorado College Away noon 4/8 CMS Home 3 p.m. 3/18 Pittsburgh St. Home 1 p.m. 3/19 Southwestern Coll. Home 2 p.m. 4/9 CMS Away 11 a.m. Summer Espinoza, Christina Hogan, Alex Juhasz, 3/19 Blackburn College Home noon 3/21 Williams College Home 2 p.m. Marlene Kirk, Jim Marchant and Arnaldo Rodriguez. 4/12 Master’s College Home 3 p.m. 4/1 CMS Home 3 p.m. 3/22 UC Santa Cruz Home 2 p.m. 4/15 Caltech Home 3 p.m. The Diversity Committee will be leading discussions 4/2 CMS Away noon 3/23 Pacific Lutheran Home 2 p.m. 4/18 Azusa Pacific 6 p.m. of the problems and proposed solutions through the 4/8 Whittier Away 3 p.m. 3/28 Cal Poly Pomona Home 2 p.m. 4/21 CMS Home 3 p.m. spring semester; for more information about this process, 4/9 Whittier Home noon 3/29 Gustavus Adolphus Home 2 p.m. 4/24 La Verne Home 1 p.m. please contact Alex Juhasz, Associate Dean of Faculty for 4/15 Redlands Away 4 p.m. 4/1 CMS Away 2 p.m. 4/27 Redlands Home 3 p.m. Diversity. 4/16 Redlands Home noon 4/2 Redlands Home 9:30 a.m. 4/29 Whittier Away 3 p.m. 4/22 Occidental Home 4 p.m. 4/9 Whittier Away 9:30 a.m. 4/30 Cal Lutheran Away 1 p.m. 4/23 Occidental Away noon 4/15-16 SCIAC Tournament TBA All Day 5/1 Occidental Away 1 p.m.

28 PITZER COLLEGE PARTICIPANT IN MY OWN WORDS: Susan (Elliott) Jardin ’79

The Social It is especially “ important at Fabric of this point in our geopolitical history for External students to live outside Studies of their own countries of origin, to experience fter returning home from a recent Alumni Reunion Weekend, my Jardin, left, reunites with old friends in 2002. Luigi and her son, Elliott, are on the far right. Below, Christmas at Lola and A25th, I found myself thinking the world from a Silvio's house, with their children and grandchild. more and more about my education at Pitzer, and what it means to me. In addi PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUSAN (ELLIOTT) JARDIN tion to checking in with the alumni site Susan (Elliott) Jardin, second from the right, takes notes during her Ancient History of Rome class in 1977. Below, Jardin’s different perspective. experience of living in another culture vacation as part of an extended and wel for updates on my classmates, I started old friend Luigi and her son, Elliot, in 2002 ended up lasting almost 10 years, and the coming family. I spent the rest of my 20s visiting other sites, including those for took European History, or Political ties with that family have lasted for more seeing the world through eyes of external studies programs. I had spent a Studies, or International Government at This type of learning than 25! Southern Europeans I was living in semester in Rome in 1977 and wondered the various campuses. And a few of us After graduation from Pitzer I moved Rome in the 1980s when the U.S. invaded if a program there still existed. went on to spend more time abroad. to Rome and took a job at a United Libya, and during the time of the political At the time I went to study abroad, I am excited to read on the External can transform the way Nations agency called the International assassinations of the neo fascist group, the Rome program was in its infancy. My Studies Web site that participants in the Fund for Agricultural Development. I the Red Brigades. I also traveled to group consisted of about 12 students Pitzer in Italy Program now stay with had always wanted to work for the UN Bologna two weeks after a terrorist from Pitzer, Pomona and Scripps. After a families. The site states that the heart of we look at the world and was privileged to meet people from bombing destroyed much of that city s two week Italian language intensive pro the Pitzer in Italy program is being a full all corners of Africa, Asia, the Near East, train station in 1980. gram in Perugia we were whisked off to member of an Italian family with all its Latin America and Europe. This was my Since moving back to the U.S., I have Rome where we resided in a large, privileges and responsibilities. Through and ourselves. work life. My personal life was entirely become a ceramic artist, following up on labyrinthine hotel named Il Paradiso your family, you have the best opportu Italian as my boyfriend, and his family an interest I developed while living in and attended classes in a small apart nity to be incorporated into the social and friends were Romans. I went to wed Rome. My values regarding family, child ment in the downtown area. We were fabric of the local community. You wit dings, funerals, parties, holidays, and on rearing, friendship, lifestyle, and health doled out about $10 a week with which ness the real rather than the theoretical have all been influenced by my time to purchase breakfast and lunch (amaz culture and, as a consequence, come clos spent with individuals from the Italian ingly enough, this was possible to do er to knowing what it means to be ” culture. One of my greatest joys in recent provided you were very careful) and ate Italian. I heartily agree with this philos years has been taking my 13 year old our dinners at a Sardinian restaurant ophy of learning! Today s students son, Elliott, to Rome to meet my old every night. We traveled by ferry to studying abroad have the incredible friends. We traveled there in the summer Greece and took side trips to Pompeii opportunity to experience the Italian cul of 2002, 16 years after my return to the and various ancient sites of interest ture and its nuances from the inside out. States. I called a member of the family I around Rome. We were privileged to Living in a hotel in 1977, it wasn t as had known (in fact, the woman after meet the famous author Alberto easy to make contact with people, to whom I had named my daughter) and Moravia, the film maker Lina bridge the language barrier. A student we arranged to meet. As I climbed the Wertmuller, and a smorgasbord of Italian could, theoretically, come home from the effective cultural immersion and cross stairs to her apartment with Elliott, she politicos, journalists, and writers from program having had little actual one on cultural learning. It is especially impor opened her arms in greeting and called the Communist, Socialist, Neo Fascist, one contact with individuals from the tant at this point in our geopolitical his out to me Susanna, you look just the and Radical parties. host culture outside of the classroom. tory for students to live outside of their same. It s as if no time has passed. And We learned about ancient Rome and They would have learned about Italians own countries of origin, to experience indeed, that is how it seemed. We took World War II era Italy. We practiced our socially and politically, but without the the world from a different perspective. up where we left off so many years ago, Italian, traveled, had adventures, and insights that evolve through living and This type of learning can transform the introducing our families to each other, absorbed an incredible amount in a rela communicating in the host community way we look at the world and ourselves. eating, laughing, sharing experiences and tively short period of time. For many of over a period of time. I m thrilled that The Pitzer External Studies program perspectives as old friends, friends who us our External Studies experiences today s students get to have this experi has shaped my life in many profound met because I was a part of a Pitzer affected our academic choices back in ence. ways. While in Rome I met a group of External Studies program. Claremont. We ended up in advanced Students living with host families can people who became my extended family Italian language classes at Scripps, or achieve what the Pitzer model strives for: for many years. My semester long

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