MAKING NEW FACES '~ . FROM THE PRESIDENT It is in the profiles of some of the - students who have received scholars hips, which help them to attend Pitzer and thereby enrich all of our lives. And, it was present in the demands of students for greater racial diversity throughout The Claremont Colleges, not only to provide representation and role models for students of color, but also to enhance the entire community by the multiplicity and diversity that constitutes our world. Clearly, the numerous recent achievements of our faculty, staff, n this issue, I am pleased to and alumni reflect Pitzer's share the address I gave at the '. commitment to cultural diversity fa ll convocation. At this and social responsibility. And our Ioccasion, I talked about the value new buildings, about which you of being in a place that allows will find a brief update, wi ll and, indeed, encourages one to provide new academic, cultural "make faces." I chose "making and social opportunities for our faces" as a metaphor for the students and facu lty to tryon new profound empathy that is required ideas and perspectives. to capture the depth and I am increasingly struck by the complexity of multicultural will and energy of Pitzer, and I perspectives. At one level, the thoroughly enjoy being a part of freedom to make faces enables this dynamic community. one to be truly oneself, to express important emotions. At another leve l, making a face in empathy with another's feelings is a skill that is required for us truly to understand one another. Only such understanding can permit us Marilyn Chapin Massey to cross the barriers of history, President tradition, fear, and prejudice that separate cultures. Pitzer is, I believe, a rare place where this liberating capacity to be oneself and to go beyond oneself is allowed and nurtured. This capacity is reflected in many of the articles here. It is found in the volunteer work of our students at the medical clinic for children in Calexico, California, where they met fami lies who taught them much about themselves and the human spirit. 2 INSIDE STORY Jim Lehman to Head Watson several racial incidents in recent Foundation years. The course will continue fa ll semester, with students from Dean of Students Jim Lehman Calderon's and Betty Farrell's will begin a two-year term as classes compiling information and executive director of the Watson developing models for Foundation in Providence, Rhode intercultural appreciation and Island on June 1. The foundation, cooperation, whi ch they wi ll which is celebrating its 25th present at the end of the year at a anniversary this year, offers conference sponsored by Pitzer college seniors the opportunity and the Alhambra School District. for a year of post-graduate study and travel abroad. A Watson In Memoriam: fe ll ow himself in 1973-74, Trustee Nick Williams Lehman termed his experience in Belgium and Zaire, where he Former Los Angeles Times examined vocational and technical editor and Pitzer College Life trustee Nick Wi lli ams passed away education, "an opportuni ty for a focused and disciplined wander­ July 1. Willi ams served as a year of the fellow's own devising." trustee from 1971 to 1986, and was named a Life trustee in 1981. Calderon Receives Grant to Study His daughter, Eli za beth Inter-Ethnic Relations Agajanian, is a 1969 graduate of the coll ege. Jose Calderon, professor of Editor of The Times from sociology and Chicano studies, 1958 to 1971, Williams is has received a grant to involve credited with transforming the Pitzer students in a study of inter­ city's largest daily newspaper ethnic relations within the nearby "fi'om mediocrity to excellence," Alhambra School District. The in the words of staff writer David grant was one of five awarded Shaw. Willi ams saw The Times throughout the country by the open several national and fo reign Ohio Campus Compact. bureaus, expand news and feature This semester, 25 students are sections, win Pulitzer Prizes, visiting the District's three high double its news staff, and greatly schools to obse rve interaction increase its readership, thus among Asian, Latin o and Anglo movin g the newspaper from lists students, who have experienced of the 1 0 worst big city newspapers in America to the 10 best. Lehman Kwassui Women's University Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with PACE Edythe & Eli Broad Center (top), Students from Kwassui Academic I (middle), and Student Women's University exchanged Activity Center. lessons in Japanese language, calli graphy, home furnishings, and priorities as newly appointed etiquette fo r instruction from director of career planning and Claremont students and faculty in placement. "We're working on . English and American culture developing new resource matenal during this sprin g's tenth and making the library more user anniversary program, hosted at friendly," says McConnell, who Pitzer by the Program for also plans to incorporate display American College English space fo r student art work into (PACE). The annual three-week the facility. Software programs for program matches 15 students researching graduate sc hools, from the five colleges with 45 career opportunities and Kwassu i students and two practicing tests are also on the professors. menu. New Faces at Career Planning and The new director anticipates Calderon Internship Office in corporating alumni into the program, developin g workshops A face- li ft for the resource library is one of Jon McCoi1l1ell's (continued on page 32) ~ «> r;.. -, .....:::; ... - Ganahl, Gorchow and McConnell Pitzer welcomes Kwassui students DEVELOPMENT NEWS New Buildings Take Shape New York architect Charles Gwathmey has fine-tuned plans for the three new campus buildings, and construction on The Edythe & Eli Broad Center wi ll begin this June. The mixed use gateway building will house the president's and admissions offices, faculty offices, classrooms, a gallery, and a multicultural performance space. Toward summer's end, earth wi ll be moved in the quad to make way for the new academic building, and students will be back on campus for the October start date of the new Student Activity Center. Claremont Environmental Designs, a local landscape consortium, has been working closely with Professor John Rodman to design environmentally sound landscaping, which will integrate the new buildings with the rest of the campus. Only $500,000 remains to complete the funding of the $11.2 million project. The Weingart Foundation contributed a $250,000 grant last fall; trustee Kenneth Pitzer and his wife, Jean, have directed a gift for the computer center, and his son, trustee Russell Pitzer, along with wife, Martha, and brother and sister, directed a pledge to establish the Jean M. Pitzer archeology laboratory in honor of their mother. Trustee Deborah Bach Kallich directed an additional donation for the Student Activity Center. Pitzer Parents Pitch In Each year parents provide much needed support to Pitzer's educational programs through the Parents Annual Fund. We are pleased to recognize Kay and Craig Tuber of Chicago, Illinois, as co-chairs of the 1992-93 Parents Annual Fund campaign. Their daughter Missy is a junior at Pitzer this year. In the past several years, parents have contributed more than $100,000 to sustain Pitzer's outstanding and innovative educational programs. Mayr Foundation Hosts Luncheon for Scholarship Recipients Pitzer joined with Harvey Mudd College in hosting a lunch for 1992-93 recipients of George F. Mayr scholarships February 23. Foundation chairman Benjamin Grier presented the 16 students-eight from each college-with commemorative pens. The scholars then introduced themselves and briefly shared their goals and experiences with the donors. Pitzer invites any alumni who were Mayr Scholars or held a named scholarship of any type to contact the Advancement Office at 909-621-8130 so we can relay your successes to donors. "Where There's a Will .. " Several alumni and friends have provided for a future gift to Pitzer by naming the College in their wills, life insurance policies, or trusts. Please let us know if you have done so. We'd like to include you in the Pitzer Heritage Circle. Of course, if you'd prefer anonymity, that's fine, but we want to thank you for your thoughtfulness and foresight. If you'd like to make such a gift to ensure the quality of future students or a favorite project, please contact Terry Jones, College Advancement, for information . New Communications and Foundations/ Corporations Directors Anna Ganahl joined the College Advancement staff in January as director of communications. She will be working with Pitzer constituents to enhance recognition for the college through campus publications, media exposure and other outreach activities. Prior to joining Pitze r, Ganahl se rved as public relations director at Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, CA, and as vice president for a regional communications agency. She holds a Ph.D. in English from University of California, Irvine. Sheryl Gorchow was appointed director of foundation and corporate relations in November. She is responsible for bringing Pitzer's message to foundations and corporations, and is presently seeking innovative partnerships within that community which may support scholarship funding, faculty projects and the college's three new buildings. Previously she held fund-raising and public relations positions with The Academy of Natural Sciences and The University Museum of Archaeology/Anthropology in Philadelphia, PA. She holds a master's in journalism from University of Missouri-Columbia. 4 Wachtel Snowiss Goodwin keeping Southern California soil hospitable to native plants. He recently published "Restoring FACULTY FocuS Nature: Natives and Exotics," in Nature/Discourse, eds. Wm. Chaloupka and Jane Bennett. By Lynn Warner Psychology and Anthropology Profs, Students Join Forces James Joyce Divined Thought," and Hertel discussed Professors Ruth and Lee the prospect of bringing Qi Gong Monroe teamed up last semester "One of the wonderful to elderly and other residents of with psychology and discoveries Joyce made," says Western urban areas such as Los anthropology students to examine English professor Al Wachtel, Angeles.