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Fall 2019 Welcome Letter
As the new academic year begins, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº is preparing to welcome new and returning students, faculty, and staff to our College community.
Read MoreLaspa Center for Leadership: Annual Summit Addresses Women’s Leadership in the 21st Century
On Thursday, February 28, alumni, parents, students, and faculty from The Claremont Colleges gathered in ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº’s Hampton Room for the fourth annual Laspa Leadership Summit. Organized by the Laspa Center for Leadership, the summit was established to promote active dialogue about the nature of women’s leadership in the 21st century.
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Classmates Give ‘Vote of Confidence’ to Students Registering for Midterm Elections
Self-described “friends, classmates, and policy nerds” Maggie Thompson ’20 and Harper Mills ’20, both politics majors, were recently talking about the upcoming midterm elections. The conversation grew lively (as political conversations tend to do), and they both realized how critical it was to get as many ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº students registered to vote as possible.
Read MoreMaking an Impact: New Program Connects First-Year Students
This August, a week before nearly 900 students were scheduled to move in to the residence halls, more than 40 first-year students boarded buses on campus before dawn. They were headed to Los Angeles and the Inland Valley—bound to one of four nonprofit organizations—to participate in the inaugural launch of ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº’ Impacting, Partnering, and Changing Together (IMPaCT) program.
Read MoreA Lesson in Leadership: Students Get Training in Entrepreneurship, Business, and Community Building at Laspa Student Leadership Institute
This August, the Laspa Center for Leadership at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº held its second annual Student Leadership Institute (SLI), a four-day program designed to help students who hold leadership positions on campus—members of student government, officers of campus clubs and organizations, peer mentors, residential advisors, and others—hone their management abilities and develop community and coalition building skills.
Read MoreFirst-Year Students Build Community through IMPaCT, Mellon-Funded Pilot Program to Launch in August
In May 2017, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº was awarded a three-year New President’s Grant to support an initiative of the president’s choosing to further a project or area of importance to her. ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº President Lara Tiedens has allocated the funds to a new pilot program for incoming students called IMPaCT (Impacting, Partnering, and Changing Together).
Read MoreLaspa’s Center for Leadership: Women and Congress Seminar
During this year’s spring break, 11 ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº students traded their swimsuits for business suits. Through the Alternative Spring Break program, funded by ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº’ own Laspa Center for Leadership, participants flew to Washington, D.C., to attend a Women and Congress seminar sponsored by the Public Leadership Education Network, a national organization focused on preparing college women for leadership roles in the public policy arena.
Read MoreThe ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Experience: Women’s History Month: Programming Celebrates Leadership in Action
As a women’s institution, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº constantly celebrates female leadership, empowerment, and achievement. Yet March, marked by Women’s History Month, calls for extra attention. Since the month’s designation in 1987, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº has honored women’s contributions to history and society through additional programming and events. This year, students had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., to attend a Women and Congress seminar; lunch with women composers who are breaking new ground; listen to Opal Tometi, CEO of Black Alliance for Just Immigration, speak about racial justice; and to learn about sustainability through a feminist lens through SCORE’s Sustainability Series.
Read Moreľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Presents: Spring 2018 Season: Readings, Performances, and Conversations with Liz Lerman, Tig Notaro, Opal Tometi, Ayelet Waldman, and More
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Presents, the College’s signature public event series, will continue to challenge and delight audiences who are interested in the issues and ideas that shape contemporary culture, politics, and art with yet another stellar array of guests featured in its spring 2018 season.
Read MoreThe ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Experience: The ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº-in-Residence Program
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº’ annual ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº in Residence program— now in its third year—has hosted distinguished alumnae and parents on campus to share their professional journeys as well as offer wisdom and advice about blazing a career path. Typically held over three days in October, the program offers an array of opportunities for ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº students to hear from guests, including discussion panels, lunches, browsing room chats, and one-on-one informational interviews. For students who are beginning to think about their post-graduation pursuits, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº in Residence can help bring clarity and insight to setting oneself up for those next steps.
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