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Pomona College Board of TrusteesHow Does the Board Operate?Much of the work of the Board of Trustees is carried out through its committees. Committees review matters in theirjurisdiction and make recommendations about those matters to the full board. The role, powers, and structures of theBoard are described in the By Laws of Pomona College, available on the Dean of Students Sakai site. Studentrepresentatives are elected as voting members (with certain restrictions) to some committees such as AcademicAffairs, Advancement, Facilities and Environment, Finance, Honorary Degrees and Student Affairs. Students are alsoinvited to meet and interact with Trustees at the annual Trustees-Student retreat usually held every fall semester.

What are the General Functions of the Board of Trustees?The Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for the leadership, guidance and direction of the College. One of themajor roles of the Board of Trustees is to hire the President of the College. Once a president is hired, the Board vestsin her or him the responsibility to manage and operate the College. The Board also sets the central policies andprocedures of the College. Once policies are established, however, the implementation of the policies and theadministration of the College are placed in the hands of the President. The President delegates to the faculty, theadministrative staff and to the deans particular functions that the faculty and deans carry out under the President’sdirection and in conformity with the policies and procedures established by the Board. In addition, the Board has anumber of important functions that it carries out during its four annual meetings, which typically occur in October,December, February and May. Committees of the Board also schedule meetings during these one or two-day meetingperiods. In addition to other general powers, the Board of Trustees has authority for the following specific actions:

1. To appoint and dismiss the President of the College, any member of the faculty, and any or all other officers ofthe Corporation and of the College, and to define their compensation and terms of office and/or employment, allin accordance with and subject to the further provisions of these Bylaws.

2. To approve the annual budget of the College; authorize and direct all expenditures involved in the operation ofthe College; authorize any debt financing and approve the securitization of loans; authorize the purchase, saleand management of land, buildings and major equipment; authorize the construction of new buildings and majorrenovations of existing buildings; and establish policies affecting all institutional assets, including investmentsand the physical plant.

3. To determine the general curriculum to be pursued in the College, and to establish the necessary rules andregulations for the government and direction of the officers, faculty, employees and students of the College.

4. To approve College policies on faculty appointment, promotion, tenure and dismissal, as well as personnelpolicies for all categories of employees.

5. To approve all earned and honorary degrees as the faculty shall recommend.

How Many Trustees Does Pomona Have?There are a maximum of 42 Trustees, one of whom is the President of the College and of whom at least 10 must bealumni. At present 33 Trustees are Pomona alumni.

For the 2012-2013 academic year Pomona has 36 regular and 2 ex-officio Trustees. The individuals whose names arefollowed by their class year are alumni.

The president of the Pomona College Alumni Association and the National Chair for Annual Giving are ex-officiomembers of the Board of Trustees. They have the same rights as other Trustees to attend and to speak at meetings,but they do not have voting rights.

There is also a young alumnus or alumna Trustee who at the time of his or her election has graduated no more thanseven years prior. The young alum is elected for a four-year term and may not be re-elected in this capacity. From2011 through 2015, the person serving in this position is Jennifer Wilcox ’08.

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2011 through 2015, the person serving in this position is Jennifer Wilcox ’08.

Who are the Trustees?Jeanne M. Buckley ’65, P ’92, ChairLibby G. Armintrout ‘86Andrew F. BarthLaszlo Bock '94W. Benton Boone ‘62Alison Rempel Brown ’80, P ’11 ‘13Louise Henry BrysonBernard Chan ‘88Christopher P. Dialynas ’76, P ‘10A. Redmond Doms ‘62Jennifer A. Doudna ‘85Paul Eckstein ’62, P ‘92Joel Feuer ‘76Mark H. Fukunaga ‘78Susanne Garvey '74 (Ex Officio, President, Alumni Association)Samuel Glick '04Scott Green ‘88Terrance G. Hodel ’64, P ‘99Jean Moran Kaplan ‘83William G. Keller ‘70Margaret Lodise ‘85Stephen B. Loeb ’79, P ’09 ‘13 (Ex Officio, National Chair, Annual Fund)D. Scott Olivet ‘84David W. OxtobyMarylyn P. Pauley ’64, P ‘87Jason Rosenthal ‘92Francine Scinto P ’09 and ‘11R. Carlton SeaverMichael S. Segal ‘79Stewart R. Smith ’68, P ’00 and ‘09Gordon Steel ‘67Bryan White ‘84Jennifer Wilcox ‘08Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran ‘69Craig Wrench ’83, P ‘13Mark B. Wyland ‘68M. Lynn Yonekura ‘70Reza Zafari ‘82

Trustees are employed in a wide variety of occupations. Among their ranks are college presidents, a distinguishedjournalist, investment bankers, academics, lawyers, doctors and business people. All have shown exceptionaldevotion to the College. Trustees are elected for terms of four years, although many are re-elected and remain on theBoard for many years.

Trustee CommitteesAcademic Affairs CommitteeThe Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees oversees the general instructional program of the College. Itoversees admission and financial aid policies, makes recommendations to the full Board on the appointment andpromotion of members of the faculty based on the nomination of the President, and keeps itself informed about theeducational work and academic organization of the College. The committee shall include two students recommendedby the governing body of the Associated Students of Pomona College. A faculty representative is also appointed to theAcademic Affairs Committee. Faculty representative: Eric Lindholm. Student representatives: Quinn Lester, DianeNorthern

AdvancementThe Advancement Committee is charged with providing for the financial needs of the College. It recommends to theBoard ways and means of increasing the revenue of the College and of adding to its permanent endowment and plantfunds. The Committee keeps itself and the Board informed regarding the policies and programs that affect the publicrelations and alumni affairs activities of the College. The student representative to the Advancement Committee is theASPC Vice President. A faculty member also sits on the Committee. Faculty representative: Susan McWilliams. Student representative: Faye Wang.

Facilities and Environment CommitteeThe Facilities and Environment Committee considers all proposals for the development of the campus, supervises thepreparation of plans for any proposed building or permanent improvement, exercises general physical and financialsupervision over the construction and major renovation of buildings and improvements and inspects the Collegepremises. The student representative to the Facilities and Environment Committee is the ASPC Environmental AffairsCommissioner. A faculty member also sits on the Committee. Faculty representative: George Gorse. Studentrepresentative: Lena Connor

Finance Committee



The Finance Committee has the authority to sell or dispose of all real estate or other property held by the College intrust or for specific use, aside from the property maintained as campus buildings or equipment. The Committeeconsiders proposals of the President of the College concerning the annual budget. The Committee makes periodicreviews of the financial position of the College. The committee shall include two students recommended by thegoverning body of the Associated Students of Pomona College. Faculty representatives: Andre Cavalcanti (fall),Erica Flapan (spring). Student representatives: Ian Gallogly, Faye Wang.

Honorary Degrees CommitteeThe Honorary Degrees Committee investigates the qualifications of candidates for the Trustee's Medal of Merit and forhonorary degrees. The candidates for honorary degrees are approved by the faculty Cabinet before recommendation tothe Board of Trustees for the Board's approval. The committee includes two students as ex-officio, non-votingmembers. These are the sitting presidents of the junior and senior classes. Faculty representatives: Eric Lindholm,Fernando Lozano, Sara Sood. Student representatives: Tommy Conkling (ex-officio), Emily Ujifusa (ex-officio).

Student Affairs CommitteeThe Student Affairs Committee (SAC) serves as a vehicle for communication by students to the Board of Trustees onissues for which Board involvement is appropriate. It provides the Board of Trustees with a means for reviewing thequality of student life on campus. The committee shall include as voting members the president of the AssociatedStudents of Pomona College and one at-large student recommended by the Associated Students of Pomona College.A faculty member also sits on the Student Affairs Committee. The Student Affairs Committee also sponsors an annualstudent-trustee retreat on campus each fall. Faculty representative: Fernando Lozano. Student representatives: Sarah Appelbaum (Vice Chair), Emi Young.

Other standing committees that are of more specialized interest also exist. They include the Audit Committee,Executive Committee, Investments Committee, Trusteeship Committee, and Wig Fund for Teaching Committee.

Faculty Committee MembersAcademic Procedures Committee: The Academic Procedures Committee is a standing committee of the faculty composed of three facultymembers, one from each Division; the Registrar; a faculty member of the Dean of Students' staff; and twostudents chosen by the student government. Responsibilities include: a) evaluating academic regulationsof the College and recommending changes to the faculty; b) recommending commencement honors to thefaculty; c) ruling on student petitions for exceptions to the rules in effect; and d) ruling on student petitionsto enroll for more than eight semesters. An extensive description of this committee's functions appears inChapter III, Section B, under "Academic Regulations" (adopted by the faculty 3/1/1985).

Eric Hurley (chair), Mark Allen, Heather Williams

Academic Discipline Board:Students or instructors may refer issues pertaining to academic honesty to the Academic DisciplineBoard. The Board consists of eight faculty members, including the three members of the AcademicProcedures Committee and the five members of the Faculty Grievance Committee, and seven students.Four faculty members and three student members of the Board are chosen randomly to constitute a panelfor each hearing. This selection is made by the Board chair, who is the chair of the Academic StandardsCommittee; the chair must be a tenured member of the faculty. Each instance of plagiarism or cheatingmust be reported to the Dean of Students since a student's second offense, in whatever class it occurs, isautomatically referred to the Academic Discipline Board. A full description of this Board's function appearsin Chapter III, Section B, under "Academic Regulations."

Mark Allen, Eric Hurley, Oona Eisenstadt (2013), Pierre Englebert (2014), Ami Radunskaya (2013) Tomas SummersSandoval (fall only, Hung Thai (spring, 2014), Margaret Waller (2013), Heather Williams

Academic Standards Committee:The Academic Standards Committee consists of the three faculty members of the Academic ProceduresCommittee, the Dean of Students, the Associate Dean of Students, the Registrar, the Director of the AsianAmerican Resource Center, and the Student Deans from the Office of Black Student Affairs and theChicano/Latino Student Affairs Center. The chair of the Academic Standards Committee must be a tenuredmember of the faculty. The committee meets at least once a semester to act on the academic standing ofstudents, including placing those in low academic standing on probation, suspending, or recommending orrequiring their withdrawal from the College. A full description of this committee appears in Chapter III,Section B, under "Academic Regulations."

Eric Hurley (chair), Mark Allen, Heather Williams

Admissions/Financial Aid Committee:This committee is composed of five faculty representatives, at least one from each division, one of whomacts as Chair; the Dean of Admissions; and two students. The Director of Financial Aid is also a memberof this committee and votes in case of ties on decisions dealing with Financial Aid. A representative fromthe Office of the Dean of Students and the professional Admissions staff sit on the committee as non-voting members. The committee assists the Dean of Admissions in selecting entering students and in



voting members. The committee assists the Dean of Admissions in selecting entering students and inoverseeing general and specific guidelines for admissions. The committee also serves in an advisorycapacity to the Director of Financial Aid. On questions of policy, the committee may makerecommendations to the faculty, but its chief business is to establish priorities if scholarship funds areinsufficient to meet the computed needs of all students and to make allowance for particular cases of need.

Arden Reed (chair), Donna Di Grazia, Richard Elderkin (fall), Alfred Kwok (spring), Frank Pericolosi, Linda Reinen

Alumni Association Board

Members of this committee include faculty, students, and trustees, as well as alumni. This committee isthe planning and executing arm of the Alumni Association. Acting through subcommittees, it is responsiblefor such events as Alumni Weekend, educational offerings for alumni, and student/alumni interactiveevents.

Kevin Dettmar

Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Advisory Committee:This committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Asian American Resource Center (AARC). Thefunction of the committee is to advise the AARC Director on the AARC and Asian Pacific IslanderAmerican (APIA) campus- and community-related issues; advise the Director on the intellectual,academic, and personal development of APIA students and on outreach to the community; promoteinteraction between the AARC and the APIA community, administration, students, and faculty; andparticipate in periodic reviews of the AARC programming. The committee is composed of faculty, theDirector of the AARC, and a student representative. At the beginning of every fall semester the committeewill convene to set up a preliminary agenda for the year. Meetings will be held at least twice a semester,and issues of significance will be reported to the faculty.

Sharon Hou (chair), Kyoko Kurita

Athletic Committee:This committee provides faculty support for the athletic program, ensures that the athletic program furthersthe larger goals of the College, and represents the College at meetings of the Southern CaliforniaIntercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The committee consists of the Director of Athletics, all otheradministrative faculty in the Physical Education Department, and a faculty member who serves as chair ofthe Athletic Committee and as Faculty Athletic Representative to the SCIAC.

Valerie Cowan, Konstantine Klioutchkine

Budget Advisory Committee:Chaired by the Vice President and Treasurer, who is a non-voting member of the committee, the BudgetPlanning Advisory Committee reviews the financial needs of the College and makes recommendations onlong-range budget priorities. Members of the committee are the Vice President for Academic Affairs andDean of the College, the Vice President for Planning, the Vice President and Dean of Students, andfaculty, staff, and students appointed by the President.

Andre Cavalcanti (fall), Erica Flapan (spring), James Likens

Cabinet Agenda Committee:This committee assists in planning regular Cabinet meetings, requests additional meetings as needed, andrecommends two additional members for each Faculty Personnel Committee subcommittee reviewingfaculty members for promotion to full professor.

Laurie Cameron (2015), Eleanor Brown (2015), Ray Buriel (2015), Donna Di Grazia (2014), Daniel O'Leary (2013)

Charitable Giving Campaign Representative:Richard Hazlett

Communications Committee:Jonathan Hall (ex-officio)

Curriculum Committee:The Curriculum Committee's members include the Dean of the College; an Associate Dean of the College;the Registrar; six faculty members, two from each division; and three students, chosen by the ASPC. Atleast one member from each division must be tenured and no more than one member of any particulardepartment shall serve on the Committee at the same time. The Committee chooses its own chair.

While the curriculum of the College is the responsibility of the faculty, as a whole, the faculty delegates thefollowing responsibilities to the committee: a) general oversight of academic policy and long-rangeplanning; and b) general responsibility for evaluating new course proposals and other curricular changesand making recommendations thereon to the faculty (adopted by the faculty 3/1/85). A subcommittee of theCurriculum Committee forms the Special Majors Committee, which is charged with supervising all special(individualized) majors at the College. It must approve individual independent study exceeding one course



(individualized) majors at the College. It must approve individual independent study exceeding one courseper semester for first-years and sophomores or two courses per semester for juniors and seniors. It alsoappoints committees for supervision of substantial projects that students may propose in the junior andsenior years.

Alfred Cramer, Eric Grosfils, Malkiat Johal, Paul Mann (spring), April Mayes, Gilda Ochoa, Colleen Rosenfeld

Draper Advisory Board:The Draper Center Advisory Board meets two to three times per academic year. The Board advises and guidesthe Draper Center with regard to strategic and operational directions. Faculty membership includes the DraperCenter Faculty Coordinator and two other faculty appointed by the President. Additional faculty may join theAdvisory Board as volunteer members, according to their interest. Other members include Ranney Draper ’60or his designee, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Dean of the College, the Draper Center director,and community members including alumni.

Ami Radunskaya, Tomas Summers Sandoval (coord.), David Tannenbaum, James Taylor

Emeriti Committee:Any member of the faculty or any administrator with faculty status may be granted the title of emeritus oremerita, providing that he or she retires while holding faculty standing at the College. Established in 1980,the committee is composed solely of retired faculty members who serve as an advisory body to the facultyand administration on matters concerning retired faculty.

Jeannette Hypes (chair), Anne Bages, Robert Herman, Karl Kohn, Lee McDonald, Jack Quinlan, Richard Sheirich

Environmental Safety:This committee is responsible for institutional biosafety and radiation safety.

Roberto Garza-Lopez (chair), Richard Mawhorter (fall), Darryl Smith, Dwight Whitaker (spring)

Executive Committee:Established in 1984 as the principal faculty committee, the Executive Committee is responsible for thework of all faculty committees except the Faculty Personnel Committee, for the policies governingcommittees and for coordinating reports from all faculty committees to the faculty. The committee, togetherwith the President, appoints the membership of all committees of the faculty except those that haveelected memberships. The Executive Committee, in its own work, pays special attention to the broaderpolicies, especially institutional policies, that are of interest and concern to all of the faculty, bringingproposed changes (and new policies) to the full faculty for approval. The Executive Committee alsoassesses faculty budget priorities and appoints faculty on the following committees of the Board ofTrustees: Academic Affairs, Facilities and Environment, Advancement, Honorary Degrees, and StudentAffairs. The chair of the Executive Committee normally serves as a member of the Intercollegiate FacultyCouncil.

By action of the faculty (5/10/07), the Executive Committee consists of six faculty with the rank ofassistant professor or above. Each division elects its chair, who serves a two-year term as one of thedivision’s representatives on the Executive Committee, the second division representative being elected inaccordance with the procedure in the Faculty Handbook. The committee selects its own chair. Elected totwo-year staggered terms, the members of the committee are nominated by the divisions and elected bythe faculty as a whole; for each office each division will choose at least two nominees. No more than onemember of any particular department shall serve on the Executive Committee at the same time. Theelection is held at the March meeting of the faculty.

Executive Committee members who take leave for one semester must be replaced for the semester bythe nominee receiving the second largest number of votes in the original election. Members who take leavefor a full year must resign from the committee; their unexpired terms must be filled by special election froma slate of at least two nominees from the division in question.

Andre Cavalcanti (fall, 2013), Anne Dwyer (2014), Erica Flapan (spring only), Eric Lindholm (DI chair, 2013), FernandoLozano (DIII Chair, 2014), Susan McWilliams (2013), Michael O'Malley (2012), Sara Sood (DII Chair, 2014)

Faculty Grievance Committee:To provide by a process of peer review the full opportunity for just settlement of faculty grievancesconcerning complaints of infringement of academic freedom or complaints of denial of full and fairconsideration in decisions on reappointment, promotion, tenure and dismissal, this committee wasestablished in 2000. This committee consists of five faculty members with tenure or on five- or eight-yearrolling contract, two of whom should be at the rank of associate professor and at least one of whom hasreceived tenure within the last three years. They shall be elected for staggered two-year terms by thefaculty as a whole. No more than one member of any particular department shall serve on the FacultyGrievance Committee at the same time. Any person serving on the Faculty Personnel Committee mustleave that committee for a full academic year prior to serving on the Faculty Grievance Committee. A fulldescription of this committee's function appears in the Pomona College Faculty Grievance Policy (Chapter



IV).

Oona Eisenstadt (2013), Pierre Englebert (2014), Ami Radunskaya (2013), Tomas Summers Sandoval (fall only), HungThai (spring 2014), Margaret Waller (2013)

Faculty Personnel Committee:This advisory committee to the President gives counsel on recommendations which the President maymake to the Cabinet on original appointments, reappointments, promotions, and tenure of faculty members.It provides the President with counsel on any other questions raised by the President, members of thecommittee, officers of the College, or by faculty actions. Its weekly meetings are confidential; no minutesare kept. Written ballots are taken on major personnel questions and the results are reported to theCabinet.

The President is Chair of the committee, the Dean of the College is Vice Chair and Secretary, and theDean of Students is a non-voting permanent member. Faculty membership is nine. The Associate Dean ofthe College who serves as Diversity Officer and the Assistant Dean of the College are non-voting, staffmembers of the Committee. Three members from each division are chosen from among faculty membersat the rank of associate professor or above, at least one of whom is a full professor. All members areelected to two-year staggered terms. Committee members are nominated by the divisions and elected bythe faculty as a whole at the March meeting of the faculty; for each office there must be at least twonominees, one of whom is not a department chair. No more than one member of any particular departmentshall serve on the Faculty Personnel Committee at the same time. The three members from each divisionform a subcommittee that investigates departmental recommendations on reappointment, promotion, andtenure, and reports to the Faculty Personnel Committee as a whole.

Elected members of the Faculty Personnel Committee who take leave for one semester while serving arereplaced for the semester by the nominee receiving the second largest number of votes in the originalelection. Members who take leave for a full year must resign from the committee; their unexpired termmust be filled by special election from a slate of at least two nominees from the division in question. Afaculty member shall be excused from service on the Faculty Personnel Committee during a year ofcontract review, tenure decision, or consideration for promotion for that faculty member; the facultymember is replaced by the nominee receiving the second largest number of votes in the original election.

Lisa Beckett (2014), Everett Bull (2014), Clarissa Cheney (spring 2013), Philip Choi (spring only), Mary Coffey (2013),Stephen Garcia (fall 2014), Zayn Kassam (2013), Genevieve Lee (2014), Kenneth Wolf (2014)

Faculty Position Advisory Committee:This committee advises the Dean of the College and the President on requests for 1) permanent facultypositions, 2) coterminous administrative-faculty positions, 3) the transfer of an existing faculty memberfrom one department or program to another, and 4) conversions of Pomona College programs intodepartments. Its members include six faculty members with tenure or on five- or eight-year rollingcontracts, two from each division; three non-voting students, one from each division, chosen by theASPC; and the Dean of the College, who is a non-voting member. The faculty members are nominated bythe divisions and elected by the faculty as a whole to two-year staggered terms. For each position on theFPAC, the appropriate division will choose at least two nominees. No more than one member of anyparticular department shall serve on the FPAC at the same time. The division of the student members isdetermined by their majors (interdisciplinary majors are judgment calls). The student members serve one-year terms. The committee chooses its own chair. A full description of this committee’s procedures andguidelines appears in Chapter IV.

Elected Faculty Position Advisory Committee members who take leave for one semester must bereplaced for the semester by the nominee receiving the second largest number of votes in the originalelection. Members who take leave for a full year must resign from the committee; their unexpired termsmust be filled by special election from a slate of at least two nominees from the division in question.

Vin De Silva (2013), Thomas Flaherty (2014), Stephen Marks (2014), Lynne Miyake (2013), Kirk Reynolds (2014),Cynthia Selassie (2014)

Harassment and Discrimination Grievance Committee:The committee consists of six faculty members, six staff members, and six student members appointed bythe President for staggered two-year terms with the possibility of reappointment. The committee will selectsix of its members to conduct a hearing under the formal resolution procedures outlined in the PomonaCollege Harassment and Discrimination Policy and Complaint Procedure, in Chapter IV.

Sid Lemelle (chair), Betty Bernhard (fall 2013), Tony Boston (2014), Ann Davis (2013), Gene Fowler (2013) Zhiru (SokKeng Lilian) Ng (spring only), William Peterson (2013)

Health Sciences Committee:Besides exercising general supervision over the academic program for students preparing to enter themedical field, the Health Sciences Committee's more specific business is to prepare letters ofrecommendation for such students. At Pomona College, normally only one joint letter, written by this



recommendation for such students. At Pomona College, normally only one joint letter, written by thiscommittee, is submitted to medical schools. The committee collects information in the spring andcomposes letters in the early fall. Faculty representatives, an Associate Dean of Students, and theCoordinator for Graduate Fellowships and Health Sciences make up the committee, which is chaired bythe general pre-medical advisor.

Matthew Sazinsky (chair), Tahir Andrabi (spring), David Becker (spring), Peter Flueckiger, Lorn Foster, JohannaHardin, Kirk Jones, Laura Perini, Ghassan Sarkis

ID-1 Steering CommitteeThe committee oversees the policies of the Critical Inquiry Program, sets standards and assesses outcomes, plansthe annual workshop, and works with the Dean’s office to recruit ID-1 instructors. Committee members include theDirector of College Writing, an Associate Dean, and two additional faculty members (one of whom chairs thecommittee) with substantial, and preferably current, experience teaching ID-1.

Peter Kung (chair), Amanda Hollis-Brusky

Institutional Review Board: Human Research Protection Committee:This committee reviews research proposals to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations concerning use ofhumans as research subjects. Committee members include an Associate Dean of the College and faculty members aswell as the Director of the Student Health Service and a community representative.

Patricia Smiley (chair), David Divita, Michael Kuehlwein

Orientation Book Committee:

This committee solicits book nominations and makes a selection, mainly during the winter break and early springsemester, for the orientation program each fall. It arranges faculty discussion leaders and recommends thedistinguished faculty lecturer or outside speaker related to the orientation reading. The committee also contributes anddiscusses programmatic ideas for more general aspects of first-year student orientation. It is composed of threefaculty members (one of whom chairs the committee), five to ten students, and the Dean of Students. The facultymembers are appointed by the President to two-year staggered terms.

Alma Zook (chair), Lynn Rappaport, Joti Rockwell

PAYS Advisory Board:

The PAYS Advisory Committee meets 6-8 times per year in late fall and through May. Two faculty members areappointed to the committee by the President. Committee members assist with the direction of and admissionsdecisions for the Pomona College Academy for Youth Success, a program of the Draper Center for CommunityPartnerships.

Art Horowitz, Joyce Lu

President's Advisory Committee on Diversity:

This committee replaces the Affirmative Action Committee. The scope of this committee includes all functions of theAffirmative Action Committee plus a broader charge of monitoring all aspects of institutional diversity pertaining tofaculty, students, and staff. It reports directly to the President, who gives the committee its charge. That chargeincludes, at a minimum, providing the community with reports on the status of diversity and advising the President onstrategies to enhance diversity at the College. It is composed of three tenured faculty members, appointed by theExecutive Committee for two-year terms; the Associate Dean of the College who serves as Diversity Officer; two staffmembers, appointed by the Staff Council; two students, appointed by the ASPC; an Associate Dean or Director fromStudent Affairs; an Associate Dean or Director from Admissions; the Director of Institutional Research; a Director orAssociate Director of Alumni Relations; and the Assistant Vice President and Senior Director of Human Resources.

Adolfo Rumbos (Chair), Gwendolyn Lytle, Helena Wall

President's Advisory Committee on Sustainability:

The committee will review and monitor (in quantitative terms) the operations of the campus that directly affect theCollege’s use of resources. The Committee will also develop new approaches and ideas designed to improvesustainable use of resources. It is expected that the Committee will focus on one or two major efforts each year,understanding that some projects may be multi-year in nature. At the end of each year, the Committee will prepare areport for the President and the Board of Trustees’ Buildings and Grounds Committee. In addition, the Committee willmake its annual report available to the full College community.

The committee is composed of three members of the faculty, appointed by the President to two-year terms(renewable); a tenured faculty member shall be appointed chair. Additional members include an Associate or AssistantDean of the College, the Director of the Environmental Analysis Program, four students appointed to one-year terms(renewable), the Director of Facilities and Campus Services, and other staff.

Jonathan Lethem (chair), Angelina Chin, Christopher Chinn

Research Committee:



Research Committee:

This committee promotes the cause of faculty research through the following activities: advising the College on theoverall financial need for research support; advising the Dean's Office on recipients of grants from the GeneralResearch Fund and other internal research funds; advising on the College's nominees for national and regionalfellowship competitions; evaluating sabbatical leave proposals; advising faculty applying for research support fromoutside agencies; and evaluating faculty-student summer research proposals. The committee consists of one facultymember from each division, one of whom is chair, and an Associate Dean of the College.

John Seery (chair), Jade Star Lackey, Mary Paster

Social Responsibility Committee:

Created in 1986 in response to social concerns about investments in apartheid South Africa, the Committee on SocialResponsibility now advises the President on the voting of proxies of companies in the College’s investment portfoliorelated to environmental concerns, international law and fair labor practices. The Treasurer and her assistant staff thecommittee, which meets weekly for six weeks each spring. Members include a non-voting faculty convener, threeother faculty or emeriti faculty members, three students, and two staff.

Thomas Moore (convener), Joanne Ferguson, Karl Johnson, Claudia Rankine

Student Affairs Committee:

This committee is charged with the legislative and judicial functions in the area of student affairs. The committee ischaired by one of the faculty members and normally is composed of the following voting members: the three FacultyResidents, a member of the Office of the Dean of Students (currently the Vice President and Dean of Students), andfive student representatives from the ASPC Senate (adopted May 9, 1988).

Michael O'Malley (chair), Rita Bashaw, Fernando Lozano, Mercedes Teixido (spring)

Study Abroad Committee:

The committee administers and screens applicants to Pomona College's study abroad programs. The committeeconsists of the Director of Study Abroad, the Dean of Students or an Associate Dean of Students, the Director ofOldenborg Center, the Registrar, and faculty members and two students with experience abroad.

Frances Pohl (chair), Rita Bashaw, Michael Dierks, Arash Khazeni, Virginie Pouzet-Duzer

Teaching and Learning Committee :

The Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC) promotes student learning and achievement by sustaining faculty in theirdevelopment as teachers. The TLC encourages critical reflection, pedagogical experimentation, and innovation inteaching. It fosters an informed and collaborative dialogue among faculty on matters relating to teaching, learning, andassessment. The TLC includes six faculty members, two from each division (at least one of whom is tenured),appointed to two-year staggered terms. It also includes the Director of Institutional Research, the Director ofInstructional Services, the Director of College Writing, and the Associate Dean as ex-officio members.

David Menefee-Libey (chair), Alan Barr (2014), Paul Cahill (2014), Jean Paul Gowdy (2014), Rachel Levin (2013), AdamPearson

Work-Family Committee:

This committee was originally established as The Commission on the Education of Women (Women's Commission) in1972 by President David Alexander to make recommendations that would lead to an increase in women in all ranks ofthe faculty, and broaden the study and discussion of women's issues on a curricular and non-curricular basis. In 2012,the Faculty, recognizing the changes in gender roles, family structures, and careers over the previous 40 years,changed the name and the charge of the committee to more accurately represent its current and future role in theCollege. In addition to its historic responsibilities, the committee also examines issues regarding the balance of work

and family obligations among College faculty.

Deborah Burke (chair), Michael Green, Pardis Mahdavi

Advsisors:Beinecke: Jennifer FriedlanderBritish: Samuel YamashitaCarnegie: Bowman CutterFullbright: Sharon Goto, Gary Kates, Tom Leabhart, Hans RindisbacherGoldwater: Malkiat JohalMadison: Victor SilvermanNCAA: Jennifer ScanlonWilson-Rockerfeller: Ray BurielTruman: Shahriar ShahriariUdall: Char Miller



Udall: Char MillerWatson: Arthur Horowitz, Aaron KuninChemical Engineering: Alfred KwokEd/PST: Victor SilvermanEngineering: Alma ZookHealth Sciences: Matthew SazinskyPre-Business: James Likens

Representatives on Claremont Colleges CommitteesAdvisory Board for Library Planning: Gary KatesBenefits Selection: Benjamin KeimBernard Field Station Advisor Board: Frances HanzawaIntercollegiate Faculty Council: Anne DwyerReligious Activities: Sandy Grabiner

Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC)The Associated Students of Pomona College coordinate student activities and allocate funds collected by theassessment of Associated Students fees. Through the Senate, ASPC represents students to administrators andfaculty by serving on committees and making recommendations on major issues or policies. Additionally ASPC servesas a forum for students to voice concerns and facilitates student participation in the surrounding community. WeeklySenate meetings are open to all members of the student body to address issues of concern.

SenateThe Senate consists of fifteen students including the President; Vice President for Finance, Vice President forCampus Activities, Commissioners for Academic Affairs, Communications, Environmental Affairs, CommunityRelations, Off-Campus Relations, and Clubs and Sports, four class representatives; and a North and South Campusrepresentative. The President, two Vice Presidents, Junior and Senior Class Presidents, and Commissioners areelected in the spring for the following year and the others are elected in the fall. All serve a one-year term.

ASPC OfficersPresident: Sarah AppelbaumVice President for Finance: Faye WangVice President for Campus Activities: Joseph ReynoldsCommissioner of Academic Affairs: Quinn LesterCommissioner of Communication: Jesse PollakCommissioner of Environmental Affairs: Lena ConnorCommissioner of Club and Sports: Emma WolfarthCommissioner of Community Relations: Darrell Jones IIICommissioner of Off-Campus Relations: Ryan DodsonSenior Class President: Emily UjifusaJunior Class President: Tommy ConklingAt-Large Representative / Student Affairs Committee of the Trustees: Emi YoungAt-Large Representative / Academic Affairs Committee of the Trustees: Diane Northern At-Large Representative / Finance Committee of the Trustees: Ian Gallogly

Advisors:Ellie Ash-Bala', Assistant Director, Smith Campus Center and Student ProgramsChristopher Waugh, Associate Dean of Students / Director, Smith Campus Center and Student Activities

Student Government PositionsASPC PresidentChairs the Senate and the student delegation to the Student Affairs Committee (SAC). S/he is an ex-officio member ofall Senate committees as well as the Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees. The President meetsregularly with the student body presidents of the other Claremont Colleges.

Vice President for FinanceThe Vice President for Finance shall act as a financial advisor to the Senate and shall oversee all student governmentoperations including the Fountain, Store, and financial aspects of KSPC, The Student Life, and Metate. S/he shall be amember of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC), the Pomona Entertainment Committee (PEC) Budget Committee andshall chair the Senate in the absence of the President. S/he shall chair the Coop Committee and the ReservesInvestment Oversight Committee. The Vice President shall also serve on the Budget Planning Advisory Committee,the Trustee Committee for Institutional Advancement, and the Student Clubs and Organizations Committee. S/he shallchair the ASPC Budget Committee and shall coordinate annual budget hearings with the student governments of theother Claremont Colleges. The Vice President for Finance shall hold an annual meeting for club leaders at thebeginning of the fall semester and assist clubs with financial procedures throughout the academic year. S/he shall be amember of the Judicial Board Selection Committee.

Vice President for Campus ActivitiesThe Vice President for Campus Activities shall be responsible for the social events of the ASPC. S/he shall chair thePomona Events Committee (PEC). S/he shall be a member of the Judicial Board Selection Committee and shall be amember of the ASPC Budget Committee.

Academic Affairs CommissionerRepresents ASPC in questions regarding the educational policy of the College. S/he chairs the Student-FacultyInteraction Committee and is a member of the Academic Procedures Committee and the Curriculum Committee and



Interaction Committee and is a member of the Academic Procedures Committee and the Curriculum Committee andattends faculty meetings. The Academic Affairs commissioner serves on the Academic Affairs Committee of theBoard of Trustees.

Communications CommissionerOversees The Student Life (TSL), Metate, KSPC, and other media-related organizations. S/he chairs Student MediaCommittee and the ASPC’s Speaker Committees. S/he is responsible for the ASPC website, the webmaster, and theDirector of Public Relations.

Campus Community Relations CommissionerThe Commissioner of Campus Community Relations shall have the primary responsibility of voicing and addressingthe concerns of underrepresented communities, activist and support organizations, and mentor groups of the collegecommunity. S/he shall chair the Diversity Coalition, and shall serve on the Student Affairs Committee of the Facultyand the President’s Advisory Committee on Diversity. S/he shall be responsible for organizing the annual CommunityAction Summit at the start of every academic year to facilitate inter-organizational conversation and coalition buildingamongst student activist/support organizations and mentor groups and maintain a system of communication betweenthe leaders and members of these organizations.

Off-Campus Relations CommissionerShall be primarily responsible for facilitating the relationship between Pomona College and the surrounding community.S/he shall serve as the liaison between the ASPC and students living off campus. S/he shall chair the College TownCommittee. S/he will serve as the liaison between the ASPC and the Draper Center for Community Partnerships.

Club and Sports CommissionerThe Commissioner of Clubs and Sports shall represent the ASPC in questions regarding clubs and organizations oncampus as well as intramural, club, and intercollegiate sports. S/he shall work with the Assistant Director of theCampus Center as a liaison to clubs and organizations and to ensure that they are fulfilling the mission of theircharters. S/he shall chair the Student Clubs and Organizations Committee, through which s/he shall oversee thepublication of an online student organizations directory, as well as the promotion and maintenance of an online studentforum for organizational interaction. S/he shall chair the Campus Sports Committee and help plan and oversee eventsinvolving athletics (e.g. homecoming). S/he shall serve as a member of the ASPC Budget Committee.

Environmental Affairs CommissionerThe Commissioner of Environmental Affairs shall represent and advise the ASPC in matters regarding the preservationand improvement of the quality of the environment. S/he shall chair the Environmental Quality Committee and shallappoint students to other committees concerning sustainability and the quality of the environment. S/he shall meetregularly with the College Sustainability Coordinator. S/he shall be an ex-officio member of the President’s AdvisoryCommittee on Sustainability. S/he shall be a member of the Trustee Building and Grounds Committee.

Class Presidents Create and chair committees to plan class events throughout the year. They formulate and carry out projects eachsemester in addition to their class projects.

North and South Campus RepresentativesThe North and South Campus representatives serve as members of the Student Affairs Committee and the BudgetCommittee. The North and South Campus Senators formulate and carry out projects each semester, and convene theFood Committee and the Residence Halls Committee.

Student Government Committees Budget CommitteeThis committee is chaired by the Vice President for Finance and consists of the President, the North CampusRepresentative, the South Campus Representative, and the Vice President for Campus Activities. The AssistantDirector of the Smith Campus Center serves as Financial Advisor to the Senate and is a non-voting member of theBudget Committee. When elections precede annual budget hearings, the President-elect and the Vice President electare also nonvoting members of this committee. The Committee distributes allocations from the ASPC fees to clubsand organizations. During the academic year, requests for more than $1,000, or requests where there is a tie vote inthis committee are brought before the Senate with a specific recommendation or set of recommendations. During thesecond semester of every year, this committee recommends to the Senate a general budget for ASPC for the followingyear. The Senate ratifies the annual budget no later than May first.

Pomona Events Committee (PEC)PEC is the programming board of Pomona College. Chaired by the Vice President for Campus Activities, PEC isresponsible for providing social, cultural and co-curricular activities for the Pomona College community.Subcommittees of PEC are based on the types of events presented. Subcommittees for the 2012-13 year are: BudgetCommittee, Annual Events (responsible for Welcome Back, Harwood Halloween, Winter Formal, Smiley 80’s, andSpring Formal), Special Events (restaurant/village outings, Craft Days, etc.), Symposium, Films, Live Arts, TableManners, Off-Campus Events, and Members-at-Large/Class Representatives). Students interested in organizingevents and contributing to the social life of the campus should contact the VP for Campus Activities through the ASPCOffice.

Committee on Campus Climate and DiversityThis committee shall be chaired by the Community Relations Commissioner and shall consist of seven students, fiveof whom shall be members from different marginalized student organizations, to be appointed in the fall. TheCommittee shall be responsible for addressing the concerns of underrepresented students on campus, as well aslarger issues of campus climate as they arise. This Committee shall advise the Senate on how their projects, fundingand legislation might affect more marginalized student experiences.

Coop CommitteeThe Coop Committee is chaired by the Vice President for Finance and consists of two additional members of the



The Coop Committee is chaired by the Vice President for Finance and consists of two additional members of theSenate and the head manager of the Fountain and the Store. The Campus Center Director and the Manager of RetailServices are non-voting members of this committee. The Committee facilitates communication between and amongthe businesses and the Senate and sets policy for the businesses. This committee meets monthly throughout theschool year, with additional meetings arranged and convened by the Chair as necessary.

Environmental Quality Committee (EQC)This committee is chaired by the Environmental Affairs Commissioner or by a Senate-approved designate thereof. Itconsists of at least four at-large students to be appointed by the Senate in the spring and additional students who maybe appointed by the Senate in the fall at the discretion of the chair.

This committee manages a recycling program and other environmental projects which it or the Senate deemsimportant. Additionally, this committee informs the Senate how their projects, funding, and legislation might affect theenvironment.

Food CommitteeIt is convened by the North and South Campus Senators. It consists of representatives from each residence hall, theDirector of Dining Services and the Deans or Associate Dean of Students. The Food Committee meets bi-weekly todiscuss the dining halls and make recommendations for changes to the College’s dining program.

Residence Hall CommitteeThe Residence Hall Committee is convened by the North and South Campus Senators. Its membership includes arepresentative from each of the residence halls, the Housing Director and the Dean or an Associate Dean of CampusLife. The Residence Hall Committee meets regularly to discuss room draw procedures and to recommendimprovements. In addition, this committee decides on the numbers and location of friendship suites and substancefree housing.

Student-Faculty-Staff Interaction CommitteeThis committee is chaired by a member of the Senate who may choose to invite a faculty member to serve as itsgeneral advisor. The Senate appoints the at-large members of this committee in the spring, and may appoint additionalmembers in the fall at the discretion of the Academic Affairs Commissioner. This committee plans, promotes, andfunds activities which encourage interaction between students and faculty and staff.

Student Media CommitteeThis committee shall oversee staff appointments, approve policy and budgets, and serve as a steering body for allASPC-funded media. Specifically, this committee shall recommend appointment for Senate approval for the followingpositions: The Student Life Editor-in-Chief (semester); KSPC Program Manager and Music Manager (annual); theDigital Media and Programming Group Lead Developer (annual); POSA Director (annual); Metate Editor-in-Chief(annual).

Publicity GuidelinesChirps!The Pomona College "Chirps!" is the student e-mail system created to prevent overburdening the Pomona computersystem and/or student mailboxes with numerous individual e-mails. The "Chirps!" system is web-based and compilesstudent messages daily and distributes them to students as a single e-mail message. Messages are compiled anddistributed at 10:00 AM. "Chirps!" is not intended as a forum for general campus discussion and every effort is madeto ensure that it is not used in that fashion. The purpose of "Chirps!" is to efficiently distribute event information andother specific announcements. Anonymous messages will not be posted.

To use the system, go to: www.chirps.pomona.edu and enter your message. The message may be placed in one of fourcategories: upcoming events, announcements, lost and found or buy/sell. Information submitted at the above websiteis approved for posting by Susan Deitz in the Campus Center. All entries must comply with the College’s PublicityGuidelines. Questions regarding the use of "Chirps!" can be addressed to Susan Deitz in the Campus Center.

Five-College Poster and Banner Approval PolicyThe complete policy may be viewed at the ASPC website: http://www.aspc.pomona.edu/senate/documents/policies/The five colleges have agreed to the following regulations and guidelines governing publicity distributed at theClaremont Colleges.

Regulations:For the purpose of these regulations, publicity is defined as printed materials including but not limited to: fliers,posters, table tents and banners.

1. Any and all publicity to be posted on any or all of the campuses of the ClaremontColleges must be approved by one of the following offices:

CMC- Dean of Students Office, Heggblade Center, x18114HMC- Dean of Students Office, Platt Campus Center, x18757Pitzer- Gold Student Center, x73900Pomona- ASPC Business Office, Smith Campus Center, x72268Scripps- Student Activities and Residence Life Office, Malott Commons, ext. 74307

2. All publicity must clearly and recognizably show the name of the sponsoringorganization or individual(s).

3. All publicity must have a name and telephone number or email which students maycontact for more information about the program.

4. In accordance with the Alcohol Policy: Non-electronic advertising may contain noexplicit or implicit, written or pictorial references to alcohol beverages or alcohol



explicit or implicit, written or pictorial references to alcohol beverages or alcoholservice.

5. For Pomona College, approval to advertise off campus must be received in advancefrom the Associate Dean of Students at the Smith Campus Center. Please allow oneweek prior to advertising, to receive this approval.

6. Any questionable materials are subject to review by the Committee of Five CollegeStudent Activities Professionals.

Guidelines:1. For the sake of maintaining a sense of community and support for all members,

organizations must refrain from using racial, gender or ethnic slurs, stereotypicdepiction, or similar references in all advertising material.

2. In the interest of the environment and the campus appearance, organizations arerequested to post the fewest number of pieces for effective advertising.

3. The posting of fliers, posters, and similar material is limited to bulletin boards andapproved posting spaces on campus. Nothing may be affixed to trees, glasssurfaces, painted surfaces, sidewalks, or campus buildings. Fliers may not be put oncars in parking lots or on public streets. Private doors and windows are permissiblewith approval of the resident.

4. In accordance with the Residence Hall regulations; door-to-door solicitation ordistribution of materials in the Residence Halls is prohibited.

5. College staff remove all advertising material which does not comply with theseregulations.

Registered Student OrganizationsAbolitionist Movement (5C)Active Minds at the Claremont Colleges (5C)After School SpecialsAmerican Civil Liberties Union of the Claremont Colleges(5C)American Red Cross Club (5C)American Sign Language ClubAmnesty International (5C)Annointed Gospel Choir (5C)Arabic For LifeArmed RevolutioKnitsAsian American Mentor ProgramAssociated Students of Pomona CollegeAssociation of Latino Profesionals in Finance andAccountingBadminton ClubBaha’iBallroom Dance TeamBelly Dancing (5C)Black Men’s ForumBody Building and Nutrition ClubBottom Line Theatre / The DruidsBuddhists of the 7Cs

Building Leaders On Campus (BLOC)Capoeira ClubCaribbean Student OrganizationChallah For HungerCheer Club (5C)Cheese ClubChess Club (5C)Chiapas Support CommitteeChinese Student AssociationChristian and BlackClaremont Colleges Accounting AssociationClaremont Colleges Against CancerClaremont Colleges Ballroom Dance CompanyClaremont Colleges Bible FellowshipClaremont Colleges Bollywood Dance TeamClaremont Colleges CabronesClaremont Colleges Circle KClaremont Colleges College RepublicansClaremont Colleges Connection ClubClaremont Colleges Equestrian TeamClaremont Colleges Film SocietyClaremont Colleges Future Business Leaders of America

LINCMariachi Serrano de ClaremontMEDLIFE: Medicine Education for Low Income FamiliesEverywhereMen’s Blue and WhiteMen's Club VolleyballMen’s LacrosseMen’s RugbyMen's Ultimate FrisbeeMetate (Pomona College Yearbook)Midnight EchoModel UNMoneyThinkMood SwingMortar BoardMulti Ethnic and Racial Group ExchangeMusicians CoalitionMuslim Student AssociationNational Society for Collegiate ScholarsNeuroscience SocietyNinth Street HooligansNourishment International - Claremont Colleges ChapterNu Alpha Phi (co-ed fraternity)

On TapOn The LooseOn The SpectrumOrganic FarmOut Loud (5C)PALS: Partners for Advanced Learning in SciencePan African Student Association (PASA)Passwords: Literary MagazinePeace and Justice Coalition (5C)Photography ClubPhysics ClubPomona Ceramics CollectivePomona College Investment ClubPomona College Mock TrialPomona for Environmental Action and Responsibility Pomona Events CommitteePomona Organic FarmPomona Student Union (PSU)Pomona VenturesPomona VinoPre-Health LiaisonsPre-Law Society



Claremont Colleges Future Business Leaders of America(Phi Beta Lambda)Claremont Colleges Greenshirts Women's Ultimate FrisbeeClaremont Colleges Humans vs. Zombies Claremont Colleges Journal of International AffairsClaremont Colleges Men's Rugby ClubClaremont Colleges Microfinance SocietyClaremont Colleges Port SideClaremont Colleges Psyko TaikoClaremont Colleges Screenwriting ClubClaremont Colleges Shades A capellaClaremont Colleges Sports ConnectionClaremont Colleges Students for Barack ObamaClaremont Colleges Students for IsraelClaremont Colleges Swing DanceClaremont Colleges Triathalon ClubClaremont Colleges Vegetarian ClubClaremont Colleges Women's Rugby Football ClubClaremont Consulting GroupClaremont LibertariansClaremont Port SideClaremont RepublicansClaremont ShadesClaremont Sports ConnectionClaremont Vegetarian ClubClimbing ClubCraft Club (5C)Creating Academic Relations Through EducationCriminal Justice Network (5C)Cultivating DreamsDance Company (5C)Democrats of the Claremont CollegesDesert Chicken Skills ClubDisability, Illness, and Difference AllianceDrawing RoomEducation Task ForceEKTA

Emergency Medicine ClaremontEmpowered Latin@s in ActionEnergy Service Corps of the Claremont CollegesEntrepreneurial SocietyEnvironmental Council (5C)Environmental Quality CommitteeEvaluAidExtravaganzaFencing Club (5C)Fellini Fan ClubFeminist RemixField Hocky Club (5C)Freshman CupGAPPLEGates Millennium Scholars at the Claremont CollegesGet Your Nerd OnGleaning ClubGreen BikesHackHillel of the Claremont CollegesHindu SocietyHui Laule'a: Claremont Colleges Hawaii ClubHula ClubHurling Club of the Claremont CollegesIDEAS (Improving Dreams, Equality, Access, andSuccess)International ClubInternational Student Mentor ProgramIntervarsity Christian FellowshipJewish Mentor ProgramJournal of International AffairsJSD Pre-Health ClubKappa Delta Fraternity (men's fraternity)Korean American Student AssociationKorean Food ClubKosher Chords A capellaKSPC: 5C Radio StationLate Night: Stand Up Comedy (5C)

Pre-Law SocietyRalph Cornell Society of Native PlantersQueer People of ColorQueer, Questioning, and Allied Mentor ProgramQuest ScholarsQuidditch TeamQuizbowlRare DiamondsReverbRotaract Club of ClaremontSelf Help Legal AidSigma Tau (men's fraternity)Sketch Comedy (5C)Ski Club (SKEEZE)Soul-idarity Club (5C)Spanish ClubSTANDStrive For CollegeStudents for the Bernard Field StationStudents for Justice in PalestineStudents of Color Alliance (SOCA)Studio 47Surf ClubPsycho TaikoTea Leaves & FriendsThat Saturday GroupThe Student LifeTrans, Genderqueer, and Gender Questioning Alliance (7C)UkellectiveWakeboard Club (5C)Walk A Mile In Her ShoesWithout A BoxWomen In ScienceWomen’s Blue and WhiteWomen's RugbyWomen's Ultimate FrisbeeWomen's Union

Women’s Volleyball Club (5C)Workers Support CommitteX Club



Late Night: Stand Up Comedy (5C)Let's DO Something (5C)Libertarians of the Claremont Colleges

Campus-Wide Events and ActivitiesDepartmentalComputer Science Department ActivitiesThe Computer Science Department sponsors a colloquium every other Thursday at 4:15 p.m. Speakers includestudents talking about their summer experiences, prominent outside lecturers, faculty talking about graduate schooland their own research, seniors talking about their senior projects, and alums talking about jobs in CS.

The CS department also sponsors a monthly lunch for students, faculty, and staff, as well as monthly lunches forwomen in computer science and an annual trip to the college cabin at Halona. Sign up on the department mailing list toreceive department e-mails.

Economics ClubThe Economics Club is open to all students interested in economics and is intended to encourage greater interactionamong the faculty, staff and students of the Economics Department. The Club also sponsors events such as socialget-togethers and outside speakers.

English Department TeaStudents and professors mingle as they enjoy light refreshments at English Department Teas, a tradition at PomonaCollege. The Teas are hosted by the English Department liaisons and are held once a month on a Tuesday orWednesday afternoon in the Ena Thompson Reading Room in Crookshank Hall. All are welcome.

Geology ActivitiesFor those with a formal or informal interest in geology, the Geology Department welcomes involvement in regularlyscheduled activities which are open to all. One way to get involved is to come to the colloquia given by outsidespeakers three times a semester or so. These talks are normally on Tuesday or Thursday at 11AM and are followed bylunch in Frary South.

Alternatively, informal social gatherings (“Liquidus”) are hosted by the department liaisons each week. Dates and timesfor Liquidus vary by semester. Contact the liaisons via the department web page to find out when Liquidus is beingheld. Hope to see you there!

History Department Tea/BarbecueArranged by the liaisons, History Department Teas and Barbecues are held periodically during the academic year.They provide students and professors an informal opportunity to meet and discuss different problems and subjects.Call the History Department, ext. 73075, for times.

Linguistics and Cognitive ScienceThe Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science holds a fall social, an end of the semester bash, and monthlyresearch colloquia (with refreshments) for all students interested in the field.

Literary SeriesThe Pomona College Department of English Literary Series hosts readings by major American poets and fiction writerstwo or three times a semester. All readings are open to the public and are followed by a reception with refreshments.

Mathematics ClubThe Pomona College Mathematics Club provides opportunities for students interested in mathematics to get togetheroutside of the classroom.

Depending on interests in the club, it organizes afternoon pizza parties with problem sessions, fosters participation intwo national collegiate mathematics contests, the Putnam Examination and the Mathematical Contest in Modeling, andsponsors presentations by alumni on life in math after graduation. It also supports the Math Dojo, the high schoolMathematics Talent Search, and other activities of current interest. Professors Ami Radunskaya and Adolfo Rumbosadvise the club.

Physics LunchThe Physics and Astronomy Lunch is a lively weekly lunch in which students and faculty discuss current issues inphysics and astronomy and socialize. An additional banquet is catered by the department after spring break. Potentialmajors and current majors are invited to this festive event, which usually includes a short talk by a visiting scientist,and departmental awards are handed out. In addition to the banquet, an informal BBQ and other social events areoffered throughout the year to welcome students to the Department and help them meet current majors, and get toknow the faculty and staff of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Pizza and PoliticsThe aim of the Pizza and Politics series is to offer students and other members of the community a casual forum tohear faculty and invited guests talk about issues of current interest (while listeners get to enjoy pizza for lunch!). Therewill be plenty of time reserved for questions, comments, and debate. So please come! Eat some pizza! Pizza anddrinks are all first come, first serve (or bring your own brown bag lunch). Carnegie 107 is the place to be.

SportsAthletic Teams and Club Sports



Athletic Teams and Club SportsPomona College supports an extensive program of intercollegiate, intramural, and club sports for men and women.Men’s intercollegiate sports include football, basketball, soccer, water polo, cross country, track and field, baseball,swimming, golf, and tennis. Women’s intercollegiate teams compete in volleyball, basketball, cross country, golf,

lacrosse, tennis, swimming, softball, water polo, track and field, and soccer. Club sports include badminton, bicycling,fencing, lacrosse, rugby, sailing, skiing, and men’s volleyball.

The intramural athletic program provides competition in basketball, softball, badminton, soccer, beach volleyball,volleyball, inner-tube water polo, table tennis, tennis, squash, racquetball, flag football, pool/billiards, foosball andultimate frisbee.

For details about teams, intramurals, or club sports and use of facilities contact Mike Gravagne in the Rains Center atextension 18420. He will assist club sports teams in scheduling fields and facilities for practice and competition. To beeligible to use a Claremont College field or facility or to receive funding assistance from the associated studentgovernments, all club sports must register with Mike Gravagne at the Club Sports Office. The office is located in RainsCenter, extension 18420.

MusicThe Music Departments of Pomona College, Scripps College, and the Claremont Graduate School present concertsthroughout the year by individual students, student ensembles, members of the faculty, and guest artists.

These concerts include the Bessie Bartlett Frankel Festival of Chamber Music sponsored by Scripps, the RobertMitchell Memorial Chamber Music Concerts sponsored by Pomona, and noon concerts sponsored jointly by the threedepartments. Most of these concerts are presented free of charge.

Afro-Cuban Drumming EnsembleStudents will learn basic techniques of hand percussion for conga and bata drums and the genres associated withthese drums, including rumba and styles originating from Afro-Cuban religious traditions. Regular attendance andparticipation in the end-of-the-semester concert is required. Half-course academic credit is available to studentsregistered for MUS 42B. The instructor is Mr. Joe Addington.

Balinese Gamelan EnsembleThe Balinese Gamelan Ensemble meets once a week and plays concerts at the end of each semester. The ensemblefeatures a set of Balinese gong kebyar instruments and regularly combines its efforts with the Balinese Danceprogram. Half-course academic credit is available to students registered for MUS 41. The instructor is Dr. NyomanWenten.

ChoirThe Pomona College Choir is a large vocal ensemble of students, faculty, staff, and members of the local community.The choir sings two concerts annually. Membership is open by auditions held during the first week of classes in theFall semester and in December for the Spring semester. Half-course academic credit for participation is available tostudents registered for MUS 31. The conductor is Professor Donna M. Di Grazia.

Concert BandThe Pomona College Band is composed of students, faculty, and staff from all the Claremont Colleges and generallypresents one concert each semester. Music is chosen from the standard repertoire for a concert band but alsoincludes works specially composed or arranged for the ensemble. Half-course academic credit is available to studentsregistered for MUS 35. The conductor is Professor Graydon Beeks.

Glee ClubThe Pomona College Glee Club is a chamber choir of approximately 25 students. The ensemble performs severalconcerts throughout the year and tours for 7-10 days to various areas of the country. Membership is open throughaudition. Concurrent membership in the Pomona College Choir is required. Half-course academic credit for participationis available spring semester to registered registered for MUS 32. The conductor is Professor Donna M. Di Grazia.

Jazz EnsembleThe Jazz Ensemble meets twice each week and plays concerts throughout the school year. Music is chosen from avariety of styles and there is opportunity for original work. Half-course academic credit is available to studentsregistered for MUS 37. The conductor is Professor Bobby Bradford. Auditions are held at the beginning of fallsemester.

OrchestraThe Pomona College Orchestra is composed of students, faculty, staff, and community members. Auditions are heldat the beginning of each semester; rehearsals and performances are held in Bridges Hall of Music. The Orchestrausually presents eight concerts annually, four different programs each receiving two performances. The repertoireranges from Baroque to contemporary, with emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century masterworks. Recent programs haveincluded such works as Brahms’s Symphony #2, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony #6, and Mahler’s Symphony #1. TheOrchestra also sponsors a yearly concerto competition, and the winners perform solos with the orchestra. Half-courseacademic credit is available to students registered for MUS 33. The conductor is Professor Eric Lindholm.

Other Musical EnsemblesOther musical ensembles available for membership to Pomona College students are the Claremont Concert Orchestra,the Concert Choir, and the Chamber Choir, all sponsored by the Scripps College Music Department; and the ChamberMusic Program, coached by Pomona and Scripps faculty.

Rotating Ensembles in Residence



Rotating Ensembles in ResidenceThe rotating ensembles-in-residence program provides the opportunity for students to experience different performancetraditions each year. Theatre and Dance

Department of Theatre and DanceAs the only art forms in which human beings are both the medium and the message, theatre and dance are thequintessential liberal arts. Thus, the liberal arts environment is an ideal one in which to begin a lifetime of learning intheatre and dance. The Pomona College Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to the highest levels ofprofessional training within the context of this liberal arts tradition.

Our commitment begins in the classroom where an emphasis on the quality of learning informs all that we do. Afriendly and caring faculty and small class size encourage students to work creatively in exploring the history, theory,literature, and techniques of theatre and dance. Our commitment is furthered by our dynamic and ethnically diverseproduction season. We view productions as important teaching tools, both for our students and for the rest of theCollege community, and therefore choose productions from a wide range of periods and styles. Our commitment isalso strengthened by the exceptional support of Pomona College and the other Claremont Colleges, which have givenus a strong professional staff, adequate funding, and a gorgeous facility in which to do our work. Ultimately, ourcommitment is enhanced by the energy and commitment of our students, who bring intelligence, creativity, and verveto our challenging and exciting endeavors. We invite you to join us…

LecturesMajor conferences, endowed lectureships, and public lectures by visiting speakers occur frequently on campus and areopen to the entire community.

For information about more campus wide events, consult The Claremont Colleges Calendar or "Chirps!"

Fall Faculty Lecture SeriesThe Fall Faculty Lecture Series, sponsored by the Dean of the College’s office, offers a diverse range of lectures fromthe College's distinguished faculty. All lectures begin at 12:10 p.m. in the Frank Dining Hall Blue Room and includelunch free of charge to faculty, staff, alumni, and friends unless otherwise noted. Please plan to arrive at noon to signin and get your lunch before the lecture begins.

Women’s Union Thursday Noon Discussion SeriesEvery Thursday at noon, presentations followed by informal discussion are made on a variety of gender and women’sissues at The Women’s Union. Everyone is welcome. A light lunch is served.

Museum

Pomona College Museum of ArtThe Pomona College Museum of Art is the site of an active and ambitious program of temporary exhibitions throughoutthe academic year. All exhibitions open with public receptions and include lectures and related programs for theCollege community. Recent exhibitions have included “Kara Walker: Annotating History” (2008); “James Turrell atPomona College” (2008); “Hunches, Geometrics, Organics: Paintings by Frederick Hammersley” (2007); “EdRuscha/Raymond Pettibon: The Holy Bible and THE END” (2006); “The 21st Century Odyssey Part II: ThePerformances of Barbara T. Smith” (’53) (2005). Peter Shelton’s (’73) monumental gandhiG (2002) stands immediatelyadjacent to the Museum.

The Museum also hosts the ambitious Project Series, now in its eleventh year. The Project Series presents focusedexhibitions on the work of contemporary Southern California artists that is experimental and introduces new forms,techniques, and concepts to the community. The Project Series enhances the Museum’s role as a laboratory forexploring innovative, cross disciplinary collaborations and ideas; serves as a catalyst for new knowledge; andcontributes significantly to the College’s educational mission. The Museum also employs students as galleryattendants and museum assistants.

The collections of the Pomona College Museum of Art are housed at the Montgomery Art Center. Among themuseum’s important holdings are The Kress Collection of 15th– and 16th –century Italian panel paintings; more than5,000 examples of Pre-Columbian to 20th –century American Indian art and artifacts, including basketry, ceramics,and beadwork; and a large collection of American and European prints, drawings, and photographs, including fineexamples of German Expressionists; an important collection of contemporary graphic art donated by June Wayne, thefounder of the pioneering Tamarind Lithography Workshop, and Edward Hamilton of Hamilton Press; and perhaps mostsignificantly, the complete first edition sets of the four series of etchings by Francisco Goya. Among the College’smost important artistic treasures are two murals in Frary Hall--- José Clemente Orozco’s Prometheus, 1930 (interior,north wall), and Genesis by Rico Lebrun, 1960 (south entrance) and the recently dedicated Skyspace, Dividing theLight, by James Turrell. Information about the collections, exhibitions, and public art works is available at the Museumof Art and on its Website (www.pomona.edu/museum).

Films

PEC FilmsThe Pomona Events Committee (PEC) sponsors a weekly film series showcasing first-run blockbusters as well asindependents. Films are screened in Rose Hills Theatre Fridays at 7pm and 10pm and Saturdays at 8pm. Admissionfor students is free.

International Film SeriesOldenborg sponsors film screenings in its International Theater. Both student groups and faculty may requestscreenings. Campus film festivals are particularly welcome. The theater seats approximately 45 and is located



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screenings. Campus film festivals are particularly welcome. The theater seats approximately 45 and is locateddownstairs in the Oldenborg building. For more information, contact the Oldenborg Center at ext. 18018.

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