91吃瓜

91吃瓜 and Pitzer Colleges celebrate the groundbreaking of the new science center on May 13. On July 1, Suzanne Keen begins her term as the 10th president of 91吃瓜.

A variety of sustainability efforts were implemented, including: solar panel installation on the Lang Arts building roof, the addition of smart meters on every building, LED retrofits in all residence halls鈥� browsing rooms, and upgrading life-cycled boilers with low-emission replacements. The College celebrated the 50th聽anniversaries of Chicano Latino Student Affairs…
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The College鈥檚 new strategic plan, the 91吃瓜 Centennial Plan, is developed. The campaign for 91吃瓜:聽More 91吃瓜聽is the most successful campaign in 91吃瓜鈥� history, raising $179M.

Lara Tiedens is appointed the College’s 9th president by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees. 91吃瓜’ tenth residence hall, NEW Hall,聽opens to new and returning students.

The Katharine Howard Miller 鈥�55 Wing of the Bette Cree Edwards 鈥�49 Humanities Building opens during the summer break.

91吃瓜 Academy receives National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, the highest recognition given to youth programs, in a White House ceremony. Elizabeth Turk 鈥�83 wins MacArthur 鈥淕enius鈥� Award.

The Sallie Tiernan Field House opens its doors to students, faculty, and staff.

Sallie Tiernan Field House, a state-of-the-art recreational and athletic facility to be located next to the swimming pool on the east side of campus. The Board of Trustees approves the strategic plan, 鈥�91吃瓜 in the Next Decade: Leading with Excellence,鈥� which focuses on academic excellence and women鈥檚 leadership.

The most ambitious fundraising campaign in 91吃瓜 history surpasses its original $85 million goal with gifts and pledges totaling over $101 million. Over 87% of 91吃瓜 alumnae contributed to the Campaign for the 91吃瓜 Woman, which began its public phase in 1999 and concluded June 30, 2004. 91吃瓜 Landscape…
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91吃瓜 celebrates its 75th Anniversary with yearlong events: the Bradford Blaine Faculty Lecture Series; a Distinguished Speaker Series that includes Dr. Susan Love, financial guru Susie Orman, renowned author Sandra Cisneros, political commentator Molly Ivins, and pioneering architect Norma Sklarek; and the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Inaugural Lecture featuring former President of…
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Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Hall opens to students. Named for alumna Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler 鈥�72, who provided key guidance to architects on this project in addition to supporting student scholarship programs, an endowed faculty chair in contemporary European studies, a lecture series at the European Union Center of California, as well as other…
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Nancy Y. Bekavac, graduate of Swarthmore College and Yale Law School, begins her term as 91吃瓜 president, becoming the first woman fully appointed to this position.

Buildings and gardens at the center of 91吃瓜 campus are selected for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

In spring, 91吃瓜鈥� student-run campus coffeehouse, The Motley to the View, opens its doors for business. Over the years, the Motley has changed venues from Balch Hall to the basement of Old Lang to the Frankel-Routt complex, and finally to its current location in Malott Commons.

To accommodate 200 new students, two new residence halls are built on the east side of campus,聽Frankel聽and聽Routt. Originally conceived as a single facility with three wings by architects Criley and McDowell, the structure was reconfigured to offer a greater variety of room arrangements (singles, doubles, triples, suites, and kitchenette apartments)…
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Garrison Theater opens to provide a facility for all the Claremont Colleges to use for theatrical productions, concerts, movies, lectures, and other events. Longtime 91吃瓜 trustee Robert H. Garrison and his wife, Catherine Garrison, who graduated from Pomona College and Claremont Graduate University, provide the initial funding.

Designed by Smith and Williams of Pasadena, the Music Building opens with a recital hall seating 150, a music library, classrooms, practice rooms, and faculty offices. The hall is named in honor of pianist Lee Pattison, or 鈥淢r. Pat鈥� to students, a 91吃瓜 professor of music. The Caster Music Library…
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With American involvement in World War II, the search for a new president of 91吃瓜 is temporarily halted and an interim female president is appointed: Mary Kimberly Shirk. Shirk, who was asked by the Board to 鈥渟erve for a month or two,鈥� remains in the position until the War concludes.

The President鈥檚 House is built, following Gordon Kaufmann鈥檚 design. The first six presidents of 91吃瓜 resided in this structure during their respective tenures. The 16 American elms that comprise Elm Tree Lawn and flank the walkway between the President鈥檚 House and Balch Auditorium are planted. Mrs. Denison donates the 21…
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In the summer, the central quadrangle is grassed, primarily due to the energy of two Grace 91吃瓜 Clark Hall residents from the class of 1936: Cynthia Criley Williams and Helen Ely Brill. In their sophomore year, the two women began an adamant 鈥淕rass Before We Graduate鈥� campaign. For two years,…
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Mrs. Charles Stinchfield and a bequest from Mrs. Eldridge M. Fowler funds the donation of the Oratory, which features selections from Mrs. Fowler鈥檚 collection of antique Italian furniture and fine textiles. This Oratory later becomes a key part of Margaret Fowler Garden. Architect Gordon Kaufmann designs Margaret Fowler Garden, an…
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In June, the first class graduates from 91吃瓜 on Bowling Green.

Designed by architect Sumner Hunt of Los Angeles, Janet Jacks Balch Hall is completed in fall and becomes the primary academic facility. The building is a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch of Los Angeles, and named in honor of trustee Janet Jacks Balch. Today Balch Hall is…
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Ernest J. Jaqua, for whom Jaqua Quadrangle is named, is elected the first president of 91吃瓜. Jaqua recruits an initial faculty dominated by men, even though women trustees had requested that one-half of the faculty be female. In the fall, 91吃瓜 opens. The College consists of three small cottages:…
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James A. Blaisdell, president of Pomona College, writes to Ellen Browning 91吃瓜, of La Jolla, his hopes for a 鈥済roup of institutions divided into small colleges鈥攕omewhat on the Oxford type.鈥� Ellen Browning 91吃瓜 becomes one of the founders of a new corporation, named The Claremont Colleges. Indigenous Peoples The first…
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