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  1. a pile of aluminum food cans
    College News

    A Season of Giving—and Passing It On

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    3p Nick Owchar

    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ celebrates Thanksgiving on campus while extending support to local and regional communities

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    • Dining Services
    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
    • Campus Life
    • The Grove House
  2. Cienna Ben has long curly black hair and wears a dark gray turtleneck.
    College News

    Activist Artist Cienna Benn Remakes Altadena Heirlooms

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    As ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 2025–26 activist artist in residence, Cienna Benn is collaborating with community partners to illustrate Black life and legacies in Altadena in response to the Eaton Fire.

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    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
    • ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Art Galleries
  3. Students and faculty write on white paper covering the tables in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Salathe Gallery.
    College News

    Marvin James: Exploring History and Community as an Activist-Artist

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Marvin James shared with students his practice in contemporary archiving, community-based knowledge, and the scientific method as ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 2024–25 activist-artist-in-residence.

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    • ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Art Galleries
    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
  4. merenda Roberts stands in front of a basket exhibit
    College News

    Native Scholar in Residence Meranda Roberts Discusses Curation and Heritage

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    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
  5. two cactus bloom bright pink flowers next to the stone pitzer sign in front of Broad Center
    College News

    Native Scholar in Residence Laurie Steelink Explores Art and Community

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    Laurie Steelink, a multidisciplinary artist and Akimel O’otham member of the Gila River Indian Community, is serving as ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Native Scholar in Residence.

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    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
  6. CEC team poses in front of trees
    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Achievements

    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Marks 25 Years of Social Responsibility in Action

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Community Engagement Center celebrates 25 years of putting social responsibility in action — and its director talks about how the CEC plans to carry on its work over the next 25 years and beyond.

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    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
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    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Achievements

    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Honored With Carnegie Classification for Its Commitment to Community Engagement 

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has been chosen as a recipient of a 2024 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.

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    • Critical Action + Social Advocacy (CASA)
    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
    • Justice Education Center at the Claremont Colleges
    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
  8. portrait of Daisy Okazaki in front of Mead Hall
    Student Achievements

    Filmmaker and MOR Fellow Daisy Okazaki ’25 Explores Asian American Identity

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    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ student Daisy Okazaki ’25, a media studies major and Asian American studies minor, has received the Margo Okazawa-Rey Fellowship to create a community-rooted film project centered on the experiences of young Southeast Asian women. Partnering with Oakland-based Banteay Srei, Okazaki is producing a short film and accompanying curriculum exploring themes of identity, trauma, healing, and sisterhood. A lifelong storyteller and member of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Pasifika Asian Student Union, Okazaki aims to uplift Asian American communities through film and art.

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    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
    • Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies
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    Student Achievements

    ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Students Awarded for Exceptional Community Engagement

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    Students won for involvement in mental health care, composting, voter engagement, partnerships with Indigenous communities, and more.

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    Organization

    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)