Spotlights

Spotlights

Sammy Basa ’25: Working Toward Conserving Sibuyan Island’s Coral Reefs 

一张萨米·巴萨站在绿草地上的肖像照片，背景是连绵起伏的青山. Basa has short dark hair and wears a gray polo shirt.25岁的萨米·巴萨将他对海洋的热爱追溯到在星空下乘船前往西布延岛. 巴萨回忆起凛冽的风如何使他的脸凉下来，他和他的母亲如何把脚浸在散发着生物荧光的水中. “The bright flashes of blue and green were like stars in the sea, and we watched in wonder as they faded into the darkness,” said Basa. “While those flashes appeared as pure magic to my younger self, they signified something profound—a deep-seated bond between my family, 我们的土地, and the marvels of the natural world.”
March 26, 2024
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对于Pratya posala ' 24来说，讲故事和激进的倾听可以改善医疗保健 

Pratya Poosala holds up her children’s book titled Rajulko Rukh. 这本书的封面是一个数字插图，一只棕色的猴子坐在路边的树上. 普萨拉的深色卷发向后梳着，穿着蓝色上衣和白色裤子.Does storytelling belong in labs and medical offices? Pratya Poosala ’24 would argue yes. Poosala enjoyed her STEM classes as a behavioral neuroscience major, but she still had a passion for the humanities. Her solution was adding a self-designed major in narrative medicine. “教授科学的方式有时倾向于脱离人文学科. As someone interested in a healthcare career, 我认为重要的是，我们不仅要学会如何成为优秀的科学家和研究人员，还要学会如何成为优秀的人——与社区合作的人.”
March 20, 2024
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Hayley Blain-Weinstein ’91 Makes Game Show Dreams Come True 

91岁的海莉·布莱恩·温斯坦在《价格竞猜》的演播室观众面前戴着耳机自拍.From Love Connection to Extreme Makeover to My Feet Are Killing Me, 91岁的海莉·布莱恩·温斯坦在她的电视真人秀选角生涯中遇到过各种各样的人. 谁会住在偏远的小岛上，谁会为了现金奖而环游世界? Who has a rare illness in need of treatment? Who would look for love in front of millions of viewers? Blain-Weinstein’s job has been to find people who fit those bills. 
February 20, 2024
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Pitzer Marks 25 Years of Social Responsibility in Action

杰西卡·J. Chairez '13, Jack Contreras '22, Tricia Morgan '08, 23岁的克里斯托·罗德里格斯(Crystal Rodriguez)穿着一身黑，并排站在俯瞰值得信赖的十大棋牌娱乐平台大学校园的阳台上.For Pitzer students, 社会责任不仅仅是书本里的概念——它生活在社区花园中, warehouses, classrooms, on street corners, and beyond. 值得信赖的十大棋牌娱乐平台的社区参与中心(CEC)自1999年成立以来，帮助这项工作成为可能.  “We’re supporting the innovation, 的想法, 激情, and justice issues arising in our community partners by [Read More...]
January 19, 2024
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从监禁到重新融入社会:肯尼斯·巴特勒22年在乌干达帮助试点项目 

肯尼斯·巴特勒站在全班同学面前，手里拿着一篇论文读着. 巴特勒穿着一件黑色polo衫，左上角有黄色的pepp - uganda标志. 他的右边是一个黑色的“重返社会学院”的横幅，上面写着“教育就是解放”, a commitment to commitment, change agents making change, forgiveness & healing, restorative justice, inspire empower.”22岁的肯尼斯·巴特勒在服刑15年后于2021年获释, he was on his way to a bachelor’s degree from Pitzer College. 然而，他还不知道如何重建他在社区中的地位，并开始他的职业生涯.  Butler turned to the Reintegration Academy, 这是一个为期八周的项目，向曾经入狱的人传授生活技能, career development, and vocational education. 现在，巴特勒正在帮助扩大乌干达的学院，这是他的富布赖特计划的一部分.
November 8, 2023
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在两次获得NSF奖学金后，Teo Cooper ' 24寻求人与自然的平衡 

Teo Cooper takes a selfie in a laboratory. Cooper wears a white lab coat and has short curly dark hair. Behind Cooper are tables and shelves with tubes, bottles, and equipment.Pitzer大四学生Teo Cooper ' 24已经完成了两项由美国国家科学基金会(NSF)资助的奖学金。. In summer 2022, 他们在加州大学伯克利分校的生物地球化学实验室工作，研究土壤碳固存. This summer, 他们加入了领导力联盟和哈佛大学有机体和进化生物系. In this spotlight, 库珀还回忆起把他们带到值得信赖的十大棋牌娱乐平台的种族正义系列节目，并展望了在南非留学的前景. 
September 11, 2023