Pomona College begins construction of new athletic facility to replace Rains Center

A new athletic facility is currently being built to replace Pomona College’s Rains Center for Sport and Recreation, according to an email sent out to Pomona students Jan. 25 from President G. Gabrielle Starr and vice presidents. While the original plan was to begin construction on the building in 2020,

Read more

Some 5C construction projects stall during pandemic, others move forward

While Harvey Mudd College is on schedule to complete its McGregor Computer Science Center, some major construction projects backed by Pomona College, Scripps College and Pitzer College have stalled, some due to budget and virus transmission concerns raised by the pandemic. HMC computer science building still set for spring 2021

Read more

Pomona College Art Museum construction continues with eye on 2020 opening

Construction of the new Pomona College Art Museum, situated along College Avenue between Second Street and Bonita Avenue, is well underway. And after surviving procedural hurdles and lawsuits, the museum is set to open in 2020. By June 2019, the commissioning phase will begin, which will include an environmental and

Read more

Oldenborg Center renovation to start as early as 2020

Renovations for Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center, a 5C language hall, dining hall, and academic administrative office is in the works, with demolition of the building starting as early as 2020, according to Anne Dwyer, faculty director of Oldenborg. Reconstruction after that could take up to 18 months. There have been

Read more

Pomona Begins Construction on New Museum of Art

Last Thursday, Pomona College began construction on its new art museum. The museum will be located on College Avenue next to Pomona’s South Campus, across the street from the current art museum. The Renwick House, a historic building built in 1900, was moved across the street in order to clear the

Read more

Keck Science Department Plans for Second Building

In response to a rise in enrollment, the William Myron Keck Science Department, the integrated science department of Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College and Scripps College, announced that the department will construct a second building and hire more faculty members. The Keck Science department has seen a 30 percent growth

Read more