Pomona College’s Orientation Adventure programs are slated to return this fall semester after a three year hiatus, but this time around, the college is focusing on inclusivity and proximity to campus.
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Pomona outdoor coordinator leaves for UC Riverside
The coordinator for Pomona College’s Outdoor Education Center Chris Weyant-Forbes has resigned from her position, according to an email from Weyant-Forbes and Dean of Campus Life Josh Eisenberg. Weyant-Forbes accepted an offer to serve as the coordinator of outdoor excursions at the University of California, Riverside, leaving Pomona effective Feb. 9, according to the email.
5C students in off-campus apartments grapple with sense of displacement
As the pandemic-related housing crisis forces students off-campus, students express a sense of displacement while learning to adapt.
Pomona to eliminate points system, opens conversation-based model to student comment
Pomona College will replace its points-based system with a conversation-based conduct system beginning in fall 2021.
Pomona shortens OA, overhauls orientation programming
Pomona College is planning a slew of changes to its first-year orientation programming, designed to increase awareness of campus resources.
Pomona shortens OA by a day and a half, will house three trips on campus
Pomona College is shortening its Orientation Adventure by a day and a half, and adding LA-based options which won’t require wilderness travel.
Pomona makes RAs hourly workers, but students question the details
Pomona College is making its resident advisors hourly employees, administrators announced in a meeting with RAs Monday evening, a change from previous policy that treated RAs as independent contractors and paid them an annual salary.