Pitzer College New Student Guide 2013-14

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Orientation Adventure Sunday, August 25 through Wednesday, August 28 Orientation Adventure (OA) is the off-campus component of Pitzer’s new student orientation program. Student participants spend four days on excursions with 10-15 of their peers in, above and around the Los Angeles Basin and the greater Southern California area. From surfing to social justice, backpacking to bicycling, sustainability to dabbling in LA’s food scene, the breadth of trips is intentionally broad and inclusive. Students, staff and faculty have constructed each trip to engage the College’s Community Values: Community, Diversity, Dialogue, Inquiry and Action, all while being mindful of the program’s most fundamental goal—to foster the development of meaningful relationships among new students. Important OA Dates May 15 Trip descriptions available online June 10 Online trip registration begins July 5 Online trip registration closes August 24 Students arrive on campus. All trips meet in the afternoon. August 25 All Trips Depart August 26 All-day trips away August 27 All-day trips away SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 5-8 a.m. Breakfast/Depart, McConnell Dining Hall All incoming students who are not New Resources Students, exchange students or transfer students are required to go on an OA trip. NRS and transfer students are encouraged to sign up, but are not obligated to do so. At this time, an OA trip is not an option for exchange students. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013 6:15-8:30pm OA Trip Return Dinner McConnell Dining Hall Students will enjoy dinner together with their OA group upon their arrival back to campus. 8
Pitzer College’s Six Educational Objectives To help you begin thinking about the courses you will choose in the fall, Pitzer College’s six educational objectives are printed below. We encourage you to keep these objectives in mind as you consider the courses you will choose throughout your Pitzer education. 1. Breadth of Knowledge The human experience is at the center of a Pitzer education. By exploring broadly the programs in humanities and fine arts, natural sciences and mathematics, and social and behavioral sciences, you will develop an understanding of that experience—its complexity, its diversity of expression, its continuities and discontinuities over space and time and those conditions that limit and liberate it. 2. Understanding in Depth By studying a particular subject matter in depth, you will experience the kind of mastery, which makes informed, independent judgment possible. 3. Critical Thinking, Formal Analysis and Effective Expression By juxtaposing and evaluating the ideas of others and by participating in various styles of research, you will develop your capacity for critical judgment. By exploring mathematical and other formal systems, you will acquire the ability to think in abstract, symbolic ways. By writing and communicating orally, you will acquire the ability to express your ideas effectively. 4. Interdisciplinary Perspective By bringing together the perspectives of several disciplines, you will gain an understanding of the powers and limits of each discipline and of the kinds of contributions each can make to an exploration of significant issues. 5. Intercultural Understanding By learning about your own culture and placing it in comparative perspective, you will come to appreciate other cultures and recognize the ways that your own thinking and actions are influenced by the culture in which you live. 6. Concern with Social Responsibility and the Ethical Implications of Knowledge and Action By undertaking social responsibility and by examining the ethical implications of the issues you will explore, you will learn to evaluate the effects of actions and social policies and to take responsibility for making the world a better place. 2013-14 New Student Guide 9
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