While Pomona’s campus might seem quieter after the spring semester ends, there is still plenty going on here this summer. The College will welcome countless visitors, including hundreds of students of all ages, and will host a range of activities and events on campus. Key summer happenings are listed here in no particular order:
1.PAYS: About 90 high school students from area schools will embark in what will be another rigorous and rewarding summer experience as part of the Pomona College Academy for Youth Success (PAYS), a four week liberal arts curriculum from June 19-July 15 for high-achieving, underserved high school students. Students will focus on the theme “#LookUp: Critical Perspectives on (Social) Media” and courses include: The Digital World Meets the Social World: Power of Photography, U.S. Interventions in Latin America, To Meet the Stars: An Introduction to Astronomy, Teaching Telenovelas: Historical and Cultural Perspectives, Love as a Revolutionary Act, and Pop Culture: Theory, Criticism and Activism.
2.Independence Day: Enjoy a live concert featuring “The Silverados,” fireworks show and Kiwanis BBQ at Pomona College’s Strehle Track Field as part of Claremont’s annual Fourth of July celebration. Tickets are $8 presale and $10 at the door, and can be purchased beginning June 1 at the following locations: Alexander Hughes Community Center, Chamber of Commerce, the Claremont Club, Rio de Ojas, Vons and Wolfe’s Market.
3.Summer of Shakespeare: In its third year, the Midsummer Shakespeare Festival will present two Shakespeare classics: Othello and A Midsummer Night’s Dream from July 14-24 at Sontag Greek Theatre. The festival is organized by Ophelia’s Jump, a Claremont-based professional theatre company. Each performance is preceded by a Green Show at 7:30 p.m. and picnicking is encouraged. Enjoy vendors, crafts and music on Saturdays and Sunday beginning at 5:30 p.m.
4.Summer Reading: Every entering first-year and transfer student, along with faculty and staff, is reading Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen: An American Lyric,” the Pomona book for the summer. Rankine will visit the campus during the fall semester to discuss the book and meet with students.
5.SURPs: About 175 students come back to campus during the summer to do research thanks to the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). Student projects range from experiential learning in laboratories and in the field in topics ranging from chemistry to history, to working on faculty research or independent projects. Students will present their findings during the 2016 Poster Conference in the fall semester.
6.Athletes, Musicians and Thespians: Throughout the summer, Pomona welcomes musicians of all ages visiting campus for the National Cello Institute, Southern California Violin Makers Workshop, Claremont Clarinet Festival; middle school and high school thespians participating in Summer Theatre Workshop offered by our department of theatre and dance; and young athletes arriving for Pomona-Pitzer Athletics summer camps in basketball, football, baseball, tennis and soccer.
7.Tours: Our fantastic student tour guides are already hard at work showing off our beautiful campus and facilities to prospective high school students and their families and will continue to offer tours twice a day Monday to Friday through the summer months. Times vary, so check out the Office of Admissions tour and information session schedule. In addition, our Office of Admissions will welcome 80 rising 11th graders from Houston, Texas’ EMERGE program who will be touring campus on their three-day visit to The Claremont Colleges.
8.Orientation Week: In a few short months, we’ll welcome a new crop of Sagehens. The Class of 2020 and new transfer students will take part in the New Student Orientation Program, which kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. After moving in to their dormitories and a little bit of exploring South Campus, most students will embark on a four-day Orientation Adventure to explore different parts of California through nature, urban or community services trips before classes start on Aug. 30.
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