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  • Sunday, November 1, 2009

  • Monday, November 2, 2009

    • Breakfast Briefings:
      Keith Strier: "Health Informatics"
      Monday, November 2, 2009

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      Breakfast Briefings:
      Keith Strier: "Health Informatics"

      7:00 - 9:00 AM

      Bldg. 535 East Conference Room
      Keck Graduate Institute
      535 Watson Dr.

      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 607-0154

      Principal with the Health Sciences & Government Practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Strier advises a broad portfolio of clients on the future of biomedical innovation, informatics and secondary uses of health data, emerging business models and the impact of globalization on discovery and delivery.

      Must register to attend.

    • FDA & Regulatory Affairs Course
      Monday, November 2, 2009

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      FDA & Regulatory Affairs Course

      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

      Bldg. 517 Classroom 147
      Keck Graduate Institute
      535 Watson Dr.
      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 607-0154

      This overview of the FDA and Regulatory Affairs will cover current status of FDA laws; FDA regulatory approval process from IND through submission and review of BLA and post-market approval requirements for a new biologic; FDA regulatory approval process from design input stage through submission and review of the 510(k) documentation and post-market approval requirements.

      Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.

      $500, materials and lunch included

    • Spanish Encuentros Tables
      Monday, November 2, 2009

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      Spanish Encuentros Tables

      11:30 AM

      McConnell Center
      Pitzer College
      1050 N. Mills Ave.
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 607-1878

      Everyone is welcome to join our "convivio" at lunch time (starting at 11:30 am) at the Private Dining Room in the McConnell cafeteria at Pitzer College. The talk will begin at noon.

    • International Undergraduate Research Symposium
      Monday, November 2, 2009

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      International Undergraduate Research Symposium

      12:00 - 3:00 PM

      Founders Room, McConnell Center
      Pitzer College
      (909) 607-8183

      This symposium is a 5-C event designed to showcase the array of research topics undergraduate students undertake while studying abroad. The goal is to creatively disseminate research findings and inspire first- and second-year students to consider studying abroad. Open to the public.

    • Study Abroad Fair

      1:00 - 3:00 PM

      Study Abroad Fair
      Monday, November 2, 2009

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      Study Abroad Fair

      1:00 - 3:00 PM

      Founders Room, McConnell Center
      Pitzer College
      (909) 621-8104

      Ideal for any student considering a semester, summer or year abroad. International students from various exchange sites to be present. Representatives from the Office of Study Abroad will also be available to answer questions.

    • Gregg Vanourek '92: "Creating Great Leadership Organizations: Achieving Results with Integrity"
      Monday, November 2, 2009

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      Gregg Vanourek '92: "Creating Great Leadership Organizations: Achieving Results with Integrity"

      6:45 - 8:00 PM

      Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
      Claremont McKenna College
      385 East 8th Street
      From Indian Hill Blvd., east on 10th to Columbia, right on Columbia to 8th St., left on 8th street.
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 621-8244

      Founding partner, New Mountain Ventures; co-author, Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives (2008) and Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education (2000)

    • "Zen! Japanese Paintings from the Sanso Collection"
      Monday, November 2, 2009

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      "Zen! Japanese Paintings from the Sanso Collection"

      7:00 - 9:00 PM

      Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
      Scripps College
      1030 Columbia Avenue
      11th and Columbia
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 607-3397

      Scroll paintings from one of the finest private collections of Japanese paintings in the country, the Sanso Collection, survey the wide variety of responses to the teachings of Zen Buddhism from the 15th through the 19th century.

      Organized in conjunction with the Drucker School and the Drucker Institute of the Claremont Graduate University.

  • Tuesday, November 3, 2009

  • Wednesday, November 4, 2009

  • Thursday, November 5, 2009

    • Harvest Time Book Sale
      Thursday, November 5, 2009

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      Harvest Time Book Sale

      All Day

      CMC Children's School
      Claremont McKenna College
      654 E. Sixth Street
      Corner of Claremont Boulevard and Sixth Street
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 621-8086

      The Children's School at CMC invites you to attend our annual Harvest Time Book Sale. The sale features new children's books, candles, baked goods, special gift items and farmer's market.

    • International Place Lunch and Conversation:
      Chetan Ghate: "India's Growth Turnaround"
      Thursday, November 5, 2009

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      International Place Lunch and Conversation:
      Chetan Ghate: "India's Growth Turnaround"

      11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

      McKenna Auditorium
      Claremont McKenna College
      390 E. 9th St.
      In the Emett Student Center Complex between the Hubb (eatery) and Heggblade Building
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 607-3910

      Professor, Indian Statistical Institute-Delhi Center, and Visiting Professor, School of Politics and Economics, Claremont Graduate University. Lunch served at 11:45 a.m. Program begins at 12:15 p.m.

      Community $6 at door for lunch. No charge to attend program only.

    • Roya Ardlen: "Seven New Marvels of the World"
      Thursday, November 5, 2009

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      Roya Ardlen: "Seven New Marvels of the World"

      1:30 PM

      Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
      Pomona College
      340 N. College Ave.
      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 625-5347

      What do the Great Pyramid, the Statue of Zeus and the Temple of Artemis have in common? They are the Ancient wonders of the world. Do you know the NEW Seven Wonders of the World? Join The Rembrandt Club to hear Ardlen explain what they are and why we have/need NEW ones. Tea is served at Seaver House after the talk.

    • Mae Smethurst: "Action in Plot and Performance of Noh and Greek Tragedy: A Comparison"
      Thursday, November 5, 2009

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      Mae Smethurst: "Action in Plot and Performance of Noh and Greek Tragedy: A Comparison"

      4:30 PM

      Clark Humanities Museum
      Scripps College
      981 N. Amherst Avenue
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 607-3600

      Professor of Classics, University of Pittsburgh discusses a category of the Japanese Noh theater called genzain ("realistic noh,") which shares elements with Greek tragedies. Event organized by Scripps College and co-sponsored by the Pacific Basin Institute.

    • Daniel Choi: "Truth and Consequences: One Man's Fight to Openly Serve His Country"
      Thursday, November 5, 2009

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      Daniel Choi: "Truth and Consequences: One Man's Fight to Openly Serve His Country"

      6:45 - 8:00 PM

      Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
      Claremont McKenna College
      385 East 8th Street
      From Indian Hill Blvd., east on 10th to Columbia, right on Columbia to 8th St., left on 8th street.
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 621-8244

      Former First Lieutenant, New York Army National Guard

    • "Women in Recent Spanish Cinema":
      "Take My Eyes"
      Thursday, November 5, 2009

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      "Women in Recent Spanish Cinema":
      "Take My Eyes"

      7:00 PM

      Humanities Auditorium
      Scripps College
      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 607-2727

      Spain, 2006. Directed by Icíar Bollaín. This showing is part of a Spanish Film Festival, presented by Sigma Delta Pi and the Department of Hispanic Studies at Scripps. (The film is presented for educational purposes related to courses in Spanish.)

    • Richard Smethurst: "Tsukioka Kogyo and the Popularization of Noh, 1890-1927"
      Thursday, November 5, 2009

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      Richard Smethurst: "Tsukioka Kogyo and the Popularization of Noh, 1890-1927"

      8:00 PM

      Clark Humanities Museum
      Scripps College
      981 N. Amherst Avenue
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 607-3600

      Historian, University of Pittsburgh discusses Japanese Noh theater, intimately connected with the late feudal order of the Edo Period. Event organized by Scripps College and co-sponsored by the Pacific Basin Institute.

  • Friday, November 6, 2009

    • Pitzer Preview Day

      9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

      Pitzer Preview Day
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      Pitzer Preview Day

      9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

      Pitzer Office of Admissions
      Pitzer College
      Claremont
      (909) 621-8129

      Prospective students and their families have the choice of two dates to preview the Pitzer campus. Join us for a day of special activities to learn more about Pitzer College.

    • Annual Fall Plant Sale

      11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

      Annual Fall Plant Sale
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      Annual Fall Plant Sale

      11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

      Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
      Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
      1500 N. College Avenue
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 625-8767

      Get growing! Choose from thousands of native and California-friendly plants, including a vast selection of perennials, flowering shrubs, spring bulbs and native wildflower seeds. Consult our friendly plant experts for help with selection and planting decisions! Refreshments for sale, shuttle service available for shoppers and plants.
      Plant list available on our website in October!

    • Spanish Encuentros Tables
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      Spanish Encuentros Tables

      11:30 AM

      McConnell Center
      Pitzer College
      1050 N. Mills Ave.
      Claremont, 91711
      Map this location.
      (909) 607-1878

      Everyone is welcome to join our "convivio" at lunch time (starting at 11:30 am) at the Private Dining Room in the McConnell cafeteria at Pitzer College. The talk will begin at noon.

      What is Spanish Encuentros Tables?

      Every Friday Pitzer hosts jornaleros, or day laborers from Pomona for lunch. The workers help students by providing a forum to practice Spanish with native speakers while discussing contemporary issues surrounding immigration, including organizing, worker rights, activism and many other topics. Professor Calderón envisioned these encounters five year ago.

    • International Undergraduate Research Symposium
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      International Undergraduate Research Symposium

      12:00 - 3:00 PM

      Founders Room, McConnell Center
      Pitzer College
      (909) 607-8183

      This symposium is a 5-C event designed to showcase the array of research topics undergraduate students undertake while studying abroad. The goal is to creatively disseminate research findings and inspire first- and second-year students to consider studying abroad. Open to the public.

    • Friday Noon Concert Series:
      Piano and Violin Concert
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      Friday Noon Concert Series:
      Piano and Violin Concert

      12:15 PM

      Balch Auditorium
      Scripps College
      9th and Columbia
      1030 Columbia Avenue
      Claremont, 91711
      Map this Address
      (909) 607-3266

      Rachel V. Huang (Scripps/CGU faculty), violin, and Paul R. Bishop (Scripps performance staff), piano, will play pieces by Francis Poulenc, "Sonata for Violin and Piano" and Joaquin Nin, "Seguida Espagñola."

    • Scenes from Ramayana: An Indian Epic
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      Scenes from Ramayana: An Indian Epic

      4:00 - 6:00 PM

      Bryant Hall, Thatcher Music Building
      Pomona College
      340 N. College Ave
      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 607-2671

      Balinese music and dance by Gamelan Burat Wangi.
      Twenty-five gamelan players and 14 dancers enact scenes from a Balinese adaptation of this ancient Hindu epic brought to Bali from India more than a millennium ago. Directed and choreographed by the distinguished duo of I Nyoman Wenten and Nanik Wenten.

    • Richard J. Smethurst: "Takahashi Korekiyo and the Road Not Taken"
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      Richard J. Smethurst: "Takahashi Korekiyo and the Road Not Taken"

      4:15 PM

      Hahn Building Room 7
      Pomona College
      420 N. Harvard Ave.
      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 607-8065

      Historian, University of Pittsburgh speaks about former Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Korekiyo.

    • Shabbat Service
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      Shabbat Service

      5:30 PM

      McAlister Center for Religious Activities
      Claremont University Consortium
      919 Columbia
      South side of Columbia and 10th St.
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 621-8685

    • Pomona College Joint Student Recital
      Friday, November 6, 2009

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      Pomona College Joint Student Recital

      8:00 PM

      Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
      Pomona College
      340 N. College Ave.
      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 607-2671

      In this junior and senior joint recital, Mollie McLaren '10, mezzo-soprano and Eddie Sayles '11, tenor, are joined by pianists Leanne Welds '10 and Gayle Blankenburg in works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Vincenzo Bellini, Aaron Copland, Henry Purcell, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

  • Saturday, November 7, 2009

    • 12th Southern California Philosophy Conference
      Saturday, November 7, 2009

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      12th Southern California Philosophy Conference

      9:30 AM - 6:30 PM

      Pitzer College
      Claremont
      (909) 607-8183

      Registration is free and open to students, faculty, postdocs and independent scholars interested in philosophy.

      More than 20 speakers in many areas of philosophy will be presenting, representing more than 15 Southern California colleges and universities.

    • Story Time at Stone Center
      Saturday, November 7, 2009

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      Story Time at Stone Center

      10:00 - 11:00 AM

      Stone Center for Children's Books
      Claremont Graduate University
      740 North College Avenue
      Corner of College and 8th St.
      Claremont, 91711
      Map this Address
      (909) 607-3670

      Join us for Fall Fun with stories and book-related crafts. Parents must remain with children. Check out of books is available to members of the Friends of the Stone Center.

    • Fall Plant Sale

      11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

      Fall Plant Sale
      Saturday, November 7, 2009

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      Fall Plant Sale

      11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

      Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
      Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
      1500 N. College Avenue
      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 625-8767 x251

      Thousands of native and water-efficient plants, including a vast selection of perennials and flowering shrubs, spring bulbs and native wildflower seeds. Experienced horticulturists on-site. Shuttle service. On-line plant list, www.rsabg.org. FREE admission and parking for Sale.

    • A Restless Country: Selections From the Permanent Collection - Opening Reception
      Saturday, November 7, 2009

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      A Restless Country: Selections From the Permanent Collection - Opening Reception

      5:00 - 7:00 PM

      Pomona College Museum of Art
      Pomona College
      330 N. College Avenue
      Claremont, 91711
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      (909) 621-8283

      American identity is inextricably interwoven with ideas of movement, from the movement of population groups in an expanding nation state to the mythos of the open road and the road trip. The exhibition explores the complex trading patterns of native populations, the drive of the railroads, and the valorization of car culture and includes Danny Lyon's The Bikeriders, Raymond Pettibon's collaboration Faster Jim, William Henry Jackson's railroad photographs, and selections from Pomona College's extraordinary collection of Native American Art.

    • Project Series 39: Rachel Mayeri - Opening Reception
      Saturday, November 7, 2009

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      Project Series 39: Rachel Mayeri - Opening Reception

      5:00 - 7:00 PM

      Pomona College Museum of Art
      Pomona College
      330 N. College Avenue
      Claremont, 91711
      Map this Address
      (909) 621-8283

      Mayeri will premiere a new video installation dealing with primates and their on-screen dramas. Mayeri's work observes human nature through the lenses of primatology and media studies. The Project Series is funded in part by the Pasadena Art Alliance.

    • Pomona-Pitzer Annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction
      Saturday, November 7, 2009

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      Pomona-Pitzer Annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction

      6:00 PM

      Smith Campus Center Ballroom
      Pomona College
      170 E. Sixth Street
      Claremont, 91711
      (909) 621-8429

      Pomona-Pitzer athletes to be inducted: Andrea Bustamante PO '99 (volleyball); Reed Newhall PO '92 (tennis); Ray Portela PO '99 (football, basketball, baseball); and Jim Regan PO '99 (football).

      $20; reservations required by October 30th.

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