ImpactCMC Schedule

Jack Stark 90th Birthday Celebration
Gann Quadrangle, Kravis Center

You are cordially invited to celebrate the 90th birthday of President Emeritus Jack Stark '57 GP'11.

Kindly RSVP by Friday, September 20, 2024
Registration required.

ImpactCMC Workshops
Engage with students and our community, hear their perspectives, and discover how you can make an impact! These interactive sessions provide a platform for meaningful dialogue, allowing you to share your experiences and insights while gaining a deeper understanding of CMC’s ongoing and future initiatives and goals. All community leaders are invited to choose one of the following:

• Does CMC Need My Money?
  Kravis 102
  Join Clemente Jimenez, Associate Vice President for Finance, and Michelle Chamberlain, Vice President for Advancement and Student Opportunities Dean of the Robert Day Scholars Program, as they tackle one of the most common questions alumni, parents, and friends of the institution have: why is my financial support necessary? Join us to discuss how the College sustains operations and allocates resources to optimize academic and campus life. If you have questions about the CMC budget or where philanthropy dollars go, then this is the session for you. Come with your questions, ready to engage in honest conversations about the need and impact of financial support.
   
• Do CMCers Have an Upper Hand in the Job Market?
  Kravis 168
  Does CMC’s reputation truly influence the professional trajectory of our students? What are the tangible benefits of our academic rigor, unprecedented research opportunities, and tight-knit alumni network? Join Ursula Diamond, Director for Student Opportunities, and a panel of CMC staff, current seniors, and recent alumni as they explore these questions, share real-world success stories, and examine factors that contribute to career success.
   
• Social Life at CMC
  Kravis 164
  CMC students spend a lot of time thinking about community: the people they want to meet and get to know, the experiences they want to have together, and what it means for everyone to feel that they belong here. In this session, alumni will join Dianna “DT” Graves, VP for Student Affairs and members of the student body in a discussion about the evolution of CMC’s social life over the decades and how current students work with DOS to create social opportunities that facilitate fun and friendship.
   

ImpactCMC Workshops
Engage with students and our community, hear their perspectives, and discover how you can make an impact! These interactive sessions provide a platform for meaningful dialogue, allowing you to share your experiences and insights while gaining a deeper understanding of CMC’s ongoing and future initiatives and goals. All community leaders are invited to choose one of the following:

• I Could Never Get into CMC Today!
  Kravis 103
  Join Jennifer Sandoval-Dancs, Associate Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid, for a thought-provoking session as we delve into the current factors influencing college admission, including heightened competition, holistic review processes, and the growing emphasis on diverse extracurricular achievements. Learn how our admissions criteria have shifted over the years and discover the new challenges and opportunities facing prospective students. Discover the importance of demonstrated leadership, intellectual curiosity, and alignment with the institution's values, and unravel the role of essays, recommendation letters, and interviews in assessing applicants.
   
• Health, Brain, Planet: Can CMC Revolutionize Science Education?
  Kravis 166
  Breakthroughs in genomics, neuroscience, and renewable energy come with increasingly complex societal, economic, political, legal, and ethical implications. Tomorrow’s legal experts, policymakers, consultants—not to mention CEOs—will need fluency to participate in a science-rich discourse that increasingly touches every decision. The Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences, rooted in CMC’s foundational liberal arts and leadership mission, is completely unique in its approach to organizing science education around socio-scientific grand challenges. Join Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology and Founding Chair, and a panel of current students who have completed the pilot class “Code of Life” as they explore the question: Will CMC’s integrated science department revolutionize science education?
   
• It’s Not About Disagreeing Better!
  Kravis 100
  As the political intensity of the nation increases, the need to speak freely, listen well, and find common ground has become even more important. Claremont McKenna College is dedicated to developing a critical response to the educational imperative of our time: overcoming what divides us to solve the world’s most challenging problems. Through CMC’s core commitments to Freedom of Expression, Viewpoint Diversity, and Constructive Dialogue, students are learning the tools to listen respectfully, ask incisive questions, and engage with greater curiosity and openness to differences of opinion, strengthening the national practice of our democracy. The Open Academy, a campus-wide initiative, reinforces these commitments. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Heather Ferguson, Associate Professor of History, and Jon Shields, Professor of Government, and learn about CMC’s commitment to empowering students to acquire critical skills in difficult conversations. 
   

ImpactCMC Workshops
Engage with students and our community, hear their perspectives, and discover how you can make an impact! These interactive sessions provide a platform for meaningful dialogue, allowing you to share your experiences and insights while gaining a deeper understanding of CMC’s ongoing and future initiatives and goals. All community leaders are invited to choose one of the following: 

• Scotch, Chocolate, and Giving
  Kravis 164
  Join the Annual Giving and Planned Giving teams to enjoy some of the tastiest things life has to offer! Come ready to listen and learn about four scotch and chocolate pairings that correlate with the richness and complexity of charitable giving options.
   
• Student-Led Admission Tour
  Meet in front of the Admissions Building, Kravis Center 
  See CMC through the eyes of our students! Join a current student tour guide, and get an insider's view of our campus facilities and the life of a CMCer today. Our guides will share their personal experiences and, of course, leave plenty of time to answer your questions!