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Alumni Weekend 2024: Rekindling the CMC Experience

Alumni Weekend 2024: Rekindling the CMC Experience

Nearly 700 CMCers returned to campus for Alumni Weekend, reuniting with classmates, reconnecting with their favorite professors, and taking in the full Claremont McKenna experience.

Many took time to learn about the College’s “Next Big Steps” at a town hall with President Hiram Chodosh, moderated by CMCAA President Scott Torrey ’91 P’23 P’26. Alumni also engaged with a variety of important topics at faculty-led classroom sessions, including the future of integrated sciences with Professor Ran Libeskind-Hadas and a return by Robert A. Day Distinguished Professor Emeritus Marc Massoud P’89, who shared highlights from his 43-year CMC journey.

 
 
CMC Honored for Responsible Leadership

CMC Honored for Responsible Leadership

CMC has earned the inaugural Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose, a formal recognition of our mission-critical commitment to tackling complex societal issues while fostering a deeper understanding of responsible leadership as a public good.

 
Students Earn Notable Recognitions

Students Earn Notable Recognitions

This academic year, CMC students earned recognition on a global scale, with notable scholarships ranging from a Rhodes and several Fulbrights to many other distinguished national fellowships.

 
Shelby Van Pelt ’02: Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt ’02: Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures, the debut novel by Shelby Van Pelt ’02, is narrated in part by a curmudgeonly giant octopus, and continues to top the nation’s best-seller lists.

 

Board of Trustees Elects New Members

CMC elected and appointed new members to its Board of Trustees, including a new Chair of the Board, Kenneth Valach ’82. Valach succeeds David G. Mgrublian ’82 P’11, who has been Chair since 2014.

 
CMS Finishes 9th in Learfield Cup Standings

CMS Finishes 9th in Learfield Cup Standings

CMS earned its sixth top-10 distinction in the past seven years with a 9th place finish in the 2023-24 NCAA Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, which are determined by institutions’ finishes in NCAA Championships.

 
CMC Journeys: Josh Angle ’23

CMC Journeys: Josh Angle ’23

Video: Follow the leadership trajectory of Josh Angle ’23, a standout scholar and peer mentor who also happens to be one of the most decorated players in CMS Basketball history.

 
Thank you, CMC Community!

Thank you, CMC Community!

The collective generosity of alumni, parents, staff, and friends this fiscal year further enhanced support for the CMC student experience. If you missed the June 30 deadline, there is still a chance to give! Thank you again for your support.

 
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