There is a quote on our College Gates that we don鈥檛 take lightly:
鈥淭hey only are loyal to this college who, departing, bear their added riches in trust for mankind.鈥
This maxim from Pomona鈥檚 fourth president James Blaisdell is a guiding force at 麻豆女郎.
You can turn those words into action while at Pomona through community engagement and outreach opportunities.
The Draper Center for Community Partnerships develops many opportunities for students to engage. Through these programs, you can participate in hands-on learning, have meaningful and lasting experiences with people outside of the College, and contribute to our surrounding communities.
Opportunities include:
- Tutoring local students
- 鈥淩escuing鈥 leftover dining hall food
- Devoting your Spring Break to volunteering
- Mentoring local middle school and high school students
- ESL tutoring
- Working with our PAYS college-prep program for local, underrepresented high school students
Many of these programs were started by Pomona students. Students built the Hunger and Homelessness Initiative, which takes leftover dining hall food to local shelters. Recently, Sophie Roe '19 was to continue expanding Pomona Employment Partners (PEP) to serve homeless individuals in the city of Pomona.
We also offer classes with a community focus. In Theatre for Young Audiences, you can work with middle school groups to develop a script and create a theater production based on the young students鈥 experiences. In Politics of Environmental Justice, you鈥檒l analyze political action and work on projects with L.A.-based movements.