Fall 2024 /Back to Nature/
 

Notice Board

Pomona College Fundraising Hits Historic Highs

Here’s a further look at our notable numbers as of June 30, 2024 (unaudited):

$57.1M in total fundraising
$5.3M For Pomona Annual Fund
19.6% of alumni made gifts
612 Family Weekend attendees
1,515 Alumni Weekend attendees

Pomona College alumni, families and friends gave a record $57.1 million in gifts and pledges this past fiscal year to help provide students with a transformative liberal arts education. In addition to breaking records in total fundraising and alumni giving participation, volunteer engagement also soared, making us a standout among peer institutions. Thank you for helping us make history, Sagehens!

Pomona Alumni Out and About

From coast to coast, Pomona’s Regional Alumni Chapters continue to build Sagehen connections. This summer and fall, activities included a music performance, a baseball game, a visit to an art center, the Blue Angels, a Sagehen’s book launch and a hangout with coffee and donuts. Visit our website to connect with a chapter in your area!

Save The Date: Alumni Weekend & Reunion Celebrations 2025

Join us May 2-4 to celebrate our classes ending in 5 or 0, the Class of 1978 and our Diamond Reunion Class of 1964 and beyond!

Visit our website to learn more.

Sagehens, We Need Your Nominations!

Help Students Explore Life Beyond College

Return to Pomona
Nominate yourself or a fellow alum for Return to Pomona, a new program that gives exceptional alumni the chance to share their experience, knowledge and talents with students and faculty. Whether serving as a guest lecturer, teaching a course or forging relationships with students and faculty, we’re seeking to cultivate stronger bonds with alumni who can enrich the student experience through unique and challenging opportunities. Visit our site to submit a nomination and read about our first Return to Pomona alum Mikey Dickerson ’01, the first administrator of the U.S. Digital Service.

2025 Pomona College Alumni Awards

Nominations are now open for the Alumni Awards! The Pomona College Alumni Association honors remarkable alumni who represent the core values, spirit and excellence of the College with the following recognitions:

Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award
Alumni Distinguished Service Award
Inspirational Young Alumni Award

Visit our website to submit a nomination and learn about past award recipients. The nomination deadline is December 6. Honorees are selected by a committee of Alumni Association Board past presidents and/or current board members.

Fall Greetings!

A Message from the Alumni Association Board President

Dear Sagehens,

I hope your fall is going well. The Alumni Association Board is off to a busy start and enjoyed our October retreat on campus. The chance to meet and discuss board initiatives in person is always helpful and productive, and we particularly enjoyed our time with students. One area of focus for us this year is the value of a liberal arts education—a critical issue to support at this moment.

As we get going, we are deeply focused on ways to build alumni connections through our three main committees. The Engagement Committee will focus on events, like career panels and Alumni Weekend. Our Regional Chapters Committee will help support the fantastic work of our alumni chapters. And the Development Committee will focus on community connection and fundraising. We are also excited about opportunities to welcome our seniors into the alumni community.

I am thrilled to lead and support these dedicated Sagehen volunteers—and to help our alumni community connect with Pomona and each other. I encourage you to find ways to meet up with Sagehens, as well—a regional chapter event or an impromptu dinner with a classmate who’s in town. And please join us for Alumni Weekend 2025. The board will be there, and we’d love to see you!

Andrea Venezia ’91

Chirp!
Andrea

Andrea Venezia ’91
President, Alumni Association Board
pomona.edu/alumni-board

Read about the Alumni Association Board and get to know Board President Andrea Venezia in her recent interview.