The 5 college experience has been vital to my time at CMC. I began college as a chemistry major, but took advantage of the consortium to take classes at the surrounding schools. I began to discover my passion for dance during these off-campus classes, but I was hesitant to drop my science major and commit Read More

I came to Cairo last year to teach and improve my Arabic. Egyptian food is delicious, but a little monotonous. It needed a kick. A friend and I came up with the idea for Gringo’s Burrito Grill. We pooled our resources and opened in January 2012, serving customizable burritos bursting with fire-grilled chicken and steak, Read More

It all started one May morning. The phone stirred me from a deep slumber and tossed me into a world I will never forget. “Hello, yes, is this Jesse, I thought, surely a prank call. The Claremont Colleges (CMC) calling me, sure”. On the third call back I listen to the caller tell me I Read More

Bob Walker ’64 commandeers a campus tour and shares why he still comes back to CMC every year!

The first time I ever met Bill Asher, we shared dinner at the Ath. He asked all of us a seemingly innocent question–what do you want to do? I quickly piped, “Something with sustainability.” He asked for clarification on what I meant. I spent the next four years trying to sort through what in fact Read More

I am a professional fundraiser helping the next generation of students follow their dreams I am a father to three beautiful daughters (Perhaps future CMC classes of 2027 and 2029) I am a cancer survivor I am a government major I am a Stag swim, water polo and dive alumni I am a five time Read More

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When I graduated sexy subjects were international and technology. UC Berkeley gave me an MBA with an emphasis on international finance and System Development Corporation gave me detailed technical training. I wrote for SDC the program that the defense department used to translate 2nd generation source code into into instructions that would work on 3rd Read More

CMC made me a UC Berkeley MSW graduate, founder of a nonprofit organization (Shining Daughters), an active volunteer in the Compton/Watts community, and a leader at my church (One Church International – Los Angeles). And I’m not even 30 years old. CMC nurtures students in a way unparalleled by any other undergraduate school I’ve heard Read More

As a WWII vet., married,a son, in need of an education CMC was my choice. CMC made a Road Map for me. This road map guided – exposed – me to the vast ‘technologies’ required for an intelligent living future. A long future of “WHAT DO I BELIEVE IN. WHAT DO I STAND FOR. Point Read More