University Club of Claremont Events

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December 2, 2025

Building a New Science Program from the Ground Up!

Amanda Hollis-Brusky

Speaker: Dr. Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Founding Chair, Kravis Dept. of Integrated Sciences, Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna College’s Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences offers a new approach to undergraduate science education that uniquely prepares our graduates to engage with some of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing society. Among these are contributing to the health of our species, improving quality of life, driving economic growth, and protecting our planet for future generations. This presentation will describe the vision and implementation of the new science program including the development of the curricula, faculty and staff, and the Robert Day Sciences Center.

Ran Libeskind-Hadas is the Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology, and Founding Chair at CMC. He works in combinatorial algorithms to solve problems arising in biology, with a particular interest in cophylogenetics. Prior to CMC, he was on the Computer Science faculty at Harvey Mudd College. He earned an A.B. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard and a PhD in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has written CS textbooks and published many research papers.

Sycamore Room, Doubletree Inn, 555 W Foothill Blvd, Claremont
11:30 am: social • 12:00 pm: lunch • 1:00 pm: speaker
Lunch $25 (subsidized by the Club)

December 9, 2025

Live Holiday Music

David Lopez

Performers: The Claremont High School Chamber Singers

This concert is great way to start the holiday season. Join us and bring spouses and friends!

The award-winning Claremont High School Chamber Singers will perform wonderful songs for us from around the world, under the direction of Kyle Ward. The University Club has enjoyed and supported this group of talented students for many years.

Sycamore Room, Doubletree Inn, 555 W Foothill Blvd, Claremont
11:30 am: social • 12:00 pm: lunch • 1:00 pm: speaker
Lunch $25 (subsidized by the Club)

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