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Dear Oldenborg,
For 60 years, you’ve been a cornerstone of the Pomona College experience for countless students. That’s why this year we’re celebrating the people, experiences and programs that brought you — the Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations — to life.
Our “Dear Oldenborg” celebration will build toward special events during Alumni Weekend on Friday, May 1, including a final language tables lunch* within your storied walls. As we prepare to say farewell to Oldenborg to make room for the construction of Pomona’s new Center for Global Engagement, we do so knowing that your spirit will live on in its residence hall and classrooms.
Oldenborg, you’re woven into untold Sagehen stories. Now, we’re coming together to celebrate your story and carry it forward.
Yours,
Pomona College
P.S. Check back often for event updates, stories and reflections.
*Language tables will be held in Frank Blue Room starting in the fall of 2026.
Celebrate Oldenborg May 1 During Alumni Weekend
Mark your calendar to hear alumni share favorite memories during our “Dear Oldenborg” storytelling event, pull up a chair at our language tables and tour the maze of hallways one last time before we say farewell to Oldenborg. Details coming soon!
Share Your Favorite Oldenborg Memories and Photos
We’re inviting alumni, families, staff and friends to help us tell the whole Oldenborg story! Upload a photo to our mosaic — from your time on campus or a current one — and share what Oldenborg means to you.
This picture courtesy of Tina Blair ’70 shows students in the old Sino-Soviet lounge,
Help Us Take a Walk Down Memory Lane
Do you — or someone you know — have a great Oldenborg story to share? We’d love to hear it. Fill out this form and you might see it featured here or on our social media channels.
The Center for Global Engagement
Pomona’s new center will enhance global learning across languages, cultures and disciplines. Located where Oldenborg now stands and building on its legacy of immersive language learning and global engagement — the center will be a completely novel living, breathing liberal arts laboratory.