Feature Stories (page 8)


April 6, 2018

Scripps Celebrates Our 2018 Alumnae Award Recipients

Each year, Scripps College recognizes the contributions of our graduates in communities across the country with three alumnae awards: Distinguished Alumna Award, Outstanding Recent Alumna, and Volunteer of the Year. […]

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March 29, 2018

Thank You for Our Most Successful Day of Giving to Date!

Congratulations, and thank you! When we asked you to “Stand for Scripps,” you responded in record numbers. 219 individuals gave to our Day of Giving campaign, including alums, families, Scripps […]

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March 28, 2018

Today, We Stand for Scripps

Scripps stands for academic excellence. Scripps stands for student opportunities. Scripps stands for graduating scholars who contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity. […]

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March 16, 2018

Unleashing Potential: Pasadena Event Recap

What happens when professors empower students to investigate? Explore? Challenge? They begin Unleashing Potential. At Scripps, faculty and student collaboration enhances learning and fuels achievement while strengthening our intellectual community. […]

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February 27, 2018

Empower Academic Excellence: Meet Audrey

Give to Sustain Transformative Academic Programs “Before Scripps, I hadn’t been in environments where I felt comfortable telling my story,” says Audrey Hector ’18. Audrey recently completed a rite of […]

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Empower Learning: Meet Audrey

Give to Sustain Transformative Academic Programs “Before Scripps, I hadn’t been in environments where I felt comfortable telling my story,” says Audrey Hector ’18. Audrey recently completed a rite of […]

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February 20, 2018

Spotlight on A. Carin Weinrich ’88

Immigration and Civil Rights Feature When A. Carin Weinrich ’88 reminisces about her time at Scripps College, her favorite spot on campus comes to mind: Browning Hall’s third-floor balcony. From […]

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February 16, 2018

Looking for Talent? Recruit at Scripps!

  Each spring, Career Planning & Resources at Scripps College releases their annual resume book. This book is a networking tool for our students and contains over 100 resumes of […]

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February 13, 2018

More Scripps: Spotlight on Family Engagement

Interested in getting involved with Scripps College but don’t know where to start? Two families offer different perspectives into their involvement at the College. David and Moni Butze P’18 and […]

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February 6, 2018

Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler ’72 Gifts $3.1 Million to Support the Arts and Humanities at Scripps College

Scripps College is thrilled to announce a landmark gift of $3.1 million from Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler ’72 in support of the arts and humanities. Her generosity will enable Scripps to create […]

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February 5, 2018

Sabine Romero ’95 Selected as 2018 Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence

With over 20 years of experience in open government, Sabine Romero ’95 has made a difference from the local to the international level and everywhere in between. And she is […]

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January 24, 2018

Anonymous Donor Offers Matching Gift Challenge for Paul R. Bishop Memorial Award

The Paul R. Bishop Memorial Award in Choral and Vocal Music has garnered more than $18,000 in support from alumnae, family members, and friends of Bishop and the music program. […]

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January 12, 2018

More Scripps: Spotlight on Dance

“Dance facilitates a space for students to feel, think, speak, and move with their curiosities and interests,” says Kevin Williamson, assistant professor of dance at Scripps. “Students learn deeply about […]

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January 5, 2018

It Started with a Conversation

Ruth Reese-Lane ’92 has always been curious. She has a natural interest in the human experience—the story—inspired by her upbringing. Growing up in El Paso, Texas, a town nestled along […]

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December 18, 2017

Inspire Ingenuity: Meet Katherine

Give to Secure Courageous Futures   This past August, Katherine DePalma ’18 strode confidently into the boardroom of 1776, the Washington, D.C.-based start-up seeking to transform major industries such as […]

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December 8, 2017

More Scripps: Annual Giving–How We Achieve the Greatest Impact

A college’s campaign is not just about the money. It is a focused initiative celebrating the achievement of the college’s hopes and dreams. A campaign is the vehicle through which […]

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November 16, 2017

Calling All Entrepreneurs!

There’s a buzz at Scripps—and it’s starting to spread. From the monitoring and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to the development of a virtual reality remote collaboration software, students are […]

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November 13, 2017

Meet Suzette.

Give to support scholarships and students like Suzette. Neuroscientist. Dancer. First-generation college student. Future physician. Suzette Guzman ’18 exemplifies Scripps College excellence—she’s curious, she’s confident, and she’s passionate about making […]

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October 31, 2017

Scripps in Residence 2017 Recap

Passion. Creativity. Persistence. Last week, Scripps College hosted five alumnae and parents on campus to mentor, inspire, and share their personal journeys to success during the annual Scripps in Residence program. […]

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October 2, 2017

A Small Gift Makes a Big Impact on the Scripps College Press

The Scripps College Press has served as a hub of creative expression of the College from the beginning.  The Press has provided generations of students from The Claremont Colleges the opportunity to learn the art of traditional letterpress and printmaking with start-up funds from the Class of 1941. Continuing in that vein, a recent gift to support the Press is helping to expand the role of book arts on the campus and across the Scripps community.

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