Giving News (page 10)


April 13, 2017

Virginia Halverson Selected to Lead the Office of Parent Engagement and Philanthropy

This spring, Michael Archibald, vice president of Institutional Advancement, announced the appointment of Virginia Halverson as the new director of parent philanthropy. In this role, Virginia will oversee parent volunteerism […]

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April 12, 2017

Barbara Bruner ’76 Provides 10 Years of Sponsorship for Carter Center Executive Briefing

In early spring, Barbara Bruner ’76 selected Grace Reckers ’18 as the Scripps attendee for the Carter Center Executive Briefing held in Atlanta this April. Bruner, a Scripps College Trustee, […]

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March 21, 2017

Keck Science’s Summer Science Immersion Program (SScIP) Awarded Grant Funding

Keck Science’s Summer Science Immersion Program (SScIP) returns for its fifth year this summer. Incoming first-year Scripps, CMC, and Pitzer students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields […]

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February 23, 2017

Nkechi Deanna Njaka ’05 Selected as the 2017 Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence

Residency Program: Authentic + Radical Presence: A Practice for Living Fully Present + Fully Self-Expressed The Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence (LLAiR) program is a unique opportunity for an alumna to share […]

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February 20, 2017

Catherine Collinson ’85 Provides Financial Literacy Advice Following WISER Hero Award Recognition

The Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) celebrated 20 years as an organization dedicated to the education and advocacy at improving the long-term financial quality of life for women. […]

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February 15, 2017

Results: Give Back to the School You Love

We did it! Thank you for participating in the Give Back to the School You Love Winter Day of Giving on February 13. Over 100 alumnae responded to support Scripps […]

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February 8, 2017

Give Back to the College You Love

Join Us for the Winter Day of Giving on February 13, 2017 When Ellen Browning Scripps founded Scripps College in 1926, she wanted more for women, more for humanity, and […]

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February 6, 2017

Career Planning & Resources Releases Annual Resume Book

Quality Candidates. Competitive Resumes. One Book. Each year, Career Planning & Resources coordinates the compilation of resumes for Scripps College students seeking full-time employment. This document is their resume book, […]

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January 27, 2017

Scripps Students Recognized with 2016-2017 Merit-Based Scholarships

Each year, Scripps College awards three merit-based scholarships to continuing students. These scholarships were established in honor of influential and valuable members of the community, and we are excited to […]

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December 9, 2016

Suzanne Ely Muchnic ’62 and her late husband, Paul Muchnic, establish Endowed Professorship

In 2013, Trustee Suzanne Ely Muchnic ’62 and her husband, Paul, pledged more than $1 million to the “More Scripps” Campaign. Extraordinary members of our community, the Muchnics supported our […]

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December 6, 2016

Scripps Designates New Immigration and Civil Rights Emergency Fund

A Letter from SAS President Sneha Deo ’17 To the Scripps Community: I write today to express deep gratitude at the outpouring of support for students, faculty, and staff over […]

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November 29, 2016

#GivingTuesday – Join the Movement

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, we celebrate #GivingTuesday. This is a global day of gratitude, fueled by the influence of social media. Widely celebrated the Tuesday following U.S. holidays and […]

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November 11, 2016

Announcement of Adrienne Gibson as APESF Executive Director

Michael Archibald, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, has announced that Adrienne Walsh Gibson ’02 has been promoted to the position of Executive Director of Alumnae and Parent Engagement, The Scripps […]

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October 25, 2016

Laura Vausbinder Hockett ’85 and her husband, Robert Hockett, have established the Laura Vausbinder Hockett Endowed Professorship

Scripps College Trustee Laura Vausbinder Hockett ’85 of Wellesley, Massachusetts, and her husband, Robert Hockett, have established the Laura Vausbinder Hockett Endowed Professorship with a gift of $1.5 million. Distinguished […]

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May 5, 2016

Campaign Chair Designates $4M Capital Dance Project Gift

Estimated $4M Still Needed to Complete Facility   The December 2015 issue of More Scripps reported on the pressing need for a new Scripps dance facility. The College is proud […]

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May 1, 2016

More Internships: The Scripps Alumnae Association Internship Fund

Internship grant application season brings the same conundrum to Scripps each year: an abundance of remarkable students seeking summer internships and not nearly enough funds in the grant pot to […]

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Rajendra and Neeta Yavatkar P’11: Supporting Scripps Women in Technology

As a VMware Fellow and Chief Architect for Converged Infrastructure, Dr. Rajendra “Raj” Yavatkar knows a thing or two about technology. And, as the father of a recent Scripps alumna […]

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Trustee Barbara Franks Bice and Scott H. Bice: Exploring Future Opportunities through Internships

Scripps College Trustee Barbara Franks Bice and her husband, Scott H. Bice, retired dean of the USC Gould School of Law, are passionate about providing experience-based learning opportunities in the […]

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December 1, 2015

Board Approaches $50 million in Campaign Gifts

Susan Herron, Mark Herron, Betsy Weinberg Smith ’74, Nancy Katayama ’77 For some other colleges’ trustees, “service” consists largely of attending board meetings a few times a year and writing […]

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More Impact: Jeany Larsen ’14 The Power of Internships

Solid grades and a four-year degree are often no longer enough to score admission to a top grad school or land a plum job after graduation. Today, employers and schools […]

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