Campus Events (page 23)
Women’s Public Participation, Sexual Rights, and Social Change in Shi’i Lebanon
Lara Deeb, Scripps College assistant professor of anthropology, will speak as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy lecture series on March 3.
Read MoreFamily Weekend Faculty Recital
On Sunday, February 15, 2009, Professor Hao Huang will give a faculty recital for the Scripps College Family Weekend. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 3:00 p.m. in Scripps College’s Garrison Theater.
Read MorePhilip Glass and “Book of Longing” at Scripps Performing Arts Center
Noted composer Philip Glass will give five exclusive performances of “Book of Longing,” from February 25 to March 1, 2009, at Garrison Theater, Scripps Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreXiamen University Musicians to Give Gala Concert at Scripps
Traditional Chinese music played on ancient instruments will be part of a gala concert as a delegation from Xiamen University visits Scripps College.
Read MoreAn Evening with Jon Goode
Comedic writer and slam poet Jon Goode will perform at Scripps College as part of the Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series: Voice and Vision on Tuesday, January 27.
Read MoreScripps College Looks at the Mystery of Sleep
Leading experts from diverse disciplines will explore sleep and sleep disorders in a conference and lecture series, “The Mystery of Sleep.” “Sleep – What For? (Are You Sure You Want to Pull that All-Nighter?)” runs from February 17 through April 14 and will be held at Scripps College.
Read MoreBroadway and America: Reflections of a Cultural History
An exhibit on musical theater, “Broadway and America: Reflections of a Cultural History,” at Scripps’ Denison Library, is on view now through February 28, 2009.
Read MoreScripps College Receives Getty Grant for “Clay Reconsidered”
Scripps College has been selected by the Getty Foundation to receive one of 15 grants totaling almost $2.8 million. The Getty will fund a celebration of the post-World War II Los Angeles art scene, “Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980,” to be spotlighted in an unprecedented series of parallel exhibitions at museums throughout Southern California, beginning in the fall of 2011.
Read More“In The Works”: A Concert of Student Danceworks
“In The Works…”, the annual fall concert by students of the departments of dance at Scripps and Pomona Colleges, will be held Thursday, December 4, and Friday, December 5, at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 6 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College.
Read MoreErin Feenstra: “The CSI Effect”
Scripps alumna Erin Feenstra, a forensic chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) North Central Laboratory in Chicago, will speak about her career experiences on November 18 as part of the “Celebrating Women in Science” speaker series.
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