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Core II Student Exhibition at Clark Humanities Museum
“Fabulous Flowers: Rare Books and Botanical Illustrations, 1491-1891” is open through May 15 at the Clark Humanities Museum (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1:30-5 p.m., Monday through Friday). Admission is free and open to the public.
Read MoreA Death in the Family
Ellen Clark Revelle ’31, beloved Scripps College alumna and emerita trustee, died this morning of a massive stroke in La Jolla at the age of 98.
Read MoreCapstone Day: Celebrating Senior Accomplishment
In December of 2008, the Faculty Executive Committee voted unanimously to launch a pilot for a potential new Scripps tradition christened “Capstone Day.” On this special day the entire Scripps community comes together in celebration of the senior class’ accomplishments.
Read MoreSenior Thesis: Creating Knowledge
This year, Wednesday, May 6, has been designated Capstone Day, when the entire Scripps community comes together in celebration of the senior class’ accomplishments. Its centerpiece, the Mary Wig Johnson Senior Forum, will include a variety of formats for the presentation of student theses and capstone work.
Read MoreScripps Alumna, Entrepreneur Ruth M. Owades to Receive 2009 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal
San Francisco entrepreneur Ruth M. Owades, an alumna and former trustee of Scripps College, will be awarded the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal on May 12 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreHow Weird Can It Get? Stories by Young American Writers
Bernard Cooper, Scripps College’s spring 2009 Mary Routt Chair of Writing, will host an evening of readings: “How Weird Can It Get? Stories by Young American Writers,” on Monday, April 27, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., in Vita Nova Hall, Scripps College.
Read MoreNoted Psychologist to Explain How Jury Selection Affects Jurors’ Decisions
The Marion Jane Girard Lecture 2009 presents noted psychologist and researcher Dr. Margaret Bull Kovera, speaking on “The Psychology of Voir Dire: How Jury Selection Affects Jurors’ Decisions,” on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 4:00 p.m., in Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSamella Lewis speaks on fellow artist Barthé
Samella Lewis, nationally renowned artist and emerita professor of art at Scripps College, will speak on her recently published book, “Barthé: His Life in Art,” on April 21, noon, at Scripps College Malott Commons, as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreLevitt on the Lawn Concert Series Brings Orquesta Charangoa “Cuban Salsa” to Scripps
Cuban Salsa group Orquesta Charangoa will share its version of traditional Charanga music when it performs on Scripps College’s Bowling Green, Friday, April 24, 5:30-7:00 p.m., as part of the popular Levitt on the Lawn Concert Series. The concert is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps’ CIW Prison Garden Project is Contest Finalist
Scripps seniors Adrian Hodos and Hannah Segal and their entry, “The CIW Prison Garden Project,” have been selected as one of ten finalists in the Mountain Dew ‘Energize Your Community’ Contest — and they need your votes to win.
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