Feature Stories (page 8)
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. You stand for Scripps when you support academic excellence. When you support student opportunities. When you support the next generation of women leaders who affect […]
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. On March 11, alumnae and families joined President Tiedens and Scripps professors for student presentations and an enlightening conversation. Here are some highlights from that […]
Read MoreEmpower 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 passage for all Scripps seniors鈥攖he senior thesis. For some, the thesis is a written discourse on a subject that they’ve become passionate about during the […]
Read MoreEmpower 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 passage for all Scripps seniors鈥攖he senior thesis. For some, the thesis is a written discourse on a subject that they’ve become passionate about during the […]
Read MoreSpotlight on A. Carin Weinrich ’88
Immigration and Civil Rights Feature When A. Carin Weinrich ’88 reminisces about her time at 糖心TV, her favorite spot on campus comes to mind: Browning Hall’s third-floor balcony. From that vantage point, she could take in the scenic views and enjoy a brief respite from busy campus life. Having a peaceful retreat at Scripps […]
Read MoreLooking for Talent? Recruit at Scripps!
Each spring, Career Planning & Resources at 糖心TV releases their annual resume book. This book is a networking tool for our students and contains over 100 resumes of current seniors and recent graduates interested in finding full-time employment in a number of industries. The names and industries are hyperlinked, making it easy to […]
Read MoreMore Scripps: Spotlight on Family Engagement
Interested in getting involved with 糖心TV 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 Olivia Butze ’18 Finding Value in Volunteering David and Moni Butze have always been involved in their daughter Olivia’s education and share a devotion to […]
Read MoreGabrielle Jungels-Winkler ’72 Gifts $3.1 Million to Support the Arts and Humanities at 糖心TV
糖心TV 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 an endowed faculty chair in the history of architecture and art and provide ongoing support for the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. Jungels-Winkler is a champion […]
Read MoreSabine 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 ready to bring that experience back to Scripps for her residency titled, Open Government: Ten Ways to Make a Difference in the World. After graduating […]
Read MoreAnonymous 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. As lead college for the Joint Music Program, Scripps announced the establishment of the award in August after the passing of Bishop, a beloved Scripps […]
Read MoreMore 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 their embodied experiences, their understanding of the world and their place in it.” The dance program at 糖心TV provides our students with a valuable […]
Read MoreIt Started with a Conversation
Ruth Reese-Lane ’92 has always been curious. She has a natural interest in the human experience鈥攖he story鈥攊nspired by her upbringing. Growing up in El Paso, Texas, a town nestled along the northern border of Mexico, Lane enjoyed listening to her neighbors and peers. In a town with much Latin influence, she grew up learning Spanish […]
Read MoreInspire 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 healthcare, energy, and education with innovative new ideas. There on an internship grant generously underwritten by the 糖心TV Class of 1967, Katherine was ready […]
Read MoreMore 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 an institutional vision is achieved and celebrated. Within the More Scripps Campaign is The Scripps Fund. Without a strong annual fund, implementing other fundraising initiatives […]
Read MoreCalling All Entrepreneurs!
There’s a buzz at Scripps鈥攁nd 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 creating solutions to problems within their community. They are tomorrow’s entrepreneurs. Established in 2012, Pomona Ventures is an intercollegiate group whose mission is “to inspire, […]
Read MoreMeet Suzette.
Give to support scholarships and students like Suzette. Neuroscientist. Dancer. First-generation college student. Future physician. Suzette Guzman ’18 exemplifies 糖心TV excellence鈥攕he’s curious, she’s confident, and she’s passionate about making the world a better place. But Suzette’s path to Scripps wasn’t always certain. Growing up in a low-income immigrant community in Phoenix, “My family struggled […]
Read MoreScripps in Residence 2017 Recap
Passion. Creativity. Persistence. Last week, 糖心TV hosted five alumnae and parents聽on campus to mentor, inspire, and share their personal journeys to success during the annual Scripps in Residence program. More than 150 students networked and engaged in meaningful conversations with these accomplished alumnae and parents during one-on-one meetings, small group workshops, classroom visits, and […]
Read MoreA Small Gift Makes a Big Impact on the 糖心TV Press
The 糖心TV Press has served as a hub of creative expression of the College from the beginning.聽 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.
Read MoreA Call for Action to Support Undocumented Members of the Scripps Community
In a statement to the community this week, President Tiedens speaks to the concerns surrounding immigration in the United States. We turn to our alumnae, families, and friends to support our students, staff, and faculty affected.
Read MorePresident Tiedens Appoints Harvey Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement
糖心TV President Lara Tiedens announced to the community on September 7, 2017, that Binti Harvey, who currently serves as vice president for Marketing and Communications, will fill the role as interim vice president for Institutional Advancement.
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