Public Events and Community Programs
Live Concerts and Performances
Scripps College is a center for world-class music, with internationally renowned musicians and distinguished music faculty performing regularly on campus. Couple that with the Levitt on the Lawn outdoor concert series and regular performances at The Motley Coffeehouse by local bands and student groups, you’ll find there’s always a festive and atmosphere when you visit the College.
Distinguished Speakers
Scripps College invites speakers from a wide variety of academic disciplines and professions to engage our community in significant conversations. Social justice activists, film makers, journalists, musicians, corporate leaders, artists, economists, authors, and more visit Scripps College each year thanks to the generosity of speaker funds endowed by Scripps alumnae, trustees, and families.
Ongoing Series.
The Humanities Institute
Founded in 1986, the Humanities Institute presents a thematic program each semester about a topic related to the humanities. As part of Scripps’ tradition of interdisciplinary education, these programs include conferences, lectures, exhibitions, performances, and film series and bring together both well-established and cutting-edge scholars.
Tuesday Noon Academy
This hour-long, weekly series features thought-provoking presentations by Scripps College faculty and visiting scholars, and is open to the greater community. Bring your lunch or purchase it at the Malott Commons dining hall. Coffee and tea are provided. Doors to the Hampton Room open at 11:45am.
Levitt on the Lawn
Levitt on the Lawn at Scripps College is an outdoor concert series presented in conjunction with the Levitt Pavilions and sponsored by Scripps alumna Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch ’74. Like all Levitt concert events, the series seeks to build community through music; however, the Scripps College series is unique among the other Levitt venues in that it primarily features female artists and women-led musical groups.
Scripps Tea
This long-standing Scripps tradition is held in Seal Court every Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. A great time to make new friends and catch up with old ones, teas are sponsored by Scripps offices and departments, student clubs, 5C programs, and greater community organizations.