Summer Welcome Receptions
Each summer Scripps hosts a number of receptions for incoming families and students. These gatherings provide opportunities to meet fellow first-year classmates and incoming transfer students, and to hear more about the Scripps experience. This summer’s slate of Welcome Receptions are confirmed and listed below in chronological order.
CONFIRMED 2025 EVENTS
San Diego Summer Welcome Reception (San Diego, CA)
Thursday, July 10 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. PT
Hosted by the Bourgeois Family P’28
Seattle Summer Welcome Reception (Seattle, WA)
Sunday, July 13 | 2 – 4 p.m. PT
Hosted by the Neff Family P’28
Silicon Valley Summer Welcome Reception (Menlo Park, CA)
Thursday, July 17 | 6 – 8 p.m. PT
Hosted by the Kurian Family P’29
Los Angeles Summer Welcome Reception (Cheviot Hills, CA)
Tuesday, July 22 | 6 – 8 p.m. PT
Hosted by the Sacks Family P’14
Twin Cities Summer Welcome Reception (Bloomington, MN)
Sunday, July 27 | 12 – 2 p.m. CT
Hosted by the Weismann Family P’28
Portland Summer Welcome Reception (Portland, OR)
Thursday, July 31 | 6 – 8 p.m. PT
Hosted by Vincent D’Angelo and Sarah Moseley P’29
New York City Summer Welcome Reception (Brooklyn, NY)
Thursday, August 7 | 6 – 8 p.m. ET
Hosted by the Laszuk Family P’28
Boston Summer Welcome Reception (Wellesley, MA)
Saturday, August 9 | 1 – 3 p.m. ET
Hosted by the Prowda Family P’28
CA East Bay Summer Welcome Reception (Lafayette, CA)
Saturday, August 9 | 1 – 3 p.m. PT
Hosted by the Yasumura Family P’27
If you have questions about the Summer Welcome Reception series, please reach out to the Office of Parent Engagement at [email protected].
PAST EVENTS SUMMER WELCOME RECEPTIONS 2025
Joint Pitzer-Scripps Welcome Reception (La Jolla, CA)
Friday, June 20 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. PT
Hosted by Pitzer Trustee and Family Leadership Council member Jamie Rhodes P’23, Kalpana Singh Rhodes SCR’94, P’23 and Kiran Rhodes ’23
DON’T FORGET ABOUT SCRIPPS 101: VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING FOR NEW PARENTS AND FAMILIES
The Office of Parent Engagement and Philanthropy leads virtual programming over the summer to help you prepare for your student’s first semester at Scripps and for your first semester as a Scripps College parent. Hear from important offices and programs and ask questions of leading staff members and subject-matter experts. Join for one or all. Registration links are included below.
Welcome from Parent Engagement
Wednesday, July 23
2:30pm – 3:30pm PT / 5:30pm – 6:30pm ET
featuring the Scripps College Parent Engagement team
Financial Aid
Monday, August 11
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT / 8:30pm – 9:30pm PT
featuring Patrick Moore, Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid & Data Governance and Annabel Diaz, Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid
Student Accounts
Tuesday, August 12
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT / 8:30pm – 9:30pm PT
featuring Estefany Guiterrez-Castellanos, Student Accounts Manager
First-Year Academic Experience
Wednesday, August 13
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT / 8:30pm – 9:30pm PT
featuring Warren Liu, Associate Dean of Faculty and Kelly Hogencamp, Registrar
Welcome from Parent Engagement (PT)
Thursday, August 14
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT / 8:30pm – 9:30pm PT
a second offering featuring the Scripps College Parent Engagement team
