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Marjorie Gelus ’65 on Scripps’ “Faith in the Full Humanity of Women”
By Emily Glory Peters and Marjorie Gelus ’65 Gelus at Scripps College’s 1965 Commencement Marjorie Gelus ’65, professor of German at California State University, Sacramento, never set out to enroll […]
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Scripps Parents Revive Care Package Party Tradition for Students
By Emily Glory Peters Scripps parents made hundreds of care packages for students during finals week Saying that finals week can be nerve-wracking is an understatement, especially if it’s your […]
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Scripps 101 Series Gives Families Behind-the-Scenes Look at Campus Life
By Emily Glory Peters Family involvement is a secret ingredient of Scripps’ intimate campus culture, with parents serving as mentors, presenting on panels, hiring students, hosting career exploration treks, assembling […]
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Allie Haynes ’12 on Giving Back as a Young Scripps Alum
By Emily Glory Peters Many Scripps alums may relate to Allie Haynes ’12’s college journey. For her, a women’s institution was never on the radar—until she visited Claremont. “The minute […]
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The Quiet Rise of Scripps Alumnae Book Clubs
By Emily Glory Peters Pasadena book club alums with “Rocket Girl” Sue Finley ’58 Book club. Reading group. A fun Monday evening. Whichever way you label their gatherings, one thing […]
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Joanna Hamel Dunklee ’62 Leaves Generous Planned Gifts to Scripps College
By Emily Glory Peters Joanna Dunklee ’62 (right) with Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Amy Marcus-Newhall In an act of extraordinary generosity, Joanna Hamel Dunklee ’62 […]
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Jolene Hubbs ’99 “Returns the Favor” Through an Endowed Scholarship at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters Hubbs, shown here during her time at Scripps, will leave an endowed scholarship for future students The world of academia has loomed large in the life […]
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Scripps College Releases its 2021–2022 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Report
By Emily Glory Peters The 2021–22 DEIJ Report is the first released by the College Last year as part of its broader mission to accelerate antiracist work on campus and […]
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Scripps to Receive $1 Million for Religious Studies Scholarships from Wendy Smith ’68 and Meredith Ross
By Emily Glory Peters Meredith Ross and Reverend Wendy Smith ’68 Reverend Wendy Smith ’68 and her wife Meredith Ross first met when a friend asked Ross to join her […]
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Results for The Giving Season at Scripps College: You Topped Our Goal!
By Emily Glory Peters The Giving Season is a year-end campaign to raise support as our students enter the new year. To learn more, click here. This past November, Scripps […]
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Scripps’ New Parent Leadership Council Co-Chairs: “All Parents Have Stories Students Benefit From”
By Emily Glory Peters John Fukunaga and Cheryl Shojinaga (far left and far right) are the newest co-chairs of Scripps’ Parent Leadership Council, a group dedicated to helping the College […]
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Ishta Nabakka ’23 on Turning Ideas into Action, Finding Belonging at Scripps
By Lauren Mar ’25 During The Giving Season at Scripps, we’re highlighting student leaders like Ishta (she/they) as they share how their Scripps experience helped them use their voice and […]
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The Scripps Experiences That Grew Julia Brock ’22’s Leadership Confidence
By Emily Glory Peters During The Giving Season at Scripps, we’re highlighting student leaders as they share how their Scripps experience helped them use their voice and act on new […]
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Rosy Weber ’23: Strengthening Leadership and Self Expression Through Art at Scripps
By Lauren Mar ’25 During The Giving Season at Scripps, we’re highlighting student leaders as they share how their Scripps experience helped them use their voice and act on new […]
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Eliza Kornfeld ’23 on Growing into a Leader at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters During The Giving Season at Scripps, we’re highlighting student leaders as they share how their Scripps experience helped them use their voice and act on new […]
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Your Giving in Action: Career Planning & Resources at Scripps College
By Emily Glory Peters With help from donors, Scripps College has offered professional development services to students since the 1960s, eventually creating the Career Planning & Resources center. In 1926, […]
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Eliza Kornfeld ’23 on Growing into a Leader at Scripps
By Emily Glory Peters During The Giving Season at Scripps, we’re highlighting student leaders as they share how their Scripps experience helped them use their voice and act on daring […]
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The Giving Season at Scripps Starts November 30 on Giving Tuesday
By Emily Glory Peters The holidays are a peak time for charitable support at Scripps College, when many alums, parents, and friends choose to give back to our students. To […]
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A Beginner’s Guide to Gift Planning: Supporting Scripps Students for the Future
By Emily Glory Peters Director of Gift Planning Teresa Wilmott shares that leaving something for Scripps students is simpler than you think. Planned gifts—also often called estate or legacy gifts—from […]
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Rally Round Scripps’ Student-Athletes for this Year’s 1946 Challenge
By Emily Glory Peters Megan Maley ’23 (left) is just one of the many Scripps Athenas impacted by gifts to CMS Athletics during the 1946 Challenge When CMS Women’s Head […]
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