Campus Events (page 17)
Leading Women in Life Science Industry to Tackle Innovation Challenges at Scripps College/KGI Conference
Scripps College and Keck Graduate Institute have partnered to bring female leaders in the life science industry to the Scripps College campus, April 3-5, 2011, to discuss novel solutions to 21st century innovation challenges.
Read MoreArtist and Life Coach Bella Mahaya Carter ’83 Shares Creative Practices for “Living Your Best Life”
Poet, author, and life coach Bella Mahaya Carter ’83 brings her creative energy to Scripps College from February 26 to March 4, 2011, as the 2011 Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence. She will offer workshops and conversations that draw on her lifelong passion for dance, literature, and psychology, on the theme “Body, Mind, Spirit: Transformational Creative Practices for Living Your Best Life.”
Read MoreMaking Fun: The 67th Scripps College Ceramics Annual
The Scripps College Ceramics Annual — the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States — opens for its 67th consecutive year on Saturday, January 22, 2010 and continues through Sunday, April 3. Titled “Making Fun,” the Ceramic Annual highlights works from a younger generation of artists who address a wide range of topics while imbuing their art with a sense of humor.
Read MoreClaremont Colleges Hosts Feminism and Science Workshop
A collaborative workshop, “Feminism and Science: Building Bridges for Teaching and Research Innovation,” will be held January 4–6, 2011, at The Claremont Colleges. Funded by a Mellon 23 grant, the workshop will draw faculty interested in developing teaching and research projects that bring together science, gender studies, and/or feminist science studies.
Read MoreScripps and Pomona Dance Present 2010 “In The Works” Student Danceworks Concert
“In The Works…,” the annual fall concert by Scripps College and Pomona College dance students opens Thursday, December 2, at the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College. The concert is open to the public.
Read MoreAlice Waters, Chef, Author, and Organic Food Advocate Speaks at Scripps College
Alice Waters, the pioneering chef who revolutionized the food world with fresh, organic restaurant fare, comes to Scripps College as inaugural speaker of the Roxanne Wilson Fund for Women’s Leadership.
Read MoreU.S. Consul General in Hong Kong Presents Lecture at Scripps College
Stephen M. Young, the U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, will present his lecture, “U.S.-China Relations: The View from Hong Kong,” on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 2 p.m. in Scripps College’s Vita Nova lecture hall room 100.
Read MoreJutta Sperling: “Perversions of Piety: Pero and Cimone in German Reformation Art”
In Reformation Germany, the ancient theme of Pero and Cimone — dating back to an anecdote in Valerius Maximus’ Memorable Deeds and Sayings of the Romans (31 CE) — became popular as an allegory of piety, perversion, and paradox. In Maximus’ story, Pero embodies the concept of “filial piety,” insofar as she engages in the heroic act of breastfeeding her own father in prison, condemned to death by starvation for a capital crime. As I will argue in my talk, the eroticizing, even pornographic rendering of the theme by Reformation artists explores the slipperiness of the signifying scene in the visual arts at a time when pictorial representations were thought to veil rather than reveal meaning, and when writing was emphasized as as a medium of unambiguous transparency.
Read MoreStaceyann Chin presents her memoir and poetry at Scripps College
Artist and political activist Staceyann Chin presents her memoir reading and poetry at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium on Thursday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Read MoreHeidi Latsky Dance Company Performs “GIMP” at Scripps College
Critically acclaimed choreographer Heidi Latsky brings her unique dance performance, “GIMP,” to Scripps College’s Garrison Theater Wednesday, October 6, at 5:30 p.m.
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