News Releases (page 115)
‘Scripps Dances’ Returns to Claremont
“Scripps Dances,” the annual spring concert of the Scripps College Dance Department, will take place on Thursday, April 17, and Friday, April 18, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 19, at 2 p.m. in Garrison Theater, Scripps College. The program features original dance pieces choreographed by students, faculty, and guest artists.
Read MoreScripps Students Named Barry M. Goldwater Scholar and Honorable Mentions
Laura Loesch ’09, a neuroscience and humanities major, has been named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar for 2008. Loesch was one of only 321 scholars chosen from among 1,035 nominees for the scholarship, widely considered the most prestigious award in the U.S. bestowed upon graduates studying in the sciences.
Read MoreScripps Junior Receives Davis Peace Award
Fatima Elkabti ’09 recently received the Davis Peace Award, given to students who seek to promote world peace through international projects. She will travel to the West Bank for several weeks in June to establish a series of writing workshops that she hopes will connect a group of American children with their Palestinian peers.
Read MoreAndy Warhol Photographs Awarded to Scripps’ Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
A treasure trove of Andy Warhol’s work has been offered to the Williamson Gallery of Scripps College: 100 Polaroid photos and 50 gelatin silver prints, valued at close to $150,000. The works were created roughly between 1978 and 1985.
Read MoreStudents Named to Scripps College Fall 2007 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Scripps College in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MorePerfect for Opening the Mind
Scripps’ courtyards are featured in an audio slide show created by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Read MoreCelebrated Farm Workers Union Muralist to Speak at Scripps
Barbara Carrasco, seminal muralist and artist for the United Farm Workers Union, will lecture on “Labor of Art,” Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, Scripps College.
Read MoreStreet Art
Ken Gonzales-Day, Associate Professor of Art and Art Department Chair at Scripps College, has designed a mural for the L.A. County Administration Building. This administration building, the biggest art installation ever completed by the Civic Arts Program, houses the County departments with the largest concentration of social services.
Read MoreScripps College Receives Top Marks in Housing
Scripps College received an A+ grade in Campus Housing from College Prowler, the largest publisher of college content in the United States. With only two percent of colleges being honored with an A+ grade in each category, Scripps College is among an elite group in the 2008 rankings.
Read MoreAlumna Abigail Stopper ‘07 Selected as Kennedy Center Intern
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. has selected Abigail Stopper ’07 for its prestigious internship program. She will serve as an intern in the development department as part of the Kennedy Center Institute for Arts Management until May 2008.
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