News Releases (page 95)
Artist 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 MoreStudents Named to Scripps College Fall 2010 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2010 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 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 MoreGabrielle Giffords’ Message
Gabrielle is a role model, not just for our students, but for all women and for all Americans. She did not shy away from her calling to be a leader. With grace and determination, she has become an outstanding and courageous public servant. Gabrielle Giffords’s career shows that she is fiercely independent — framing her positions on issues thoughtfully and humanely, and, in the words of our founder, Ellen Browning Scripps, “with confidence, courage and hope.”
Read MoreCollege to Celebrate the life of the late Paul Soldner
Scripps College will celebrate the life of Professor Emeritus Paul Soldner, artist and innovator in the field of ceramic art, in Seal Court on the Scripps College campus on Saturday afternoon, January 8, at 4 p.m. Soldner died January 3, 2011, at his winter home in Claremont, at age 89.
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 MoreVictoria Romero Named Scripps College Vice President for Enrollment
President Lori Bettison-Varga has announced the appointment of Victoria A. Romero as vice president for enrollment at Scripps College.
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 MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Gives National Award to Scripps College
First Lady Michelle Obama presents Scripps College with the 2010 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award.
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