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COVID-19 Community Messages
COVID Updates and Reminders
September 7, 2021 Dear Students, Happy second week of school! I hope you are all settling in, enjoying being on campus, and getting connected to your faculty, peers, and community at Scripps in a way that feels nourishing and supportive. I write as a follow-up to President Marcus-Newhall’s community message sent on Monday, August 30th with reminders and […]
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Dining Updates
September 3, 2021 Dear Students, I hope everyone is settling in well and is enjoying being on campus. I write today with updates about dining and Malott Commons. One of the best parts of Scripps is our delicious food at Malott Commons. The amazing team in dining has been hard at work balancing both providing […]
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Fall 2021 Welcome Message
August 30, 2021 Dear Scripps College Community Members, It is my great pleasure to officially welcome you to the 2021–22 academic year! In the 18 months we have been away from campus, our community has demonstrated laudable resilience, flexibility, patience, and amazingly hard work in the face of unforeseen personal, academic, and professional adversity. We […]
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Move-in Week: Important Reminders & Updates
August 23, 2021 Dear Students, Move-in week has arrived, and we cannot wait to welcome each of you to campus! It has been wonderful to see and meet many of our students who arrived early, and the entire Student Affairs division is thrilled to have our campus full again with all of your energy and […]
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Scripps College COVID Response: Employee Updates
In a follow-up to the Guidelines for Return to Campus communication sent on July 23, 2021 from the Office of Human Resources, we are providing additional information regarding COVID-19 health and safety measures and protocols as we prepare to return to campus over the next several weeks.
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June Student Update
Federal, state and local agencies continue to ease restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The easing of restrictions reinforces our optimism and increases our excitement about the fall, especially as it relates to the Scripps student experience. The return to campus will balance health and safety priorities with the goal of restoring essential elements of the academic, residential and social experience.
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Guidelines for Return to Campus
As you may have heard, late last week, Cal-OSHA (Division of Occupational Safety and Health) announced changes regarding masking and social distancing. The College has reviewed the new requirements and is, therefore, making the following changes to our current COVID-19 policies. All persons working on campus are required to follow these policies.
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Summer 2021 Community Update
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the power and the value of face-to-face teaching, learning, and interaction, which has always been the hallmark of Scripps College’s educational community. Hence, our goal is to reclaim the vibrant campus life we recognize and cherish as we work toward restoring Scripps’ in-person academic, residential, and work environments.
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Fall Planning 2021
As Interim President Marcus-Newhall has indicated, we are so pleased to be able to welcome students back in Fall 2021, and excited to be able to host some limited activities on campus this summer, including select academic research and summer camp groups. It will be wonderful to see you back on campus!
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Scripps Summer/Fall Update
I begin my term as interim president with optimism and hope as we look forward to our students, faculty, and staff returning to campus this fall. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the power and the value of face-to-face teaching, learning, and interaction which has always been the hallmark of Scripps College’s educational community.
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