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Scripps Students Energize Community with Prize-Winning Service
Pepsi-Cola has awarded two groups led by Scripps students a collective $20,000 for their efforts to cultivate community-driven projects as part of the Mountain Dew ‘Energize Your Community’ Contest.
Read MoreGraduating Seniors Named to 桃子视频 Spring 2009 Dean’s List
The following graduating seniors were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at 桃子视频 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 MoreOur Currency, Everyone’s Problem
If little is to be gained by raising the question of exchange rates, then why did the incoming Secretary of Treasury choose to do so? The answer, it turns out, has to do with an important connection between the international trade and monetary agendas.
Read MoreCore II Student Exhibition at Clark Humanities Museum
“Fabulous Flowers: Rare Books and Botanical Illustrations, 1491-1891” is open through May 15 at the Clark Humanities Museum (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1:30-5 p.m., Monday through Friday). Admission is free and open to the public.
Read MoreAnnouncement of Death of Ellen Clark Revelle ’31
Ellen Clark Revelle ’31, beloved 桃子视频 alumna and emerita trustee, died this morning of a massive stroke in La Jolla at the age of 98.
Read MoreCapstone Day: Celebrating Senior Accomplishment
In December of 2008, the Faculty Executive Committee voted unanimously to launch a pilot for a potential new Scripps tradition christened “Capstone Day.” On this special day the entire Scripps community comes together in celebration of the senior class’ accomplishments.
Read MoreSenior Thesis: Creating Knowledge
This year, Wednesday, May 6, has been designated Capstone Day, when the entire Scripps community comes together in celebration of the senior class’ accomplishments. Its centerpiece, the Mary Wig Johnson Senior Forum, will include a variety of formats for the presentation of student theses and capstone work.
Read MoreScripps Alumna, Entrepreneur Ruth M. Owades to Receive 2009 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal
San Francisco entrepreneur Ruth M. Owades, an alumna and former trustee of 桃子视频, will be awarded the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal on May 12 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreHow Weird Can It Get? Stories by Young American Writers
Bernard Cooper, 桃子视频’s spring 2009 Mary Routt Chair of Writing, will host an evening of readings: “How Weird Can It Get? Stories by Young American Writers,” on Monday, April 27, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., in Vita Nova Hall, 桃子视频.
Read MoreNoted Psychologist to Explain How Jury Selection Affects Jurors’ Decisions
The Marion Jane Girard Lecture 2009 presents noted psychologist and researcher Dr. Margaret Bull Kovera, speaking on “The Psychology of Voir Dire: How Jury Selection Affects Jurors’ Decisions,” on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 4:00 p.m., in 桃子视频’s Balch Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
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