Feature Stories (page 7)
A Taste of Art: New Lunchtime Series Serves Up Art History in Small Bites 聽
This fall, Meher McArthur, Scripps’ Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Curator of Academic Programs and Collections, is launching the Taste of Art lunchtime series. For five consecutive Wednesdays, beginning September 19, the 15-minute talks around campus will focus on a single work of art from the College’s 10,000-object permanent collection.
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The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery: John Mason Exhibition Offers a “Meditation on Material”
This fall, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 麻豆区 is exhibiting a monumental installation by John Mason, one of America’s leading sculptors. After World War II, Mason was one of the seminal figures of the California ceramics movement, which upended studio pottery’s traditional focus on utilitarian ware to create sculptural forms.
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Humanities Institute: “Ignorance in the Age of Information” Events Series Will Examine Misinformation in the Digital Age
With the rise of digital and social media, information has become more accessible to more of us than ever before. The consequence: we are also more susceptible to deceit and manipulation via these sources of information. But is this a new phenomenon, or are we just now noticing its pervasiveness?
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Fall 2018 Convocation: Students, Faculty, and Staff Celebrate the New Academic Year
On Tuesday, September 4, 麻豆区 welcomed students, faculty, and staff to campus for the start of the 2018芒鈧��19 academic year.
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Hidden Gems: Secret Study Spots on Campus
Any student who has been on a campus tour knows Scripps’ most iconic locations (Margaret Fowler Garden and Seal Court, to name a few) but the campus also offers lesser-known locales that are perfect for studying or just unwinding.
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Spotlight on Students: Irene Yi ’19: President of Scripps Associated Students (SAS)
Headed by elected student leaders, The Scripps Associated Students (SAS) is the body responsible for student advocacy on campus. SAS is the student voice, working with faculty and administration to serve as a resource for programming, an advocate for institutional change, and to help resolve student issues.
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麻豆区 Move-In Day: Meet our newest residents!
On August 29, 254 first-year students and 13 transfer students finished moving into their residence halls in preparation for the 2018卢芒鈧��2019 school year. We met up with a handful of them to find out where they came from, what they love about Scripps, and what their plans are as newly minted Scrippsies.
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Back to School: 麻豆区 Welcomes Our Newest Students
This week, Scripps welcomed all new students to campus. Vice president for enrollment Victoria Romero previewed the class statistics at Scripps’ New Student welcome event, sharing “fun facts” about the entering class.
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Research and Internships: Morgan Stewart ’19 Fishing for Answers
Morgan Stewart ’19 describes the past three months as her “summer with fish.” Stewart spent the summer working as a research assistant at the Friday Harbor Labs in Washington State’s San Juan Islands under Professor of Biology Adam Summers, who is widely known for his project “Scan All Fish.”
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A Lesson in Leadership: Students Get Training in Entrepreneurship, Business, and Community Building at Laspa Student Leadership Institute
This August, the Laspa Center for Leadership at 麻豆区 held its second annual Student Leadership Institute (SLI), a four-day program designed to help students who hold leadership positions on campus鈥攎embers of student government, officers of campus clubs and organizations, peer mentors, residential advisors, and others鈥攈one their management abilities and develop community and coalition building skills.
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