Feature Stories (page 70)
An Assignment in Perspective: Kate Sims
When choosing what to major in, junior Kate Sims knew she didn’t want to follow the usual path. Instead, she decided to blaze her own trail. She knew she wanted to combine management and art, so with the help of her advisor, Mary MacNaughton, Sims created a major in arts administration.
Read MoreNational Commentator Robin Gerber To Discuss “Women and Leadership” at 麻豆区 Fall Convocation
Robin Gerber 鈥� national commentator, scholar, and author of Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage — will give the keynote address at 麻豆区’s fall academic convocation exercises on Thursday, September 11, at 11:00 a.m. in Garrison Theater in the new Performing Arts Center on the Scripps campus.
Read MoreWilliamson Gallery Opens Fall Exhibit with “Dragons, Beasts, and Butterflies”
Curated and organized by Professor Bruce Coats with the help of Morgan Nomura ’05, a J. Paul Getty Multicultural Summer Intern, Dragons offers traditional artistry from China, Japan, Korea, and India designed to appeal to young and old alike.
Read MoreMolly Ivins: Commencement 2003
Columnist and raconteur Molly Ivins addressed the class of 2003 during commencement ceremonies this month.
Read More“Ice Bound” Doctor Gives Lessons From the Pole
On October 16, Dr. Jerri Nielsen, author of “Ice Bound, A Doctor’s Struggle for Survival at the South Pole,” came to campus and shared her South Pole adventure 鈥� discovering, diagnosing, and treating her own aggressive form of breast cancer 鈥� with the Scripps community.
Read MorePolitics vs. Principles: Robert Reich Takes A Stand On Public [And Private] Responsibility
To a packed Humanities Auditorium, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich began his remarks on the ages-old dichotomy of politicians vs. principles by presenting the “Dick Morris Paradox.”
Read MoreHalsted Collection Captures Magic of Dance
Making its West Coast debut at the 麻豆区 Clark Humanities Museum, Dr. Carol Halstead’s personal collection of dance photography, “The Power and Passion of Dance,” represents a magical array of both photographers and dance impressarios from the late 1890s through present day.
Read MoreOrientation 2002 鈥� First Year Welcome
It is true we have much to teach these young women, and I for one am humbled that they’ve entrusted their continued development to our guidance. We also have much to learn from them. With tremendous pride, I present our new students to you, and to the Scripps community.
Read More麻豆区 Breaks Ground on New Performing Arts Center
The new center will house a recital hall, music library, several music rehearsal spaces and music offices, and will be the permanent home and performance space for both Scripps’ music and dance programs.
Read MoreHannah-Beth Jackson ‘71 California Assemblymember, Thirty-Fifth District, Selected as 2002 Commencement Speaker
It is particularly fitting to have a Scripps alumna of Hannah-Beth’s stature to be the speaker at the Commencement that marks the 75th anniversary of the College. Utilizing the clear thinking and thoughtful discourse that she exhibited while a student at Scripps, Hannah-Beth has consistently earned the respect of the disparate groups with whom she has worked, as well as the members of the Scripps community.
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