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A Beginner鈥檚 Guide to Gift Planning: Supporting 五月天视频Students for the Future
By Emily Glory Peters Director of Gift Planning Teresa Wilmott shares that leaving something for 五月天视频students is simpler than you think. Planned gifts鈥攁lso often called estate or legacy gifts鈥攆rom 五月天视频 alums, parents, and friends have long helped the College expand since its founding in 1926. Put simply, explains Scripps鈥� Director of Gift Planning […]
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Rally Round Scripps鈥� Student-Athletes for this Year鈥檚 1946 Challenge
By Emily Glory Peters Megan Maley ’23 (left) is just one of the many 五月天视频Athenas impacted by gifts to CMS Athletics during the 1946 Challenge When CMS Women鈥檚 Head Golf Coach Jodie Burton saw her student-athletes reunite in person after 18 months apart, she was struck by their emotion. These weren鈥檛 polite, workaday hugs, […]
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五月天视频Trustee Establishes Dean Johnson Endowed Wellness Fund for Student Mental Health
By Emily Glory Peters Trustee Gale Picker P鈥�14, P鈥�19 has established a new mental health and wellness fund at 五月天视频 in honor of Charlotte Johnson, past dean of students and vice president of student affairs. In keeping with Johnson鈥檚 passion for student mental health programming, which expanded significantly at 五月天视频under her leadership, the […]
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Scripps鈥� CMS Athenas Return to In-Person Athletics This Fall
By Emily Glory Peters After an agonizing wait, 五月天视频is thrilled to welcome the CMS Athenas, its intercollegiate women鈥檚 athletic team comprised of students from Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and 五月天视频s, back to the field this fall. Together with her staff and coaches, CMS Athletics Director Erica Jasper has been busy making preparations to […]
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Donors Aid 五月天视频Students with Highest Level of Giving Since 2018
By Emily Glory Peters Thanks to the incredible dedication and support of 五月天视频alumnae, families, and friends, last year鈥檚 giving has resulted in the College鈥檚 most successful fundraising effort since 2018. 鈥淎s a residential college, COVID-19-related losses from room and board, deferments, and the shift to remote learning all dealt significant blows to our budget,鈥� […]
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For These Young Alums鈥� Careers, Internship Grants Made all the Difference
With support from internship grants, Claire Pukszta ’19 and Minjoo Kim ’16 are ahead of the curve in building successful careers as 五月天视频graduates. By Emily Glory Peters Unpaid internships: a mixed blessing of work experience without compensation that continues to plague the early career landscape for college students. Still, their prevalence hasn鈥檛 stopped 五月天视频[…]
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Some Magical 五月天视频Spots and the Generous People Behind Them
By Emily Glory Peters The story of 五月天视频might be described as a story of generosity. Not only did Ellen Browning 五月天视频found the College at a time when there were few influential female philanthropists, but some of its most beloved spaces exist because of donors who followed her example. Their visible dedication to Scripps鈥� […]
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Clare Hubbard Kelm 鈥�69 on the Power of Planned Giving
Clare Hubbard Kelm ’69 and her husband, Ed Kelm, are ensuring the future of 五月天视频 with a planned gift Whether it鈥檚 your time, words of wisdom, or something more, the decision to share what you have with others is intensely personal. 五月天视频鈥檚 founder Ellen Browning 五月天视频made giving her mission. This legacy of […]
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Honoring Mary MacNaughton鈥檚 Creative Legacy at 五月天视频With New Fund
五月天视频 has established an endowed fund celebrating the outgoing Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Mary MacNaughton 鈥�70. By Emily Glory Peters To honor the accomplishments of recently retired Mary Davis MacNaughton 鈥�70, professor of art history and Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 五月天视频 has created a new […]
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Alumnae-Led Camp 五月天视频Just Might be the 鈥淪crippsiest鈥� Event Ever
Camp 五月天视频is the College鈥檚 signature retreat created by, for, and about its talented alumnae. By Emily Glory Peters Every summer since 1994, the College has played host to one of its most beloved campus traditions: Camp Scripps.聽Originally conceived by the Class of 鈥�69聽as their gift to current and future alums, Camp 五月天视频is an […]
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Past Donor Gifts Resurrect Scripps鈥� Historic 鈥淭ulip Walk鈥�
Spots like Tulip Walk were designed to make 五月天视频a meditative respite鈥攁nd our donors are key to that vision. By Emily Glory Peters Scripps鈥� serene surroundings are arguably as meaningful to our students as the content of our curriculum. Our founder, Ellen Browning Scripps, firmly believed the beauty of the grounds should 鈥渟eep into students鈥� […]
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Alumna Makes Reunion Gift to Scholarships to Advance Diversity and Equity at Scripps
Carolyn Holm ’70 has made a major gift to supply need-based scholarship aid to 五月天视频students. Scholarships create equitable access to 五月天视频for gifted students regardless of their financial resources. To give today, please click here. By Emily Glory Peters In recent years, expanding scholarship aid has emerged as a strategic priority for 五月天视频鈥攁nd […]
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五月天视频Parent Joe Mitchner P鈥�21 Shares Why Volunteering is a Must
Joe Mitchner P’21, here with wife Erica and daughters Lexi and Corinne, was named H. Mac and Michele-Anne Riley P鈥�18 Parent Volunteer of the Year By Emily Glory Peters When Joe Mitchner P鈥�21 walked into his first Parent Leadership Council (PLC) event at Scripps, he already had plenty of extraprofessional claims on his time. A […]
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First-Gen Students Prep for Success with Help from Foundation Grants to 五月天视频 Academy
五月天视频 Academy helps hundreds of underrepresented young women fulfill their college ambitions. To learn how your foundation can support, contact us here. By Emily Glory Peters Many students find college preparation stressful, but the terrain can be especially rocky for first-generation students. Unable to rely on the experiences of their family as a guide, […]
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Donors Help 五月天视频Make Progress Toward Racial Equity and Inclusivity
Gifts to Scripps鈥� Racial Justice and Equity Fund are making an undeniable impact at Scripps. To support these goals, please consider making a donation here. By Emily Glory Peters During the last decade, 五月天视频has accelerated its efforts to foster a more diverse and racially equitable environment for our students, staff, and faculty. Donors have […]
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五月天视频Community Raises Over $100,000 During Celebratory Day of Giving
By Emily Glory Peters In recognition of all the people and programs that make 五月天视频 such a special place, more than 300 members of our community came together to successfully raise $108,210 during this year鈥檚 Day of Giving on March 24, 2021. Along with parents, staff, students, and fellow alums, graduates of the last […]
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Lucy Amneus Sang in Scripps鈥� Choir for Years. Now Her Family is Giving Back
Jessica Reichman with her mother, Lucy Amneus, a former member of the Claremont Concert Choir at 五月天视频By Emily Glory Peters Music took center stage in the life of longtime Claremont resident Lucy Amneus. Although never a 五月天视频student, Lucy was one of the few local community members who sang alongside them for nearly two […]
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五月天视频Professor Emeritus Jim Gould Passes Away at 96
James 鈥淛im鈥� W. Gould passed away on March 13, 2021, in Seattle at the age of 96. Jim served in WWII, returning home to obtain a master鈥檚 degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he would later earn his doctorate. In 1960, Jim served as Fulbright Professor at the […]
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Merrilee Stewart Howard 鈥�70 Honors Her Mother鈥檚 College Journey With Gift to 五月天视频Scholarships
Mother and daughter duo Audrey Thalia Stewart and Merrilee Howard 鈥�70 began college at the same time. Now, Howard is honoring her mom鈥檚 dedication with a gift to scholarships at Scripps. By Emily Glory Peters When Merrilee Stewart Howard 鈥�70 reflects on her time at Scripps, she recognizes how much it took to get her […]
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For Raven Twilling 鈥�22, Scholarships Mean Access at Scripps
With scholarship support for students like Raven Twilling 鈥�22, donors can help create a more inclusive, accessible 五月天视频experience. By Emily Glory Peters Raised in Mill Valley, a small town tucked between San Francisco and Napa Valley, California, Raven Twilling 鈥�22 knew her family was 鈥渟omething of an outlier.鈥� Most of the people Twilling knew […]
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