Campus News (page 19)
Career Conversations Returns, Offering Alums Tactical Resources for Navigating Career Transition
This fall, the Office of Alumnae Engagement and Career Planning & Resources will partner for the return of Career Conversations, a webinar series designed to provide alums with professional career guidance.
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Spotlight on Staff: Assistant Dean and SCORE Director Dr. Marissiko Wheaton
61传媒recently welcomed Dr. Marissiko Wheaton as the new assistant dean and director of 61传媒Communities of Resources and Empowerment (SCORE). The Office of Marketing and Communications recently spoke to Wheaton to learn more about her professional background and her aspirations for SCORE.
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61传媒Planning Update
As we near the midpoint of the fall semester, I am pleased to hear positive reports about the active learning and engagement underway in virtual classrooms and in student and community programs. I continue to be impressed and proud of the many ways faculty, students, and staff are strengthening relationships, acquiring new knowledge, and building community online.
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Announcing the Passing of Life Trustee Nancy Hart Glanville Jewell 鈥�49
Life Trustee Nancy Glanville Jewell 鈥�49 passed away on August 2, 2020, at the age of 92. Nancy joined 61传媒鈥檚 Board of Trustees in 1990 and was a member of the College鈥檚 inaugural class of Life Trustees. In 2007, Nancy鈥檚 son, John, established the Nancy Glanville Jewell 鈥�49 Endowed Scholarship in honor of his mother.
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In Designing Remote Courses, Faculty Prioritize Creativity and Care
When 61传媒announced in early July that remote instruction would continue for the fall 2020 semester, faculty expected that there would be challenges in conducting classes through online platforms, but also opportunities to expand the idea of what a liberal arts education could look like. Now that the fall semester is underway, 61传媒professors have risen to those challenges and opportunities, creating courses that are flexible, creative, and student-centered.
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Fall 2020 Academic Convocation: Students, Faculty, and Staff Celebrate New Academic Year
On Thursday, September 3, 61传媒 welcomed students, faculty, and staff to the start of the 2020鈥�2021 academic year. President Lara Tiedens delivered the welcome address. She was followed by […]
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Scripps鈥� Pilot Summer Session Delivered Innovations in Learning, Course Material
During a typical class session this past summer, students in Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Luis Sal茅s鈥檚 鈥淔eminist Interpretations of the Bible鈥� course could often be found sleuthing around Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms during class time. But they weren鈥檛 distracted; this was part of their assignment: they were looking for social media posts from high-profile people that used religious assumptions to support public policy decisions.
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Fall 2020 Welcome from Dean Johnson
Welcome to Fall 2020. I hope the semester is off to a good start as you take on new academic challenges and continue to navigate the virtual 61传媒experience.
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61传媒Presents鈥� 2020鈥�21 Season Will Explore 鈥淭he Future鈥�
61传媒Presents has announced that its virtual programming for the 2020鈥�21 season will center on the theme of 鈥淭he Future.鈥� As part of its fifth-anniversary celebration, 61传媒Presents will partner with other programs and events series around the country to address topics such as the future of language, race, food, science and more.
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Welcome to the Fall 2020 Semester
This fall marks the beginning of an academic year like no other in the College鈥檚 history. As we carve out new modes of teaching, learning, playing, and creating community, I hope we will be flexible and compassionate with one another as we face and overcome challenges and changes endemic to this time.
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