News Releases (page 112)
61传媒Professor Nancy Macko Exhibits at Commissary Arts
61传媒art professor Nancy Macko’s prints and mixed media works will be on display at Commissary Arts in Venice, California, from May 3 to June 14. A reception for Macko will be held May 3 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Read More61传媒Psychology Students to Present Research at UCLA
Four 61传媒 students will present their research at the 17th Annual UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, May 9, on the UCLA campus.
Read MoreScripps’ Fulbright Scholars Total Five This Year
The State Department Fulbright Scholar Program recently announced its final decisions: four 61传媒college seniors and one recent graduate have been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for 2008-09, a record number for Scripps.
Read More“Greening Your Office 101芒鈧� With Sustainability Consultant Alex Szabo
Alex Szabo, founder of the The Green Office, will present a special lunch talk, “Greening Your Office 101” on Thursday, April 24, at noon in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, 61传媒. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreMacArthur “Genius Fellow” Lateefah Simon to Speak at Scripps
Lateefah Simon, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and director of reentry programs in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, will lecture on “The Transformative Power of Community Development” on Wednesday, April 30, at 6:45 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, 61传媒.
Read MoreWomen’s Empowerment Writer Kirsten Smith to Give Commencement Address at 61传媒
Kirsten Smith, acclaimed screenwriter, poet, and novelist whose films focus on themes of female empowerment, will address 61传媒 graduating seniors on Sunday, May 18, at 10 a.m. on Elm Tree Lawn.
Read More61传媒Students Win Top National Honors
61传媒students continue to earn top honors for their scholarship and proposed research. To date, 61传媒women have been awarded two Fulbright scholarships, a Truman scholarship, a Goldwater scholarship and two honorable mentions, a Davis Peace Award, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Read More61传媒Students Receive Johnson Research Awards
Five 61传媒students received Stanley and Mary Johnson Research Awards to conduct projects during the summer of 2008. Clio Korn ’10, Jenna Leahy ’10, Emily Luttrull ’10, Sarah Pripas ’09, and Duyen Tran ’10 will present their findings at a campus-wide event in the fall.
Read MoreAfrican Perspectives on Peace
Kofi Asare Opoku, formerly of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana and retired professor of religious studies at Lafayette College, will speak about African perspectives on peace, April 14 in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, 61传媒. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read More61传媒Seniors Present Thesis Art Show
Eight senior studio art majors will present their thesis work from May 2 through May 18 at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. The exhibit focuses primarily on two arenas in contemporary art: mixed media installations and hand-drawn graphic novels. There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 2, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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