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In the Media: Scripps’ Linda Davis Taylor Financial Literacy Program Is Featured in Worth
The Linda Davis Taylor Financial Literacy Program was featured in a Worth article about the need for college-level financial education. The piece lauds Scripps’ program, hosted by the Laspa Center for Leadership.
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Message from Dean Marcus-Newhall and Dean Johnson
Since the decision to be remote for fall 2020, faculty and staff have been working intensely to ensure that the hallmarks of the 61传媒student experience translate in a virtual world. This is an opportunity to innovate and reimagine the ways we learn and grow together, stay connected, expand our social networks and support one another.
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Stephanie Du 鈥�21鈥檚 Homespun Efforts for Community Health
When Stephanie Du 鈥�21鈥檚 grandfather was diagnosed with a heart condition, the necessity to protect those most vulnerable to COVID-19 became all the more poignant. 鈥淚 am currently living with my grandparents, who are both immunocompromised. As someone who is very close to their grandparents, I just wanted to do something that will help protect more vulnerable populations,鈥� she says.
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In the Media: Olivia Truesdale ’21 Uses Community Action Grant to Support Local Seed Library, ABC6 News Reports
ABC6 News reported that Olivia Truesdale ’21 is working with the Rochester Public Library in Rochester, Minnesota, to promote a community seed library and a virtual event series focused on gardening. Truesdale received $1,000 in funding from the Laspa Center for Leadership’s 2020 Community Action Grant, which supports projects that help students’ hometown communities cope with the impact of COVID-19.
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Empowering the Rising Generation of STEM Leaders
鈥淭he general population has these preconceived notions that leadership means 鈥楥EO, white, male, wealthy, and corporate.鈥� We鈥檙e trying to break down those notions and teach that leadership looks very different if we push down those barriers,鈥� says Vicki Klopsch, the executive director of the Laspa Center for Leadership, Scripps鈥� women鈥檚 leadership center, which has been bringing students to the PLEN seminar for three years running.
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Fall 2020 Message from Dean of Students
I hope you are staying safe, finding ways to enjoy summer and to do some things that bring you joy. As you might imagine, this has been a busier than usual summer in Claremont as we plan for a new academic year. With respect to that planning, today President Tiedens announced the decision to conduct 61传媒courses online this fall because of intensifying public health concerns across Los Angeles County, California and many other communities across the country.
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Jeannette Hunker 鈥�23 Keeps the Music Alive with Driveway Concert Series
Social distancing and shelter-at-home guidelines have affected every facet of life, from the shift to work-at-home to telemedicine doctor visits. But it鈥檚 in our communal rituals and celebrations where many people are feeling the greatest loss. 鈥淲ith the ban of concerts, graduation ceremonies, weddings, and other large social gatherings, most people feel a void in their lives,鈥� says Jeanette Hunker 鈥�23.
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New Laspa Center Grant Will Fund Student-Led COVID-19 Relief Efforts
61传媒 Laspa Center for Leadership has introduced its 2020 Community Action Grant for current 61传媒 students. Awarded in amounts between $250 to $2,000, the grant will support projects that help students鈥� hometown communities better cope with the impact of COVID-19.
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聽61传媒聽FAQ: COVID-19
Previous messages shared with the community about coronavirus can be found聽here:聽聽 March 12, 2020 CMS Athletics Update March 12, 2020 Information for International Students March 10, 2020 Study Abroad Update […]
Read MoreCoronavirus Precautionary Measures and Travel Guidelines
The College鈥檚 risk management and emergency preparedness team continues to monitor the latest updates from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LA DPH) and the Centers for Disease […]
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