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Happy May!  After the success of the Presidential Inauguration and Alumnae Weekend, summer is right around the corner.  Students are packing up, and the graduating class of 2017 will soon be joining us in the alumnae community. UPCOMING EVENTS May 13th - 87th Commencement with Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani as the speaker May 29th - Camp Scripps Sign-ups Close June 21st - Book Reading by Megan Edwards '75 June 22nd -  Camp Scripps If you would like to post an event (book club, poetry reading, etc), you can fill out this form, or email us at info@scrippslosangeles.com. NEWS Have a business or know a fellow Scrippsie with one? Email info@scrippslosangeles.com and get it added to the Locally Owned Business page so that your fellow Scrippsies can support your passion. Sign up for the Scripps…

Camp Scripps - June 22 - 25, 2017 Join Scripps alumnae for four days of relaxation, reconnection, and fun!  View and download the Camp 2017 brochure for details including registration information, a schedule of the workshops, campership raffle items, and more. Camp 2017 residence halls NEW Hall and Mary Routt Hall. Yes, Camp will be in our brand new residence hall which opened in August 2016! Camperships If you would like to attend Camp but feel the registration cost is holding you back, please consider applying for one of six available Camperships. Click here to complete the application form by May 1. Sign Up! Camp registration deadline is May 29. Late registrations accepted through June 12 with a $50 late fee. Camp is created by and for Scripps alumnae. Enjoy an abundance of workshops…

If you would like to participate in the election process for the next alumna trustee, you vote here. If you vote, you are endorsing candidate, Dwandalyn Reece ’85 for her first three-year term beginning on July 1, 2017. Her details can be found below: (more…)

Dear Members of the Scripps College Community, The Board of Trustees concluded its March retreat and meeting on Sunday, March 5, and I would like to inform you about the following key actions and discussions. Budget The trustees approved an operating budget for fiscal year 2017–18. Key elements include: Enrollment of 1,000 students, in line with the current number of students on and off campus; Tuition, room, and board increase of 3.9%, with an increase of more than $400,000 in the financial aid budget over 2016–17; A 3% increase in staff and faculty salary pools; and A decrease in the endowment spending rate from 5% to 4.9%. I would like to thank the student, staff, and faculty members of the President’s Budget Advisory Committee, chaired by Vice President for Business…

Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Volunteer of the Year, Outstanding Recent Alumna, and Distinguished Alumna Awards: Mariaestella Cuara '89, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik '02, and Carolyn Sheets Owen-Towle '57 [gallery type="square" link="none" ids="304,310,305"]