News Releases (page 53)
Seventeenth Consecutive Year of Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
For the 17th consecutive year, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 91³Ô¹Ï has been awarded a $12,500 grant from the Getty Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to support three paid, full-time, 10-week summer internships.
Read More8 91³Ô¹Ï Students Bring Home Fulbright Scholarships
Eight 91³Ô¹Ï graduating seniors in the class of 2009 have been offered Fulbright scholarships by the Fulbright Foundation to teach or do research abroad for a year. This is a record number for the College and expected to be among the highest in the nation this year among all U.S. colleges and universities.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Students Energize Community with Prize-Winning Service
Pepsi-Cola has awarded two groups led by 91³Ô¹Ï students a collective $20,000 for their efforts to cultivate community-driven projects as part of the Mountain Dew ‘Energize Your Community’ Contest.
Read MoreGraduating Seniors Named to 91³Ô¹Ï Spring 2009 Dean’s List
The following graduating seniors were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at 91³Ô¹Ï in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreCore II Student Exhibition at Clark Humanities Museum
“Fabulous Flowers: Rare Books and Botanical Illustrations, 1491-1891” is open through May 15 at the Clark Humanities Museum (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1:30-5 p.m., Monday through Friday). Admission is free and open to the public.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Alumna, Entrepreneur Ruth M. Owades to Receive 2009 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal
San Francisco entrepreneur Ruth M. Owades, an alumna and former trustee of 91³Ô¹Ï, will be awarded the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal on May 12 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreHow Weird Can It Get? Stories by Young American Writers
Bernard Cooper, 91³Ô¹Ï’s spring 2009 Mary Routt Chair of Writing, will host an evening of readings: “How Weird Can It Get? Stories by Young American Writers,” on Monday, April 27, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., in Vita Nova Hall, 91³Ô¹Ï.
Read MoreNoted Psychologist to Explain How Jury Selection Affects Jurors’ Decisions
The Marion Jane Girard Lecture 2009 presents noted psychologist and researcher Dr. Margaret Bull Kovera, speaking on “The Psychology of Voir Dire: How Jury Selection Affects Jurors’ Decisions,” on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 4:00 p.m., in 91³Ô¹Ï’s Balch Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSamella Lewis speaks on fellow artist Barthé
Samella Lewis, nationally renowned artist and emerita professor of art at 91³Ô¹Ï, will speak on her recently published book, “Barthé: His Life in Art,” on April 21, noon, at 91³Ô¹Ï Malott Commons, as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreLevitt on the Lawn Concert Series Brings Orquesta Charangoa “Cuban Salsa” to 91³Ô¹Ï
Cuban Salsa group Orquesta Charangoa will share its version of traditional Charanga music when it performs on 91³Ô¹Ï’s Bowling Green, Friday, April 24, 5:30-7:00 p.m., as part of the popular Levitt on the Lawn Concert Series. The concert is free and open to the public.
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