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Â鶹ӰÒô Student Wins Napier and Davis Peace Awards
A Napier Initiative Award gives Karen Castro-Ayala ’14 the opportunity to tackle issues of food and environmental justice in her home state of Washington.
Read MoreÂ鶹ӰÒô Students Named to Fall 2013 Dean’s List
The following Â鶹ӰÒô students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester at Â鶹ӰÒô 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 More2013 Â鶹ӰÒô Students Named to Spring 2013 Dean’s List
The following 2013 Â鶹ӰÒô graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester at Â鶹ӰÒô 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 MoreÂ鶹ӰÒô Student Selected For National Leadership Program
Â鶹ӰÒô student Mia Cooledge ’13 has been selected as one of the nation’s top rising young leaders in the sustainable energy sector by national non-profit organization Focus the Nation.
Read MoreÂ鶹ӰÒô Receives Gift to Establish Tia Palermo Scholarship
President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a gift from Jess Ravich and his daughters – Zoe (Scripps ’12), Rae, Ede and Ava – in honor of his wife, Tia Palermo. The Tia Palermo Scholarship will be awarded annually to help an incoming student with financial need.
Read MoreÂ鶹ӰÒô’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 Places Second on “Jeopardy!” College Championship
Â鶹ӰÒô’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 won $10,000 and came in second place in the semifinals of the college championship edition of “Jeopardy!” She made her second, and latest, appearance on the TV trivia show May 13.
Read MoreÂ鶹ӰÒô’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 Appears May 13 on “Jeopardy!” College Championship
Â鶹ӰÒô’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 has won $10,000 and a spot in the semifinals of the college championship edition of “Jeopardy!” She appears again on the trivia TV show May 13.
Read MoreStrauss Foundation Awards Ei Phyu Theint ’14, Â鶹ӰÒô $10,000 Public Service Scholarship to Carry out Youth Leadership Program in Myanmar
The Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship Foundation, established as a memorial to the late Don Strauss of Newport Beach and now designed to award $10,000 scholarships to as many as 15 California college juniors annually, recently announced that among the foundation’s new group of recipients is Ei Phyu Theint, a student at Â鶹ӰÒô.
Read MoreÂ鶹ӰÒô’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 Named 2013 Goldwater Scholar
Â鶹ӰÒô’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 was recently awarded a scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. She is one of 272 undergraduate sophomores and juniors to receive a Goldwater scholarship.
Read MoreTwo Â鶹ӰÒô Students Awarded Strauss Public Service Foundation Grants To Help Youth in Myanmar and in Orange County
This year, two Â鶹ӰÒô juniors have been awarded two separate Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship Foundation grants that will take economics major Ei Phyu Theint ’14 to Myanmar this summer to work with ethnic youth leaders and will support American studies major Natasha Magness’s ’14 efforts of helping gay, bisexual, transgender and lesbian evangelical youth in Orange County.
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