The initiative was made possible in part through a contribution of over $4 million from the Pitzer Family Foundation, a $2 million gift from the W.M. Prioritized in response to the sharp rise in student science majors and increased faculty scholarship, Marcus-Newhall credited the project’s realization thanks to the vision and advocacy of many, including past Scripps presidents Lori-Bettison Varga and Lara Tiedens as well as generous donors. Oliver, who is retiring at the end of June, looks forward to returning to celebrate the building’s completion. Brown, current Board Chair Gould, VP, Chief Operating Officer, and Treasurer Laura Troendle, and the construction team, led by Assistant Vice President of Campus Facilities Patrice Langevin, for their work on the initiative. Oliver said, “As the building rises up here over the next several months, I predict it will come to represent the heart of our two college communities in many ways.” Oliver thanked former Pitzer College Board of Trustees Chair Harold A. “This ceremony is truly a culminating event-a victory,” said Marcus-Newhall, noting that the new center has been in development for more than a decade. Gould, and Interim President of Scripps College Amy Marcus-Newhall. Graham ’82, science initiative donors and Pitzer parents Scripps Trustee Kalpana Singh Rhodes ’94, P’22 and James Rhodes P’22, Pitzer College Chair of the Board of Trustees Donald P. Oliver, Pitzer alumnus and Trustee Jonathan P. Sofia, Scripps physics and math major Daisy Achiriloaie ’24, Scripps alumna and Trustee Laura Vausbinder Hockett ’85, Pitzer alumnus and Trustee David Levin ’90, Pitzer President Melvin L. Remarks were also shared by Weinberg Family Dean of the Keck Science Department Ulysses J. Keck faculty, students, and staff from Scripps and Pitzer Colleges. On May 13, 2022, Scripps College Chair of the Board of Trustees Lynne Thompson ’72 opened the groundbreaking ceremony, expressing gratitude to her fellow Trustees Scripps’ Business Affairs, Facilities, and External Relations and Institutional Advancement teams and W.M. The two buildings will be connected by a bridge to serve as a symbol of the bond between past and future scientific discovery. Shared between the two institutions, the multimillion-dollar initiative will create a state-of-the-art, 65,000-square-foot building next to the existing science structure featuring additional laboratories, classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, community courtyards and plazas, an art installation, and a greenhouse. L-R: Scripps Board Chair Lynne Thompson ’72 Scripps Interim President Amy Marcus-Newhall Weinberg Family Dean of the Keck Science Department Ulysses J. Leadership team at groundbreaking ceremony for Pitzer and Scripps Colleges’ new science building.
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