This grade reflects a quantitative analysis of how effective the institute's initiatives have been. įor its practices regarding sustainability, Scripps earned a D+ on the College Sustainability Report Card 2009, published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute. On the emissions reductions front, maintenance staff use electric blowers and carts (as opposed to gas powered equipment), while a ride-sharing program is available for students, faculty and staff. Scripps has also downsized trash bins and made "to-go" containers recyclable, in order to divert more waste from landfills. Turning "Alumnae Field" into a natural surface also helped in efforts to conserve water. On the conservation front, the college has seen monetary and energy savings through use of a new energy management system, and has designed water systems to cut down on waste. Scripps College has several sustainability initiatives underway, from energy conservation to green building practices. In 1994, a grant from the Getty Endowment allowed the mural to be conserved. Unexpectedly, he became ill and died on Novemat the age of 72, leaving the mural unfinished. Martínez sketched in the entire composition on the plaster wall, then began work on several panels. The College commissioned Martinez in 1946 to paint a mural (entitled "The Flower Vendors" by Martínez) on the south wall of the Fowler garden. On the south wall of the Margaret Fowler Garden are murals by Alfredo Ramos Martínez.
Arcades run along the north and south sides of the garden. The eastern end has a Mediterranean style tiled wall fountain and open flagstone area. The garden is laid out in two distinct sections: the western area contains the sculpture "Eternal Primitive", a central pool and four walkways extending in the cardinal directions. Originally designed as a European medieval-style cloister garden to be located east of a proposed (but never built) chapel, the Margaret Fowler Garden is a walled garden located on the Scripps College Campus. Margaret Fowler GardenĪ view of the central pool, northern arcade and sculpture in the Margaret Fowler Garden at Scripps College. Among the holdings in the collection are works by American artists Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, and John James Audubon, and an extensive collection of paintings by the California artist and Scripps Professor Emeritus Millard Sheets. Objects are available for use in classes, displayed in campus exhibitions, and loaned to other exhibiting institutions. Scripps College is also the home of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, which maintains Scripps College's permanent art collection of some 7500 objects spanning 3000 years of art history. The Motley prides itself on being the only all-women, undergraduate, student-run coffeehouse "west of the Mississippi." Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Located in Seal Court near the mailroom and Malott Commons dining hall, the Motley is a socially- and environmentally-conscious business that provides students with a venue for events and concerts as well providing space to study, hang out, and drink fair trade espresso. Bernard Field Station.Ĭentral to the Scripps campus is the student-run coffeeshop, the Motley Coffeehouse (commonly called "The Motley"). Several facilities are shared by the members of the Claremont Consortium including Honnold/Mudd Library, the Keck Science Center, and the Robert J. According to Forbes in 2010, Scripps College has been ranked among the 14 most beautiful college campuses in the world. Elm Tree Lawn, located near Revelle House (once again the President's House, after containing the offices of the Alumnae Association for several years), has long been the site of Commencement ceremonies. Scents of orange blossoms and wisteria perfume the campus in the early spring. Some strawberry plants can also be found in the Rose Garden.
Olive trees are found throughout the entire campus, particularly in Humanities courtyard. Fruit trees abound on the campus, and include orange (lining most paths near the residence halls), grapefruit (especially near the Claremont McKenna College campus), pomegranate (in the courtyards of Clark Hall and outside Dorsey Hall), kumquat (in Olive Court and outside the administration offices of Balch Hall), and loquat (in front of Toll Hall). A rose garden between Toll and Browning Halls is designated for student cutting, and many women keep fresh-cut roses in their rooms. In addition to the rigor of its academics, Scripps is noted for the beauty of its campus. Sumner Hunt designed Janet Jacks Balch Hall. Scripps College is also known for its handsome landscaping designed by Edward Huntsman-Trout. The 30-acre (12 ha) campus, designed by the pioneering architect Gordon Kaufmann in the Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture he was known for, is on the National Register of Historic Places. A view of the tree-filled Balch Hall courtyard at Scripps College
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