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Fifth Annual Scripps Day!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Let's Celebrate as the Sun Sets on Another Great Year at Scripps!Grab your Hawaiian shirts and join your Scripps Institution of Oceanography friends to
celebrate another great year at Scripps!
Our outstanding scientists, students, alumni, and staff are invited to hang
(ten) with old friends and new ones to commemorate Scripps' achievements of the
past year. Central to this event will be announcement of graduating
students, recognition of honors received by members of the Scripps
community, open houses across campus, and a keynote address by Scripps alumnus Rick Grigg, legendary surfer and emeritus professor of oceanography at University of Hawai`i at Manoa.
This is an opportunity for all of Scripps to come together for a day of fun and camaraderie in our own beautiful backyard, and
thank you for all you do to keep Scripps thriving.
LOCATION: Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science, Society and
the Environment (Scripps Seaside Forum)
SCRIPPS DAY SCHEDULE:
All Day
Free entry to Birch Aquarium at Scripps -- just say you're with Scripps Day
Self-guided walking tours of the Scripps campus
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Tour of labs, ships, and the pier at Scripps' Nimitz Marine Facility and Marine Physical Lab in Point Loma. Shuttle to leave from Scripps (La Jolla) parking lot 002 promptly at 8:30 a.m. Separate registration is required for this activity. Email scrippsday@sio.ucsd.edu by June 1 to register. (Scripps affiliates only, no guests)
11-12 p.m.
Cody Award public lecture by Mark Hay, Teasley Professor of Environmental Biology, School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology
“The Language of the Sea: How Chemically-mediated Interactions Structure Marine Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems.”
(Scripps Seaside Forum)
12-1 p.m.
Alumni lunch - for information email Wendy Hunter Barker at whbarker@ucsd.edu
1-2:30 p.m.
Scripps Pier open house
Old Scripps Building open house
Graduate student poster session (100 Vaughan Hall) - ends at 2 p.m.
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Scripps Oceanographic Collections open house (Vaughan Hall)
3 p.m.
Scripps Day recognition program and keynote address by Scripps alumnus Rick Grigg, legendary surfer and emeritus professor of oceanography at University of Hawai`i at Manoa.
(Scripps Seaside Forum)
Program to be followed by an afternoon
oceanfront lawn party* with live music
ATTIRE: Scripps casual (Hawaiian shirts encouraged!)
PARKING: Free parking at Birch Aquarium at Scripps, a short (but steep) walk to the Scripps Seaside Forum. Free UCSD shuttles run between the aquarium and Scripps every 15 minutes.
Contact us at 858-534-5604 if you have special parking needs.
COST: Scripps Day is an internal celebration of Scripps accomplishments. All events and refreshments are complimentary for current Scripps students, scientists, staff, alumni, Ancient Mariners, and families of graduating students. If you are interested in bringing a non-Scripps guest, please indicate so when you RSVP. We are requesting $5 per guest to help offset the price of food and drink. This fee (cash only) will be collected at the registration table on the day of the event. Thank you for your understanding in these difficult budget times.
*Bring I.D. if you plan to drink alcoholic beverages.
QUESTIONS: scrippsday@sio.ucsd.edu or 858-534-5604
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RSVP FOR SCRIPPS DAY
