Experience Matters! Internships, On-Campus Work, and Summer Work at Scripps College

Whether you want to earn money to help pay your tuition or just to have some extra cash, Scripps College offers more than 100 employment opportunities right on our campus. Some positions are reserved for students eligible for work-study, while others are open to all students.

Federally funded work-study is a part of some students’ financial aid packages. It’s meant to help students pay for books and personal expenses while offering them valuable job experience. Hours are flexible around students’ schedules and range from 6-9 hours a week. The Offices of Financial Aid and Career Planning & Resources assist work-study students to find positions on campus, and students are paid their wages directly. Positions include, but are not limited to, helping to plan events for the Humanities Institute or working as a Public Relations assistant, writing press releases or articles for the alumnae magazine.

Career Planning & Resources (CP&R) is a great place to go for any student job-seeker. You can find a variety of jobs of all kinds through their online database, The Gateway. On-campus jobs might include tutoring for the Tutoring or Math Spot programs or lifeguarding at the Tiernan Field House’s gorgeous outdoor swimming pool. If you’re willing to go a short distance off campus, restaurants in the nearby Claremont Village might post listings for wait staff, and faculty might advertise with CP&R for childcare or pet-sitting. Every little job helps!

Paid internships are also available on and off-campus.  As part of the Nationwide Internship Consortium, Scripps partners with other schools across the country to find and post internships for you.  Additionally, the Wilson Internship in Arts Administration grants Scripps students exposure to and experience in the field of arts administration at our very own Williamson Gallery.  Interns conduct research on photographs, prints, and paintings and assist with the conservation of Asian textiles. Several competitive grants also provide funding for off-campus summer internships.

If you want to stick around our beautiful campus during the summer, look into working as a Summer Conference Assistant.  Students work full-time in the summer to help with special on-campus events.  Students also work with faculty on research during the summer or assist with our award-winning Scripps College Academy (an on-campus summer program for high school students).

As you can see, there are plenty of opportunities to earn money without leaving the Scripps campus.  If you have questions or concerns about jobs on campus, Career Planning & Resources is always happy to help!

Connie Wu, Admission Counselor

"Winter" at Scripps College

While the rest of the country has been digging out from an especially cold and snowy few weeks, Scripps students have been enjoying some lovely weather. With high temperatures often hitting the mid-70s and low-80s, we do “winter” a bit differently here in Claremont. It’s not that we don’t get our fair share of rain storms and chilly nights during this time of year, but the scale is relative – typically it only takes a dip down into the 50s before the scarves and fuzzy boots start to come out around campus.

One of the perks of living in Southern California is that most outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, tennis, running, beach bumming, and amusement park going can be done year-round. For example, this Sunday, the 5C Outdoor Women Leaders club will be guiding a day hike to Joshua Tree National Park. The forecast? Sunny with a high of 68 degrees. And though many of us in Claremont appreciate looking up at the pretty snow from the safety of the valley floor, just a short drive to Mt. Baldy or Big Bear lets skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts enjoy their version of sport too.

Another bonus to spending winter in a warm climate is citrus season! Now and in the months to come, students can be seen picking oranges, kumquats, and other popular fruits right here on campus. In fact, Scripps is home to 27 varieties of fruit trees – so many that there’s even a special fruit map that can be found in our student-run Motley Coffeehouse. Citrus groves used to dominate the landscape in Claremont and surrounding communities, so it’s fitting that Scripps students can harvest their own crop.

Whether you’re hoping to sip some fresh-squeezed OJ while heading to the (outdoor) pool on a Saturday in early February or to “bundle up” for a day of hot cocoa and sledding up on Baldy, Claremont may be the kind of place you want to spend the winter months.

Cassie Hall

Assistant Director of Admission