Scripps for Black Lives Matter

And to help you out tomorrow, here in a handy infographic of what the 2021-2022 Approved Scripps Budget looks like.

Be prepared! Come for the meeting tomorrow at 12 noon (see our previous post)

Hi all. Scripps is having an important budget meeting tomorrow at 12 noon.

Please consider attending, especially if you are a current student or want to see how Scripps is doing financially as we enter a post-covid period.

If you can't make it, please submit your questions to [email protected]. Otherwise join the zoom - we hope to see you there!

The Presidential Search Committee - Student Member Application

Requirements:
⭕️ One currently enrolled student whose expected graduation date is May 2022 or later.
⭕️ Must be available to attend all committee meetings. Biweekly meetings are scheduled on Tuesday Mornings at 8am.
⭕️ Must sign and adhere to a confidentiality pledge

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: FEB 12TH

OUR ASK
‼️Ideally to be filled by a BIPOC student who is a junior (knows what campus is really like for longer than a semester)
‼️White students, please don’t apply. Especially if you haven’t worked on BIPOC student issues at Scripps. This is not a resume builder for you.
‼️This is our chance to have a student who can effectively communicate all the diversity and inclusion concerns, issues, and hopes that all Scripps students have for a new President.

To our BIPOC Students:
We know that taking up this position is more unpaid labor. More emotional labor in educating Board Members and potential applicants on the struggles BIPOC students face at Scripps.

If the unpaid aspect is holding your application back, let us know! We can work to break down this financial barrier for you.

📝 The interest form is in our Linktree on IG 📝

Spring Community Update from President Tiedens.

What do you all think? Leave your comments below.

We will be supporting Nobody Fails At Scripps 2020-2021 Mutual Aid for the Spring 2021 semester.

They are fundraising around $50,000 for the semester to help Scripps students survive through the pandemic while they pursue their studies. And be able to afford the basics like rent and food without stressing. Mutual Aid is key for our Scripps community.

Alumnx! Parents! Donate here instead of Scripps Institutional Advancement - Scripps still hasn't done any meaningful diversity and inclusion work to merit your donations.

Please support them - any amount counts.

Important Update!!!

Tiedens is leaving Scripps in Spring 2021!

WHY? Is the school doing that bad financially? Is she tired of having such a 'hard job'? Or was it just simply a better job offer?

In these days of our ongoing higher education crisis, a president leaving mid-pandemic isn't something to take lightly.

We are excited for potential change - WOC Scripps President anyone? - but this news is also troubling. We would love to know further information on why.

Our Fall Edition of the Scrippsfor BLM newsletter is out!
We covered a lot of things - Meeting with DOS and Admissions, the Jane Mi Incident, and Collaborating with CLORGS/Groups.

Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and keep up to date!

https://mailchi.mp/6d23745052f6/scripps4blm-fall-update

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Scripps4BLM Fall Update DOS Pandemic Response A review of DOS actions during pandemic & a request to release a Community Response. Trust had been broken for the whole community - professors, alumnx, current students.  Black Recruitment & Admissions

October Update:

Things have been a bit quieter for us because we have been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes meetings and work

Met with DOF and Admissions
Discussed Mental Health Concerns, Black & Indigenous Admissions + Recruiting, the Jane Mi Incident, and DOS Actions during the Pandemic.
Outcomes:
DOS will publicize Internal mental health Guidelines
Release a statement about next semester

Next Steps
Meet with Admissions re: Native + Black Recruitment (Separately)
Follow up with DOS on their statement and publishing of guidelines
Reach out to Faculty to discuss Mental Health Training
Develop Classroom harm prevention practices/make a guide
Release an October edition of our newsletter!

Ideas/Ways You can Help
One idea that was brought up was a listening session between DOS, Black students and Black Alumnx moderated by us.
Thoughts??
Admissions wants to do virtual recruitment events with Black Alumnx and prospective students.
Black Alumnx, would you join?

As always, your responses don't
have to be public. DM or email us

September Update

Things have been a bit quiet for us on social media recently. But we have been really busy behind-the-scenes working on:

Setting up meetings with Admin
Crafting a response to the recent BOT update on diversity
Writing for the newsletter
Looking into an incident with Scripps Professor J. Mi


Do you have any thoughts on these matters? Information to share? Let us know!

On Monday, August 17th, we had our meeting with the Scripps Administration.

It was NOT a meeting in good faith.
- 45 Minutes total
- 20 minutes were taken up by Tiedens
- Only 3 demands were discussed
- Only Tiedens, out of all the senior staff, wouldn't commit to any of our asks

Instead of solutions, we were redirected to powerless committees that haven't solved any of these issues. How we were treated shows that Scripps isn't committed to racial justice, diversity, inclusion, or equity at all. This is not the first time that the Administration has heard these demands.

5 Actions You Can Take
1. Withhold your Donations!
2. Sign up for our mailing list for future direction actions (message us or send us an email)
3. Share our campaign with your parents and 5 friends
4. Support vulnerable staff/students with the Fund and the Scripps Nobody Fails at Scripps Mutual Aid Fund
5. Share any Media Contacts you may have (National, Local, etc)

Remember!
We are in this for the long haul. Signing the Demand Statement isn't enough - harness your feelings of white guilt and TAKE ACTION! You have something to add to our efforts. Don't discount who you know or how you can help (your time and/or money!)

August 11th, 2020 Update!

We have a meeting set with President Tiedens & Administration/BOT for Monday, August 17th, 2020.

Unfortunately, things are really restricted in terms of time and the number of people who can attend. Nor will it be open to the community.

We will be presenting an agenda based off of our 2020 Demand Statement.

If you want to help with the agenda crafting, let us know. Or if you really want to come to the meeting, send us a DM.

Thank you all for your patience and support.

Join Scripps for Black Lives Matter and Students for Accountable Scripps email campaign to hold President Lara Tiedens accountable and ask for a meeting to discuss our demands.

We are asking all
- Parents
-Faculty/Staff
- Students
-Alumnx
to send out this email blast

The Deadline is THIS FRIDAY

You can also find the mail-to link on Instagram or copy and past the email in the Gdoc below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUqprztDE0NtVuh01lzvsv-9wGDel86802CEA51u3Sk/edit?usp=sharing