Feeding off zombie success, alumnus dishes up Scrooge in holiday drama

He’s tackled zombies, and now Shane Salk ’08 is back for more. This time he’s taking on the legendary ghosts who one Christmas Eve long, long ago scared the bah humbug right out of that famously grumpy Scrooge.

Salk, the Chapman University theatre performance graduate who created the successful We’re Alive – A Zombie Story of [...]

Jayne Kacer named new associate dean at School of Law

Jayne Kacer, assistant dean of student and alumni affairs and adjunct professor at the School of Law, will become the law school’s new associate dean for student affairs and administration.

Professor Kacer joined Chapman University in 2004, when she created the academic achievement and bar prep programs. The new appointment takes efffect Jan. 1.

“The [...]

New magnifier installed at Leatherby Libraries for low-vision readers

A state of the art magnifying reader that enlarges and brightens books and other printed text and graphics for readers with low vision has been installed at Leatherby Libraries.

The addition of the Merlin electronic magnifier to a second-floor work station in Leatherby was made possible with support from the Disabled Services Department.  Users can [...]

Chapman University School of Law graduates excel on bar exam

The results from the July 2011 California State Bar Exam show that first-time takers from Chapman University School of Law have passed at a 79 percent rate. Members of Chapman’s Class of 2011 who took the July exam for the first time passed at an 81 percent rate.  The results mark the second highest [...]

Guggenheim Gallery exhibit blasts to the past

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Art major Jennifer Seo ’14 totally gets that 30 sheets of black construction paper lined up in a row on an art gallery floor make for a bit of quirky minimalist art.

“It’s something that you can’t just look at it by itself. It can be simple. By itself it can be questionable,” Seo said [...]

Time to let those jolly Chapman wassailers in! Tickets on sale now for holiday concert

One of Orange County’s oldest and most beloved holiday traditions — Chapman University’s annual WASSAIL, now in its 48th year — is starting a NEW tradition this year!  In previous years you needed to purchase the banquet preceding the concert in order to attend the glorious holiday concert that followed.  Graciously served to you by [...]

Honoring the "150 Faces of Chapman University"

[slideshow]It was a night to honor a distinguished group of people who have meant so much to Chapman University over the years, from founders and benefactors to faculty, alumni, students, administrators and friends.  The “150 Faces of Chapman University” reception and recognition event, held on Nov. 22 in the Bush Conference Center, Beckman Hall 404, [...]

Faculty research showcased

The Office of Undergraduate Research hosts Chapman University’s first university-wide Faculty Research Expo.

Opening the doors to a reprise of Chapman art history

In December 1966 the chairman of the Department of Art at then Chapman College mounted an exhibit featuring abstract sculpture created from ordinary objects like ping-pong balls and masking tape, but locked the gallery doors for the holiday break so nobody could see it. And that was precisely the point.

Now Chapman University students are [...]

Anniversary art book, magazine earn platinum MARCOM honors

Chapman University’s Office of Communications and Media Relations has been honored with two Platinum MARCOM Awards.

One award is for the 2011 Chapman University Press book The Chapman University Collections – a beautiful 200-page coffee-table volume detailing Chapman’s art and artifact collections with hundreds of photos.  The book, edited by Mary Platt, director of [...]