All Good Things are Wild and Free
On August 11, 2015, in Missoula, Montana a wind super-storm reached gusts of 74 miles per hour, a Class I Hurricane. Lightning sparked fires on dry August hillsides and residential gardens. Power lines fell, leaving thousands without power for days. Trees were uprooted and downed – landing in intersections, blocking sidewalks, and crushing
Get After It
Getting after Mother Nature means everything. It takes many different forms, for many different reasons, and satisfies infinite tiny essential nutrients for my universe. The greatest thing I’ve gained, beyond anything else the last year and a half of making Momma Earth my number one gal has taught me, is how to enjoy time alone. You
Wake Up Call
It’s good to embellish on your resume, or so they say. But after my first day on a trail crew in middle-of-nowhere New Mexico, I regretted every word I had written about “sleeping in the backcountry for extended periods of time,” or “comfortable with manual labor,” or “able to hike in all weather conditions.”
Where the Wild Things Are
In June 2015, I traveled to southern Africa with my family. The first leg of our trip was 10 days on safari in Botswana. It truly was a wild trip. We had 10 days of absolute isolation – traveling through the bush during the day and pitching a tent at night. We did everything we
Alumni artists form Patient Experience group to publicly discuss illness
Leave it to Chapman’s Panthers to use creativity to break barriers surrounding cultural taboos. Patient Experience , a group of Chapman alumni and independent artists, creates artwork to shed not just light, but a conversation-starting spotlight, on illness. The group was founded in 2014 after Siobhan Hebron , a Los Angeles-based artist and sister of Chapman professor Micol Hebron,
Calling All CES Alumni: Gather for change at California Teachers Summit
It’s said that when people gather, powerful things happen. And we know that when Panthers gather, extraordinary change follows. All College of Educational Studies alumni are invited to join forces with fellow teachers (and fellow Panthers!) at “Better Together: California Teachers Summit” on July 31, 2015. This one-of-a-kind event aims to help teachers build a powerful peer
Call of the Wild: How has nature changed you?
The power of nature has the ability to challenge us, to connect us with ourselves and with those around us, and to save us. Whether we spend a day, a week or a few months in the wilderness, the experience touches us in unexpected ways. Encounters with the wilderness push us out of our comfort zone
Margo Pawell '15 remembered for creativity and ambition
We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Margo Pawell ’15. Margo courageously battled a chronic illness during her time as a student and graduated in May with a BFA in graphic design. Claudine Jaenichen, associate professor and chair of the Department of Art, shared the following remarks about Margo: “Margo’s fierce talent and
Entrepreneur Ken Lineberger '87 expands winery to 10 locations
After 20 years in sales and marketing for the high-tech software industry, Ken Lineberger ’87, along with his wife Angela, opened their first winery in 2004. Ken had envisioned a model that was different from other wineries – there would be no vineyards or farming involved – just winemaking. Their first winery, located in Rancho Cucamonga,
Penni McRoberts '71 celebrated for her service as president of Town & Gown
After two years at the helm, Penni McRoberts ’71 is ending her tenure as president of Chapman University support group Town & Gown . Friends and members of the group celebrated Penni at a lunch in her honor on Thursday, May 21. During Penni’s time as president, Town & Gown enjoyed many successes and accomplishments, including