Julia Savala

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When Scholarly Research meets the Arts Karli Lonnquist's SURF Experience

November 18, 2025 by | Center for Undergraduate Excellence

  Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is a program that gives Chapman undergraduate students the opportunity to do hands-on research and creativity projects with faculty mentors. It is an eight-week program that is hosted on Chapman University campus. SURF Fellows receive a $4,000 fellowship and have the option to request free housing during the program.

From Chapman to Spain: Roxanne Aguilera’s Fulbright Journey

November 6, 2025 by | Center for Undergraduate Excellence

While finishing her master’s program at Chapman University, Roxanne Aguilera decided to take a bold step—she applied for a U.S. Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award.. This prestigious award offers students the opportunity to teach English in classrooms around the world while immersing themselves in a new culture. The Fulbright program provides support for room and

From Page to Stage How Victoria Hess Brought Her Ideas to Life

September 26, 2025 by | Center for Undergraduate Excellence

One of the 2025 recipients of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence Scholarly/Creative Grant was Victoria Hess, a fourth-year student double majoring in Theatre and Integrated Educational Studies. Thanks to this funding, she spent this past summer on a creative project adapting a children’s book into a one-act play. Hess leveraged her double major to create an interdisciplinary thesis project. “I knew I

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