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3rd Annual Merchant’s Day Sees Record Turn Out Students interact with local businesses and organizations to learn more about the surrounding community

September 27, 2019 by OCHSTU37 Alina Sheeran | Community

Students, faculty, and staff gathered to experience quite a spectacle on September 18th as over a dozen local businesses and organizations lined the perimeter of Attallah Piazza. The unique booths full of free samples, games, and prizes made the 3rd Annual Merchant’s Day, hosted by Chapman’s Office of Community Relations, an enjoyable time for those

Learning Through Harvest Dr. Atamian's Outreach Program teaches students in Orange High School special education class about agriculture

August 22, 2019 by Alisa Driscoll | Community

During the spring and summer 2019 Agriculture Outreach program provided hands-on farming experience to 8 Orange High School (OHS) students from the Special Education Department in the class of Mr. Damian Paez. Head of the Agriculture Outreach Program is Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Hagop Atamian, Ph.D. The goal of this program is to teach

Camera-Ready and College-Bound Chapman partners with Santa Ana schools to prepare young filmmakers for success on the set and in the classroom.

July 24, 2019 by Alisa Driscoll | Community

The lights dim. The room grows quiet. The director yells, “Quiet on the set,” as actors take their positions and the camera operator sets up for a medium shot. The scene could be straight from a Hollywood sound stage. Except that in this case, the eyes looking through the lens belong to a 9-year-old student.

Chapman Ecology Students Study How Socioeconomic Factors Influence Biodiversity and Ecological Processes in Santa Ana Jennifer Funk, Ph.D.

January 7, 2019 by Faith Escalera | Community

What comes to mind if I ask you to picture the word nature? Most of you will conjure an image of an uninhabited forest, a pristine national park, or a remote beach. Very few of you will consider the tree or garden right outside your window. Urban areas, which account for 3 to 5 percent of

New Students Find Common Ground at Cypress Street School

October 1, 2018 by Alisa Driscoll | Community

Inside the last standing formerly segregated “Mexican school” in Southern California, 21 new Chapman students learned about the past of the community they are joining from members of the Orange Barrio Historical Society. The students who visited the renovated schoolhouse – now owned by the University – were part of the Common Ground track of

Chapman Family Homecoming Celebration – A Salute to Hometown Heroes Service Project to Benefit A Million Thanks & Working Wardrobes

September 27, 2018 by Faith Escalera | Community

Over the weekend of October 11-13, Chapman University will be celebrating its annual Chapman Family Homecoming Celebration. The schedule of events includes the grand opening of the Keck Center for Science and Engineering, distinguished alumni awards, faculty master classes, the annual chili cook-off, homecoming football game, and so much more! Registration and the full event schedule

Cultivating Community University Dialogue Let's Chat on Wednesday, October 3

September 26, 2018 by Alisa Driscoll | Community

On Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30pm, President Daniele C. Struppa will moderate a panel discussion with the authors of Let’s Chat: Cultivating Community University Dialogue. The Chapman University Padres Unidos Partnership is described as the “coffee table textbook” on partnerships, and shares stories that connect a non-profit community organization and a university. The stories highlighted