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Fall 2022 PEPP Awards IES students practice philanthropy, resulting in over $5,000 donated to local nonprofits

December 14, 2022 by OCHSTU37 Alina Sheeran | Community

On Friday, December 2, IES students and professors gathered virtually with representatives from local nonprofits as they were presented with donation checks ranging in amount from $750 to $2,000. This ceremony was the culmination of Fall 2022’s Panther Experiential Philanthropy Project, or PEPP. Participating classes comprised IES 103: Philosophy of Helping and IES 315: Non-Governmental

Chapman Water Polo Team Clean Up at Hart Park

October 25, 2022 by OCHSTU37 Alina Sheeran | Community

Last weekend, the Chapman men’s water polo team came together for a community clean up at Hart Park. They filled up eight bags of trash in total. The team expressed the importance of maintaining a positive relationship with their neighbors in Orange. Team captain, Jake Bullock said “We want the Orange community to have a

Chapman Staff Stuffs Backpacks for Students Chapman staff members stuff backpacks with school supplies to be donated to the El Modena Family Resource Center.

September 26, 2022 by OCHSTU37 Alina Sheeran | Community

Over the summer, Chapman staff members stuff d 100 backpacks full of school supplies that were donated to the El Modena Family Resource Center in Orange (part of the Community Action Partnership of Orange County). They also assembled 80 hygiene kits for Friendly Center in the City of Orange. The stuffing event was part of

Chapman Impact on Local Community Is More Than Monetary

September 26, 2022 by OCHSTU37 Alina Sheeran | Community

According to two reports released by Beacon Economics, an independent economic research firm, Chapman University generates more than $213 million in economic output for the City of Orange annually, and more than $1.1 billion for California. Other significant data from the reports include: $9.8 million in property taxes paid to the City of Orange between

Commitment to Water Conservation Runs Deep at Chapman Converting to drip irrigation at Kennedy Hall resulted in annual savings of more than 180,000 gallons of water.

September 26, 2022 by OCHSTU37 Alina Sheeran | Community

All across the Chapman campus in Orange, the university’s commitment to water conservation is in full flower. Those efforts first ramped up eight years ago, when it became clear that cycles of drought would persist in Southern California. Since then, Chapman has implemented a wide range of water-wise strategies to conserve this precious resource. As

Chapman Hills Elementary STEM lab receives donation of 3D printers Staff members from Fowler School of Engineering delivered five 3D printers to Chapman Hills Elementary School earlier this summer.

August 8, 2022 by OCHSTU37 Alina Sheeran | Community

Students at Chapman Hills Elementary School will have the opportunity to work with one of today’s most exciting new technologies, thanks to a donation of five 3D printers from Chapman University’s Fowler School of Engineering. When administrators at Fowler heard about the elementary school’s successful fundraiser to build a new STEAM lab on campus, they

Orange Chamber of Commerce intern creates the LEO Initiative to help students learn life skills

August 4, 2022 by OCHSTU37 Alina Sheeran | Community

Joey Lin ’23, a Chapman business administration major with an emphasis in marketing, discovered an array of opportunities for herself and other college students when she interned at the Orange Chamber of Commerce. For over a year now, she has held the position of media and marketing coordinator, a work-study placement through the university’s community