Valeria Delgado ’24 went from rubbing shoulders with members of Congress to catching up on her coursework in the span of a few days. “Last Thursday I was listening to the president and today I’m studying for my genetics test,” Delgado said the day after returning from the State of the Union address in Washington,
A cornerstone of the Orange community since 1924, Friendly Center is celebrating its 100th year of service by looking forward to the next 100 years. Leading the way is new Friendly Center CEO Kenia Hernandez Cueto, a Chapman University alumna who earned her Ph.D. in education in 2017. Born and raised in Orange County by
Chapman University is continuing its transformational trajectory towards becoming one of the elite academic institutions in the country, campus leaders said during the annual State of the University address on Feb. 9. “It’s always one of the highlights of the year for me to walk on this stage,” said Chapman President Daniele C. Struppa as
Chapman University’s Holocaust Art and Writing Contest, which has welcomed some 150,000 middle school and high school participants from Orange County, across the country and around the world, celebrated its 25th anniversary in March. As part of the program, participating students are asked to watch testimonies recorded by Holocaust survivors or rescuers and respond through
The spaciously reimagined new home of one of the world’s largest collections of California narrative art officially opened to the public in February. The Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, founded and funded through the ongoing generosity of art patrons and philanthropists Mark and Janet Hilbert, has undergone an ambitious three-year project to
At Chapman University, community engagement is not just a buzzword; it’s a way of life. The university’s dedication to creating a culture of service and social responsibility is apparent from the students’ first days on campus, starting with a Volunteer Fair held in September in the Attallah Piazza. During this year’s Volunteer Fair, organized by
This April, elementary students at Youth Centers of Orange (YCO) Spring Break Camp got to learn about science with hands-on experiments courtesy of ThinkMED, a Chapman student organization that supports STEM learning. The experiments included working with non-Newtonian fluids and the students making their own lava lamps. “ThinkMED has been able to share their knowledge