Student-Led Community Outreach Program Teaches Good Neighbor Habits
Discarded furniture. Poorly-parked cars. Loud gatherings and general noisiness. Alisa Dreyer ’21 has been a student assistant in Chapman University’s Office of Community Relations for almost four years, so she’s familiar with the kinds of issues neighbors experience sometimes concerning students living in the community. Traditionally, such concerns have been fielded by Community Relations, and
Chapman Student Philanthropists Support Anti-Racism and Black Community Nonprofits
Having now completed its fourth semester at Chapman University, the Panther Experiential Philanthropy Project (PEPP) has grown over the last year and half in terms of size and scope. By aligning fieldwork assignments with course learning outcomes, PEPP exposes students to the work going on in the nonprofit sector. It offers Chapman students the opportunity
Extension of Remote Instruction for Chapman Students
From the Office of the President: We have recently learned that the Orange County Heath Care Agency (OCHCA) has extended the Orange County stay-at-home order for an additional 4 weeks. With this news, we will now need to begin the spring semester with remote instruction. This does not impact the current in-person instruction currently in progress at
Chapman Implements Continual COVID-19 Tests and Screenings
In October, Chapman began a phased return to in-person instruction while continuing to follow all guidelines from state and local health authorities. Although Orange County was recently moved to the Purple Tier by Gov. Newsom, Chapman continues to implement a robust health monitoring program includes COVID-19 monthly testing and daily screenings for anyone returning to campus,
Local Government Stays "In the Sunshine" Thanks to Chapman Students
Have you ever attended a City Council meeting? If not, you can catch a replay on the City of Orange’s government cable channel, thanks to the efforts of students in Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Chapman has helped operate the city’s PEG (Public, Educational and Government) services channels since 2011, when
Orange Unified School District Partners with Chapman Teacher Candidates
Amy Sara Lim remembers the first time she stepped into an OUSD classroom. Lim, who graduated from Chapman with a BA in English and a minor in Secondary Education last spring and is now a fifth-year MA in Curriculum and Instruction (MACI) graduate student, was in the first cohort to pilot a new fieldwork model
Lemon and Palm Traffic Signal Installation
The Lemon Street and Palm Avenue Traffic Signal Installation Project is scheduled to start on Nov. 30, 2020. The installation of a traffic signal will facilitate safe pedestrian crossings by assigning right-of-way to both pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The new signal operation at the intersection includes a pedestrian scramble. This means all vehicles are stopped