2016 Commencement Activity Schedule for May 14 - 25
Due to the size of Chapman’s commencement ceremonies, an important annual event, we have put together a schedule to keep our neighbors and friends informed of all activities related to the project. Please note: All installation and work for this event is unrelated to the Center for Science and Technology project. Saturday, May 14 6:00
Celebrate home-grown success!
Five years ago it began as a seed of an idea that a group of City of Orange neighbors pondered at backyard gatherings and around their kitchen tables. How could they start a local farmers market? Where would they put it? How would it run? Today, Orange Home Grown’s Saturday Farmers and Artisans Market has
Presentation of 2004 Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
At a recent Neighborhood Advisory Committee meeting, Sarah Lozano, AICP, Principal Environmental Planner at Dudek, made a presentation on Chapman University’s latest Environmental Impact Report (EIR). You can view the presentation by clicking here. You may also download the 2004 EIR report in full by clicking here.
Poetic partnership
Michelle Ramirez, a senior at Orange High School, stepped to the front of an Argyros Forum lecture hall on a Monday after school. “What a fool I am to have thought I was the only flower in your garden,” she began, reading a poem she wrote about how quickly high school love can fade, and
Committee reviews draft recommendations on key neighborhood and campus topics
The Neighborhood Advisory Committee met in March and continued its discussion of several topics, including some of its first recommendations for addressing party houses, student housing and university growth. The meeting minutes can be read here. Archived minutes from all meetings are available on this blog’s Neighborhood Advisory Committee page.
Meet Jack Raubolt, Chapman's new Vice President of Community Relations
Soon there will be a new resident of Old Towne Orange everyone will know and recognize, thanks to his trademark collection of hats he wears as he walks through the community surrounding Chapman University. As the University’s new vice president of community relations, Jack Raubolt is determined to meet as many neighbors as he can
Crossing guard hours expanded at Center for Science and Technology work site
The City of Orange has approved Chapman University’s plan to expand the school-day schedule of crossing guards posted at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Grand Street during construction of the Center for Science and Technology. The previously-approved hours were 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. They now continue to 6 p.m. The extended hours were