Chapman Impact on Local Community Is More Than Monetary
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
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
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
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
Santiago Charter Middle School celebrates strong writing partnership with Chapman
Seventh and eighth grade students at Santiago Charter Middle School (part of the Orange Unified School District) participated in a 10-week writing workshop alongside student mentors from Chapman University. In addition to cultivating their writing development through brainstorming, drafting and revising their written works, the Santiago students were encouraged to develop a genuine passion for
In community clinics, Chapman students learn more than health care
Chapman University’s Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences provides hands-on graduate-level training for health care professionals in a variety of disciplines. And it turns out these programs aren’t just good for students — they’re also good for the community. “Crean is very much focused on serving and serving well,” says Dr. Naveen Jonathan, chair
Hilbert Museum renovation will offer increased community space and local programs
The Hilbert Museum of California Art, one of Orange County’s most popular art destinations, will begin renovations that will add new space for enhanced exhibitions and programs. The project will unite the current museum space with the building next door, previously the home of Chapman’s Department of Dance, which will be moving to a spectacular