The Dodge College Career Corner is your one-stop shop for career news. Check in weekly to a new post with updates. It is highly encouraged to meet with your Career Advisor (CA), Jon Hernandez. Please schedule an appointment via Handshake. Appointments are available Monday through Friday and via Zoom. Your CA can help you tailor
Congratulations! You are almost a college grad! This is a time of celebration because you’ve accomplished a fantastic feat. We want to gather some information that allows us to provide additional support moving forward. The First Destination Survey allows us to see what your employment situation looks like over the next 6 months. I encourage
UPDATED 4/23/2020 Chapman University and Dodge College Career Services are here to provide you continued service during these times of uncertainty. This is the time to touch base with your Career Advisor, faculty, peers, and other industry professionals. Use the various social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) to reach out to individuals and ask for
On Sunday, October 13, 2019, we welcomed 11 alumni to a panel moderated by Winsor Yuan (MFA ’12) to discuss career-related topics. The panel included Rachel Skidmore (MFA ’12) of Skybound Entertainment, Laura Avila-Tacsan (MFA ’10), Aubrey Lee (BFA ’13) of Lord Miller, Natalie Welch (BFA ’17) of Warner Brothers, Esther Sokolow (BFA ’13) (It,
Fifteen students and alumni had the opportunity to visit the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 14 for the annual InFocus: LatinX & Hispanic Cinema Film Festival. The event celebrated international filmmakers and their films with screenings and panel Q&A’s. The NewFilmmakers LA organization has
This Thursday, April 25, a group of Dodge College and Schmid College students had the opportunity to tour the Santa Monica facilities of Riot Games. 22 students joined us for this interactive event that included a small panel with current “Rioters” and Chapman alumni Ovilee May ’18 and Kiley Theiring ’13 (BFA/FP). The tour included
This is an exciting time for all of you as your final projects are receiving their finishing touches, and homework will be a thing of the past (unless you’re pursuing an advanced degree). And yet for many of you its a very concerning time as you scramble to figure out what you’re going to do
Jason and his wife, alumna Christina Wise have created multiple projects together and not least among them are three films about wine. The SOMM series have been a cultural hit in wine territories around the world. Their most recent film, SOMM 3 follows some of the individuals who we were first introduced to 7 years
Earlier this month, Professor Todd Cooley hosted the panel event “Careers in Marketing & Public Relations”. This panel featured an executive recruiter and other experts with insight on the current job market, both locally and nationally. The panelists shared invaluable advice with students who are getting started in careers in marketing and public relations. Highlights 1.
Five years back, I was invited into a classroom of 4th grade filmmakers by my friend, producer Polo Munoz, CCO of Creating Creators. At first I was a little hesitant to believe that ten year olds were producing their own films, but one step in the door, I realized that these were not ordinary fourth
Chapman University has started a new initiative to bolster career support to students and alumni through the implementation of a Career Advisor who is dedicated to a respective school or college. I am happy to join Dodge College of Film and Media Arts as the new Career Advisor. Starting immediately, I will be taking appointments
Career Drop-In Hours – Stop by the office of Career and professional Development at 342 N. Glassell St. for 15- minutes of career assistance, no appointment necessary. In addition to general career appointments with the Office of Career and Professional Development, Dodge students may also schedule private 1-1 program-specific career appointments with our in-house Career Advisor,