Jennifer Concepcion ’21 received the Outstanding Alumni Service Award at Chapman’s 2025 Volunteer Recognition Event on Tuesday, Sept. 9, honoring her extraordinary work building Dodge Next Gen, Dodge College’s alumni mentorship program for graduating seniors. What began in 2023 as Concepcion’s idea has become an initiative connecting students with alumni leaders at Netflix, CAA, DreamWorks,
For the fifth year in a row, Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts has earned the No. 4 spot on The Hollywood Reporter’s prestigious list of top film schools. Dodge College first broke into the top five in 2021 and has held its place ever since.
Dodge College students Ruthie Weeks (’25), Madee Sabatier (’24), Rebecca Greenwood (’25), and Zohar Varadi (’24) have earned international recognition with a nomination for the 2025 BAFTA Student Award in the Documentary category. Their film, “Where We Once Roamed,” was one of three finalists in the category and the only U.S. entry in the category.
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts has secured the No. 4 spot in THE WRAP’s Top 50 film schools rankings. This is the college’s fifth year in a row at No. 4, a position it also holds in The Hollywood Reporter’s national rankings.
The 51st Student Academy Awards were handed out in London, with three Olympic-style medal placements announced in the shorts categories of animations, live-action and documentary. Dodge alum Aaron Johnson ’24, received the Silver Award for his documentary short “The 17 Percent.”
At The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment breakfast on Dec. 7, three incoming Chapman students were presented with fully supported scholarships thanks to the contributions of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation; The National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada; and CAA’s Bryan Lourd and his daughter, Billie Lourd, in honor of Carrie Fisher.
Congratulations to Chapman University’s own National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team, which is headed to Nashville, Tennessee this summer to compete at the final stage of the competition! The National Student Advertising Competition is the country’s premier college advertising competition that provides more than 2,000 college students the real-world experience of creating a strategic advertising,
Watch the Film When an unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons, they wage a near impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. Filmed over seven years with extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people, BELLY OF THE BEAST exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California
My name is Trisha Duncan, née Vo. I graduated from Chapman in 2011 with a BFA in Television and Broadcast Journalism. While in school, I applied for internships and got accepted for a position in show development at DreamWorks Animation in 2010. Grateful to have been given this opportunity, I made the most of it
We are excited to introduce a new award, the Lauren Kacura ’09 Spirit Award! The award was generously donated to Dodge College by the Kacura family to honor Lauren Kacura’s years at Dodge College. Not only was Lauren a dedicated student, front office worker and admissions tour guide, but she was a committed staff member
We are excited to announce the award winners of the Women in Focus Awards! These awards will offset thesis production funds for the 2020-2021 school year. Although we are unable to celebrate together during the Women in Focus event, we are excited to honor the recipients virtually! To see other upcoming awards for the 2020-2021