Samantha Barnes ’17 is currently pursuing a career in education through the Teach for America program. She is placed as a kindergarten teacher in Nashville, Tennessee, and has a classroom full of 20 five and six year olds, whom she adores. Samantha spoke with the Attallah College Undergraduate Student Newsletter about her exciting new job,
Chapman University’s Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies has launched their inaugural ePrize, or “education Prize,” to foster collaboration among local districts and charter schools around innovations that improve educational outcomes for underserved students in Orange County. The college received four different proposals from multiple district and charter schools
What is your educational background? I am very proud to be a first generation college student within the United States. One of the major reasons for this feeling is recognizing that my educational trajectory was only possible due to the determination and heart work of my mother. My parents immigrated to this country from Mexico
Dr. Quaylan Allen working with a student from Higher Ground By Cala Gin “The whole city becomes your classroom,” shared Dr. Quaylan Allen, Assistant Professor of Integrated Educational Studies, as he described the impact of the new IES experimental course entitled “IES 206: Schools in Society at Higher Ground.” The class was launched this semester
Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Attallah Undergraduate Student Leadership Council. The Attallah Undergraduate Student Leadership Council is a select group of undergraduate students who serve as leaders and ambassadors for the Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies. The purpose of the Attallah Undergraduate Student Leadership Council
Attallah College of Educational Studies donors, students, faculty, staff and friends gathered for the Second Annual Scholarship and Endowed Fellowship Lunch on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 on the Chapman University campus. Undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. scholarship recipients were recognized and were able to meet the donors who made their scholarship or fellowship possible. A short
An Attallah College lecturer and student teamed up to present at the recent National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) conference in Newport Beach. Chapman University students presenting at conferences may be commonplace, but this presentation was special for several reasons. Integrated Educational Studies senior Madison Spiegel had never presented at a conference before. She had
The College of Educational Studies Operations Administrator, Kathy Arballo, has been named the recipient of the “Barbara Mulch Excellence in Academic Service Award,” an honor the faculty bestow on a Chapman staff member in recognition of outstanding service to Chapman faculty. The CES faculty wrote a letter of nomination on her behalf, highlighting her “sterling
College of Educational Studies staff, faculty, students, friends and family gathered Friday evening May 12 to celebrate the accomplishments of IES graduating seniors. The annual awards ceremony was held one week before the students cross the stage to receive their diplomas. As all of our graduating seniors are well aware, the IES major has five
Guest blog by Cala Gin and Florencia Park On April 1-2, 2017, Chapman University’s College of Educational Studies hosted its 2nd Annual Education and Ethnic Studies Summit. The two-day summit featured 5 keynote speakers and over 50 panel sessions and presentations on the role and development of Ethnic Studies in promoting education, empowerment, and