“I feel in many ways I have received the most wonderful and interesting gift in the second half of my life by becoming an artist. Art allows me to experience the ability to connect deep inside myself and gives me a very satisfying sense of independence.” Culture and art combine. There is no doubt
As I write this blog I am all-at-once happy and misty-eyed at the thought of the upcoming commencement. It brings happy memories of a hopeful time, full of promise. Much like a wedding, graduation symbolizes the beginning of the rest of your life. However, I must admit I did not realize this at the time.
It’s that time of the year again! Don’t forget to mark your calendars and save the date for this year’s 3rd Annual Chapman University Survivor Symposium! Every 21 seconds someone suffers from a brain injury. In the coming year, 1.7 million Americans will suffer the devastation of a brain injury. That figure is larger than the newly diagnosed cases
On Friday, March 22nd, Dean Don Cardinal was Principal for the Day at Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School in Santa Ana. His “duties” included a morning meeting with the Principal, Eleanor Rodriquez, intercom announcements, a budget meeting, classroom visitations and recess duty. The event concluded with a luncheon where board members, Superintendent, Thelma Melendez
The reluctant leader We all take notice when a long, silent pause follows the big question, “What is Leadership?” The vastness of this question weighs heavily on us and we shy away from answering. The beauty of this question is leadership looks like many different things to different people. The round table discussion, “Developing the
Saturday, February 23rd was a beautiful day at Chapman to be a Panther! Orange High School joined with the College of Educational Studies LEAD program for an enlightening and successful “Going Bananas for Leadership” Conference. 75 student leaders recommended by the OHS faculty enthusiastically arrived in their best jungle themed attire for a day planned
Bookseller, barber and ‘genius’ Rueben Martinez finds new partner Los Angeles Times; October 29, 2012 By Hector Tobar Rueben Martinez was a steelworker first, and then a barber, before he became the book maven he is today. Raised in Arizona, and later employed at the long-gone Bethlehem Steel plant in Maywood, he later opened up a
Chapman partners with barber-librarian By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher Orange County Register; Published October 27, 2012 Santa Ana barber-turned-community activist Ruebén Martínez has partnered with Chapman University to open Librería Martínez de Chapman University at Broadway and Third Street. The bookstore was previously named the Librería Martínez and Art Center, which
At the start of my PhD journey I heard the phrase “steward of the discipline.” At first these words did not mean a great deal; I considered it PhD mumbo-jumbo. As the semester moved and as the years edged forward, the phrase has become a weight of responsibility. It is a commitment to improving our
What would it take to close the Latino achievement gap? That’s the question that a powerful, passionate group of teachers, administrators, authors, politicians and entrepreneurs and students asked at an invigorating all-day summit at Chapman University on Friday, September 14, aptly called the Closing the Latino Achievement Gap Summit, or CLAGS. This was the 4