The corner of Glassell and Palm has been the hub of education in the City of Orange for more than 100 years. Chapman University’s Reeves Hall, one the first buildings constructed for Orange Union High School on the site in 1913, itself has been a cornerstone of education in Orange County since the beginning. At
The Attallah College of Educational Studies recently held its Fall 2017 Integrated Educational Studies (IES) Senior Symposium. The Senior Symposium is the capstone event where IES students present the results of a year-long effort involving coursework, research, and on-site investigations and fieldwork. Across two semester-long courses, students choose and investigate a topic of interest, learning
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark” — Victor Hugo What could be more heartwarming than a young child beaming with pride as she reads a book aloud to friends and family? Nearly a dozen young authors reading books they wrote themselves. At the Kathleen Muth Reading
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
The Attallah College of Educational Studies sent a multitude of students and faculty to the recent California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) Convention in Garden Grove held October 5-7, 2017. This year’s theme was equity. See below for a list of Attallah College presenters and workshop leaders: Chapman Ph.D. Student and EdS alum Joe Rubio
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
Photo provided by Dr. Golden from CEE. Pictured from left to right: Tim San Pedro of Ohio State University, Dr. Golden , Anne Elrod Whitney of Pennsylvania State University (moderator of the panel), Tonya Perry of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Jenell Igeleke Penn, doctoral student at Ohio State University. By Cala Gin
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
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
The College of Educational Studies is hosting 60 participants from the 42nd Annual California Association for Bilingual Education conference being at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel this year. Teachers and administrators will be on our campus on Saturday, April 1st for a half day institute to learn about the 1946/7 Mendez et al v. Westminster et al case,
Guest blog by Florencia Park and Dayna Sipila “Diversity is okay and loving the same sex is okay,” Elora Estes, a student from Yorba Academy of the Arts Middle School’s Journalism class, conclusively read at the second Yorba-Chapman Writing Publishing Party. Estes is one of a handful of Yorba students who voluntarily read their work