In the early fall of 2015, internationally known Visual Sociologist, Dr. Eric Margolis visited Chapman University to give a public keynote lecture on the state of visual research. Dr. Margolis is an Associate Professor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University and is the past president of the International Visual
This year, four PhD students and assistant professor Whitney McIntyre Miller attended the International Leadership Association’s Global Conference in Barcelona, Spain. The students participated in the Annual Student Case Competition and were assigned a compelling case study about Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The Chapman team included Danny Bonilla, Maria Martinez, Geoffery Westropp, and
ORANGE, Calif., October 28, 2015 — Ruebén Martinez – noted reading advocate, Latino education activist and Chapman University Presidential Fellow – will speak to students and their families at Central Union High School and Wilson Junior High School in El Centro on the topic “Parents, Listen to Your Children About College.” He will encourage students
Associate Dean of College of Educational Studies, Kimberly White Smith was nominated and selected as a member of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Meetings and Professional Development Committee. AACTE is a national alliance of educator preparation programs dedicated to high-quality, evidence-based preparation that assures educators are ready to teach
In an evening filled with tears, laughter, hard questions and easy friendship, Erin Gruwell touched the hearts and stretched the minds of Chapman students. Gruwell, the educator whose story was the basis for The Freedom Writers feature film in 2007, met with 40 students from a leadership course in a round of
The appointment of Professor Peter McLaren as Honorary Director of the Center for Critical Pedagogy Research, Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China was hailed by Chinese educational officials as a major historical event. The appointment ceremony took place at the First International Conference in Critical Pedagogy at Northeast Normal University where guest speakers included Dr.
On the eve of Wondercon at the nearby Anaheim Convention Center, the Paulo Freire Democratic Project, in conjunction with the College of Educational Studies, Graduate Studies and Leatherby Libraries, hosted “The Salon,” an evening of conversation on the topic, “Comics as Social Change.” Doctoral student Chandra Jenkins opened the evening asking: What is a comic
On Saturday, March 21 st , the College of Educational Studies hosted the renowned author, Victor Villaseñor at LMdeCU its Downtown Santa Ana bookstore. The full house event brought in old and young, students and community members, as well as local authors and artists who wanted to listen to the empowering words of this
On January 10, 2015 the Chapman University Consortium on Patient-Related Outcomes in Athletic Training (PRO-AT) hosted a renowned researcher and electronic medical record (EMR) developer Dr. Cailee Welch from Arizona School of Health Sciences. The purpose of the professional development workshop was to facilitate the use of the EMR in the clinical settings
Chapman University Ph.D. Students Maryann Krikorian, Kevin Stockbridge, Charlotte Achieng-Evensen were accompanied by Dr. Suzanne SooHoo to Honolulu in order to attend and present at the Hawaiian International Educators Conference (HICE). The goal was to encounter and engage with both National and International scholars.