Guest blog by Dayna Siplia On the first weekend of April, the students of Mark Maier’s LEAD 414 class made their way to the Yokoji Zen Mountain Center for a class retreat. The weekend included sitting and walking meditations, leadership exercises and opportunities for self-reflection. For many students in the class, this easily became one
CES Dean Margaret Grogan was quoted in today’s Huffington Post article that ties the “Day Without a Woman” strike to education and the glass ceiling that female administrators face. Read it here: http://huff.to/2mkTqXo
On the rainy Friday morning of February 17, the College of Educational Studies co-sponsored a Peace Pole Installation Ceremony in front of Argyros Forum where more than 50 students, staff and faculty gathered to dedicate the new pole, the first on the Chapman campus. This peace pole in inscribed with eight languages that state,
CES Leadership Studies PhD student Beatriz Valencia appears in this “Women’s March Los Angeles – Why I march” video. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of women and men will march in more than 600 cities across the world for gender equality. It’s the 50th anniversary of the original March on Washington in 1967, and Beatriz
CES Dean Margaret Grogan has been named to the 2017 Edu-Scholar Public influence rankings for the sixth consecutive year. These rankings honor the 200 university-based education scholars in the U.S. who are doing the most to influence educational policy and practice. to learn more about the dean, read her bio here.
Six members of the Integrated Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (MACI) program traveled to Atlanta, GA November 17-20, 2016 to attend and present at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Teacher candidates Kate Markey, Glenda Vargas, Emily Miller, Sandra Loredo, Robert Moser and Victoria Hulett collaborated with
Chapman CES students work extensively with community schools to gain real-world teaching experience in the classroom. From observing teachers as soon as they begin their program, to student teaching themselves, CES is committed to providing practice-based learning within our community. Students enrolled in EDUC 541 recently partnered with Heninger Elementary in Santa Ana to work
Three CES graduate students traveled with their advisor to Atlanta, GA. for the International Leadership Association’s annual conference held November 2-5. The students competed in the International Leadership Association Student Case Study Competition where they were required to choose a social issue and discuss how leadership theories and practices can make an impact in addressing
College of Educational Studies Professor Michael Hass was honored with the California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) highest award during a reception in Newport Beach on October 28. The Sandra Goff Memorial Award is the organizations Lifetime Achievement Honor that recognizes career-long distinguished service to the profession of school psychology in California and beyond. “I
Professor Lilia Monzó, of the College of Educational Studies, hosted three key speakers of the International Marxist Humanist Organization (IMHO) in “Marx for Today,” a special session of her Freshman Foundations Course (FFC) Revolution and Education on October 20th. Speakers included Kevin Anderson from UC Santa Barbara, author of numerous Marxist texts, including Marx at
Dr. Suzanne SooHoo, professor in the School of Education, was honored with the inaugural Transformative Educator Award from the La Fetra College of Education at the University of La Verne on October 14, 2016 during their Homecoming Alumni Reception. SooHoo is the Endowed Hassinger Chair in Education and the co-director of the Paulo Freire Democratic
Guest Blog By Anat Herzog, CES PhD Candidate We don’t know his name, or his older sister’s, but it still moved us when he exclaimed “I love Dr. Seuss! Daddy can I take this one?” Our eyes giggled to one another as the boy clumsily pulled the Seuss work out of the book station we