In 1978, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to volunteer as an athletic trainer for the United States Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. My three week visit included rooming with another certified athletic trainer. He happened to be Monte Smith from then, Chapman College. I recall vividly seeing him drive up in his
Chapman is a place that brings people together. On December 2nd I had the honor of attending an informal dinner that encouraged cross-cultural collaboration with a group of teachers from Ensenada, Mexico. While the event was meant to provide us with the opportunity to dialogue about potential educational projects and research with this group of
The CES is happy to announce that two of our faculty have been selected as Fulbright Specialists for the upcoming year. These prestigious awards will allow them to continue their work in the fields of disability studies and school psychology. Susan Gabel, Ph.D., Professor and the new Director of the Ph.D. in Education and internationally
Associate Professor Anaida Colón-Muñiz, Ed.D has been selected for the 2012 Carter Goodwin Woodson Service Award through the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME). On Friday, November 30, 2012 at the association’s President’s Banquet, Dr. Colón-Muñiz in Philadelphia, PA, will be recognized for her lifelong contributions to the field of multicultural education by
Offering degrees as an educational specialist in school psychology and a pupil personnel service credential in school psychology and being approved for national accreditation by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) just wasn’t enough for the ambitious faculty of the School Psychology program within the CES. Last year, they added a new emphasis in Professional Clinical
This week we wanted to share a letter from two of our Doctoral students, Susan Grasse and Cheri Whitehead, to our Dean, Don Cardinal, regarding a recent event at the Santa Ana High School where they teach. They took a moment to share their admiration for the community leader, Ruebén Martinez, the CES Presidential Fellow
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
Associate Professor Roxanne Greitz Miller , Ed.D. and Donna Ford Attallah Endowed Professor in Teacher Education returns from sabbatical for 2012-2013 academic year. Miller who began her career as a secondary education science teacher spent last year on sabbatical as a Professor in Residence at a Title I Middle School. In her words, “she
The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association ( NSSLHA ) Chapter Honors are awarded to NSSLHA chapters that demonstrates significant combination of: an awareness of student issues and concerns, outreach to the community, educational opportunities, and social and fund-raising activities promoting both the professions and national NSSLHA. Gold level recognition is awarded to chapters who meet