Did you know that Attallah College of Educational Studies’ teacher education program is the longest, continuously operating academic program at Chapman University? For more than 160 years, Chapman University has prepared teachers to serve their local communities. We are thrilled to share the individual stories of some of our alumni, who have dedicated their careers
After three years of travel course cancellations in the pandemic, Dr. Dawn Hunter and Dr. Whitney McIntyre Miller were thrilled to bring their “Leadership in International Contexts” class to Iceland! The program had the opportunity to spend a week amongst lush green hills, rushing waterfalls, and expansive glaciers, while also expanding their knowledge of peace
Samantha Barnes ’17 is currently pursuing a career in education through the Teach for America program. She is placed as a kindergarten teacher in Nashville, Tennessee, and has a classroom full of 20 five and six year olds, whom she adores. Samantha spoke with the Attallah College Undergraduate Student Newsletter about her exciting new job,
What is your educational background? I am very proud to be a first generation college student within the United States. One of the major reasons for this feeling is recognizing that my educational trajectory was only possible due to the determination and heart work of my mother. My parents immigrated to this country from Mexico
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
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
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
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
As the Spring semester drew to a close this year, the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity held its Spring Chapman University Student Research Day. The day was filled with poster presentations by junior researchers from all fields and a keynote presentation by Robert Akscyn, Founder and President of Knowledge Systems. Among the researchers