In recognition of academic excellence, we are proud to announce the Attallah College Dean’s List at Chapman University for the Fall 2022 semester. The requirement for joining this select group of students is a grade point average of 3.6 – 3.799 in at least 12 credits of in-residence coursework taken for a letter grade (students
Chapman is honored to have been involved with the annual California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) conference. Attallah College of Educational Studies was represented in 13 total activities. Dr. Brianna Meshke McLay, an Attallah College Ed.S. and Ph.D. alum, was presented the Michael Goodman award at the CASP convention for research associated with her dissertation,
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
Dr. Amy Ardell and Dr. Meghan Cosier led a travel course to Greece in Summer 2022 for Chapman Teacher Education students and provided this description and photos. During their June 2022 summer travel course, Attallah College teacher education graduate program candidates traveled to Greece. While there, they met with teachers, administrators, and leadership at the
Rachel Wiegand, MA ’22, from the Education Specialist in School Psychology program is the recipient of Chapman University’s 2022 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award in the master’s category. The Doti Award is the highest honor for graduate students at Chapman University. The award is given to a graduating master’s and doctoral student for
As the culmination of a comprehensive 10-week writing program, Chapman University and Santiago Charter Middle School (in Orange Unified School District) cohosted a virtual publishing party in November 2021 to celebrate the final writing pieces, collaboration, and hard work of the college mentors and middle school mentees. Featuring 21 seventh and eighth grade students and
Chapman University’s Mental Wellth Project has added new online toolkits and materials to its Mental Health in Schools resource hub. The Mental Wellth Project website includes free, downloadable mental health resources for parents, educators, and school-age kids developed by Chapman School Counseling and School Psychology (CSP) graduate students. Recent additions to the site this year
In an effort to attract new teachers to the education field, the state of California has made changes to special education teaching credentials and eased testing requirements, opening up more ways to satisfy program admission requirements. Paid internships (in lieu of unpaid student teaching) and new sources of state and federal grants are also making
With the shortage of teachers in California, especially in special education, mathematics, and science, there’s never been a better time to consider a career in education. As a teacher, you can give back to your community and make a difference in the lives of children. Whether you’re exploring a possible career in teaching or are
Four students in Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies have been awarded the Orange County Community Foundation’s Margaret E. Oser Scholarship: Laura Ceja, Aidee Guerrero, Genesis Hernandez, and Angalina Maldonado. The Chapman students, who are undergraduates majoring in Integrated Educational Studies (IES), were awarded four of the eight total 2021 Oser Scholarships. Each of