On September 25, 2024, New York Times Bestselling Author Roxane Gay will visit Chapman University for “Roxane with One ‘N’… Featuring author Roxane Gay,” the 2024 Engaging the World keynote address and book signing event. The Engaging the World lecture series is an annual event hosted by the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social
Music at the Malloy is a biannual classical guitar showcase hosted by the Leatherby Libraries in the Malloy Performance Portico on the third floor. Twice a year, the Leatherby Libraries invite Chapman Students from Professor Daniel De Arakal’s guitar studio to perform classical guitar pieces that they have been working on throughout the semester. On
The Leatherby Libraries is thrilled to announce the 16th Annual Community of Readers (CoR) beginning on June 3, 2024, and ending on August 22, 2024. CoR is a summer reading program encouraging Chapman students, staff, faculty, and alums to explore the Leatherby Libraries catalog. The Leatherby Libraries created this program to promote reading across all genres
Calling all Chapman staff members, do you have an artistic side that you’d like to share with the Chapman community? If so, we invite you to apply to be featured in the Leatherby Libraries’ 8th Annual Staff Art Exhibit. Art must be submitted by Friday, May 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. The exhibit is open
As part of our Spring Exhibition Series, the Leatherby Libraries proudly welcomed Chapman alum Jeremiah McKibbins ’15 to showcase his remarkable photography exhibition, “Beyond the Visible Spectrum.” McKibbins curated a collection of infrared photographs of buildings around the Chapman University campus, providing a fresh and captivating new way to see the campus’ iconic locations. McKibbins’
On February 28, 2024, the Leatherby Libraries hosted the opening reception of the Acceptance photo exhibition curated by Chapman University lecturer Bernie Dickson. The profoundly moving exhibit offers a glimpse into the Dickson family’s journey through social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting its impact on her two autistic sons. Deprived of their usual support network, the family
On Friday, February 23, 2024, the Leatherby Libraries held its inaugural VR Showcase at the Rinker Campus to celebrate the launch of the newest resource addition to the Rinker Campus Library Services, 4 Meta Quest Pro Virtual Reality Headsets. Rinker faculty were invited to explore this cutting-edge technology firsthand, evaluating how the headsets could enhance, complement,
Calling all readers across campus! Faculty, staff, and students, are you interested in learning about and engaging with the perspectives of first-generation college students? Are you a first-generation student or graduate who would like to share your experiences with others? If so, you may be interested in a new campus-wide book club celebrating First-Gen Panthers
The Leatherby Libraries recently dedicated our newest group study room, the Loretta Sanchez ’82 Multi-Media Preview Room. This room is dedicated to the Honorable (Hon.) Loretta Sanchez ’82, a Chapman alumna, trustee, and university donor who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017. In 2017, Sanchez gave the Leatherby Libraries her congressional papers
Attention Rinker students and faculty, are you ready to jump into the world of virtual and augmented reality? If so, stop by the Rinker Campus Study Commons to check out one of the Leatherby Libraries’ brand-new Meta Quest Pro headsets. The Leatherby Libraries Health Sciences Librarians have added four Meta Quest Pro headsets to the