The Leatherby Libraries is excited to welcome new students this spring semester! Throughout Spring Orientation 2018 students learned more about upcoming library events, explored library resources, and joined us for an afternoon tour. At the Resource Fair, students and parents stopped by the library table to learn about events and opportunities such as our Annual
Are you ready for Interstices 2018? The library is! This year’s panel event presented by Wilkinson College, Beyond Human: Emotion and AI, will take place on Tuesday, February 13 at 7 p.m. and will explore how we are coming to terms with AI, the possibilities of this technology, how humans are being changed by the presence
We’re often told that we “cannot judge a book by its cover”, but that’s not always true. Especially not when it comes to the elaborate book jackets created by Professor Rachelle W. Chuang’s graphic design students. These students participated in a rigorous process to research, redesign, and physically produce two conceptually different book jackets for
In collaboration with Wilkinson College’s Interdisciplinary Series, Interstices 2018: Beyond Human, the Leatherby Libraries invites you to participate in a book club on The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg. Join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of this novel by discussing the work of these seminal science fiction writers to examine
Chapman University’s Student Research Day (CUSRD) is a semiannual event celebrating the scope and depth of scholarly research and creative activity conducted by Chapman undergraduate and graduate students. This semester’s research fair, held in Sandhu Conference Center on Wednesday, December 6th, featured a wide range of research subjects, from art and music to biological science and
Thanks to the Sikhlens Foundation, the Leatherby Libraries is proud to host the landmark photography exhibition, Sikh: Turban and Identity by Amit and Naroop. Currently on view until January 15, 2018 in the Doy and Dee Henley Reading Room on the second floor of the Leatherby Libraries. British photographers Amit and Naroop partnered with The Sikh Coalition
On Friday, November 10, guests of Music at the Malloy enjoyed a lunchtime performance by Chapman University guitar students from Professor Jeff Cogan’s studio. Student performers included Steven Gudino, Kyle Marshall, Kevin Chung, Jason MacMillan, Sebastian Ortiz, Ryan Hommel, Dylan Kanner, John Ligon, Ethan Shanklin, Charles Partida, and Sara Maravilla. Classical guitar works by Manuel Ponce, Darius
Last Tuesday, October 31, the Chapman community had the chance to meet our newest librarian, Health Sciences Librarian Ivan Portillo. The event, hosted by the Leatherby Libraries at the Rinker Health Science Campus, featured an introduction by Dean Charlene Baldwin which included a report on the “library of the future and the future of the
On Saturday, October 14, 2017, Orange County celebrated Fiesta Mendez, a day-long celebration of equality and freedom. Among a number of events, Fiesta Mendez hosted a screening of the episode “Manzanar” from Huell Howser’s television show, California’s Gold. The screening was followed by a discussion about the relationship between Japanese American incarceration and the landmark Orange
The Leatherby Libraries had a blast participating in this year’s Homecoming Celebration, and would like to thank everyone that visited Chapman University and attended our many events. Let’s take a look at what we hosted this year: At a special luncheon for the 50 Year Club, Chapman alumni were able to visit a curated case dedicated