Students Help City of Orange Promote Sustainability Practices
Schmid College students prepared a sustainability plan that will help the city reduce greenhouse emissions.
Catalyst for Creativity: How Chemistry Inspired a Unique Choreography Kurt Horney ’24 combines his passions for science and dance
In the realm of science courses, Organic Chemistry has a reputation: Daunting. Technical. Stressful. It’s not typically known for inspiring performance art. But for Kurt Horney ’24, two semesters of organic chemistry sparked a creative idea: what would these lectures look like in the form of dance? Horney is a Dance and Biochemistry and Molecular
Science in the Community: TriBeta Hosts Local Youth For a Science-Packed Saturday
“It is all too easy for us to overlook our blessings and not appreciate the value of higher education. Our mission is to demonstrate the boundless possibilities within higher education.” On Saturday, October 21, Chapman’s chapter of Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) partnered up with course SCI 320/420, “STEM in Action: The Development of STEM Pedagogies
Chapman’s Beta Beta Beta Honor Society Hosts the Higher Ground Youth and Family Center
On Saturday, April 15th, the Chapman University chapter of Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) Biology Honor Society partnered with the Grand Challenge Initiative SCI 320 course to host the Higher Ground Youth and Family Center, an organization that provides support and resources to youth and families in need. During the event, TriBeta students gave information on
Simon Scholar Mentors High School Students in Simon STEM Program Student Spotlight: Kevin Alvarado '23
Students from Orange High School (OHS) are frequent visitors at Chapman, taking tours and hanging out in Starbucks. But Chapman’s relationship with OHS is more than that of friendly neighbors. The Simon STEM program is a six-year process that begins during a student’s junior year while attending OHS and continues through four more years at
Service-Based Learning Course Introduces STEM to Local “At-Risk” Children Chapman Students teach STEM topics to youth at Higher Ground Youth and Family Services
Last year, Schmid College started a service-based learning course called STEM in Action in partnership with a local non-profit, Higher Ground Youth and Family Services, in Anaheim. This course allows Chapman students to lead STEM-focused activities to get elementary and middle school children excited about science. Typically the students would work with the children at
Learning to Lead during a Pandemic Student Spotlight: Izze Billet '21 shares about her CHOC internship this past summer
We are continuing our blog series featuring students who worked or had internships in their field this past summer! This week, we spoke with Izze Billet (’21), a biological sciences who worked at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). Izze shared her leadership experiences and the transition the program had to make during the
Call to Action for Racial Justice in STEM By Goldwater Scholar Edena Khoshaba '21
As the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others cause nationwide anguish, millions of people have mobilized to fight for racial justice. I am glad to see that Chapman has issued statements and invited speakers and staff to address this movement and denounce continued violence against Black communities. However, while their
To The Incredible Schmid Faculty… A video from the Class of 2020 Graduates
Dear Schmid Faculty, When the final weeks of our last undergraduate semester moved online, many of us seniors were disheartened, not knowing when the next time we would see the Schmid faculty in-person. Although, yes, we see our current professors virtually every week, it is not the same. We cannot say hello to our freshman
Learning Through Harvest Dr. Atamian's Outreach Program teaches students in Orange High School special education class about agriculture
During the spring and summer 2019 Agriculture Outreach program provided hands-on farming experience to 8 Orange High School (OHS) students from the Special Education Department in the class of Mr. Damian Paez. Head of the Agriculture Outreach Program is Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Hagop Atamian, Ph.D. The goal of this program is to teach