On December 4th, the Be KYnd to Your Heart Foundation hosted a free heart screening for the Chapman community to volunteer and receive a free scan! The mission of the Be KYnd to Your Heart Foundation is to spread awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), a heart condition that remains undetectable in many yearly physicals
We are excited to introduce our Fall 2021 Schmid College Peer Advisors! Peer Advisors work closely with Program Directors, and together they provide discipline-specific guidance as you progress towards your graduation and career goals. Peer advisors are fellow students who have the training and experience to help you navigate the following academic advising functions: 4-year
Happy International Education Week! Students at Chapman have the opportunity to study abroad through the Center for Global Education, where they are paired with programs that fit their academic and personal interests. This week, we are highlighting STEM students who have studied abroad as a way to enhance their global perspective. Morgan Grimes is studying
Exploring castles in Prague, studying the rainforest in Costa Rica, or visiting ancient temples in Japan – these adventures and more await our students who go abroad during their time at Chapman. With the help of the Center for Global Education, STEM students can plan their study abroad experience to fit in with their rigorous
Conducting and presenting research is a major part of undergraduate life in Schmid, and although the majority of 2020 was conducted in a virtual capacity our students have still found ways to share their research. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology sophomores Aubrey Emmi and Delilah Schuerman presented their work at the virtual Center for Undergraduate Excellence
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
Last week, the Center for Undergraduate Excellence hosted the annual Student Scholar Symposium. Although this year’s symposium was virtual, more than 40 Schmid students from a variety of disciplines still participated to present their research to the Chapman community. We are so proud of all the work our Schmid students have done and can’t wait
This week we are featuring Emma Kocik, who is currently pursuing her B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Environmental Science. This summer, she worked as a laboratory assistant at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project! She talked with us about her experiences in the lab and how it gave her insight into her
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
We are continuing our student spotlight series this week with Michelina Nardone! Michelina is a senior biological sciences major with a minor in Nutrition. She is originally from Seattle, Washington. This past summer, Michelina was a COPE Health Scholar at St. Joseph’s hospital. Q&A with Michelina: Schmid College: Tell us about your experience as a