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During Daniele Struppa’s nineteen years of leadership at Chapman, first as Provost/Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer for ten years, then as University President for nine years, many of us have had the privilege of working directly with him. Now that Daniele’s achievements at Chapman are being recounted as a whole, there is plenty of shared

R.O.I. There has been a lot of talk recently about ROI and its role in higher education.  I have prepared this article to de-mystify ROI and to connect this concept to the values that members of Town & Gown place in our mission to provide scholarships to deserving students at Chapman University. ROI means Return

At Chapman University Town & Gown, we are proud to be growing our community outreach efforts and sharing the incredible work happening both on and off campus. We were thrilled to have our recent Lunch at the Forum featured in the Foothills Sentry—a wonderful step toward increasing visibility in the greater community. Our luncheons continue

If you’ve been plugged into Chapman for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard about endowments. But what is an endowment and how does it work? And what do endowments have to do with T&G? How It Works An endowment at Chapman is a permanent fund, established with a minimum of $50,000. Rather than awarding

I was an assistant professor at Cal State, Fullerton for two years, and was presenting at a conference in San Jose when I was approached to apply for a job at Chapman. I responded by asking “Where is Chapman College?” I never thought I would be at Chapman more than a couple of years. But

First published in Grey Panther, the official newsletter of the Retired and Emeriti Faculty Association of Chapman University Detours!  The orientation assistants for the freshman class in 2003 chose “Detours” for their theme.  Why?  Because for their next year, the center of campus was fenced off to finalize the most sweeping and ambitious building project

In high school, Margaret’s mom hired a company to search for small colleges for her to attend, and they suggested applying to Chapman University. After visiting the campus, a deep love for it quickly developed, especially for Watson’s in Old Towne Orange. The early part of her career was spent in the corporate world, working

Q: “Dr. Takaragawa, please give us an idea of your role as a Wilkinson College Associate Dean, especially how you and other leaders in the college were inspired to launch the “Engaging The World” themes in addressing an array of vital contemporary social issues, including DEI, health equity, environmental justice , race, and gender and

Dr. Mihaela Vajiac Professor, Program Director for the Faculty of Mathematics Faculty Senate President  I have known I wanted to be a mathematician, a geometer actually, from the very first moment I saw Euler’s Nine Point Circle and Euler’s line. Not only do all heights in the triangle intersect in one point, all medians in