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Struppa Standards by Susanna Branch, 1st Vice President

September 15, 2025 by Susanna Branch | Uncategorized

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

Town & Gown Legacy Circle Endowment? What's That?

March 24, 2025 by Lindsey Jacobs | Uncategorized

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

Gown Talk: Frank Frisch, Ph.D. Professor, Applied Human Physiology

March 24, 2025 by Mary Silzel | Uncategorized

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

Chapman History: Detours! Twenty Years Ago By Charlene Baldwin, Dean and Librarian Emerita

January 16, 2025 by Charlene Baldwin | Uncategorized

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

Meet Margaret Moodian Member Spotlight

September 18, 2024 by Mary Silzel | Uncategorized

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

Gown Talk: Stephanie Takaragawa, PhD Associate Dean of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

September 18, 2024 by William L. Cumiford | Uncategorized

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

Town & Gown Legacy Circle: Foundation for the Future

September 18, 2024 by Li | Uncategorized

Town & Gown Legacy Circle: Foundation for the Future by Lindsey Jacobs ’09 (MA ’18) Associate Director, Legacy Planning Legacies Fulfilled Isn’t it exciting that Town & Gown is able offer larger scholarships this year? Thanks to the growth of the endowment and the generosity of T&G members – your generosity – , the Town

Meet Dr. Mihaela Vajiac Faculty Senate President

March 29, 2024 by Dr. Mihaela Vajiac | Uncategorized

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

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