Kudos and Awards – May 2015

May 4, 2015

Kudos to the
Panther Productions
team who hosted 45 students from The Wooden Floor for a career night in the Doetkott Studio. Students ranged in age from 12-17. They were especially impressed with the work of
Gerald Carter
,
production coordinator
, and
Patrick Garcia
,
digital art and animation specialist
. They were also joined that night by alumnus and former Panther Productions team member
Jeff Cole
.

Jessica Price
,
alumni engagement manager
, planned and put on a record-breaking alumni event for Greek Skit. The
Alumni Bottomless Mimosa Brunch
drew a crowd of 176 people and giving related to this event increased 125% this year!

Kudos to
Michelle Leslie
,
interactive marketing specialist
, for providing excellent Chapman Family service to alumnus Ryan Murray, whose Chapman diploma was destroyed in a structure fire. After Ryan posted about the incident on Instagram and Twitter, Michelle reached out to the Office of the Registrar and asked if they would send Ryan a replacement diploma, free of charge. They agreed and Ryan was thrilled!

Kudos to
Mahri Barnes
,
parent engagement coordinator
, for organizing the schedule of more than 30
Welcome Receptions
across the country this summer. The process was smooth and Mahri got the job done earlier than it’s ever been done.

Congrats to
Panther Productions
for creating a
Star Wars Day viral video for Chapman’s Facebook page
! The video earned approximately 100,000 views in one day, and was
mentioned in the OC Register
. Kudos to
Patrick Garcia,
digital art and animation specialist
,
Gerald Carter
,
production coordinator
, and the entire
Panther Productions
team, and another special thanks to
Michelle Leslie
for her ongoing management of Chapman’s Facebook page which just surpassed
20,000 likes
(
milestone video also created by Panther Productions
)!

Melissa Lewis
, a student assistant with the Strategic Engagement and Development (SED) team, was recognized as the Chapman University Student Employee of the Year.

The
SED team
celebrated their student workers in honor of National Student Employee Appreciation Week in April. The team invited them to join The celebration included had student assistants from SED, the alumni house, Chapman Fund, Alumni Discovery Initiative and Phonathon.