Kudos and Awards
March 19, 2015
Did your team win an award or do you have any other exciting accomplishments to share? Let us know so we can share the good news. Just email Hallie with the update.
Melissa (center) reporting on a surgery while on a medical mission in the rural province of Bắc Kạn, Vietnam.
Melissa Hoon
,
development writer
, was accepted to Dodge’s MFA documentary filmmaking program and will begin class in fall.
“I’ve always been passionate about truthful storytelling and its potential for positive social impact. I majored in journalism and began reporting on human rights abuses, which inspired me to branch into direct victim services as a peer counselor for survivors of sex trafficking. While working in both media and social services, I gained a deeper understanding of the expansive social impact film can have and its effectiveness in breaking through red tape, even if only planting seeds for change. This realization led me to apply to Dodge, and I couldn’t be more excited — it’s been my dream school for years!”
Also, Melissa teaches therapeutic journaling classes and her journaling program was featured in
LA YOGA
Magazine this month in an article on human trafficking and yoga therapy. Check out the article
here
.
Natalie volunteering in Cancun, Mexico last November with the nonprofit, Serving God’s Kids.
Natalie Deshotels
,
assistant director of the Chapman Fund
, was accepted to the M.A. in leadership development (MLD) program in College of Educational Studies and will begin class in fall.
“My active involvement in community organizations has given me the opportunity to get out into the community, speak on my passions, and be proud of what I stand for. I hope to identify and develop relationships with international and local NGOs or educational platforms to oversee the implementation of human resources policies, procedures and practices. The MLD will help make my dream a reality in leading by example and/or advocating for those that can’t speak for themselves. I can’t believe it, I get to be a REAL Panther! Woohoo!”
Strategic Marketing Engagement
raked in the awards at the 2014 Collegiate Advertising Award Competition and the CASE VII Awards of Excellence:
2014 Collegiate Advertising Award Competition
MBA Recruitment Collateral,
Gold
, pocket folder category
2014 Commencement Bulletin,
Gold
, catalog category
School of Pharmacy Collateral,
Silver
, recruitment category
Chapman Magazine
– ”Chapman Now” Summer 2014,
Bronze
, magazine publication – single category
Chapman Magazine
,
Gold
, magazine publication – series category
“Happenings” Blog,
Gold
, blogs category
A Year in the Life at Chapman University (Panther Productions),
Gold
, T.V./video advertising/PSA – single category
David May and Dawn Bonker show off their CASE District VII awards
CASE VII Awards of Excellence 2015
chapman.edu,
Gold
, Digital Communications – Websites – Complete Institutional Websites
Chapman Magazine
,
Silver
, Magazines – General Interest Magazines – Circulation: 30,000 – 74,999
“Happenings Blog,”
Silver
, Publications – Internal Audience Publications – Digital Internal Audience Publications