UA Gets Spooky with Halloween Festivities
From wicked costume and pumpkin carving contests to a big, bountiful bash, University Advancement sure knows how to stir up some fun and fright! Creativity did not fall even a candy corn short as UA won Best Chapman Theme, and our fearless leader, Sheryl Bourgeois, won Most Original Costume, in the costume contest on this day of
Homecoming Recap
Rumor has it that the 2015 Chapman Family Homecoming Celebration was one of our best homecoming weekends to date! From nearly overflowing reunion parties, to engaging parent events like faculty masters classes, to a new-friends-old-friends mixing of students and alumni of all ages, it’s easy to see why this weekend was such a blast.
Seen and Heard Around UA
Kudos to David Moore , director of planned giving, for giving a group a new team members a tour of campus in our 6-seat cart. As you may know, David is a veritable encyclopedia of Chapman knowledge. Pictured: Judi Chimits , assistant to the AVP, development; David Moore , director of planned giving
Welcome to the Team!
Join me in welcoming the newest members of our UA team! If you started recently and we didn’t interview you for this edition, please email Hallie Nicholson (manager, development communications) so we can be sure to include you next month. Chris Pagel Director of Institutional Support cpagel@chapman.edu (714) 516-4511 Hometown:
UA Culinary Corner: Thanksgiving Edition
Food, glorious food! The season of excessive eating has officially begun. Read on for a few recipe ideas for your Thanksgiving feast. THE Cranberries Courtesy of Judi Chimits, assistant to the AVP, development Servings: 5 cups of relish Prep time: 15 minutes plus 1 – 3 days chilling time Ingredients 3 cups sugar 1½ cups water 6
Singing, dancing and raising money for scholarships
If you step inside the enormous tent on the Bert C. Williams Mall (the lawn in front of Memorial Hall) this weekend, you might forget you’re on the Chapman campus and not in an opulent ballroom or a five-star restaurant. Alex Popescu , (manager, Chapman Fund) likened it to stepping through the wardrobe
Upcoming Events and Volunteer Opportunities
Winterfest Wednesday, November 18, 2015 5:30 p.m. Attallah Piazza Department stores might declare the beginning of the holiday season in September, but at Chapman University, Winterfest officially kicks off of the season! Join the Chapman Family for this annual free community event featuring live performances of seasonal music by Chapman student ensembles
November Birthdays
Happy Birthday to our November UA babies! Andy Anderson Web Coordinator November 11 Kim Greenhall Director, Chapman Fund November 19 What were you doing twenty years ago: “20 years ago, (I was 32) I was working as a marketing director in the Bay Area. I had four
The UA Beach Bash: A Retrospective
It was a blazing hot day on Friday, August 21 but that didn’t stop us from partying like it’s mid-to-late 2015 at the UA End of Summer Beach Bash. It was easy to stay cool, in fact, because lurking around every corner was a colleague waiting to launch a very refreshing (and surprising) water gun attack. No one was more
UA Culinary Corner: The Best Darned Carrot Cake
With the holidays approaching, indulgence is awaiting! Treat your family and friends to “The Best Darned Carrot Cake” they’ll ever have! Shout out to Sheryl for sharing her sweet secrets for her special birthday month! Sheryl A. Bourgeois Executive Vice President, University Advancement The Best Darned Carrot Cake 1 box classic yellow