2011 Archive - The Voice of Wilkinson

Students discuss their involvement with the Shiwilu Project

April 26, 2011 by Laura Silva | News

Check out this video of Chapman undergraduate students discussing their involvement with the Shiwilu Project, specifically in the elaboration of a trilingual (Shiwilu-Spanish-English) dictionary. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWrUeUREyxU] As part of the SPAN 396 course (Fall 2010), taught by Dr. Pilar Valenzuela, Associate Professor of Department of Languages, students worked on Spanish and English versions and learned about linguistic diversity, differences in worldview and

Wilkinson Student wins Fulbright Scholarship to further jazz-era research

April 26, 2011 by Laura Silva | Awards/Scholarships

Ada “Bricktop” Smith made a cameo appearance in a Woody Allen movie, helped American jazz leap across the Atlantic to find a second home in 1920s Paris and was a legendary doyenne of French café society. But little has been written about Smith, an African American woman who defied the social, cultural and economic conventions

Wilkinson student wins prestigious Truman Scholarship

April 26, 2011 by Laura Silva | News

Hawaiian-born Chelsea Takahashi ’12 says growing up healthy and happy in one of the most beautiful places in the world made her think about others who don’t have such good fortune. So she chose a double major in environmental science policy and political science and started thinking about a career in agricultural development. Read more

BFA Studio Show, April 25-29

April 26, 2011 by Laura Silva | Art

You are invited to the BFA Studio Show, Stendhal Syndrome: A Psychosomatic Experience in the Guggenheim Galllery, April 25-29. Artists include: Courntey Geiser, Genelle Geli, Jenna Nakasu, Andy Macasil, Kristen Rini and Meaghan Tucker. Gallery Hours are Monday – Friday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Dr. Marilyn Harran to speak at “Our Survivors: Their Lives and Legacies” on May 1

April 25, 2011 by Laura Silva | News

Sixty years ago this month, Israel’s Knesset established Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, to be the 27th of Nissan. And while commemorations around the world honor the survivors of one of the largest genocides in world history every year, this year, as the number of survivors dwindles, it is more important than ever to

Italian students meet famous Italian writer Erri DeLuca

April 19, 2011 by Laura Silva | Lang

Italian students pose with famous Italian writer, Erri DeLuca Italian students were very excited to have the opportunity to attend a special Q&A; session with Italy’s most famous contemporary writer, Erri DeLuca on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. While visiting with students, Mr. DeLuca read a passage from one of his best known novels, God’s Mountain.

John Fowles Series, Giuseppe Conte, April 25

April 18, 2011 by Laura Silva | News

The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing promotes and advances the discipline of creative writing in all its aspects: fiction, poetry, drama, creative nonfiction and screenwriting. For fourteen years the center has invited international writers to Chapman as: Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, Salman Rushdie, Maxine Hong Kingston among others. This year’s 2011 literary series is devoted to

Giuseppe Conte at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Apr. 26

April 14, 2011 by Laura Silva | Events

The Istituto Italiano Di Cultura in Los Angeles presents Giuseppe Conte, in a conversation with Chapman Professor Robert Buranello, on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Giuseppe Conte contributes to several Italian newspapers and magazines and lectures at universities around the world. One of the best regarded Italian poets since the Seventies, Conte’s collections of poetry include

An afternoon of Italian Poetry, May 1

April 14, 2011 by Laura Silva | English

The Orange County Italian Cultural Association (http://www.ocica.org/) invites you to the VICOLO DEI POETI, an afternoon of Italian Poetry on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 4 p.m. in the Francoli Gourmet Restaurant in the city of Orange. Eight students from Chapman Associate Professor Dr. Robert Buranello’s ITAL343 course have submitted their poetry and will find

Wilkinson College Facebook

April 13, 2011 by Laura Silva | News

So many exciting things are happening within Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Be sure to check out the Wilkinson College Facebook to find out more and “like” us! We just added some photos from the 2011 PAT Regional Conference!