Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is excited to announce that Art Professor Lia Halloran has been awarded a NEA Art Works Grant for her project, “Your Body Is a Space That Sees.” The project is based on the research and creation of a body of artwork and a female-centric astronomical catalog that
The October 2015 CRASsH Report is here! This issue highlights a grant give to Dean Patrick Fuery, Dr. Ann Gordon, Dr. Kelli Fuery and Natalie Lawler from the European Union (EU) to develop Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) at Chapman University! Take a look at all the great things CRASsH and BURN has
By Riva Tukachinsky, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies) As a university professor, most of my work involves creating knowledge (conducting research about media effects) and dissimilating existing knowledge to my students in the classroom. However, I was poignantly aware that this knowledge could be used to benefit many others who do not have
Dean Patrick Fuery (Principal Investigator) ( WCAHSS ), Dr. Ann Gordon (WCAHSS), Dr. Kelli Fuery (Dodge College), and Natalie Lawler (University Art Curator) have been awarded a $200,000 grant from the European Union to develop Culture and Creative Industries (CCI) at Chapman University. The funds will be used to build a series of networks
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is hosting a WILD Book Club in honor of author Cheryl Strayed and her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir WILD: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. Strayed will be visting campus on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 to discuss her book as part of
Justin Walsh, Ph.D., associate professor of art history and archeology teaches a class called Poets, Philosophers and Citizens, Life in the Ancient Greek City – Art 347. It is more of an archeology class than an art history class. And this year, Walsh changed it up a little – rather a lot – by having
Congratulations to Dr. David Shafie ( Political Science ) for being selected for a 2015-16 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to Azerbaijan from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) . The FFSB is the presidentially appointed 12-member Board responsible for supervising the Fulbright Program worldwide and approving selection of all Fulbright recipients. The grant is
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (that’s our new name coming soon!) invites you to 2014-2015 Wrap Party, on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 3 p.m. in the Faculty Athenaeum. Together, let’s celebrate our new college name and this year’s faculty achievements! Refreshments will be served! Please RSVP today!
In recent years Wilkinson College has chosen one alumnus to honor with the distinguished Harmon Wilkinson Award. The award is granted on an annual basis, in honor of Wilkinson’s namesake Harmon Wilkinson. Harmon completed his baccalaureate study in 1935, double majoring in English and history. Over the years, in addition to being a Chapman student,
Dr. Jennifer Waldeck, associate professor of communication studies, was recently an invited speaker for the Race & Gender Project lecture series at William Paterson University, located in Wayne, New Jersey about 15 miles from Manhattan. On February 11, 2015 she led faculty and administrator participants in a one-day reflective workshop on women, power, and leadership. She shared