Each academic year, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences presents an award to faculty in areas of research and teaching at the Commencement ceremonies in May. We are excited to announce this year’s winners below. They will each be presented with their awards on Saturday, May 24, 2014. Excellence in Research and Creative Activities
On Thursday, May 1, 2014, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences hosted the 2014 Kugelman Award Ceremony. Students from the departments of Art, English, World Languages & Cultures, Philosophy and Religious Studies were honored with awards. . Below is a list of the winners and their awards. Congratulations to everyone acknowledged at
On Wednesday, May 7, 2014, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences hosted the Twenty-Second Annual Ludie and David C. Henley Social Sciences Awards Ceremony in Beckman Hall. Students from the departments of Political Science, Peace Studies, Sociology, History and Communication Studies were honored with awards. In addition to the awards a tribute was given
On Wednesday, May 7, 2014, the fourth graduating cohort of the M.A. International Studies program presented their thesis research at the program’s State of Global Affairs Mini Conference. Four panels included topics on issues related to women’s rights; democracy, inclusiveness, and hegemony; social mobilization; and NGOs and Development. Immediately following the mini-conference, the students celebrated
Each academic year Chapman University awards scholarships to university students in the name of Albert Schweitzer. These scholarships are offered through the generosity of the Marjorie Mosher Schmidt Foundation in honor of Valerie Scudder, former trustee of Chapman University. The scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated a record of excellence in both their
The Office of the Chancellor announced the winners of the 2014 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduated Award last week and we are pleased to tell you one of Wilkinson ‘s own, Mr. Thomas Cottam ( Master of International Studies (’14) with particular interests in national security and U.S.-China relations) is one of the lucky recipients.
Wilkinson’s very own Megan McKeown (a Peace Studies major and Women Studies minor) has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study critical needs languages this summer. McKeown is one out of 550 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who received a scholarship from the CLS Program. She will spend
This past weekend, Wilkinson College students, Emily Neis (History ’14) and David Wells (History ’14) took the top two undergraduate honors at the Phi Alpha Theta Southern California Regional Conference held at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. U.S. History Award – Emily Neis “Conflicting Definitions of Relief: Life in Refugee Camps after the
Chapman University/ Wilkinson College senior, Marvin Garbeh Davis Jr. (’14), recently published a book about his life torn apart by war titled, From Refugee to Prodigy: A Story of Loss, Love and New Life . It is a story of his journey from childhood spent in a refugee camp to becoming an educated member
Each year Wilkinson College honors a faculty member who’s commitment to teaching and mentoring stands above the rest. The award is determined exclusively by student voting. Therefore, we invite you to nominate a faculty member who has a made a significant contribution to your time here as a student. Please be as specific as possible