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
The John and Margaret Class Student Book Collection Contest was established to inspire students to create their own personal libraries and book collections and to take joy in the printed book. The purpose of the contest is to highlight a focused collection owned by a student. The contest is open to all currently enrolled full-time
Junior Marissa Wong, (Peace Studies Major, IES and Honors Minor) and Senior Kathleen Doll (Political Science and Psychology Major; Women’s Studies Minor) presented their project, “Intergenerational Memory Transmission in Cambodia: Interrupting Patterns of Violence” at the University of Notre Dame Student Peace Conference at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, March 28-29. The Kroc
Overwhelmed by funding searches? Learn how to effectively utilize the COS Pivot database to find precise funding matches in less time on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 12-1:30 p.m. in the Laura Scudder Conference Room Roosevelt Hall 127 as part of Wilkinson‘s CRASsh and BURN workshop series. Please RSVP to Taryn Stroop stroop@chapman.edu by Friday, April
In honor of the inspirational memory and trailblazing contributions of Laura Scudder, the Laura Scudder Scholarship ($5,000) will be awarded to a student demonstrating an interest and commitment to women’s issues, scholarship, and leadership. In spite of the challenges of the Great Depression and institutionalized sexism against women in business, Laura Scudder (1881-1959) started