In honor of the inspirational memory and trailblazing contributions of Laura Scudder, the Laura Scudder Scholarship 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 her
Assistant Professor John Compton in the department of Political Science was awarded the 2012 Law & Society Association’s Dissertation Prize. His dissertation “A Moral Revolution: Evangelical Reform and the Transformation of American Constitutionalism, 1830-1937” was the unanimous choice of the committee. On behalf of all of us in Wilkinson College, congratulations!
Congrats to the 2012 Chapman Forensics Team! They are currently ranked 14th in the nation after an impressive showing at the 2012 Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament (which included 70 schools, 283 Debate Teams, and 1,329 Individual Events). Check out Chapman Forensics Team’s Facebook Page for a list of the results!
Senior Communications Major Jamie Krispel is one of three recipients to be awarded the MICHAEL JUND SPORTS MEDIA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.Congrats Jamie!
The Marshutz Endowed Journalism fund, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will award a scholarship each academic year to a matriculated student majoring in English with a journalism emphasis or a journalism minor who displays a growing talent and the potential to succeed in the course of study while also demonstrating a need for
The Marshutz Endowed Journalism fund, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will award a $2,500 scholarship each academic year to a student majoring in English with a journalism emphasis or a journalism minor who displays a growing talent and the potential to succeed in the course of study while also demonstrating a need for
Adjunct faculty member, Dawn Huxley, traveled to New York last winter to conduct research on several topics that she includes in her Life Drawing courses. Included in this research was the study of master drawings by Michelangelo, Del Sarto, Rembrandt and Prud’hon in the private drawing study room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In
Tavish Ryan (BFA in Graphic Design ’13) was awarded an undergraduate research grant for a design and cognitive research collaboration which will take place in Santa Barbara, CA this Spring. The study will measure cognitive recall performance on a wayshowing evacuation map designed by Professor Claudine Jaenichen for the Santa Barbara Emergency Management Department.
Dr. Pilar Valenzuela (Associate Professor in the Department of Languages) recently participated in the presentation of the book Estudios sobre lenguas andinas y amazónicas. Homenaje a Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, which she co-edited with colleagues from Leiden University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. The book, which contains 21 articles dealing with various topics on Andean
A new course will be available for Chapman students that offers hands-on practice teaching 9th and 10th graders and allow students to acquire professional experience while earning college credit simultaneously. There is no teaching experience necessary for the course. The objective of the course is to provide a platform for Chapman students to engage in their local community