Student Awards/Scholarships Archive - The Voice of Wilkinson

Visual Storytelling and Real-World Reporting: Chapman Student Interns with Voice of OC through Marshutz Endowed Journalism Fund

October 14, 2024 by Erika Taylor | News

Wilkinson College Journalism student Fashion Castillo (25′ Public Relations, Visual Journalism minor (pictured above)) was awarded the Marshutz Endowed Journalism Fund fellowship which supports student internships with local nonprofit newsroom Voice of OC. “The Marshutz fellowship means a lot to me because it’s not just a recognition of my hard work and passion for journalism,

Unleashing Creativity: How English Students Embraced Academic Excellence

September 16, 2024 by Dr. Samantha Dressel and Laura Silva | News

This past summer, Dr. Samantha Dressel (English) and six of her current and former students attended the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association’s (RMMRA) annual conference in Cedar City, Utah. The Wilkinson group each presented papers and attended multiple Shakespeare performances at the festival, including Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s

Escalette Collection Ekphrasis Poetry Competition

September 3, 2024 by Jessica Bockinski | News

During the spring 2024 semester, the Escalette Collection of Art and the Department of English’s Creative Writing Program collaborated to host an Ekphrasis Poetry Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students were invited to submit ekphrasis poetry in any style inspired by artwork from the Escalette Collection on display in Smith Hall and Roosevelt Hall, the home

Will AI Influence Elections? SURF Student Researcher Aims to Find Out

July 31, 2024 by Staci Dumoski | News

In an election year full of political controversy, it has never been more important to examine how technology intersects with the function of democracy in the United States. Robert Arellano ’26, an undergraduate student double-majoring in political science and business administration, is addressing the issue head on through a study that examines how artificial intelligence

Wilkinson College 2024 Student Award Winners

May 6, 2024 by Allison Devries | Awards/Scholarships

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences students were recently recognized with honors in a series of events that constituted this year’s annual Wilkinson award ceremonies and the 16th annual Campus Leadership Awards. Congratulations to all the winners! Cecil F. Cheverton Award Finalists The Cheverton Award is the oldest and highest undergraduate student honor

Eight English Department Members Present at College English Association Conference

April 24, 2024 by Audrey Lane | News

Eight Department of English faculty members, graduate students, and alums presented papers at the College English Association‘s (CEA) 53rd Annual Conference in Atlanta. Each spring, CEA members get together for three days to share their work, test new ideas, seek feedback from their colleagues, and celebrate all things language and literature. This year in particular,

Audrey Fong Wins 2024 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award

April 4, 2024 by David Krausman | News

Audrey Fong (’24 Dual MA English / MFA Creative Writing) has been awarded the highest honor for graduate students at Chapman University, The James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award. The James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award is conferred annually to the outstanding graduating master’s and doctoral students with distinguished records of academic accomplishment,

Sharing Their Stories, Being Their Voice: 25 Years of Chapman University’s Holocaust Art & Writing Contest

January 24, 2024 by Staci Dumoski | News

In 2019, Abigail Stephens ’26 was a first-year student at Canyon High School in Anaheim when her poem, “My Enemy, My Friend”, won first place in Chapman University’s Holocaust Art & Writing Contest. This year, Stephens — who is now a history major at Chapman — will serve as a judge for the contest’s 25th

Bound in Bone: A New Student-Generated Exhibition in Roosevelt Hall

January 12, 2024 by Jessica Bocinski | News

As part of Wilkinson College’s 2023 Engaging the World Initiative, Leading the Conversation on Health Equity, the Escalette Collection of Art partnered Wilkinson and Crean College students with LA-based artist Jenny Yurshansky to create an experiential display in Roosevelt Hall titled Bound in Bone. The exhibition will be on display until November, 2024. Roosevelt Hall

Celebrating First-Generation College Students

November 8, 2023 by Laura Silva | News

November 8 was National First-Generation College Day, honoring the Higher Education Act of 1965 and Chapman University celebrated first-gen students with a week-long list of events, helping to support them through study sessions, letter writing, food, and teaching them about the Promising Futures Program (PFP) at Chapman. As part of the celebration, the Voice of