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
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
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
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
Wilkinson College is proud to announce that Dylan Trumbull (BFA Studio Art ’14) and Casey Wyman, BFA Graphic Design (’14) have been accepted into the paid internship program at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. About the Program: The museum offers an internship program for Italian and international students who study art,
The Marshutz Endowed Journalism fund, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, awards 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 additional
A story by Marilyn Love (Religious Studies Major and World Languages and Cultures Minor ’14) Last summer, I spent four weeks excavating at Tel Jezreel, where I had the privilege of working with an international team of people, and staying at Kibbutz Yizre’el, which is one of the few active kibbutzim remaining in Israel. The
During the January Interterm, Sukhee Kang, former mayor of Irvine and Dr. Fred Smoller took 13 Chapman students to Korea to explore the county’s history, politics, and economy. During this trip the students visited the national assembly, Sejong dae-ro (King Sejong’s statue), the Korea Broadcasting System, Seocho City Hall, Kyonggi provincial hall, Samsung, Hyundai, Korea