The 5th Annual Chapman Day of Service is on October 4, 2013 and they are looking for faculty, students, staff, and alumni from every department this year. Chapman Day of Service is an amazing opportunity to build connections with local organizations, as well as a chance to strengthen and create bonds with the rest of
Associate Professor of English, Anna Leahy, was recently listed in Notables in the “Best American Essays Book for her essay, “Half-Skull Days,” published in The Pinch. The Best American Essays is a yearly anthology of magazine articles published in the United States. It was started in 1986 and is now part of The Best American
Through the Editor-in-Residence program, journalism students work with Orange County Register staff members to report, write, photograph and shoot video for publication on the Register website and in its daily and community newspapers. Dennis Foley, veteran journalism professor; Register editor; and coordinator of newsroom internships, recruitment and training programs, is Chapman’s Editor-in-Residence. Since the program’s inception
Chapman Alumni Mary Plummer (’10, B.A. In English and journalism), former Editor-in-Chief of the Panther, is currently a reporter on NPR’s KPCC education team, having served as an associate producer for KPCC’s “Take Two” and “The Madeleine Brand Show.” Plummer began her career in broadcast at ABC News in London, where she worked on TV
Chapman’s Graphic Design Program presents the Inaugural Design Symposium, “Are We Being Consumed by Brands?” Wednesday, September 25, 2013. A panel of experts, who include, Greg Nugent and Armin Vit, will discuss and debate today’s hot topics on branding. The panel will begin at 7 p.m. in Argyros Forum, Room 209 A,B,C, followed by a
The Bluestockings Bookclub invites you to discuss the book of essays, Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism, Friday, September 27, 2013, 1-2 p.m. in Leatherby Libraries, Room 420. If you haven not read the book, a copy of it is on reserve at the Leatherby Libraries. Check the library’s catalog for availability
Tabula Poetica continues it’s Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 with Sholeh Wolpé, author of Keeping Time with Blue Hyacinths. Wolpe’s talk, “Crimes of Passion-Murder on the Translation Express” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center, followed by a poetry reading at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading
Reina Woods ’12, a recent Creative Writing graduate, tells her story and her experience at Chapman University. After graduating, Reina moved to Los Angeles and keeps her self busy by working on a pilot along with her YouTube channel. She has also written an award-winning script as well as working as a writer and correspondent
You are invited for a night of spoken word focused on intersections of identity with local artist, Matt Sedillo on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 7 p.m. on the student stage of Argyros Forum. Matt Sedillo is a two-time national slam poet, grand slam champion of the Damn Slam Los Angeles and the author of
WordTheatre’s fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, September 16, actors Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore on Downton Abbey) and Cassidy Freeman (Longmire, Smallville) will read stories by North Carolina-based writer Jill McCorkle, who will be present, in a special free event introducing