The CRASsH Report – November 2013
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The Margaret C. McCauley Fellowship Award
Eileen Jankowski, Ph.D. ,assistant professor, Department of English, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Director of Fellowships and Scholar Programs, and Faculty Advisor for the past twenty years for the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society at Chapman University was presented with the Margaret C. McCauley Fellowship Award by Mr. Jim McNutt, National Executive Director
Tabula Poetica Presents Seth Michelson
Tabula Poetica continues it’s Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 with Seth Michelson, author of Eyes Like Broken Windows. Michelson’s talk, 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 Room. About the author: Seth Michelson’s most recent
3rd Annual Wilkison College Community Soccer Game – Dec. 4
It’s that time of year again … where Wilkinson faculty, staff and students go head-to-head in the Wilkinson College community soccer game. This year’s game will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 11 a.m. on Wilson Field. For more information or to sign up, please contact Danielle Lee at (714) 532-6017
Chapman Bluestockings Women’s Studies Book Club
Leatherby Libraries and Women’s Studies host Chapman Bluestockings Women’s Studies Book Club, Friday, November 15, 2013, 1 – 2 p.m. in Leatherby Libraries, 420. This month, they will be reading The Buddha In The Attic (winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction) by Julie Otsuka. Everyone is welcomed! For more information, please contact Clara Magliola
Now wait just a minute — is it Godot or Godeau? Incredibly, it’s both
Chapman University Professor Mark Axelrod is not waiting for Godeau anymore. Professor Mark Axelrod with his latest book, “Waiting for Godeau,” a translation of a play by Balzac. Yes, that spelling – Godeau — is correct. He’s a character in the Honoré Balzac play Mercadet, the Good Businessman that Axelrod translated from French into English
Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Lara (’12)
Kevin is a full-time photojournalist for the Orange County Register, one of the nation’s largest dailies and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Photography. Kevin graduated with a BA in English with a journalism concentration in May ’12, and is a former Panther photo editor and staff photographer. His senior thesis, focusing on the lives
Faculty Forum Continues with Crystal Murphy and Tom Zoellner
The Faculty Research and Development Council is pleased to bring you the third lecture of the fall 2013 Faculty Forum Lecture Series with Dr. Crystal Murphy, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Dr. Tom Zoellner, Associate Professor of English, presenting a lecture on “Always Duck Behind the Engine Block: Conducting Research in Hostile Environments,” Tuesday,
Tabula Poetica Presents Nina Corwin
Tabula Poetica continues it’s Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 with Nina Corwin, author of The Uncertainty of Maps. Corwin’s talk, 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 Room. About the author: Nina Corwin is the
Celebrated Authors’ Short Stories Brought to Life by Film and Television Celebrities & Chapman Students – Nov. 4
WordTheatre’s fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, November 4 Danielle Panabaker (“Friday the 13th,” “Unnecessary Roughness”) and Robert Wisdom (“Nashville,” “The Dark Knight Rises”) as well as Chapman University student Donathan Walters, will bring to life acclaimed short stores by