Leatherby Libraries and the Women’s Studies Minor Program of Wilkinson College continue the Bluestockings: Women’s studies Book Club series on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Leatherby Libraries room 305. The discussion will be, Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen In this ebullient and inventive novel, Gish Jen
On April, 17 at 12 p.m. in Doti Hall, Room 102, Career Educator, Sharon-Mathis-Curd will be giving tips on Resume and Cover Letter Writing for Employment, Graduate School, and Fellowships. If you’re graduating this workshop is essential for you! It’s also a great opportunity for any student to learn effective ways to represent
Only 38 days till Commencement at Chapman University! Graduating Seniors: Have you completed the 5 Steps to Participate in Commencement? Visit the Commencement website for more information.
History Professor Alexander Bay recently published a book titled, Beriberi in Modern Japan: The Making of National Disease with University of Rochester Press. The book is about modern Japan, beriberi (or thiamin deficiency) becoming a public health problem that cuts across all social boundaries, afflicting even the Meiji Emperor. Read more …
Attention Wilkinson Faculty and Staff! Each academic year Chapman University awards scholarships to university students in the name of Albert Schweitzer . These scholarships are offered through the generosity of the Marjorie Mosher Schmidt Foundation in honor of Valerie Scudder, former trustee of Chapman University. The scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated
Someday in the future the story of a rainy March day at Chapman University in 2013 will come back to life for high school sophomore Katie Mukai. That’s because after spending time meeting and chatting with several Holocaust survivors at the Fourteenth Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest , Katie has already pegged the
Acclaimed author and travel writer Pico Iyer returns to Chapman University Wednesday, April 10, to give a free lecture titled Global Souls: New Selves, Homes and Dreams in the New Millennium. In the new century, many people have multiple places they call home, several lives and even different versions of themselves. The result has been
Attention sophomore students! You are invited to participate in Chapman Chats: Sophomore and Alumni Perspectives, Monday, April 8 – Thursday, April 11 . This is your chance to connect with young alumni who are successful and who have been in your shoes before. Why not take the opportunity to ask them how to make
On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Michael Armacost, a three-time former U.S. Ambassador, former president of the nation’s oldest think tank, the Brookings Institute, and recipient of the President’s Distinguished Service Award and the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award. Ambassador Armacost offered
Leatherby Libraries and the Women’s Studies Minor Program of Wilkinson College continue the Bluestockings: Women’s studies Book Club series on Friday, March 21, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Leatherby Libraries room 420. The discussion will be, Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor. What the book is about: In a