My name is Sixtine Foucaut, and I’m a senior with a double major in Communication Studies and Spanish, and a minor in Environmental Studies. I’m also in Chapman’s Accelerated Graduate Program pursuing a Masters in International Studies. Since this is my last semester as an undergraduate student, I spent some time this summer looking for
Congratulations to the six faculty opportunity award recipients from Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences! Chapman University’s Faculty Opportunity Fund is a competitive merit-based internal funding opportunity for faculty to apply for up to $15,000 to conduct research or creative activity. These projects are intended to support Chapman University faculty in the development
Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) is not a straightforward minor, and what makes it exciting is that students can personalize the minor to fit their own creative needs with their specific major. As students connect the minor to their unique prism of research and practice, internship exploration can be exciting. Their internships cover a vast
In the fall of 2012, Peace Studies and Women and Gender Studies Alum, Addison Rose Vincent (’15), who identifies as non-binary, decided they wanted to rush for a sorority, which garnered a lot of attention on and off campus, and would make them the first openly trans person to rush at Chapman. At the time,
This academic year Chapman added four minors to its roster of more than 60, further enhancing the university’s tradition of personalized education. Two of the additions come from Wilkinson College, Africana Studies and Law and the Liberal Arts. A hallmark of these minors is an interdisciplinary curriculum, especially with Africana Studies. That was by design,
This month students and faculty gain access to The ProQuest Historical Newspapers-Black Newspapers Database which houses nationally distributed, regionally diverse, historical black newspapers and provides students and faculty with perspectives and information on 19th and 20th-century Black life not found in mainstream newspapers. This resource will spur innovative scholarship and creative activities across the curriculum.
Tami Chipeco ‘18 studied Environmental Science and Policy as an undergraduate. Following graduation, she took the opportunity to explore the intersection of her faith and environmental advocacy as the Ecological Discipleship Coordinator for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. This national Christian non-profit organization connects students on college campuses to empower and equip them to lead Bible studies,
Dr. Ron Steiner, Wilkinson College’s newly appointed pre-law advisor has some advice for those students thinking about law school. Follow your own path. “Your major and your other electives really won’t make much difference to the law school application process. There’s no script you have to follow. Some sense of business and basic awareness
For Kristin Kumagawa ‘23 (Communication Studies and Public Relations Major, Disability Studies Minor), the pathway to winning the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship was a surprise. “I took PCST 239 (People with Disabilities in Politics and Society) by chance,” she remarked about her journey. Dr. Art Blaser, who teaches the course and is the Director
Rachel Kinnard teaches Fashion: Culture and Industry, one of the variations of CCI 304 Creative and Cultural Industries in Practice, and recently she’s also been working on a project called the Fashion and Race Database with the founder of the project, Kimberly Jenkins, professor of Fashion Studies at Ryerson University in Toronto. The Fashion and