Two Chapman University/Wilkinson College students have been awarded prestigious Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships. Chelsea Judy ’11 a history major with a double minor in political science and honors from Irvine, and Sarah Fiske-Phillips ’12, a double major in peace studies and political science from Redlands, have each been selected to receive $27,000 awards to support graduate
Chapman University senior Andrew McGuigan, spent two weeks in Russia—surviving a freak tornado the first day and meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev near the trip’s end. McGuigan was a participant in the 2011 International Youth Forum on Lake Seliger. The program takes place literally in the woods on the banks of Lake Seliger in Russia.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 marked the “One Year To Go” date for the 2012 Olympics and Chapman/Wilkinson College was there! The Graphic Design Program is now in it’s third year of working with the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG – the organization that brands and promotes the games), AECOM/EDAW (the urban planning and
Attention Alumni! In honor of Wilkinson’s 20th anniversary we will be hosting a birthday celebration for alumni at this year’s Homecoming. For the event we are creating a “Wilkinson Video Yearbook”. We want you to share your personal photos with us, both past and present. Email photos to stroop@chapman.edu or mail to Taryn Stroop. Include
Looking for an intellectual lecture to attend this summer? Well, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Political Science Department are hosting an event titled, “Adoption of children with disabilities in Korea” on Monday, July 25, 2011. The lecture, given by Dr. Hyang Eun Kim, Associate Professor of Social Welfare at Kosin University in Korea (and currently a visiting Fulbright
Dr. David Shafie, assistant professor of Political Science, was invited to Washington, D.C. in June to help formulate a behavioral research agenda for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The “scientist-to-scientist” meeting was part of an ongoing initiative by the EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) to integrate social science perspectives and share cross-disciplinary findings
While most followers of NASA’s space shuttle program watched the final shuttle launch on televisions and computer screens this morning, two Chapman University scholars enjoyed on-the-spot viewing as media members covering the end of the historic program. Chapman bloggers Drs. Leahy and Dechow chronicle historic launch of Atlantis. Anna Leahy Ph.D., associate professor of English
Chapman University celebrates its 150th anniversary with a year-long schedule of festive events, including a huge 150th birthday party and campus open house for the whole community on May 6. Kids events, Alley Cats concerts, festival booths, free food, student performances, a cake in the shape of Memorial Hall and fireworks made this a day
During the spring semester, Professor Kent Lehnhof participated in a campus symposium on Macbeth, “Insight to a Shakespeare Tragedy” Watch professor’s Lehnhof’s mini-lecture.
Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Chair in Bible and Christian Studies, is a veteran hand at national television appearances, including documentaries produced by the History, Discovery and National Geographic channels as well as the major broadcast networks. Now he has been tapped once again to be an expert voice (and face) on a primetime national TV