Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies Michael Wood delivered a presentation of his research on the cultural facets of ecological change and globalized neo-liberal capital to the monthly interdisciplinary forum of the Asian Studies Seminar at Kyushu University this past June. His talk was well attended by representatives from a diversity of fields including history, cultural
When Chapman University adjunct professor and psychologist Dr. Susan Larsen’s son Blakely graduated from the outstanding special needs program at Villa Park High School, she was at a loss as to what he was going to do with the remainder of his time. Blakely has autism and is intellectually disabled, yet has a disposition of
Each semester Wilkinson College offers a variety of workshops for graduate students on topics related to academic, personal, and career development. Graduate Students may register for this 0 credit P/NP class through my.chapman.edu. Course number is GUS 530. Here’s a list of workshops coming up. We hope to see you there! (Download PDF for more
As promised, here is the first of many more blog posts from our first Scholar-in-Residence — Ms. Štěpánka Jislová, a comic book author/illustrator from Prague. Ms. Jislová will be joining us in October as part of the prestigious “Getting to Know Europe” grant that Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences was awarded from
At this time, as part of the prestigious “Getting to Know Europe” grant that Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences was awarded from the European Union, we are excited to announce that out first Scholar-in-Residence will be Ms. Štěpánka Jislová! Ms. Jislová, is a young comic book author/illustrator from Prague. She is
In May, Jacob Lampe (Sociology major, with an emphasis in Social Work, ’16) graduated from Chapman University and soon he will be attending USC’s School of Social Work, a program dedicated to improving the well-being of vulnerable individuals and communities, advance social and economic justice, and eradicate pressing societal problems in complex and culturally diverse
In 2015, a team comprised of four Southern California schools won second place in the Engineering portion of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition. The team, Team Orange County, was quoted as the most innovative collegiate group the competition had ever seen, missing the first place award by just one point. Team Orange
Dr. Jennifer Bevan keeps racking up the praise and awards for her latest book, entitled, “The Communication of Jealousy (Language as a Social Action)”. The book has just won The International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) book award. “I have studied jealousy since I was in my second semester of graduate school. It interests
Schweitzer Award of Excellence has been given since 1982 by C hapman University ’s Albert Schweitzer Institute to an individual and/or organization that exemplifies Schweitzer’s ethics of reverence for life and his dedication to a life of service. The 2016 Schweitzer Award of Excellence Winner is June Scobee Rodgers, Class of 1978
Schweitzer Rising Star Award was initiated in 2014 and is given annually by Chapman University ’s Albert Schweitzer Institute to an inspirational young Alumna/Alumnus who has taken up Schweitzer’s challenge to find a place to invest his or her humanity for the betterment of humankind and the world. 2016 Schweitzer Rising Star Award Winner