Please join Wilkinson College and the Peace Studies Program for a ve ry special event featuring Reverend James Lawson, a former civil rights activist, in his lecture, November 6th and Beyond – The Politics of Nonviolent Action on October 23, 2012 at 4 p.m. in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel. Reverend Lawson is a
On Saturday, October 20, 2012, a Cross Borders Conference will take place in Beckman Hall 404 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Keynote Speakers will include Alejandra García-Williams, the General Consul of Mexico in Orange County and Kevin Klowden, a Managing Economist at the Milken Institute. Panel Discussions
Attention Wilkinson Students: want to organize your financial affairs, achieve your financial objectives, and secure a sound financial future? Here’s your chance to learn real life financial skills outside of the classroom. The Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance at Chapman University is pleased to offer a 3-week seminar on personal financial management. The
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Asian Studies Minor along with the Dr. Richard Watson Distinguished Speaker Series presents, Confucian Role Ethics , with guest lecturer Roger Ames, Ph.D. on Wednesday, October 10 in the Bush Conference Center of Beckman Hall, room 404. The reception will begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by a
Student & Campus Life and UPB are proud to debut a brand new program series: VOICES! with an opening performance sponsored by Safe Space and Chapman’s Queer Straight Alliance. VOICES! combines performance art and social justice in order to entertain and inspire. The opening performance will feature spoken word artists Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Aakash
Brett Robertson, a Henley lab assistant and sophomore Communication Studies major, just won Best Poster Presentation at the International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research conference, held earlier this week in Las Vegas. His paper explored the debate surrounding health care reform and was entitled, “Public Distrust of Government: An Analysis of Government Transparency
Wilkinson Chairs h ard at work discussing a variety of issues. We are moving towards establishing a range of guidelines for tenure and promotion; for developing strategic plans at the Department and College level. You may also note how the Chairs are sinking in their seats as I proposed yet another committee!
Our first Chair’s meeting since semester began. The Chairs perhaps looked a little awe-struck (a euphemism?) when Eric and Ann (the Associate Deans) and I laid out some of the plans for the coming weeks. We are setting off to build a series of strategic plans – for each department and then for the college
Met with the library people to discuss the College’s Schweitzer collection. This is a large collection of documents, objects, and possessions owned and related to Albert Schweitzer. This is a resource with great potential, but largely uncatalogued. It will be a slow, but rewarding, task to turn the collection into a usable resource for faculty,
No real routine yet – too early of course. The days are filled with meetings – many interesting and full of promise. As I transition from being a Chair to a Dean it is interesting to work with my colleagues and appreciate what they are doing in the early days of semester. There is comfort