Preserving Native Languages: Professor Valenzuela is Featured in the Orange County Register
By SHERRI CRUZ / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER A small plane brought Chapman professor Pilar Valenzuela and student Priya Shah to the village that resides along the meandering, 1,000-mile-long Ucayali River in the Peruvian Amazon jungle. “You land in a little field of grass,” Shah said. “The airport was a piece of metal on
Holiday Ceramics Sale
Looking for that special gift for that special someone? Don’t miss out on the Annual Holiday Ceramics Sale, Monday, December 2, 2013 – Friday, December 6, 2013. Find a unique gift created by one of our art students ! Sale will be in the Attallah Piazza, 1-4 p.m., December 2, 3, 4,
John Scudder Meets Award Recipients
On Monday, November 18, 2013, John Scudder, Laura Scudder’s grandson and family historian, met with (left to right in photo) 2013-14 Schweitzer Scholarship recipient, Honah Thompson (’14), 2012-13 Laura Scudder Women’s Studies Scholarship, Megan Mckeown (’15), 2013-14 Schweitzer Scholarship recipient Chad King, and Professor Nancy Martin – chair of the Schweitzer Scholarship Selection Committee and
The Margaret C. McCauley Fellowship Award
Eileen Jankowski, Ph.D. ,assistant professor, Department of English, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Director of Fellowships and Scholar Programs, and Faculty Advisor for the past twenty years for the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society at Chapman University was presented with the Margaret C. McCauley Fellowship Award by Mr. Jim McNutt, National Executive Director
Frank Snepp on Snowden and the Legacy of The Vietnam War - Nov. 20
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Peace Studies Program invite you to hear Frank Snepp in a lecture titled, “Snowden and the Legacy of The Vietnam War,” Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. in Kennedy Hall 237A and at 1:30 p.m. in Beckman Hall 203. Frank Snepp is a journalist and
Unknown Stories: Czech Jewish Teenagers in Denmark and Sweden, 1939-1945
Chapman University, The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education and Wilkinson College bring you Judita Matyášová in a lecture titled, ““Unknown Stories: Czech Jewish Teenagers in Denmark and Sweden, 1939-1945.” Matyášová will be speaking on Tuesday, November 19, at 4 p.m. in Beckman 404. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Judita Matyášová is a freelance
Startup Weekend Orange County: Nov. 22-23
Chapman University is hosting Startup Weekend Orange County for budding entrepreneurs November 22 through 23, 2013. This is the fifth Startup Weekend Orange County hosted by Chapman with the three-day event selling out each time. Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event that focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form
Tabula Poetica Presents Seth Michelson
Tabula Poetica continues it’s Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 with Seth Michelson, author of Eyes Like Broken Windows. Michelson’s talk, will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center, followed by a poetry reading at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room. About the author: Seth Michelson’s most recent
Chapman University Faculty Profiles - Dr. Jennifer Bevan
Dr. Jennifer Bevan is an Associate Professor in Communication Studies at Chapman University. Bevan focuses on negative interactions such as jealousy and how it is expressed along with Facebook and how an individual reacts when someone unfriends them on Facebook. Dr. Bevan has had about 12 students join her as co-authors in several esteemed peer
3rd Annual Wilkison College Community Soccer Game - Dec. 4
It’s that time of year again … where Wilkinson faculty, staff and students go head-to-head in the Wilkinson College community soccer game. This year’s game will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 11 a.m. on Wilson Field. For more information or to sign up, please contact Danielle Lee at (714) 532-6017