Faculty Movers and Shakers
Dr. Lisa Sparks, Professor, Director, Health and Strategic Communications Program and Distinguished Presidential Research Fellow of Health and Risk Communication, has been busy earning awards, presenting papers and speaking across the country. Below is a list of some recent awards she has received and events she has attended. Congratulations Dr. Sparks! TEDxOrangeCoast – Lisa Sparks
Bluestockings: Women's Studies Book Club
Leatherby Libraries and the Women’s Studies Minor Program of Wilkinson College are launching Bluestockings: Women’s studies Book Club on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Leatherby Libraries room 420. The discussion will be Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, a book that is minimalist and melancholy, poignant and pure. The author has crafted
Wilkinson's Uncorked Wine and Cheese Reception (invitation only)
All Wilkinson Faculty and staff are invited to a sneak peak at Wilkinson’s current and upcoming initiatives on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 3 p.m. in the Marvin Meyer Athenaeum, Argyros Forum. In addition to the upcoming initiatives, Dean Patrick Fuery will talk about his first hundred days as Dean, give a CRASsH and
Learn how to be kind to yourself on February 20
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Sociology Department and the Honors Program present, Mindfulness: Being Kind to Yourself with Rupa Ward on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 7 p.m. in Beckman Hall 203. Rupa Ward, a Chapman alumnus, is a Mindfulness Instructor and Marriage and Family Therapist whose practice combines different therapeutic techniques
Students travel to India
Dr. Phyllis Herman and Rev. Nancy Brink lead a group of students to India for the January 2013 Interterm course entitled REL 335a – Hinduism and Religions of India. The 17-day trip took place on January 7-24, 2013 with three days of on-campus lectures before they went off to India. The course focused on the
Richard Bausch to Receive Centenary’s Corrington Award February 25
Acknowledged master of the short story, Professor Richard Bausch in the Department of English , has been selected to receive the 2013 John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence from Centenary College of Louisiana. “One of the things that has so impressed this department about his stories, besides the quality of the telling, is
La Serata - Italian Club Conversation Evening
The Italian Club is hosting a monthly meeting and you’re invited! If you want to improve your language skills, regardless of your academic affiliation, then stop on by Tuesday, February 19, 2013 between 6 – 7 p.m. in Beckman Hall on the 4th floor patio. Come share aspects of the culture and converse
Memorial Service for Leon Leyson
Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children on the legendary Schindler’s List , died on January 12, 2013 after a lengthy battle with lymphoma. He was 83. A memorial service will be held in his honor on February 17, 2013 at 12 p.m. in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel. Mr. Leyson devoted much
Global Health 2012: Best Paper Award
Dr. Lisa Sparks is the Director of Graduate Studies for the M.S. in Health and Strategic Communication , as well as Foster and Mary McGaw endowed Professor in Behavioral Sciences and she, along with her colleagues, Gary Kreps, Paula Kim, Linda Neuhauser, Carol Daugherty, Mollie Rose Canzona, Wonsun Kim and Jungmi Jun, was just awarded
BFA Art graduate is now the Assistant Director at LA Gallery
BFA Art graduate, Tyler Park, ’13, is now the Assistant Director at Carter & Citizen Gallery, a contemporary art gallery located at 2648 La Cienega Avenue in Los Angeles. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., and by appointment. Park has had a variety of experiences during his time at Chapman