First Chair's Meeting
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
The Schweitzer Collection
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,
From Chair to Dean ...
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
I Should Buy Them Some Chocolate ...
Today I was reminded of the importance of support staff – all that they do is so often ‘behind the scenes’ and yet vital to every College, Department, and individual faculty. As Wilkinson moves in new directions the significance of the staff becomes more emphasized. Today we continued our interviews for the Dean’s assistant (left
Professors Berens & Hebron help celebrate X-TRA's 15th year
The art journal X-TRA , co-founded by Professor Stephen Berens, is celebrating its 15th year with 15 day s of events at ForYourArt in Los Angeles. On Monday, October 1, Stephen Berens presents The Los Angeles Times and Me . A live performance based on the 1998 video of the same name. The video script
Tabula Poetica Poetry Reading Series Continues
Tabula Poetica continues it’s Fall Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, Oct. 2 with poet Mark Jarman. Jarman will be giving a poetry talk at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Room of the All Faiths Chapel and then a reading at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room of Leatherby Libraries. The reading and
Free Arabic Film Screening
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Languages would like to invite you to a free screening of Zaky Chan (and Arabic movie with English subtitles) on Thursday, Sept.27 in DeMille Hall, room 101, 7 p.m. This comedy/romance features Zaky, a lazy young man who decides to work for his
Professors Berens & Hebron Help Celebrate X-TRA's 15th year
The art journal X-TRA, co-founded by Professor Stephen Berens, is celebrating its 15th year with 15 days of events at ForYourArt in Los Angeles http://x-traonline.org/x-tras-15-years-in-15-days/. On Monday, October 1, Stephen Berens presents The Los Angeles Times and Me. A live performance based on the 1998 video of the same name. The video script is comprised
2012 Lectio Magistralis - Why Literature Can Save Us
Chapman University and Wilkinson College is please to announce the 5th Annual Lectio Magistralis (The Chancellor’s Premier Lecture Series) “Why Literature Can Save Us,” with Professor of Creative Writing in English, Richard Bausch. Richard Bausch is the author of eleven novels and eight collections of stories, including In The Night Season, Hello To The
BFA Studio Art Students at Camp Kamaji for Girls
Cassandra Kottman, BFA Studio Art ’12, and Robbie Kociela, BFA Studio Art ’13, spent their summer at Camp Kamaji for girls in Minnesota. Some of the great projects they got to work on with the girls were Ceramic gnomes, ceramic cupcakes, tin foil lanterns, action paintings, tape paintings, and animal plaster sculptures/monster sculptures