3rd Annual Musco Italian Studies Lecture, May 5
On Thursday, May 5, 2011 – Dr. Laura Ruberto will give a lecture titled, “On Oranges and Organ Grinders: California’s Encounter with Italy and the Transnational Imagination of Cul-ture,” as part of the 3rd Annual Musco Italian Studies Lecture. Dr. Laura Ruberto, Berkeley City College, author of Gramsci, Migration, and the Representation of Women’s Work
SIGMA IOTA RHO Information Session, May 4
Sigma Iota Rho (National Honor Society for International Studies) Information session is on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 10 a.m in Smith Hall 101A. Come learn more about what memberships in Sigma Iota Rho has to offer and meet current chapter members. Light refreshments will be served. Click here for more information on the MAIS Program
Students do well at the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention
At the 2011 Sigma Tau Delta Gala where awards were announced. (Top L to R): Pace Gardner, Michael Schulze, Christian Bourgeois, Dr. Brian Glaser. (Bottom): Sara Hunt, Nicki Quinn, Lauren Benke, Sarah Faulkner. Congratulations are in order for graduate student Pace Gardner, who won 2nd Place in Original Fiction for his piece “First Step”, winning $250
Two Wilkinson students awarded prestigious french government teaching scholarship
French and history major Gary Girod (’11 ) and Public Relations and French major Emily Esposito (’11) have each won the prestigious french government teaching scholarship. “This is a fantastic honor which affords native English speaking American college students to spend a year in France, teaching English in a French school,” said Dr. John Boitano, associate professor of French. “It is
History major takes home 1st place in student book collection
History major Kirsten Moore (’11) took first place in the first annual student book collection contest for her 46 volume collection, “Combining Science and Humanities.” Kirsten received a certificate and $250. This makes her eligible to compete in the National Collegiate Book Collection Contest co-sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers of America (ABAA) and the Special Collections Division of
Tough Girls Love: Gender and Genre in Fan Fiction, May 3
On Tuesday, May 3, 2011, you are invited to hear a lecture titled, Tough Girls Love: Gender and Genre in Fan Fiction, given by Malin Isaksson, in Beckman Hall, 404 at 5 p.m. Malin Isaksson is a Research Fellow of French at the Department of Language Studies, Umeå University, Sweden. Her research interests span contemporary French
Students discuss their involvement with the Shiwilu Project
Check out this video of Chapman undergraduate students discussing their involvement with the Shiwilu Project, specifically in the elaboration of a trilingual (Shiwilu-Spanish-English) dictionary. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWrUeUREyxU] As part of the SPAN 396 course (Fall 2010), taught by Dr. Pilar Valenzuela, Associate Professor of Department of Languages, students worked on Spanish and English versions and learned about linguistic diversity, differences in worldview and
Wilkinson Student wins Fulbright Scholarship to further jazz-era research
Ada “Bricktop” Smith made a cameo appearance in a Woody Allen movie, helped American jazz leap across the Atlantic to find a second home in 1920s Paris and was a legendary doyenne of French café society. But little has been written about Smith, an African American woman who defied the social, cultural and economic conventions
Wilkinson student wins prestigious Truman Scholarship
Hawaiian-born Chelsea Takahashi ’12 says growing up healthy and happy in one of the most beautiful places in the world made her think about others who don’t have such good fortune. So she chose a double major in environmental science policy and political science and started thinking about a career in agricultural development. Read more
BFA Studio Show, April 25-29
You are invited to the BFA Studio Show, Stendhal Syndrome: A Psychosomatic Experience in the Guggenheim Galllery, April 25-29. Artists include: Courntey Geiser, Genelle Geli, Jenna Nakasu, Andy Macasil, Kristen Rini and Meaghan Tucker. Gallery Hours are Monday – Friday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.