The Spanish Showcase, Dec. 10
The Spanish Club invites you to THE SPANISH SHOWCASE – Friday, Dec. 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Beckman 404. It’s a night full of performances, plays, singing, and dancing! Food will be provided.
Students Given Grants for Research
Three History majors have been each granted the maximum of $750 to do research abroad from the Office of Undergraduate Research: Chelsea Judy (’11), “Coastline in Trust: 19th-Century British Coastal Conservation” (England) Alissa Caton (’11), “Indian in Color, British in Taste: The Educational Debates in 19th-century India” (England) Priya Shah (’12), “A Preliminary Study of
Chapman Partners with Clark University on Holocaust Fellowship
In a unique initiative, Chapman University will partner with Clark University in Worcester, Mass. to create a new graduate fellowship in Holocaust history, the two universities announced. The fellowship will be offered as an “innovative academic collaboration” between the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University and the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and
Department of Communication Studies
The Fall 2010 edition of Global Media Journal (American Edition) has been published, and can be accessed at www.globalmediajournal.com. Gregg A. Payne, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, is Guest Editor. Dr. Wenshan Jia, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Director of Asian Studies, is the Graduate Student Submissions Editor.
PAT President Wins Award
Phi Alpha Theta president, Kirsten Moore (pictured left), has received the Tenaya Hills Outstanding Senior Thesis Project Award. Each year one outstanding member of PAT receives the Tenaya Hills award for their research efforts. Congrats Kirsten!
Dr. Valenzuela keynotes bilingual conference on Thanksgiving Day, thanks to Skype
On Thursday, Nov. 25, while Americans were celebrating Thanksgiving, the Indigenous Peoples in the Peruvian Amazon were commemorating the 58th anniversary of the implementation of Bilingual Schools in their communities. Their keynote speaker was Pilar Valenzuela, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Languages at Chapman University, who delivered the talk titled “The Languages of the
Marvin Meyer’s new book explores literary essence of Gnostic scriptures
Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has just published another book, written with the poet Willis Barnstone and entitled Essential Gnostic Scriptures: Texts of Luminous Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds – Including the Gospels
The Departmental Art Exhibition, Dec. 6-10
The Art Department is showcasing the newest and most innovative works of art created by their students. Opening Reception is on Monday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. in the Guggenheim Gallery and all are invited.
Jason Weems, Visual Arts Speaker, Dec. 8
Jason Weems is an Assistant Professor in Art History at the University of California Riverside where he specializes in American art, with particular interests in history of visuality in the regional, national, and transcultural contexts. His current book, Barnstorming the Prairies: Aerial Vision and Modernity in Rural American, 1920-1940, traces the impact of aerial view-making
Literary Magazine and Creative Nonfiction Journal Come to Life
Litterbox Magazine – Founded by Pat Martin (’09) and Sarah Reck (’09) is the result of a facebook status conversation between two graduate student friends living on opposite sides of the country. In such a world ripe with technology, the idea was immediate: to create an online receptacle for bold, fresh voices in the literary