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
Help Wilkinson College Give Back
Wilkinson College Dean’s Office is collecting (approximately) $10 (unwrapped) toys for Project Access. Toys will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 17 and can be left in Roosevelt 123. Need some ideas? How about … Legos, dolls, Hello Kitty, Transformers, board games, Hot Wheels, Barbies, Bratz dolls, Toy Story toys, puzzles, movies, toys from the movie the Disney movie
Destination: Africa opens windows to another world, Dec. 2
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the International Documentary Program present Destination: Africa, a screening of five student-produced short documentary films, on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. Read more in Happenings!
Students Present Papes at National Conference
Seven Wilkinson College students have been accepted to present at the Pacific Sociological Conference and will be traveling to Seattle, WA in March 2011. Below are the students and the papers they will be presenting. Akio Lloyd (’11), BA SOC /Minor Anthropology, “Island Harbor Fishermen” Josefine Borrmann (’11), Ethnographic Documentary Major, “Identity Construction and Life Satisfaction of Illegal Immigrants from South
Model UN Team Wins Big in Regional Events
Chapman University’s Model United Nations team had a great fall semester in regional competitions.Consisting of mostly new members, the team competed at October’s Orange County MUN and faced competition from delegations representing several UC, Cal State and community college campuses. Lakshmi Odedra, representing India, won the award for Outstanding Research in UNICEF. Mark Johnston,