La Frontera - The Border Conference Student Day
Eighty-eight students will present their creative and/or research work, most of whom are in Wilkinson College, on Saturday, November 16 as part of the Border Conference and will conclude the semester-long exploration dedicated to issues and topics around the border. “I love thinking that these young students will get to be part of a rich,
Fall Mock Interview Schedule for October 30 and November 5
Come practice your interview skills in a low-risk, fun, seed-dating style environment and get instant, honest feedback from alumni and employers on Wednesday, October 30 (10-4 p.m.) and Tuesday, November 5 (10-4 p.m.) The professional interview practice will be held in private interview rooms at Chapman’s Career and Professional Development Office. Simply come for as
Graduate Workshops to Better Prepare Yourself after Graduation
Each semester Wilkinson College offers a variety of workshops for graduate students on topics related to academic, personal, and career development. Graduate Students may register for this 0 credit P/NP class through my.chapman.edu. Course number is GUS 530. Here’s a list of workshops coming up. All workshops will be in Roosevelt hall 121, Laura Scudder Conference Room.
WWII Thriller "Peace" to Premiere at Austin Film Festival
The action-thriller film “Peace” – based on the same name novel by Chapman University English Professor Richard Bausch (critically acclaimed New York Times best seller), made its World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival on Saturday, October 26. The film, based on a true event, stars actors Alexander Ludwig (Hunger Games) and Sam Keeley (Burnt)
Making Time for Pleasure Reading
By Mariam Said MFA Graduate Student Making time for pleasure reading is hard when you’re in a creative writing, literature, or rhetoric graduate program. It’s hard enough in other academic fields and careers, but the writing and reading assignments required by English classes takes a certain amount of joy out of what once may have
What exactly makes Disneyland the "Happiest Place on Earth"?
The first faculty lecture at the Town and Gown Lunch at the Forum for Fall 2019 featured Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa’s (Sociology) anthropological research at Disneyland. For over ten years she has taught an interterm class titled “Anthropology of Space and Place,” which uses anthropological theories and methods to critically examine the culture of Disneyland. Dr.
5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your College Visit During Discover Chapman Day
Discover Chapman Day is Chapman University’s annual campus-wide open house for prospective undergraduate students and an ideal opportunity for anyone looking to do a college visit. This year, Discover Chapman Day is on Saturday, Nov. 9. All potential students and their families are invited. You can learn more and register here. For those who have
Debunking the Myth
We’ve all heard it before. “There are no jobs for Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences majors” Well, according to Survey results from the Association of American Colleges and Universities, in collaboration with Hart Research Associates, that way of thinking is, to put it bluntly, wrong. Graduates who majored in the arts, philosophy, religion, literature, history,
So you’re in an MFA program–now what?
Don’t be Afraid to Talk As an MFA in Creative Writing student, the thing I grapple with the most when it comes to my writing is sharing my ideas with other people, whether it’s friends, family, or strangers on the internet. I never know whether I’ve talked too much or scared them off, if I’m
Juggling Academics and Sports ... and Succeeding
This summer Chapman Baseball took home the Division III National Championship title, sweeping Birmingham-Southern College in the best-of-three National Championship Series and among those hard-working ballplayers was Wilkinson’s very own Cooper Foard (’22 Political Science Major). “It was (and still is) surreal that we won it all,” said Foard. “Traveling out to Cedar Rapids and