Over the course of my career, I have held multiple leadership roles but none so close to my heart as being the dean of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the heart and soul of Chapman University. The phrase “heart and soul of Chapman University” has several meanings for me. First, Wilkinson College
The Griset Chair in Bible and Christian Tradition was the first endowed chair at Chapman University, established in 1984 in the name of Belle Griset, whose son Francis Griset served as a Chapman Trustee for many years. This Chair was held formerly by our esteemed colleague Prof. Marvin Meyer until his untimely passing in 2012.
As Chapman University continues its commitment to excellence, Wilkinson College’s very own career advisor Erin Berthon recently led a career excursion to Hawaii, one of the largest states students at Chapman call home. This trip is the beginning of Chapman’s effort to strengthen our alumni network in regions where alumni could see themselves down the
This fall Wilkinson College welcomed Prexy Nesbitt back to campus as a Presidential Fellow in Peace Studies. Born on Chicago’s West Side, “Prexy” (Rozell W.) Nesbitt has spent more than five decades as an educator, activist, and speaker on Africa, foreign policy, and racism. Prexy’s career has also included extensive consulting and training on class,
Alumnus Harmon Wilkinson, Wilkinson College’s namesake, said in his 1982 address at the Fall Faculty Conference of then Chapman College that to him Chapman “has a soul—has character and purpose.” Having received Wilkinson College’s new newsletter, We are Wilkinson, Dr. Karen Wilkinson, daughter of Harmon, reached out to the college on the newly adopted tagline
A recent data survey of the permanent collections of 18 prominent art museums in the US found that out of over 10,000 artists, 87% are male, and 85% are white (Public Library of Science). A 2015 special issue of ARTnews on “Women in the Art World” featured a report by curator Maura Reilly revealing a
By David Krausman (’16) MFA Creative Writing, MA English Wilkinson College Admin Assistant On July 5th Wilkinson College Administrative Assistant David Krausman boarded a plane with a delegation of ten high school students and one co-chaperone bound for Fukui, Japan. The delegation of students represented the city of Fullerton, California in a cultural exchange that
Recently, Alumni Ryan S. Lee ( Political Science ’14 ), was honored at a Commissions Ceremony at Cal State Fullerton as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army (a commissioning ceremony is the culmination of years of study and effort that results in a cadet becoming a commissioned officer and marks the transition from
Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences , the Disability Studies minor, the Peace Studies Program , the College of Educational Studies, the Disability Alliance at Chapman, and the Political Science Department present author Beth Haller on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Haller will be presenting her lecture titled, ” Representing Disability in an Ableist
Journalist and Chapman University Trustee David C. Henley recently had his story, “Alumna Earns Degree in War-Torn Beirut” published in the Chapman University/Orange County Register weekly insert. Henley’s story is about Chapman Alumna, Jeannie D’Agostino (’10), (Peace Studies/French major; Political Science minor) and her time spent at The American University of Beirut where she earned