Chapman Magazine
Nourishing body, mind, heart and soul in a single day is a pretty tall order. But 10 years ago this fall Chapman University symbolically did just that with the opening of four major buildings on campus.
On Oct. 16, 2004, the University hosted grand opening celebrations for the Fish Interfaith Center, Leatherby Libraries, Oliphant Hall and Glass Residence Hall.
Chapman students, faculty and staff have a special connection to the Fish Interfaith Center and Leatherby Libraries, whose interdisciplinary programs and cross-cultural energy are the heartbeat of the University. In this list, we offer a heartfelt appreciation for some of the not-so-well-known features and programs that keep us coming back to explore Leatherby Libraries.
See a full list of events, exhibits and displays in the Leatherby Libraries.
1 Nobel Prize Medal
The Nobel Prize Medal given to Chapman professor Vernon Smith, Ph.D., for his groundbreaking work in economic science is housed in the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives.
2 More than 74,000 Online Journals
Electronic resources in the collections include 74,000 online journals, more than 300 databases and 138,000 e-books.
3 Autographed Vintage Oxygen Bottle
The vintage oxygen bottle displayed in the Doti-Struppa Mountaineering Alcove is signed by climbing legend Sir Edmund Hillary.
4 A Bronze Symbol of International Business
The ceiling sculpture suspended over the third-floor entrance to the Leon and Olga Argyros Library of Business and Economics is a bronze bowl embossed with a map of the world to symbolize international business.
5 Checkmate!
The circulation desk keeps chess pieces available for check out to use on the wood inlay tabletop chess board in the Yakir Aharonov Alcove. The alcove was dedicated in 2012 to honor the 80th birthday of the Chapman theoretical physics professor and winner of the National Medal of Science and the Wolf Prize. Aharonov is also an Israeli chess master who once played Bobby Fischer.
6 Hailing from Britain
The circa-1890 solid mahogany specimen cabinet in the first-floor entrance was donated by Tim and Jan Wood and hails from the British Museum.
7 Everything on Economics
The 4,000-volume personal library of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose, was donated to the library in 2003. The collection ranges from a rare 1707 treatise on the cost of corn in England to a first-edition copy of Friedman’s landmark book
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
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8 An Ever-Changing Display of Archives
The display in the fourth-floor lobby case changes often and features an eclectic mix from the archives, ranging from antique orange crate labels to intricate pop up books, many of which are gifts from the collection of library supporter Margaret Class.
9 Always Ready for Research
Last year, librarians taught 270 information literacy sessions, helping 5,000 students hone their research skills for the information revolution.
10 The Cookie Monster Is Jealous
Free cookies are the comfort food of choice during finals week.
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