Thank you for your patience as we work out the kinks on the new Working@Chapman design! This week we only have one W@C newsletter but will be back to the regular scheduling of two per week going forward.
Michael Houston ’97 has been appointed Chief Counsel for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization. Houston, who has a BS in political...
In the spring of 2019, a group of Chapman University students approached the Escalette Collection with a specific request: to see and hear from artists they felt were underrepresented in the collection...
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, catch Chapman’s Director of Wellbeing Dr. Jay Kumar for a special series of the “Healthy Brain, Healthy Mind” podcast. The four-part series will feature...
Our strength is our commitment to progress. We are true to our mission of personalized education, no matter the challenges. This is where teaching and research intersect. Where students can be deeply involved. Where global citizens prepare to take their place as the leaders of
tomorrow and make a difference.
LEADERSHIP WITH VISION RESEARCH WITH IMPACT BUILDING WITH PURPOSE
Breaking ground and
building up are in Chapman’s DNA.
1861: Founding institution Hesperian College opens as Lincoln is inaugurated
1930s: International students organize, launching a tradition of global citizenship
1919: C.C. Chapman’s gift sparks ongoing support by visionary philanthropists
1954: Chapman relocates to Orange County
1961: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Memorial Hall
1991: Chapman College formally becomes Chapman University
2010: Physics professor Yakir Aharonov awarded the National Medal of Science
2013: Rinker Health Science campus opens in Irvine
2016: Opening of Musco Center for the Arts hailed as “an ideal opera house”
2019: Elevated to R2 status for “high research activity”
With the goal of tangible change, Chapman leaders
throughout the university create a roadmap for the future.
– Daniele C. Struppa
At Fowler Engineering, the best and the brightest include the underrepresentedDean Andrew Lyon builds the Fowler School of Engineering to attract the “widest possible spectrum of thinkers” who will solve 21st-century problems.
Keck Center for Science and Engineering, a 140,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, houses both Schmid College of Science and Technology and Fowler School of Engineering.
Five of six new faculty members in the Fowler School of Engineering are women. Only 14% of U.S. engineering jobs are held by women.
Chapman’s Educational Studies Programs Work to Build Inclusive CurriculumBy “taking the classroom to the community,” Attallah College infuses coursework with diverse perspectives and prepares future educators to include the voices of all learners.
70% of Chapman students work with Chapman faculty on collaborative research.
More than 100,000 middle school and high school students around the world have participated in Chapman’s Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education annual art, writing and film contest.
STEPHEN GALLOWAY TO HELM NEXT BIG LEAP FOR DODGE COLLEGENew Dodge College dean Stephen Galloway connects students to high-profile industry leaders and prepares students to transform the future of entertainment.
Chapman’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts is ranked No. 4 in the nation by the industry publication The Wrap
Chapman’s annual list of top employers includes Disney, Apple, Netflix, Wells Fargo, Google and a number of other organizations of every size.
85% of Chapman alumni are employed within 6 months of graduation.
WILKINSON COLLEGE RISES TO THE OCCASIONThrough its “Engaging the World” programming, Wilkinson College leads conversations that drive change in our community and beyond.
More than 25 events have attracted 2,200+ participants.
Michelle Anguka
Staci Dumoski
