Greetings from the Dean's Office!
October is National Arts & Humanities Month, so what better time to read about exciting happenings in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences! Last month, Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Environmental Justice hosted an amazing lecture by Dr. Robert Bullard, the father of environmental justice, and the series continues this month with events focused on agent orange, global warming, and Flint, Michigan. Our art alumni have graciously agreed to share their career stories with our current students in our Art Alumni Series (see below). Finally, as you prepare for Halloween, read about Wilkinson College Undergraduate Research Fellows’ findings from their participation in the 2020-2021 Study of American Fears.
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Pictured Above: Karen Hampton's piece, "Prayers for Flint," is featured in the Escalette Permanent Art Collection's virtual exhibition. To read more about the piece, click here.
Quest for Environmental & Climate Justice
Dr. Robert Bullard, known as the “father of environmental justice,” joined
Wilkinson College as the keynote speaker and special guest for our signature series, Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Environmental Justice (ETW). “Environmental justice is about human rights," said Bullard, "about the right to live and work, and learn and live in an environment that is safe, healthy and sustainable."
Empowering Underserved Children in Cairo
Azza Mahmoud ('22, MA International Studies) completed an internship with the Janat al-Kholoud charitable organization based out of Cairo, Egypt. Mahmoud discusses her experience working in a summer educational activity camp that provides students in Doweiqa with educational and behavioral guidance.
Environmental Justice
in Orange County
PJ Flores, Keila Villegas, and Kayla Asato of Orange County Environmental Justice (OCEJ), a non-profit advocacy group fighting for environmental justice in the areas adjacent to Chapman University,
discussed local environmental injustices in the ETW: Leading the Conversation on Environmental Justice event, “Bringing the Fight for Environmental Justice to Orange County.”
Voces Novae: A Celebration of History Student Research
The award-winning, student-run
e-journal, Voces Novae: A Chapman University Historical Review, celebrated its thirteenth anniversary this year with topics ranging from how Christianity shaped England in World War I to Native Hawaiian and Japanese American Discourse over Hawaiian Statehood. Learn more about five papers accepted for publication by the Alpha Mu Gamma Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society).
Career Corner: Art Alumni Success
This fall, Wilkinson College is hosting the Alumni Art Series, featuring several Department of Art alumni who share their career journeys and offer insight into the comprehensive liberal arts education that equipped them for lifelong success in their artistic practice.
Fear Factor: What Spooks Americans?
Wilkinson College Undergraduate Research Fellows in the Henley Lab and the Earl Babbie Research Center
completed research papers based on their participation in the Chapman University Survey of American Fears. Topics included: Americans’ Top Fears,
Fear of COVID-19 in America, and Fear of Civil Unrest.
Events
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Tuesday, October 5 at 6 p.m.
Join Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Environmental Justice for "The Agent Orange Curse: Lingering Legacies for Vietnamese and American Innocents," a discussion with Dr. Larry Berman.
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Tuesday, October 12 at 7 p.m.
Join the Rogers Center for Holocaust Education for a lecture with Mr. Michael Dobbs, "The Unwanted: America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught in Between" in Beckman Hall 404. If COVID-19 safety protocols allow, a book signing and reception will follow the event. For those unable to join in-person, the lecture will be livestreamed.
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Tuesday, October 26 at 7 p.m.
Attend the Inaugural Bill and Ronna Shipman Distinguished Speaker Series in Presidential Studies, featuring John Heilemann, in the MC Waltmar Theatre. Heilemann has covered national affairs, in the United States and abroad, for the past three decades, earning a place as one of America’s most prominent and vital voices. The discussion will be moderated by Doy B. Henley Chair of American Presidential Studies Dr. Lori Cox Han. A complimentary ticket is required.
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Friday, October 29 at 12 p.m.
Join Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Environmental Justice for "Prayers for Flint: Artist Talk With Karen Hampton." Dr. Fiona Shen, Director of the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art, will moderate the discussion.
Homecoming is Coming!
Join us November 5 & 6
Panthers, it’s time to reconnect with your Chapman Family! Chapman Family Homecoming will take place November 5 & 6, with a variety of in-person and virtual activities celebrating Chapman's 160th anniversary. We can’t wait to welcome you back for fun events like:
- A virtual 5K run/walk.
- A Chapman Family tailgate prior to Saturday’s big football game.
- The dedication of the brand new Swenson Family Hall of Engineering.
- Master Classes with some of Chapman’s favorite professors.
Wilkinson's Homecoming Master Classes
The Anthropology of Disneyland
Friday, November 5 at 10 a.m.
Join Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa, for "The Anthropology of Disneyland." What makes Disneyland so successful in compelling people to comply with its culture at the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’? Focusing on the environment of Disneyland, Dr. Takaragawa examines how architecture, the environment and other mitigating social factors encourage certain types of behaviors & expectations.
Escalette Permanent Art Collection
Friday, November 5 at 3 p.m.
Join Dr. Fiona Shen, Director of the Escalette Permanent Art Collection, as she leads a guided art tour through Roosevelt Hall, home of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and Smith Hall. View recent acquisitions including work selected by students, as well as a sampling from the current exhibition Begin/Again: Marking Black Memories.
Wilkinson Alumni News
Check out what some of our awesome alumni are doing:
Makenzie De Armas ('20, Creative Writing) is an associate game designer at Wizards of the Coast — the publishing company that produces Dungeons & Dragons. She previously worked on a project called "The Islands of Sina Una," a campaign setting based on Philippine mythology.
Grace Papish ('20, Political Science, Broadcast Journalism) currently works as part of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Communications Team.
Alison Pirie ('18, Studio Art) is a Brooklyn-based artist and curator. Alison works as the Special Events and Cultivation Assistant at ChaShaMa, a non-profit dedicated to providing free and subsidized space to artists, women and minority-owned small businesses, and under-resourced communities in NYC. Alison was the first of 6 alumni to participate in the Alumni Chat Art Series this semester.
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