Welcome Back!
We hope you all had a great summer! The fall semester started this past Monday, and the Wilkinson College faculty and staff are excited to have students back on campus. We are pleased to send out our inaugural monthly newsletter, We are Wilkinson, where we will share all the wonderful things Wilkinson students, faculty, alumni, donors, and staff are accomplishing throughout the year. If you would like to share a story for an upcoming newsletter, please contact krausman@chapman.edu.
A Message from
Dr. Jennifer D. Keene
Welcome to Wilkinson College, home of the arts, humanities, and social sciences at Chapman University. Our college houses vibrant discipline-specific and inter-disciplinary undergraduate majors and minors, innovative graduate programs, cutting edge centers, and immersive co-curricular programs.
Student Research in Spain
Annabelle Koeber (‘BA in Anthropology, BA in Sociology, ’20) was awarded an Undergraduate Student Scholarly Research/Creative Grant, where she recently traveled to Spain on The Island of Menorca for field school. Koeber conducted research in an archaeology program for beginners, learning how to work in the field, while gaining the experience and skills needed for her future in this field of work.
Fear Team Update
Each summer, a team of undergraduate researchers are assembled to work on The Chapman University Survey of American Fears The students work on group projects, such as researching new content areas for the FEAR survey and then analyzing the results later in the summer, receiving advanced training in statistics, research methods, data analysis and specialized software, beforehand.
Staffer Chaperones Junior Ambassadors to Japan
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 has been going on between the two cities for almost 30 years.
Babbie Ranks High in Most Assigned Authors
The Babbie Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Earl Babbie, Campbell Professor Emeritus, has been recognized as one of the world’s most assigned authors in college courses. In an analysis of over 6 million college syllabi, Dr. Babbie ranks 106 out of 1,440,948 authors assigned, ahead of such greats as F. Scott Fitzgerald (121) and Thomas Jefferson (144). Shakespeare was #1. Congratulations Dr. Babbie!
A Tomato Saved My Thesis
Where do you do your writing? The library? Your room?
When do you write? In the morning with a hot coffee, at night when you finally have some quiet?
Do you have a schedule? Pace yourself? Take breaks?
If your answers to these questions are anything like my own (wherever and whenever I find the time!), then Wilkinson College may have something right up your alley.
Current Students & University Guest Advise On FBI & State Department Careers
On September 24th, Wilkinson College will be hosting a special discussion about careers within the FBI and United States Department of State. What makes this discussion special is its guests: Vanessa Zenji, Matt Kawecki, and Dominic So—three Foreign Service Officers who are also current graduate students in our MA in War & Society program. The fourth guest, special agent Frederick J. Simon of the FBI, visited Chapman just this past December to deliver a well-received keynote speech for the Center for Undergraduate Excellence at the semi-annual CU Student Scholar Symposium.
Wilkinson College, home to nine departments, numerous centers and programs, and the heart and soul of Chapman University, invites you to support our vibrant intellectual community where our students thrive with a personalized education of distinction that leads to inquiring, ethical, and productive lives as global citizens.
Wilkinson College Events at a Glance
Whether you're into art, politics, history, or poetry, there's always something new and exciting happening in Wilkinson College! Here is just a slice of our intriguing upcoming events.
Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 10 – 11 a.m.
Faculty Master Classes
Master Classes are held during Homecoming weekend. We welcome parents and students to attend. Registration is required.
The Social Psychology of Hate
Dr. Pete Simi, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Hate is part of the human condition. It is both biblical and built into our evolutionary history. The essential components of hate contribute to human survival but also play a leading role in some of history’s most destructive acts including genocide, terrorism, and various other forms of violence. In this masterclass, we will discuss how to think about the essence of hate, how to study hate, and what happens when individual and collective identity becomes organized around hate.
Campaign 2020: The State of the Race
Dr. Lori Cox Han, Professor, Department of Political Science
This master class will analyze the 2020 presidential campaign, including an assessment of candidates and what is at stake for the American presidency.
