EVENT NEWS: Tabula Poetica, Tom Zoellner, Nov. 8

Chapman University, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of English would like to invite you to the 2011 Tabula Poetica series event "Are We There Yet?: The Use and Abuse of Place Names for Poetic Effect, on Tuesday, November 8 with Tom Zoellner.

Tom Zoellner’s forthcoming book is "A Safeway in Arizona: What the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Tells Us About the Grand Canyon State and Life in America" (Viking). He is also the author of "Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World," which won the Science Writing Award of the American Institute of Physics, and "The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit and Desire." He has worked as a contributing editor for Men’s Health magazine and as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. Tom Zoellner, a creative nonfiction writer and journalist, joins the English Department of Chapman University this year. 

All poetry talks will begin at 1 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel and readings will being at 7 p.m. in Henley Room in Leatherby Libraries. These events are free and open ot the public. This series is sponsored by the Department of English, Leatherby Libraries, Department of History, Conservatory of Music and supported by Poets & Writers, Inc.

For more information, please visit Tabula Poetica.

EVENT NEWS: Wilkinson College Colloquium, Aug. 24

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences Annual Faculty and Staff Colloquium is today, August 24, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Sandhu Conference Center - D1.

Mid-morning refreshments will be served.

Hope to see you all there!

Wilkinson College Dean's Office

FACULTY NEWS: Movers and Shakers

Stephen Berens, assistant professor, Department of Art, Wilkinson College, was one of 150 art professionals from around the United States brought to San Francisco to attend the Andy Warhol Foundation’s Warhol Initiative Convening June 21-26. The Warhol Convening is meant to foster deep discussion and critical thinking around emerging trends, current challenges, and the future of artist-centered culture. Professor Berens was invited because of his experiences as one of the co-founders and editors of the art journal X-TRA.

Micol Hebron, assistant professor, Department of Art, Wilkinson College, has curated an exhibition of 26 contemporary artists from Utah. The exhibition, titled “West of Center”, opened at Jancar Gallery in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, on July 16^th and continues through Aug. 6.Professor Hebron has been on professional leave for the past year while she has served as Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the Salt Lake Art Center in Salt Lake City. The “West of Center” exhibition represents a summary of the artists she has encountered in Salt Lake City during the last year. An unprecedented survey of Contemporary Utah art, 12 of the artists will be present at the opening, and 2 of them will present performance art pieces.

In association with West of Center, Professor Hebron also led a panel discussion at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions July 17^th.

Anna Leahy Ph.D., associate professor of English and her husband (pictured left), Leatherby Libraries associate librarian Douglas Dechow, Ph.D., authored an article about the Roger and Roberta Boisjoly Collection in the “Soundsing” section of the current Air & Space Magazine, a Smithsonian publication. The couple writes Lofty Ambitions, a blog about aerospace, aviation history and related issues. The article was timed to coincide with a finding aid describing the collection that is now available on the California Digital Library’s Online Archives.

EVENT NEWS: Screening of "Dalai Lama Renaissance" May 2, 2011

A screening of "Dalai Lama Renaissance" and live concert with the film's musicians, including sitar virtuoso Roop Verma, as well as Michel Tyabji and Tashi Sharzur, will take place on Monday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center.

"Dalai Lama Renaissance" follows the journey of some of the world’s most distinctive thinkers – from nuclear physicists to self-help experts, with narration by actor Harrison Ford – to see the Dalai Lama at his Indian home-in-exile and discuss a way to freedom for Tibet and humanity. The soundtrack flows from the voluntary contribution of a diverse yet serendipitously harmonious group of musical fellow travelers brought together by percussionist and producer Michel Tyabji."
 For more information, please call 714.289.2042.

This event is sponsored by Wilkinson College, Schmid College of Science, Dean of Students, Office of the Chancellor, Office of Church Relations.

EVENT NEWS: Energy and You: Using various forms of energy for our wellbeing with Roop Verma, April 29, 2011

Roop Verma, internationally respected sitarist, composer and accomplished teacher of Indian classical and sacred music, will ponder various forms of ‘energy’ and explore a deeper understanding of energy as a process of ‘self inquiry.’ Some forms of energy are familiar to us: solar, wind, water, fossil fuel and gas. Roop will discuss additional forms of energy that nourish and soothe us on the deeper levels and direct us from the mundane to more sublime parts of our being, such as loving someone unconditionally or experiencing art, music or poetry. Finally he will discuss the energy often spoken of by the religions of
the world, such as compassion found through silence or meditation that can be experienced and directed into our ‘mind-body’ processes.

Friday, April 29, 2011
9:30 a.m.
Argyros Forum, Room 209C

For more information, please call 714.289.2042.

This event is sponsored by Wilkinson College, Schmid College of Science, Dean of Students, Office of the Chancellor, Office of Church Relations.

EVENT NEWS: Chapman University poetry series continues with UCLA poet

Time flies when you’re enjoying poetry. Tabula Poetica is already well into its fall poetry series at Chapman University and will welcome its third visiting poet Tuesday, Oct. 12. Read More!

FACULTY NEWS: Department of Art



Assistant Professor of Art, David Kiddie,
talks to the public about his ceramic sculptures.

Assistant Professor of Art, David Kiddie recently had two consecutive solo exhibitions of his latest ceramic sculptures in “Out of Order” and “Out of Order Again” at 643 Project Space in Ventura, CA and the Napa Hall Gallery at Cal State University Channel Islands over the last two months.  Kiddie’s latest sculptures are the outcome of his interest in the structural order of biological cellular elements seen in the microscopic realm.  Through a microscope, simple formed organisms such as bacteria and viruses can be seen in the act of mitosis and clustering as they congregate in patterned compositions.  Kiddie utilizes a large-scale format for his work to reveal a part of the microscopic world and its structural possibilities implying conceptual underpinnings related to chaos theory, offense, defense and infiltration.  Professor Kiddie is pleased with the positive and enthusiastic response expressed from the viewing public, saying  “I was surprised particularly by the interest from faculty members at CSUCI from departments other than Art.”  Jerry Clifford, Professor of Physics at CSUSI who led his students through the exhibition commented that the exhibition helped his students “realize broader applications for the content in his intro course.”

EVENT NEWS: Tonight's Illuminacion Gala has been moved to Argyros Forum 209 ABC

Due to possible bad weather, tonight's Iluminación: Celebrating University Education gala has been moved to Argyros Forum, 209 ABC.

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to present Iluminacion: Celebrating University Education, tonight at 5:30 p.m. in Argyros Forum, 209 ABC. This exciting event will feature live music by the Frank Cano Latin Jazz band and keynote speaker Michele Serros.

Ms. Serros was named by Newsweek as "One of the top young women to watch for in the new century," and is the author of Chicana Falsa and Other Stories of Death, Identity and Oxnard, How to be a Chicana Role Model, Honey Blonde Chica, and her newest novel, Scandalosa!

Following dinner Ms. Serros will do a book signing (books will be for sale) in the Henley Reading Room, Leatherby Libraries.

There will also be a special presentation by young author, Lorena Garcia with Barrio Writers.

This event is full, but please check back here for photos and a wrap-up for what is sure to be a very memorable evening.

FACULTY NEWS: Department of Art

Richard Turner, professor, Department of Art, Wilkinson College, recently completed work on a new public artwork for Market Square Park in Houston, Texas. The piece is a walkway inset with fragments of masonry from local buildings. Professor Turner was a member of the original artist team that designed the park in 1992. Changing demographics of the local area required new design programmed for more intense usage. His new work salvages material from the previous park walkways, which used material originally salvaged from historic buildings in downtown Houston. Professor Turner is currently working on a sculpture for the City of Long Beach Transit Authority.

Claudine Jaenichen, assistant professor, Department of Art, Wilkinson College, has five undergraduate students from her Information Design course who will be published in a special issue of the Information Design Journal covering topics in Healthcare. IDJ is a peer-reviewed international journal and an authoritative publication in the discipline of information design. Keely Misenhimer, Brooke Brisbois, Laura Croswaite, Kailah Ogawa, and Chase Conching completed a 4-week benchmark and completed redesigned prototypes for over-the-counter medicine packaging. The objective was to test the performance of existing packaging and address issues in both written and visual language to better articulate the usability and accessibility of information and communication.

Jamie Kough, adjunct faculty, Department of Art, Wilkinson College, worked this spring and summer as a set designer and prop person for the soon-to-be- released film Not Today, which is about a California college student’s adventures in Hyderabad, India

FACULTY NEWS: Department of Communication Studies

Wenshan Jia, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Communication Studies, Wilkinson College, delivered a keynote address titled “Sino-globalization and the Intercultural Paradigm of Management” at The First International Conference on Eastern-Western Cultures and Management cosponsored by the Research Center for Eastern-Western Cultures and Management and the Intercultural Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, June 18-20, 2010.
Dr. Jia was also invited as Guest Speaker on “Paradigms of Intercultural Research in Contemporary China” at the second part of the Sino-German Conference Series on Intercultural Communication at Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China, June 14-17, 2010.
Other recent presentations include: a five-part lecture series “Frontiers of Intercultural Studies” featuring his own research accomplishments for the faculty of School of Journalism, People’s University of China, May 31-June 9, 2010; “The Impact of Values and Identities on Cross-Cultural Conflicts and their Management in Multinational Corporations” at the panel “the Intersections of Cultures, Communication and Conflicts in Organizational Settings: The Case Studies of China”, June Singapore, June 24, 2010; “Face (Image) vs. Power:  a Comparative Perspective on the American and Chinese Models of Global Communication” presented at the preconference “Chindia:  Implications for Global Communication, at the 2010 International Communication Association Annual Convention, Singapore, June 22-26, 2010; and an interview on “Towards Achieving a Breakthrough Development of Intercultural Communication Studies in China” on “Dialogues with Distinguished Scholars”, China Academy for Social Sciences Weekly Scholarly Journal published in Chinese on August 26, 2010 at http://www.sspress.cn/news/12753.htm
Dr. Jia has also won several book awards with colleague Cassie Lynch, including:

• “Outstanding Academic Book” in Choice of American Library Association, 2010, with the chapter “An intercultural communication model of international relations:  the case of China” in Y. Hao & G. Wei (Eds.) Challenges to Chinese foreign policy:  diplomacy, globalization and the next world power (pp. 319-333).  Louisville, KT:  University Press of Kentucky;
• “Outstanding Academic Book” in Choice of American Library Association, 2010, with an entry “Hu Jintao” (updated, revised and expanded for reprint). book Berkshire Encyclopedia of China edited by Linsun Cheng & Kerry Brown et al (Berkshire Publishing Group LLC. 2009) in which Wenshan Jia & Cassie Lynch published an entry “Hu Jintao” (updated, revised and expanded for reprint, pp. 1075-1077
• “The Best Reference” from Library Journal, again for “Hu Jintao.”

FACULTY NEWS: Department of Philosophy

Michael Pace, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Philosophy, Wilkinson College, has an article appearing in the most recent issue of Pacific Philosophical Quarterly. “Perceptual Foundational Justification and the Problem of the Speckled Hen” criticizes several prominent theories of how experiences give us knowledge of the world. (The criticism involves a thought experiment about seeing a hen with many speckles.) He then defends a novel theory of perceptual knowledge that solves the problem.

EVENT NEWS: Bryan Fisher GRAPHIC DESIGNER, 9/29!

Chapman University/Wilkinson College Visual Arts Speaker Series Presents ... BRYAN FISHER!

Bryan Fisher is the owner & creative director of perfectholiday brand design inc. and creative director of PACSUN. Fisher works to define new genres of modern branding. His work has been recognized by leading design competitions and magazines. You don't want to miss this! Tuesday, Sept. 29, Moulton Hall, 212 at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public! For more info., 714.997.6729.

EVENT NEWS: Tabula Poetica Poetry Reading Series - Patty Seybum 9/28

Patty Seyburn's third book of poems, "Hilarity," won the Green Rose Prize given by New Issues Press. Her two previous books of poems are "Mechanical Cluster" and "Diasporadic," which won the 1997 Marianne Moore Poetry Prize and the American Library Association''s Notable Book Award for 2000. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals including The Paris Review, Poetry, New England Review, Field, Slate, Crazyhorse, Cutbank, Quarterly West, Bellingham Review, Boston Review, Cimarron Review, Third Coast, and Western Humanities Review. Seybum grew up in Detroit. She earned a BS and an MS in Journalism from Northwestern University, an MFA in Poetry from University of California, Irvine, and a Ph.D. in Poetry and Literature from the University of Houston. She is an Assistant Professor at California State University, Long Beach. This event is free and open to the public. For MORE information call 714-628-7389 or email leahy@chapman.edu.

Talk Time: 2:30 p.m., Argyros Forum 201

Reading Time: 5 p.m., Henley Reading Room Leatherby Libraries

 http://www.chapman.edu/poetry/

STAFF NEWS: Campus Confidential

CHOC Walk in the Park (at Disneyland!). Get involved or donate to a great cause! Read more here!

EVENT NEWS: October 14, 2010 - A Realist’s Perspective on World Events: How Nixon would interpret what is happening today

Richard Nixon, America's 37th President.

On October 14, 2010 Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Science will host a panel discussion featuring Nixon Scholars in Argyros Forum, room 209 (B&C). The event is free and open to the public, students, staff and faculty.

2-3:30 p.m.: Nixon Scholars Panel:  

Geoffrey Kemp, Director of Regional Strategic Programs at The Nixon Center. He served in the White House during the first Reagan administration as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs on the National Security Council Staff. Dr. Kemp received his Ph.D. in Political Science at M.I.T. and earned his M.A. and B.A. degrees from Oxford University.

Paul Saunders, Executive Director of The Nixon Center. In addition to being the Center’s chief operating officer, he directs its U.S. - Russian Relations Program and works on other issues, including energy and climate change, U.S. - European relations, and the role of democracy in U.S. foreign policy. He is also Associate Publisher of the foreign policy magazine, The National Interest, published bi-monthly by The Nixon Center, and Publisher of National Interest online.

Drew Thompson, Director of China Studies and Starr Senior Fellow at The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C.  Prior to joining The Nixon Center, he was the National Director of the China-MSD HIV/AIDS Partnership in Beijing. Mr. Thompson served previously as Assistant Director to the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).  He lived in Shanghai from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Thompson was the founder and Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce Transportation and Logistics Committee in Shanghai.

3:30 p.m.: Chapman students will give presentations to the experts on the panel for immediate feedback. 

For more information, please contact Jim Coyle, Director of The Center for Global Education 714.744.7074.

FACULTY NEWS: Department of English

Mark Axelrod, Ph.D., professor of English, Wilkinson, is serving as a film mentor for HATCH and its signature event, HATCHfest 2010, a film festival that will be held in Bozeman, Montana Sept. 22-25.  HATCH is a year-round non-profit organization, based in Bozeman, designed to develop and foster the growth of creative minds in various industries through mentorship, exposure, and networking. Read More!

FACULTY NEWS: Department of History

Lori Cox Han, Ph.D., professor, Department of Political Science, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, recently attended the annual American Political Science Association meeting in Washington, DC, where she presented a paper titled “A Moving Target: How the State of the News Industry Determines White House Communication Strategies.” She also completed a four-year term on the executive board of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society