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Chapman University
Chapman University Logo
Mottoὀ Χριστòς καì ἡ Ἐκκλησíα (Christ and Church)
TypePrivate
Established1861 (as Hesperian College)
PresidentJames L. Doti
Academic staff
581 total; 264 full-time, 317 part-time
Students5,732
Undergraduates3,864
Postgraduates1,303
Location
Orange
,
California
,
USA
CampusSuburban, 75 acres (.2 km²)
(Located in historic Old Towne Orange)
ColorsCardinal & Grey    
MascotPanther
Websitewww.chapman.edu

Chapman University is a private, nonprofit university located in the city of Orange in Orange County, California, USA.

History and background

Campus memorial to Charles C. Chapman, namesake of the University.

Founded as Hesperian College, the school began classes on March 4, 1861, timed to coincide with the exact hour of President Abraham Lincoln's inauguration. Its founding principle was a dedication to Lincoln's belief in equality in education. To that end, Hesperian admitted students of both sexes and all races--a radical educational concept at that time.[2]

In 1920, the assets of Hesperian College were absorbed by California Christian College, which held classes in downtown Los Angeles. In 1934, the school was renamed after the chairman of its board of trustees (and primary benefactor), C.C. Chapman.

Williams Mall, with Memorial Hall (left) and Smith Hall (right)

Today, Chapman University is the largest private university in Orange County. It comprises four schools and three colleges, including the School of Law, the Argyros School of Business and Economics, the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, the School of Education, the College of Performing Arts, Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences and University College. It offers 46 undergraduate and 17 graduate majors. Chapman co-produces the OC Channel in a partnership with KOCE.[1]

Chapman offers the Juris Doctor (law) degree, and M.A. degrees in education, educational psychology, English, film studies, psychology, school counseling, special education, teaching (elementary), and teaching (secondary). It offers M.S. degrees in food science and nutrition and human resource management. Also offered are a Master of Business Administration; a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing; a Master of Fine Arts in film production, film and television producing, and screenwriting; and a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Public school credential programs include multiple subjects/BCLAD, single subject, single subject CLAD, pupil personnel school counseling (PPS), special education credentials mild moderate and moderate severe Level 1, special education credentials mild moderate and moderate severs Level II, and preliminary administrative services credentials. Many of the degree programs offer specializations.

Wilkinson Hall

Research facilities include the nationally recognized A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research, Albert Schweitzer Institute, Center for Non-Profit Leadership, Ludie and David C. Henley Social Science Research Laboratory, Walter Schmid Center for International Business, Ralph W. Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship Business Ethics, Center for the Study of the Cold War Era, John Fowles Center for Creative Writing, Center for Educational and Social Equity, Paulo Freire Democratic Project, a state-of-the-art human performance laboratory and research vivarium, food science and nutrition food-tasting and research laboratories, a community clinic for psychological counseling and research, and the Barry and Phyllis Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education.

Schmid Gate, built in 2005.

Dr. James L. Doti has been president of Chapman University since 1991. Dr. Doti has received the Horatio Alger Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He was honored by the Council for Advancement of Education as 2003 CEO of the Year. Doti is also chairman of the Association for Independent California Colleges and Universities, and is a member of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Council of Economic Advisors and serves on the Advisory Committee on Education Excellence.

As of June 30, 2005, Chapman University’s endowments totaled $156 million. There are 44 endowed chairs and professorships.

A section of the Berlin Wall is featured in Liberty Plaza.

Chapman is accredited by and is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It is also a member of the Independent Colleges of Southern California, the College Entrance Examination Board, the Western College Association, the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and the Higher Education and Leadership Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It is also accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business International, the American Bar Association, the Institute of Food Technologists, the National Association of Schools of Music, and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, the Joint Review Committee of Athletic Training Standards and Guidelines, and the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy. The School of Education is a member of the American Council on Education and the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. Its teacher training and credential programs are approved by the California State Department of Education, Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The graduate program in school psychology is fully accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists.

Though the school is related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), it is not considered a "religious" university. Students are not required to take religion classes and the university is open to students of all backgrounds.

Chapman University's Main Campus displays the second largest piece of the Berlin Wall owned by an American university. It is also home to the largest free-standing spiral staircase west of the Mississippi River.

Rankings and titles

Undergraduate and graduate school enrollment has doubled since 1992, and average SAT scores are around 1818. Chapman has the highest five-year growth rate (17%) of any private college in California.[2]

In U.S. News & World Report's 2008 rankings of the best colleges in America, Chapman University is listed as 12th among masters-level universities in the Western region. U.S. News also lists Chapman 15th in the West among its 2006 picks for best-value universities offering masters programs.[citation needed] The Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges 2006 chose Chapman for inclusion for a second year, as one of the top 15 percent of colleges and universities in the U.S.[citation needed]

In 2006, Chapman won the XVth District American Advertising Federation NSAC competition and advanced to the National Finals. It competes in Division III athletics and holds numerous division titles.[citation needed]

Expansion

Attallah Piazza and Leatherby Libraries

Chapman began a six-year construction program in 2001. Four new buildings––a fifth residence hall, a second music hall, a new library and an interfaith center––opened in 2004, adding over 140,000 square feet to the campus interior. Chapman also plans to double its national accreditation for academic programs from five to ten.

As of 2006, other recent campus expansion projects include the completion of the Marion Knott Studios home of the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and the current construction of the Erin J. Lastinger Athletics Complex (which will feature a new football stadium, soccer field, aquatics center, and Olympic pool).

A new residence and dining facility (with 300 beds and a rock wall) is planned in the near future, as well as the conversion of the space between Beckman Hall and Leatherby Libraries into a central plaza with a fountain and amphitheatre: The Attallah Piazza was dedicated on December 6, 2007.[3]

Colleges and programs

Donald P. Kennedy Hall, home of the School of Law
  • Argyros School of Business and Economics[3]
  • School of Education
  • Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences
    • Pre-Med
    • Pre-Law
    • Communication
  • College of Performing Arts
    • Conservatory of Music
    • School of the Arts
      • Dance
      • Theatre
      • Art
  • Donald P. Kennedy Intercollegiate Athletic Program
  • University College

School athletics

Participating in the NCAA's Division III Independent intercollegiate play, Chapman University's athletic program consists of 18 intercollegiate teams, and 3 club sports. The men's intercollegiate program competes in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and water polo. The women's program competes in basketball, crew, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and water polo.

Chapman's baseball has won championships in 1968 (DII) and 2003, men's tennis in 1985, 1987, 1988 (all at the DII level), and softball in 1995 to combined for 6 NCAA national championships.

Club sports

Chapman has several men's club sports, including: crew, ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, swimming, and sailing.

Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity controversy

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Sigma Alpha Mu/Student Rights Controversy

- In 2006 and 2007, Chapman found itself in a controversy over student rights. In the spring of 2006 the University decided to introduce a new fraternity. Thirteen national fraternity organizations competed, but only one was chosen. One of the unsuccessful applicants, Sigma Alpha Mu, a historically Jewish fraternity, continued to organize and meet as a non-recognized fraternity. University officials notified the 20 students involved that they were subject to disciplinary action if they used the university's name or recruited on campus. The students filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, alleging that Chapman's actions had violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the incident resulted in controversy on campus. [4] +

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Samueli Library Bust of Elie Wiesel

Chapman University's Holocaust education programs have seen increasing prominence, and the Rodgers Center's Director, Dr. Marilyn Harran, was awarded the 2008 Spirit of Anne Frank Outstanding Educator Award in a ceremony in New York City[4]. Other Chapman faculty with some association with the Holocaust Center include Justice Richard Fybel of the California Court of Appeal, who serves as an adjunct professor, and Prof. Michael Bazyler[5], a Chapman law professor and prominent Holocaust restitution activist-litigator.

- [5] + - The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union intervened on behalf of the students, asserting that Chapman had violated their constitutional rights to free speech and free association. [6] A settlement agreement was reached between the ACLU and the University on December 13, 2007, allowing unrecognized student groups to promote themselves in designated areas on campus, provided that they prominently disclaim any affiliation with the university. [7]

Holocaust Education

File:WieselCutaway2.gif
Samueli Library Bust of Elie Wiesel

Chapman University's Holocaust education programs have seen increasing prominence, and the Rodgers Center's Director, Dr. Marilyn Harran, was awarded the 2008 Spirit of Anne Frank Outstanding Educator Award in a ceremony in New York City[6]. Other Chapman faculty with some association with the Holocaust Center include Justice Richard Fybel of the California Court of Appeal, who serves as an adjunct professor, and Prof. Michael Bazyler[7], a Chapman law professor and prominent Holocaust restitution activist-litigator.

The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education [8]was founded in February 2000 with the mission of "preparing young people to become witnesses to the future." Among its most important programs is the sponsorship of an annual Holocaust remembrance writing competition for area public school students. It also sponsors a regular lecture series, which has included such figures as noted writer and activist Elie Wiesel, and Judea Pearl, father of slain journalist Daniel Pearl. In addition, the Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library[9] dominates the fourth floor of the University's Leatherby Libraries, and provides a dedicated space where scholars and visitors may gather to learn from survivors, visual testimonies and printed resources. On April 11, 2005, 60 years to the day that he was liberated from the Buchenwald concentration camp, Elie Wiesel returned to Chapman to dedicate the Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library[10], and a large bust of Wiesel stands at the entrance to the facility. Included in the Samueli Library are features celebrating Holocaust survivors within the Chapman community, including Leon Leyson[11], the youngest person on "Schindler's List," and Dean of Students Joe Kertes, a Hungarian Jew born while his parents were still interned in a camp.

Notable Chapman University alumni

Movies and television

Numerous movies have been filmed on or near Chapman's campus[10], including:

Also, various television shows have used Chapman's campus, including:

References

  1. ^ About OC Channel
  2. ^ CASE - Not Found
  3. ^ Argyros School of Business and Economics website
  4. ^ Scarlet Letters, Orange County Weekly, May 10, 2007
  5. ^ [1], "Jewish Journal",September 14, 2007
  6. ^ http://aclu-sc.org/attach/c/chapman_univ_letter.pdf
  7. ^ Chapman University gives Jewish fraternity some rights on campus, OC Register, December 13, 2007, and ACLU and Chapman University Reach Settlement in Fraternity Dispute, news release, ACLU of Southern California, December 13, 2007
  8. ^ U.S. Mission in Spain - Ambassador Argyros Bio
  9. ^ Sabrina Bryan - Biography
  10. ^ a b c d e Internet Movie Database, Movies filmed at Chapman University

See also


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