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Chapman professor appears on new Nicolas Cage DVD Knowing – but he’s not acting! You always wonder about those “end-of-the-world’’ movie scenarios. Are they really plausible? Now you can find out from an expert.
Dr. Apodaca was part of a team that won an Academy Award for the 1985 documentary Broken Rainbow and regularly appears in documentary films for the History Channel and NOVA. He also was an adviser and contributed to the musical score of the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove. Last year, Dr. Apodaca was a presenter at the Emmy Awards Gold and Silver Luncheon. The first Robert and Norma Lineberger Chair in Music goes to ....
Smartest water polo players in the nation How’s this for a ranking. Chapman University’s women's water polo team is No. 1 among all teams in NCAA Divisions I,II,III and NAIA with a 3.42 team grade-point average for the 2008-09 academic year. The rankings, released by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches, put the Panthers No. 1 in the nation, ahead of Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) with 3.36 and Brown University (R.I.) with 3.35.
Seven Panthers also were honored for their individual GPAs. Senior Daniella Beintema earned "Outstanding" honors with a 3.80 GPA in broadcast journalism. Earlier this year, Beintema earned ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VIII honors, as well. Sophomore Hannah Thomas and freshmen Stephanie Roy and Arielle Worthington also achieved "Outstanding" recognition, with GPAs in the 3.71-4.0 range. A trio of Panthers were awarded "Superior" honors, recognizing players with a 3.41-3.7 GPA: sophomore Adrienne Lebsack and freshmen Sarah Lee and Briana O'Keefe. Jeff Cogan, associate professor of music, just Longtime Chapman faculty and staff may remember Ann Bullock Zimmerman, who came to Chapman in 1959 and served as assistant professor of education. Ann, 79, passed away July 5 at her home in Wilson, N.C. While at Chapman, she also was director of the elementary education student teaching program for Orange County Schools and played a key role in building a reputation for the high quality of the teachers graduating from Chapman, said Don Booth, Ph.D., professor of business and economics. She served as Chapman's dean of women on the World Campus Afloat program, where she traveled around the world. She also was active in faculty governance when it was in its infancy at Chapman. She retired in 1977 as professor emerita of education. Condolences may be sent to: The Family of Ann Zimmerman, 1900 Westbrook Drive, Wilson, N.C., 27896. To read the obituary in The Wilson Times, CLICK HERE. Nope, you’re not the only one to do a double-take. A few trees are gone. Last week, the Monterey Pine at the southwest corner of Attallah Piazza and that big Cedar tree near Roosevelt and Memorial halls were removed because they were diseased. The landscaping crew handling the excavations said the pine was about 30 years old and the cedar about 25 years old. Not to worry. There won’t be any big, gaping spots on the campus skyline. New mature trees – Coast Live Oaks -- are coming later this month. We’ll give you an update on that because it’s supposed look pretty impressive when they bring in the replacement trees! Yes, there are people who do have time to read – and write!!! Community of Readers 2009, the summer reading program sponsored by Leatherby Libraries is off to a fabulous start. For June, 53 reviews were received. As of July 8, 67 total reviews had been submitted! Check out our reviewers’ blog HERE. The program runs until Aug. 14. Please visit the Web site HERE to learn more about the program. Your name is entered into our monthly prize drawings once for every review submitted. Congratulations to our June prize drawing winners:
Be true to your school – vote Pink!  Pink, the cooler-than-thou clothing line made by Victoria’s Secret, is having a national competition – and Chapman is in the running! The top 25 schools in the voting will get a line of women’s spirit clothing made by Pink with the university logo on it. Chapman is currently No. 21 but sort of losing ground! You can vote once a day, so bookmark this and get those votes in HERE. Pink makes a comfy clothing line that includes T-shirts, sweatshirts and warm-ups. It makes clothing for many universities, including some schools in the Big Ten, Pac 10 and Ivy League. So go vote and let’s get Chapman some fashionable spirit fashions!
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Paul Apodaca, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, appears on the DVD release of actor Nicolas Cage’s new film Knowing, a thriller that deals with the end of the world. The "special features" section contains a documentary film, Visions of the Apocalypse, which presents professors from various universities, including UCLA, Yale and Cal State Northridge, speaking about the history of these predictions as well as the astronomical reality of the universe and its life cycle. Dr. Apodaca gets the last word in his segment, which is at the end of the documentary. “Apocalyptic tales are not really about oblivion,” he says. “They are actually about renewal.” (Want to hear more? You’ll need to get the DVD!) 
“I think it is great to have Chapman's name appear on this international DVD release," he said. "People are very interested in how different cultures look at the world. Our programs in sociology/anthropology combine with others to make that an important part of our curricula." 
Peter Atherton, Ph.D., associate professor and director of opera in the Conservatory of Music, has been chosen by Dean William Hall to be the first recipient of the Robert and Norma Lineberger Chair in Music. Dr. Atherton has had an international operatic and concert career and has performed throughout the United States and Europe. He was chosen by Broadway legend Hal Prince to perform on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera, where he played six different roles. For the past eight years Dr. Atherton has been a member of Operafestival di Roma, where he has sung leading bass roles. This summer he will direct Operafestival di Roma’s mainstage production of Le Nozze di Figaro. 
This is the highest the Chapman women have placed in the team GPA poll. In 2006, they were ranked No. 5. The rankings measure the team average based on cumulative GPAs from every player on the school's active roster.
director, A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research, and Pete Weitzner, associate professor of film and media arts, discuss the latest trends in the local and national economy. Sunday's segment includes analysis of the state budget morass and a proposal in Laguna Beach to ban plastic bags. 
Anuradha Prakash, Ph.D., director, food sciences program, was interviewed on NBC’s Sunday LA with Ted Chen on July 12. She discussed the commitment by the G8, which recently held its summit in Italy, to resolve world hunger, and the role that food scientists can play to address food insecurity in developing countries. 
Farming’ course. Fifteen students took part in daily farm life, from planting potatoes to making goat cheese to plucking chickens. Rick and Loralea Misterly, the owners of the farm, sell their cheese at local stores and as a cheese maker myself, I really enjoyed the opportunity to work with fresh goat milk and see firsthand Loralea’s laid-back approach to her daily cheese-making work. The highlight of every day were the meals cooked by a guest chef -- from the culinary arts program at the local university -- who prepared fresh-off-the-farm cuisine, including pizzas fired in their hand-built outdoor brick oven.” (Interested in learning more about cheese making? Email Heather at - MAPS & DIRECTIONS
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