It’s Homecoming and Family Weekend!Be there or be square. The annual weekend of big events and big fun draws Chapman alumni to campus, reunites parents with Chapman students and provides the perfect backdrop for staff and faculty to mingle with the community. Don’t miss the pep rally before the big football game against the Poets of Whittier College. (Yes -- they are the Poets.) Free film screenings of student films. Dance performances. There’s a little something here for everyone. More sports. Music. Theater. Lectures. Art. The fun starts this Friday and runs through Sunday. Don't miss it! For a list of events for Homecoming (alumni and public) CLICK HERE. To see the full Family Weekend (parents and families) schedule, CLICK HERE.
On your mark, get set …..Saturday morning university teams will go head-to-head at the "flattest, fastest and ‘funnest’ 5K in the world.” If you haven’t signed up for the 4th Annual Chapman University Toyota of Orange 5K Run/Walk, you still have time! The entry fee is $35 up until Friday and Saturday, when the fee goes to $40. To register,CLICK HERE. Need a little inspiration? Check out Pete the Panther’s race prep in the video below!
The university teams will compete in four areas, and winners will be recognized for:
Any team runner who can beat President Doti on race day.
The team with the fastest female and male runners overall, and the fastest female and male runners per team.
The team with the highest level of participation through registered runners/walkers and volunteers signed up for race day.
The team that raises the highest amount of contributions and that has the highest number of donors participating.
Here’s your chance to get involved with our neighbors and the community! The Chapman Day of Service is open to all Chapman students, faculty, staff, alumni and families and takes place Sunday during Homecoming and Family Weekend. There are different service projects at various venues within our local community. Participants will divide into groups and go to various local sites to work. Please register to pitch in if you haven’t done so already. CLICK HEREto register and for more information.
Get ready for some GOP gubernatorial debating!
Rep. Tom Campbell
Brandman University in Irvine – formerly Chapman University College – will televise a GOP gubernatorial debate between Rep. Tom Campbell -also a Presidential Fellow at Chapman - and Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner live on KOCE-TV and the OC Channel on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. (Campbell is a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University.) The other invited candidate, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, is still considering.
Michael Moodian, Ph.D., assistant professor of social science
at Brandman University’s School of Arts & Sciences, and political columnistDan Walters of the Sacramento Bee will serve as panelists during the 75-minute debate titled “Solutions to the California Financial Crisis.” Veteran broadcast journalist Ed Arnold, co-host of KOCE’s nightly news program Real Orange, will moderate the debate. A similar event for the Democratic hopefuls is being planned for later this year.
The public may submit questions for the candidates through the social media Web site Twitter. The term “#cadebate” should precede questions that are submitted. Questions should relate to California’s fiscal crisis. Twitter submissions can begin immediately, but the deadline for all submissions is Oct. 21. (Please note that you may submit a question, but it might not be selected for the candidates.)
Brandman is still working on details for public seating.
Holocaust survivor Curt Lowens on ABC series Flash Forward
Holocaust survivor and rescuer Curt Lowens – whose personal collection of World War II era artifacts and memorabilia is exhibited in the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library – will be playing a featured role in this Thursday's (Oct. 8) episode of the ABC series Flash Forward. Ironically, Curt who was born in Germany, survived Kristallnacht, and spent time in Westerbork – the transit camp from which Anne Frank was deported to Auschwitz –before going into hiding and working with the resistance, rescuing two downed American airmen and helping to hide dozens of Jewish children, will be playing the former Nazi who knows the secret as to why the world came to a standstill for 137 seconds.
Lowens will be the speaker at this year's interfaith service of remembrance for Kristallnacht on Friday, Nov. 13, in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel.
Economic outlook: We’re not out of the woods yet!
Esmael Adibi, Ph.D, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Researchand Anderson Chair of Economic Analysis, said last week at a Faculty Forum lecture that based on their data that the national economy should grow slightly next year. Don’t expect a lot of growth. It will be a very slow recovery. Exports should improve as our trading partners’ economies pick up. However, construction spending will be a huge drag. “Nobody is building an office or retail center or warehouse’” Dr. Adibi says. One worry spot among some economists: The first quarter of next year. Will the government stimulus spending sustain the recovery? Some economists, Dr. Adibi says, are concerned the economy will fall back into recession, a so-called W or double-dip recession. Dr. Adibi says he’s not as worried as some economists are (click on video below to see who is), and he and President Doti will update their forecast on Dec. 8 at the 32nd Annual Economic Forecast.
Why not work a little theatre into your weekend!
Lend Me a Tenor kicks off this Friday. This hilarious farce, directed by guest artist Todd Nielsen, tells the tale of a famed Italian opera star, Tito Morelli, known as “Il Stupendo.” He’s about to perform Otello for the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, but madcap chaos ensues when he mistakenly takes an overdose of tranquilizers. Assuming the great tenor is dead, the company gopher takes over the role. Identities are mistaken, doors are slammed, seductions ensue, girls run around in their lingerie, and our hero saves the day! Starts Friday at 8 p.m. and runs through Oct. 17 at Waltmar Theatre. General admission: $15; $10 senior citizens and students. More info: 714-744-7089.
Town Hall: “Assessing Strategic Plan Initiatives”Karen Graham, vice chancellor for faculty affairs, Joseph Slowensky, professor, Dodge College of Film & Media Arts, and Chancellor Daniele Struppa will lead the discussion. The Town Hall is Friday (Oct. 9) from noon to 2 p.m. in Beckman Hall 104 and is open to the entire Chapman community. Bring a brownbag lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. Please feel free to drop in and leave as your schedule permits.
Shake, rattle, roll: Learn about the San Andreas fault
With the recent temblors shaking the world last week, who wouldn’t want to talk to an expert about that big old fault right in our backyard – the San Andreas. Mark Zoback, Ph.D., the Benjamin M. Page Professor of Earth Sciences and Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, will visit Chapman on Oct. 12 (Monday) to discuss what he’s learned from his drilling experiments along the San Andreas, the most famous and studied fault in the world. Dr. Zoback has literally been drilling into the San Andreas fault near the Central California town of Parkfield. (Yes – that Parkfield, which is famous for its shaker activity. Its town motto is “Be here when it happens.”)
Dr. Zoback says he’s trying to answer some long-standing questions about how the San Andreas fault works. With the drilling, he’s been able to pull fault-zone materials from the ground for lab study. And he’s also been part of the push to place an observatory directly within the San Andreas fault to observe what happens before, during and after small earthquakes.
His speech is free and open to the public in the Lyon Conference Center, Argyros Forum Room 209C from 2 to 3 p.m.Not into quakes? Oct. 13 (Tuesday), William K.M. Lau, director of the Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will talk about air pollution, clouds, rainfall and climate change at 5 p.m. in Hashinger Science Center Room 205. His speech is free and open to the public.
Great California ShakeoutIf you attended the lecture on the San Andreas (see above) you might just be in the mood for this quake drill!Chapman University will participate in the Great California Shakeout, a statewide earthquake drill scheduled for Oct. 15 (Thursday). Participation in the drill will allow the university to test its emergency response plan, including the Panther Alert system. (If you haven’t registered for the Panther Alert system, CLICK HERE.You’ll need to be registered to receive information and instructions in the event of an emergency.)
The drill is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m.We’ll post more specifics about what you need to do in the next Happenings, but CLICK HEREto read Public Safety’s instructions on what to do during and after an earthquake.
The administrative offices of the Public Safety Department, Risk Management, and Environmental Health and Safety have relocated to 701 Glassell. Public Safety’s main operations will continue to operate 24/7 out of the convenient campus location at 415 Glassell.
Chris Brogan on social networking: “I see you”It doesn’t really matter if you’re all over Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc. You’ve gotta talk to folks. Keep it personal. Get to know them. See them. That was the message social-networking expert Chris Brogan emphasized over and over to a packed Memorial Hall last week. “It has nothing to do with Twitter being cool,” Brogan said. “We are trying to reconnect with humans.” Here are Brogan’s Top 5 tips for building a successful and meaningful social network:--Listen (You don’t have to actually write something on Twitter. Just read the feeds and find out what people are talking about.)--Ask (Go ahead. Ask a question. You’d be surprised who answers.)--Reciprocate (Retweet and pass along information. Be helpful. Be generous.)--Comment (If you have a blog or Web site, make sure you’re posting comments. Even if it’s only you at first. People will know you’re interested in talking.)--Comment back (If someone posts a comment to your site, comment back. Let them know you see them!)
Putting a human face on the Rwandan genocide
You may have read about it in the newspaper or seen a movie in the theater. But what was it really like in Rwanda in 1994 when the mass killings began? Carl Wilkens, former director of The Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Rwanda, was probably the only American relief worker who chose to remain in the country after the genocide began. He talks about the experience on Thursday (Oct. 8) at 7:30 p.m. at the Sandhu Conference Center. Wilkens’ humanitarian work has been recognized with several awards including the Dignitas Humana Award from Saint John’s School of Theology Seminary and a 2005 Medal of Valor from the Simon Wiesenthal Center. This event is free and open to the public. (The conference center is at 571 N. Grand Ave. The entrance to Sandhu is from Center Street.)To learn more about Carl Wilkens, CLICK HERE for his Web site. Click on the video below to hear Wilkens talk about helping protect an orphanage. (He talks toward the end of the video. Also, this is about genocide and some images may be disturbing.)
GREEN TIP: Plant trees to save energyDecrease the temperature inside your home up to nine degrees in the summer by planting deciduous trees on the south and west side of your house. In the winter, the leafless trees allow sunlight in to help heat your home. For more information CLICK HEREto go to the Union of Concerned Scientists Web site.
How healthy are your bones?
Bone health is fundamental to an active and productive lifestyle. We are seeking Asian, Hispanic or African American males or females, age 17 or older to participate in a study that includes a bone X-ray (DEXA), blood analysis and nutritional evaluation. There is no cost to the participant. All tests and results are FREE. For more information contact: Nicole Michaelis, project manager, Chapman University Bone Health Study, at 714-997-6573. Or drop by Hashinger 102.
Come for wine & cheese – and then help with a spring tea!The YWCA Central Orange County invites members of Chapman’s campus community to their office in Orange – just three blocks from campus at 133 N. Grand Ave. – on Wednesday (Oct. 7) at 6 p.m. for a little wine, cheese and to learn about the many ways to get involved and participate in the planning of their signature event, the Annual Spring Tea. The local focus of the YWCA COC is to “Empower and support women in transition” and Chapman faculty, staff and students (both men and women) are all welcome to join in this effort. To learn more, visit the YWCA COC online HERE.
In the news:
Joseph Runzo, Ph.D., professor of philosophy and religious
Dr. Joseph Runzo at news conference.
studies, was interviewed inJapan by TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System), Fuji Television Network, and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.), and by three major newspapers, including the Yomiuri Shimbun, which has the world’s largest newspaper circulation, about the documentary on environmental ethics which he is completing.Titled “The Sacred Planet,” the documentary was filmed on location in Japan, the Yukon Territories Canada, Southern California and at Cambridge University. It includes interviews with prominent scientists, ethicists, business leaders, government officials and heads of NGOs.In Japan, Dr. Runzo interviewed state Gov. Takakazu Ishii. He also interviewed Deputy Xiaodong Zhong of the United Nations Environmental Protection Programme for the Northwest Pacific, a Chinese scientist. Staff & Faculty Notes Dan Bogart, Donely and Marjorie Bollinger Chair in Real Estate Law, has been elected to the prestigious American Law Institute. The ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law, and its membership includes a veritable who’s who in the legal profession.
Jennifer D. Keene, Ph.D.,
professor of history, received a certificate signed by Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, recognizing her as the recipient of a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award. Dr. Keene is in Australia until January conducting research on Australian soldiers during the World War I.
Ilyana Marks, assistant director and internship coordinator for Chapman’s Career Development Center and graduate of the College of Educational Studies, was inducted onto the Board of Directors for the YWCA, Central Orange County and has started to serve her first term of three years. Marks was recruited for her experience in supporting former foster youth on a path toward post- secondary educationthrough her work as a schoolcounselor, mentor and member of Chapman’s Guardian Scholar’s committee.
Susan F. Paterno, professor of English and director of the journalism program, has been named the 2009 Visiting Journalist for the Medica Visiting Journalist Series, hosted annually by Whitman College. Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Wash., is considered one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges. Paterno will visit Whitman early this month.
Daniel Alfred Wachs, director of instrumental studies at the Conservatory of Music, has recently completed his first commercial studio recording. Wachs was the conductor for Kevin Koelbl’s album This Is Christmas Time. The album will be released on Nov. 20 on the LML Music Label.
Jennifer Waldeck, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, was invited to speak at the University of California Santa Barbara Communication Department's 25th anniversary celebration this weekend (Oct. 9-11.) Dr. Waldeck earned her doctorate at UCSB and will join a distinguished group of graduate alumni and prominent friends of the department from the discipline for this weekend conference. She will speak about the ways communication research can add value to business and professional enterprises. UCSB has one of the top-ranked graduate programs in the United States, according to several annual National Communication Doctoral Program Reputation studies.
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People, pets and other cool stuff!
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The world is going to the dogs! This week two of our colleagues share their stories and photos of man’s best friend.
Turner and goose
Jennifer Waldeck,Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, welcomed this handsome lad home in September. Turner is a Bearded Collie who came all the way from Toronto – and brought this Canadian goose with him! He was born July 23 and joins his big sister Lili (also a Beardie) here in Southern California. Don't be surprised if you see him around campus. He’s a smart one and will be ready for college soon! (Turner is co-owned by Jennifer's friend Wendy Marciante of Newport Beach.)
Puggles and more Puggles!
Jamie Prescott, Datatel application specialist in financial services, is the proud owner of two 2-year-old Puggles (Beagle and Pug mix breed) dogs. Their names are Boston and Hunter. Boston loves to play ball and she can hold more than one ball at a time. She’s also an overachiever and runs the house and everyone in it. Her favorite foods are apples and pickles. Hunter is very protective and loves to bark at everyone! His favorite food is watermelon and he loves to cuddle. They attend doggie day care a few days a week, so they get lots of exercise and have more friends than I do.
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For rent: Room available in Yorba Linda at resort-style condo community. Nice views, trails for running/hiking/biking and close to freeways. $700/month, utilities included. Pool, state- of-the-art gym and other upgrades. Available end of October. Call 714-728-6584.Car needed: Do you have a car you need to sell that is in great condition? My car was rear-ended and judged a total loss. If you have a car that has been well-maintained I may be interested in buying it as I need new transportation by Nov. 1. Call 714-728-6584.University housing for rent: Join the Chapman University faculty and staff members who have already become part of the Chapman academic village by leasing university housing adjacent to the campus. If you would like to be on the applicant list for a one-bedroom apartment or two-bedroom house, please contact Wayne Stickel, Office of Property Management, Campus Planning, at stickel@chapman.edu.
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big fun draws Chapman alumni to campus, reunites parents with Chapman students and provides the perfect backdrop for staff and faculty to mingle with the community. Don’t miss the pep rally before the big football game against the Poets of Whittier College. (Yes -- they are the Poets.) Free film screenings of student films. Dance performances. There’s a little something here for everyone. More sports. Music. Theater. Lectures. Art. The fun starts this Friday and runs through Sunday. Don't miss it! For a list of events for Homecoming (alumni and public) CLICK HERE. To see the full Family Weekend (parents and families) schedule, CLICK HERE.
LinkedIn etc. You’ve gotta talk to folks. Keep it personal. Get to know them. See them. That was the message social-networking expert Chris Brogan emphasized over and over to a packed Memorial Hall last week. “It has nothing to do with Twitter being cool,” Brogan said. “We are trying to reconnect with humans.” Here are Brogan’s Top 5 tips for building a successful and meaningful social network:
Chapman’s campus community to their office in Orange – just three blocks from campus at 133 N. Grand Ave. – on Wednesday (Oct. 7) at 6 p.m. for a little wine, cheese and to learn about the many ways to get involved and participate in the planning of their signature event, the Annual Spring Tea. The local focus of the YWCA COC is to “Empower and support women in transition” and Chapman faculty, staff and students (both men and women) are all welcome to join in this effort. To learn more, visit the YWCA COC online HERE. 
Dan Bogart, Donely and Marjorie Bollinger Chair in Real Estate Law, has been elected to the prestigious American Law Institute. The ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law, and its membership includes a veritable who’s who in the legal profession.
studies, welcomed this handsome lad home in September. Turner is a Bearded Collie who came all the way from Toronto – and brought this Canadian goose with him! He was born July 23 and joins his big sister Lili (also a Beardie) here in Southern California. Don't be surprised if you see him around campus. He’s a smart one and will be ready for college soon! (Turner is co-owned by Jennifer's friend Wendy Marciante of Newport Beach.)
services, is the proud owner of two 2-year-old Puggles (Beagle and Pug mix breed) dogs. Their names are Boston and Hunter. Boston loves to play ball and she can hold more than one ball at a time. She’s also an overachiever and runs the house and everyone in it. Her favorite foods are apples and pickles. Hunter is very protective and loves to bark at everyone! His favorite food is watermelon and he loves to cuddle. They attend doggie day care a few days a week, so they get lots of exercise and have more friends than I do.
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"flattest, fastest and ‘funnest’ 5K in the world.” If you haven’t signed up for the 4th Annual Chapman University Toyota of Orange 5K Run/Walk, you still have time! The entry fee is $35 up until Friday and Saturday, when the fee goes to $40. To register,
community! The Chapman Day of Service is open to all Chapman students, faculty, staff, alumni and families and takes place Sunday during Homecoming and Family Weekend. There are different service projects at various venues within our local community. Participants will divide into groups and go to various local sites to work. Please register to pitch in if you haven’t done so already. 
World War II era artifacts and memorabilia is exhibited in the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library – will be playing a featured role in this Thursday's (Oct. 8) episode of the ABC series 
directed by guest artist Todd Nielsen, tells the tale of a famed Italian opera star, Tito Morelli, known as “Il Stupendo.” He’s about to perform Otello for the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, but madcap chaos ensues when he mistakenly takes an overdose of tranquilizers. Assuming the great tenor is dead, the company gopher takes over the role. Identities are mistaken, doors are slammed, seductions ensue, girls run around in their lingerie, and our hero saves the day! Starts Friday at 8 p.m. and runs through Oct. 17 at Waltmar Theatre. General admission: $15; $10 senior citizens and students. More info: 714-744-7089. 
wouldn’t want to talk to an expert about that big old fault right in our backyard – the San Andreas. Mark Zoback, Ph.D., the 
journalism program, has been named the 2009 Visiting Journalist for the Medica Visiting Journalist Series, hosted annually by Whitman College. Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Wash., is considered one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges. Paterno will visit Whitman early this month.
Conservatory of Music, has recently completed his first commercial studio recording. Wachs was the conductor for Kevin Koelbl’s album This Is Christmas Time. The album will be released on Nov. 20 on the LML Music Label.
to the Experts? News organizations – reporters, editors, bloggers – as well as other staff and administration use the listings to help find experts.