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Commencement Information
Commencement is on May 17 on the Chapman University campus. Parents can find information online to help plan details such as deadlines, parking, seating, gifts and after-parties! For more information, visit the commencement web site. For family and friends not able to travel to Orange County to attend Commencement, there will be a web broadcast on the Chapman web page. On Commencement Day, go to the Chapman Home Page and click on the web cast link to connect. Also, if you are interested in hosting an event to celebrate your student's commencement, view a list of popular restaurants that offer catering as well as a selection of other popular local restaurants. View List (PDF)

Senior Class Gift
The Class of 2008 needs your support! For this year's gift to Chapman University, the senior class is naming the computer alcove located on the first floor of the Leatherby Libraries. Serving as the hub of the campus, it will be visible to all who enter the library and will provide a lasting reminder of the Class of 2008’s legacy. It encompasses the spirit of the Class of 2008 and will serve many future generations of Chapman families and students. Support the senior class gift to Chapman University by contacting the Annual Giving department at 714-628-2777 or giving online at www.chapman.edu/giving.

Class of 2008 Commencement T-Shirts
The class of 2008 T-Shirts will be available for purchase at the commencement ceremony. Be sure to pick one up for your graduate! The back of the T-Shirt lists all the names of the 2008 graduates. Learn More (PDF)

Share your Graduate’s Success Stories
Feel free to keep us updated on your graduate’s success stories as we’d love to bring the news to other proud parents. All you need to do is e-mail your story to parents@chapman.edu and watch for your graduate to be featured in one of our upcoming e-newsletters.

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Important Info for Parents

Parent Volunteers Needed for Summer Events
Even though most students are home for the summer, the Chapman Parents Council continues to be busy preparing for the new academic year. Parents across the country can assist in a variety of ways. Consider hosting a reception in your home or assisting at one already scheduled in your area. If you are close to campus, you may want to assist with preparing welcome mailings or be on campus for new student move-in day and family orientation. We appreciate any assistance you would like to provide on behalf of the Chapman Parents Council. Learn More (PDF)

Reminder! Resident Check-Out
Resident students must check out 24 hours after their last final or by 5pm on Friday, May 16, whichever comes first. If your student has a final on Friday, they can request for a Saturday, May 17 check-out time. Graduating students must vacate by 12 noon on Monday, May 19. Learn More

Business Office Update: Payment Due Date Reminder
Payment for students attending summer sessions is due on May 31 or at the time of registration, whichever is later. If payment in full is not received by May 31, then students will automatically be enrolled in the two payment plan with the first half of their tuition due May 31 and the remainder due June 30. Learn More

Summer Storage Options
Plan ahead for summer storage needs. To make storage more affordable, consider sharing a storage space with friends and split the cost. Most facilities even offer specials and discounts to Chapman students. View a list of local storage facilities.

Save the Date for Family Weekend (10/3-5)
Family Weekend will be held Oct. 3-5, 2008. The weekend will be full of exciting events and opportunities to visit with your student, faculty, President Doti and other Chapman families. Plan ahead and don’t miss out!

American Celebration Opportunity Drawing Items Needed
American Celebration is Chapman’s largest scholarship fundraising event. It takes place November 7 & 8 and includes an opportunity raffle on Opening Night and a silent auction on Gala Night. You can help contribute to funding scholarships by donating items for these events. Consider dining gift cards, time-share weeks, sports and entertainment tickets; we can use them all and anything in between. If you would like to donate an item for the benefit of Chapman student scholarships, please contact Paula McCance at 714-628-7290 or Gemma Wolf at 714-745-3863.

In the Life of Your Student
Emotions arise about leaving friends and moving out of the room and hall where so much has happened during the past nine months. When students return home for the summer, the whole family will undergo adjustments. Parents and siblings have made changes during the year that the student doesn't’t fully understand. Old family patterns will be tested, and some may no longer work. Talk to your student about use of the car and about hours you expect him or her to be home for meals or for the night.

College seniors are constantly asked, "What will you do now?" This is a question that seems innocuous to the person asking, but it becomes intensely annoying to the graduate, who hears it from nearly everyone. Examples of good questions to ask your graduate include “What’s the most important thing you learned in college?” or “If you had it to do all over, would you change anything about your college experience?” For graduates who do not already have jobs, this can be a trying time. They may question their choice of majors and worry about beginning to pay back student loans.

A Walk through Chapman History
After the war, Chapman's student population increased, and the college began looking for additional space. When the Orange Unified School District announced plans to build a new high school, Chapman purchased the old Orange Union High School campus located at Glassell and Palm, the current location of the university. Chapman moved from Los Angeles to the city of Orange in 1954, becoming the first accredited four-year college in Orange County. Built in 1904, the old high school facility is one of the few remaining examples of neoclassical architecture in Southern California. Currently, five of Chapman's buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Links of Interest
The Panther Newspaper
Academic Calendar
Student Events Newsletter
Student Business Services
Career Development Center
Live Webcam: Fahmy Attallah, Ph.D. Piazza
Live Webcam: Construction of Erin J. Lastinger Athletics Complex
Live Webcam: New Residence Center

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Campus News and Updates

Chancellor Struppa Selects Physicist for Planned Physics Department
Chapman University has just finalized the hire of a group of renowned computational physicists and earth scientists, coming to us from George Mason University. They will immediately establish Chapman's new Department of Physics, Computational Science and Engineering, which will begin offering undergraduate degree programs within one or two years.Learn More

Chapman Dance Piece Will Compete in Prestigious National Festival
A Chapman University student-choreographed dance piece has been selected to compete at the prestigious national American College Dance Festival in New York City on June 4. “P-Noki (Puppet Edit)” by Sarah Mann, a senior dance major who will be graduating from Chapman on May 17, was selected after the ACDF southwest regional competition in March to move on to the national festival. In addition, Mann has been nominated as Outstanding Student Choreographer in the southwest region and will be considered for the national student choreographer award, which will be presented by Dance Magazine at the New York festival.

Student Spotlight: Teren Shaffer '08
Teren Shaffer began his music studies at age six with piano lessons. Since he has discovered his love of bassoon and saxophone, and strong interest in conducting. Teren has conducted members of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra and the Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the Biola Symphony Orchestra, and the Capistrano Valley Symphony. He is currently a senior, earning a triple major in Music Education, Bassoon Performance, and Orchestral Conducting Performance with his eyes set on continuing his study of music at the graduate, and ultimately doctoral levels.Learn More

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jennifer Keene & Dr. Atanas Radenski
Dr. Keene has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship by the Australian American Fulbright Commission. As one of only five Fulbright awards given annually for research in Australia, Dr. Keene joins a select group of 2,000 Americans who have been named Fulbright Scholars to Australia during the past 59 years.This is her second Fullbright scholarship.
Dr. Atanas Radenski has been named a Fulbright Scholar in Bulgaria by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Presidential appointed governing body of the Fulbright Program. As a Fulbright scholar, Dr. Radenski will join Sofia University - the oldest and most prestigious university in Bulgaria. Dr. Radenski has already been recognized for his novel digital study packs that promote active e-learning through experimentation and self-discovery. Learn More

Alumni Spotlight: Deb Stanley '89
Deb Stanley ’89 is currently producing the 5 p.m. news at KMGH-TV, the ABC station in Denver, where she’s worked off and on for about 11 years. During her busy career she has worked as a producer in San Antonio; Oklahoma City; Tucson, AZ; and Lubbock, TX. Before that, Deb worked as a director in Rockford, IL and Midland, TX, and she also worked on an hour-long TV talk show in Milwaukee. For her hard work, Deb has been honored with two regional Emmys for Best Newscast in 2006 and 2007. She also won for Best Live News Coverage in 1998 for the Tim McVeigh verdict (the trial was held in Denver), and received a few other nominations, including one last year (2007) for a travel show she does once a year called Mike Nelson's Colorado.

Important Academic Dates
May 12-17 - Final Examinations
May 17 - Commencement
May 25 - All grades due by 4 p.m.
May 26 - Memorial Day (university closed)
Summer Session I 2008
May 27- Instruction begins
May 30- Last Day to add/drop/Audit courses
June 6- Last day to withdraw
July 3- Last day of instruction/final exams
July 9- All grades due
Summer Session II 2008
May 27- Instruction begins
June 4- Last Day to add/drop/Audit courses
June 13- Last day to withdraw
July 26- Last day of instruction/final exams
July 30- All grades due

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Upcoming Chapman Events

Mark Your Calendar
Parents are encouraged to explore the wide variety of academic, arts, cultural and athletic events Chapman offers. Learn More

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Athletics

Lacrosse WCLL Division 1 Champions
The Chapman men’s lacrosse team closed out the 2008 Western Collegiate Lacrosse League championships with consecutive victories against Sonoma State University and Arizona State University. With the regional win, the Panthers received a spot in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association National Championship in Texas from May 13-17. They won their first game of the Championships against The University of Florida 13-10 Tuesday, May 13.

Baseball Headed to NCAA Division III Post Season
The Panthers' baseball team, 35-3 and ranked No. 1 in Division III since Week 2, has earned an invitation to the NCAA Division III postseason and will be the top seed at this week's West Region championships. However, for the first time in six years, the Panthers will have to go on the road to capture another regional title.Learn More

Lewis Earns All-America Honors and NCAA Spot
Chapman University freshman tennis player Liz Lewis has been selected to participate in the NCAA Division III national championships in St. Peter, Minn. hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College. By ranking in the top four singles players in the West Region this season, Lewis earned the invitation to the singles championship tournament which will take place from May 16-18. Learn More

Sports Update
Spring semester is coming to an end and our Panther athletes have had an exciting season! Check out the Chapman Athletics Website to meet the athlete of the week and find out how Chapman’s spring athletic season is wrapping up.Learn More

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Your Support Makes a Difference

Honor Your Graduate
Honor your graduating senior with a book inscribed in their honor in the Leatherby Libraries. You have the opportunity to contribute to a lasting legacy in support of academic success and lifelong learning at Chapman University by supporting the collections of the Leatherby Libraries. Learn More (PDF)

Take a Seat Program
To honor your student or someone special, you may have a seat named in either the 2,000-seat Ernie Chapman Stadium, overlooking Holly and David Wilson Field, or the 500-seat Frank E. and Mary Ann O’Bryan Aquatics Stadium, overlooking the Zee Allred Olympic Pool. For more information, call (714) 997-6693. Pledge Form (PDF)

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Picture of the Month

Greek Skit Night

Stephanie '84, P'11 and Ron '82, P'11 Pollard are both Alumni of Chapman and Parents of Johnathan '11, enjoying both alumni and parent friends at the Greek Skit Night reception.

Mike and Robbin Fleming P'11, parents of Shauna '11, volunteered at the event and still had time to enjoy the festivities.

Jerry and Colleen Higman parents of Caitlin '11, mingle with Mike and Shannon at the Greek Skit Night Reception.

Bird's eye view of the Greek Skit Night reception on the Attallah Piazza.

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Chapman University
Office of Alumni and Parent Relations
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Orange, CA 92866

Phone: (714) 997-6681

Fax: (714) 628-7240

Email:parents@chapman.edu

www.chapman.edu/parents

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News for Parents May 15, 2008

News for Parents
May 15, 2008