Opening in Summer 2023, the 52,00 innovative Campus Center at Rinker is a significant component of the Rinker Health Sciences Campus. A combination of academic and support services for students, meeting and study spaces, gathering and lounge spaces, dining venues, and galleries that celebrate life at the Rinker Campus create an environment for all members of the Chapman family to find belonging and build community.
Initial concept renderings below may vary from the actual finished construction.
Info Desk and Commons
Center Stairwell Atrium
Student Organizations Workroom
The Great Room
Student Success Center
Student Loft
Leatherby Libraries
The Leatherby Libraries Reference Desk, located on the first floor, provides support related to research strategies, searching databases effectively, evaluating the authority and credibility of sources, progressing through the stages of the research process, and more.
Graduate Admission
The Graduate Admission Office, located on the second floor, works with prospective graduate students, and recently admitted graduate students, providing application and admission support.
Graduate Financial Aid
The Graduate Financial Aid Office, located on the second floor, provides support and resources to assist students in obtaining financing and understanding relevant federal, state, and institutional financing programs.
Student Business Services
Student Business Services, located on the second floor, assists students with tuition and fees, including the processing of refunds, while also providing support and advice to aid in students' understanding of their account with Chapman University.
Cashiers Office
The Chapman University Cashiers Office, located on the second floor, accepts student payments for tuition and fees. We are available to assist recognized clubs and organizations with cash handling needs, accepting deposits, creating ecommerce payment links, and providing cash boxes with temporary change funds. In addition, we process reimbursements for approved Petty Cash Vouchers for small campus expenditures.
University Registrar
The University Registrar's Office, located on the second floor, helps students with requesting official transcripts, enrolling in classes, understanding their program evaluation, learning about their privacy rights, and other academic policies and procedures.
Student Psychological Counseling Services
Student Psychological Counseling Services, located on the second floor, assists students in functioning effectively in the university environment by assessing and supporting their psychological well-being as they pursue personal and academic goals.
Amazon Locker
An Amazon Locker is accessible to all Chapman and surrounding community members who designate it as their delivery location. The Amazon Locker will hold mail for three business days, after which point the package will be returned to Amazon for a refund.
Bookstore and Gift Shop
Located on the first floor, the Panther Store is operated by Follet and is filled with Chapman apparel, gifts, and supplies for the Rinker Campus community. Show your support and pride by choosing from a large variety of t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and other Chapman merchandise.
Community Supported Agriculture
Tanaka Farms’ Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program connects the Rinker Campus to local farmers and food systems. Every week, boxes of local produce are delivered to the Campus Center at Rinker for those who subscribe to the service. Contents of CSA boxes vary from week to week. Questions about the CSA program should be directed to csa@tanakafarms.com.
Dining Options
The Campus Center is the home of the Paws Cafe on the first floor, which features several dining options for guests: the Asperetto coffee bar, the Bistro Grill for fresh and healthy offerings, and Simply to Go pre-packaged foods to meet your busy schedule.
Rinker Food Pantry
The food pantry at the Rinker Campus will move from the first floor of 9401 Jeronimo to the first floor of the Campus Center at Rinker. Request access to the Rinker Campus food pantry by filling out the Rinker Food Pantry Campus Access Request form.
Food Prep and Storage Space
Adjacent to the Food Pantry is a food prep and storage space, including full-sized refrigerators and microwaves, for students to store and prep meals any time of the day.
Laptops-To-Go
Laptops-To-Go is a free laptop borrowing service available to students in the first floor Tech Hub as well as in the Argyros Forum Student Union and Leatherby Libraries on the Orange Campus. The service is made available through a contract between Chapman’s IS&T department and LaptopsAnytime. Students are able to borrow a laptop for one 8-hour timeframe. Both Dell and Mac laptops are available.
Mobile Chargers
OmniCharge wireless charging packs are available in the Tech Hub for use by all members of the Chapman family.
TurboVote
Whether you have yet to register to vote or are already registered in California or another state, TurboVote is a great resource for you! TurboVote makes sure you always know when elections are happening and have the information you need to vote with confidence. Sign up to receive election reminders, get registered to vote, and/or apply for your absentee ballot! Visit Chapman's CU at the Booths website for more voter registration and turnout resources.
Wireless Print Stations
Wireless printing allows all Chapman students to print to a campus printer from their personal laptops. Wireless print stations are located in several locations on the Rinker Campus including the Campus Center Tech Hub on the first floor.
The Commons
The Commons, located at the main entrance and featuring an 8-screen video wall provides a casual space to lounge, meet other members of the campus community for lunch, or pass time between classes.
Conference Rooms
Conference Rooms on the second floor are available via reservation for faculty, staff, and student organization use.
Great Room
The default layout of the first floor's Great Room provides seating space to study, eat, and attend formal events coordinated by academic departments and student organizations. The layout can be customized to meet specific event seating and presentation needs.
Student Loft
The second floor student loft features a variety of casual seating options for independent studying, group studying, and lounging.
Relaxation Room, Reflection Room, Prayer Room
Reflection and prayer rooms on the second floor are open for all members of the Chapman family to use as needed for spiritual and meditation practices. The adjacent relaxation room provides a multipurpose space for facilitated group yoga and mindfulness classes as well as open hours for everyone to decompress from class and work.
Shared Table
An upscale dining and meeting room on the first floor, for faculty and staff only, is available for casual use as well as formal meals and meetings.
Student Organization Workroom & Storage
An enclosed, multipurpose workroom is located on the first floor for student organization meetings, planning and working on organization events and initiatives, and networking opportunities. A separate student organizations storage area adjacent to the workroom contains secured lockers that can be utilized by officially recognized student organizations free of charge.
Study Rooms
The Campus Center at Rinker has reservable study rooms of various sizes on both the first and second floors, with occupancies ranging from 3-14 users. Open seating throughout the building is also condusive for individual or group study needs.
We are now accepting applications for our Campus Center Assitant positions!
Center Assistants will start in early May 2023 and are appointed for one full year, including the summer months. For more information on the role visit the Student Engagement Employment website
Apply by Thursday, Mar. 23rd @ 8:00AM for priority consideration.
Application will close at 8:00AM on Monday, Apr. 3.