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The Community Liaison Team brings together Chapman University’s Office of Community Relations, Public Safety and the Orange Police Department to strengthen connections between the university and its surrounding neighborhoods.

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Community Relations is available to answer questions, provide helpful resources and hear feedback from our neighbors. To connect with our team, email neighbors@chapman.edu.

For an active noise concern or another situation requiring an immediate response, please contact the Orange Police Department. Community Relations is not able to respond to active incidents.

Neighbor-to-Neighbor Newsletter

Read university news, community updates, and information about upcoming events. Each issue is mailed to approximately 8,500 nearby residences and emailed to subscribers.

Campus Projects & Updates

Find information about current construction, campus planning, and other projects. 

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Neighbohood Advisory Committee

In 2015, Chapman University launched its Neighborhood Advisory Committee to enhance communication between the University and key stakeholders, as well as identify solutions to neighborhood issues. The minutes from these meetings are available to the public below.

For meeting notes prior to 2024, please reach out directly to the Community Relations Office.

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Members

Rob Boice

President

Old Towne Preservation Association

 

 

 

Dan Slater

Mayor

City of Orange

 

 

 

Pattie Cordova

Chief Executive Officer

Orange Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau

 

 

 

Collette Creppell

Vice President of Campus Planning and Design

Chapman University

 

 

 

Alisa Driscoll

Vice President of Community Relations

Chapman University

 

 

 

Rick Gonzalez

Chief, Public Safety

Chapman University

 

 

 

Paul Guzman Sr.

President

Orange Barrio Historical Society

 

 

 

Dan Jensen

 

Business Owner, Old Towne Orange

 

 

 

Brian Lochrie

 

Business Owner, Old Towne Orange

 

 

 

Chris Hutchison, Ph.D.

Dean of Students

Chapman University

 

 

 

Sandy Quinn

Past President

Old Towne Preservation Association

 

 

 

Laura Thomas

Vice President

Orange Park Acres Association

 

 

 

Scott Trausch

Captain

Orange Police De

Killefer Community Space

The historic Lydia D. Killefer School has been restored to house Chapman University's Institute for Quantum Studies and Advanced Physics Laboratory. 

Opened in 1931, Killefer School played an important role in California civil rights history. In 1944, it became one of thestate's first schools to desegregate, three years before the landmark Mendez et al. v. Westminister decision.

The restored building includes an exhibition honoring this history, enhanced outdoor areas, and a community room that may be available for select community uses.