Helping to Rebuild New Orleans

Students from our own LEAD 325 course had the incredible opportunity to help the victims of Katrina in the city of New Orleans. Check out the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education:


http://chronicle.com/campusViewpointArticle/Chapman-Students-Help-Rebui/185/

Christine Wilson
Undergraduate Coordinator

CES Update: Donna Ford Attallah Academy

Donna Ford Attallah Academy for Teaching & Learning

…because children are our future

Donna Ford Attallah, graduated from Chapman in 1961, gave the College of Educational Studies a $3 million gift to create a teaching academy within the department.

Purpose: The Donna Ford Attallah Academy for Teaching & Learning will improve schooling for children. The Attallah Academy will house all teacher education related programs within the College of Educational Studies. The Academy’s purpose is to study best practices in teacher education and continually adjust its offerings to students to develop and maintain the best teacher education programs in the country. The focus will be to develop exceptional teachers who are equipped to create ideal learning environments for all students in public and private schools.

CES Update: Clinical Study Opportunity in Australia

Clinical Study Opportunity in Australia
Current ATs and AT Students Invited to Join Chapman U for Travel Course this Summer!

The College of Educational Studies' Athletic Training Education Program at Chapman University in Orange California is coordinating an outstanding travel abroad clinical study course for the tentative dates of July 21 through August 11 in Australia. Partnering with the Australian Institute of Sport, this multi-faceted course will feature both intensive lectures/classes and hands-on clinical rotations in Melbourne with rugby, cricket, and Australian Rules Football, along with athletes and patients at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Cultural activities will include tours of Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne, as well as surfing lessons in the Great Barrier Reef. Projected cost per person is approximately $5,000, which includes airfare, lodging, transportation, and most meals. If an individual wants to consider arranging their own international travel, this is possible and pricing will be adjusted. For more information, please contact Ky Kugler, EdD, ATC at 714-997-6642 or kekugler@chapman.edu.

CES Update: Student's Brilliant Idea

INTEGRATED EDUCATIONAL STUDIES STUDENT'S BRILLIANT IDEA

On December 9th 2009, an organization called Active Minds held an event on campus called "Furry Friends for Finals." The purpose of this event was to help relieve some stress that the students throughout campus have during the weeks right before finals. Active Minds is a club on campus that helps promote mental health awareness. When the club came together to think of a nice way to help relieve that stress amongst the students, we thought of this idea of bringing puppies on campus. It has been psychologically proven that individuals who own dogs and pets have lower stresses in their lives. I have my own Maltese at home, and whenever I am with her, I always have a smile on my face. There is never a dull moment with her. In fact, now being a college student, I wish I could stay and cuddle with her or just hang out with her whenever I feel stressed fro m the workloads around me. The "Furry Friends for Finals" event was organized to help the students step away from the real world for a few minutes and just relieve the emotions they have inside. Knowing that I am in the Integrated Educational Studies Program, I am involved in this club because I want to help promote the well being of others in my future. Knowing that I am in the Integrated Educational Studies Program, I am involved in this club because I want to help promote the well being of others in my future. I also have a Leadership and Psychology Minor. With this major and two minors, I hope to definitely educate and assist the children, teenagers, and individuals around me in how to believe in themselves and promote the well beings of others in their lives as well. Joining Active Minds has helped me to come up with events and ideas on how I can definitely do this for others and myself in the nearby future.

CES Update: IES courses and the Chapman GE

IES courses count for GE...

Did you know that the following current IES courses count for GE credit?

EDUC 101 - "Self and Identity" counts for Social Inquiry
EDUC 102 - "Social Construction of Difference" counts for Global Study Inquiry
EDUC 103 - "Philosophy of Helping" counts for Citizen, Comm, and Service
EDUC 205 - "Learning Across Boundaries" counts for Freshmen Foundations

Future IES courses:
EDUC 301 - "Organizations, Ethics and Society" counts for Values and Ethics
EDUC 315 - "Non-Governmental Organizations: Policy and Practice" counts for Citizen, Comm, and Service
EDUC 316 - "Aesthetic Education: Philosophy and Practice" counts for Artistic Inquiry

CES Update: Guatemala

CES faculty Michael Hass and Kelly Graydon led a group of Chapman students on a travel course adventur e in Guatemala during the January 2010 inter-term. Eleven students came on the trip, including two Ph.D. candidates, 6 Ed.S. in School Psychology students, and 3 undergraduates. Our journey began in Santiago Atitlan, a small town on the shores of beautiful lake Atitlan. In this community, we worked with local students at a children's library, La Puerta Abierta. This agency was created by Amanda Flayer Chif, a native Californian who moved down to Guatemala while in the Peace Corps, and never left. She was an amazing inspiration for our group, as were the adorable, energetic, and enthusiastic students we interacted with.

The second stop on our adventure was La Antigua, a gorgeous and well preserve d colonial town that was once the capital of the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Here, our students moved in with local host families, and attended Spanish language lessons at La Union. This school was fantastic- they were friendly and welcoming, while also providing extremely challenging Spanish instruction. Our students received four hours per day of private (one-on-one) instruction, and their Spanish skills improved remarkably as a result. During our stay in Antigua, we also worked at a rural community school, El Jardin de Amor. This school was established to serve children in an impoverished area who would not otherwise receive an education. We worked with the students in their classrooms and on a field trip, and also helped to improve the grounds by painting the walls and adding in bright, colorful murals. Working in this setting was a humbling and eye-opening experience for our group. While in Antigua, we also took a field trip to the Paca ya volcano, and hiked (or went on horseback) to the top to see the lava. At the top, above cloud level, we watched red lava rocks tumble down toward us, and ate marshmallows roasted from the heat.

Our trip concluded with a trip to Tikal, in the northern and rural part of Guatemala. We stayed within the national park boundaries, deep in the jungle, and visited three different Mayan archeological sites (Tikal, Yaxa-Topoxte, and Ceibal). We climbed to the top of over 200-foot high temples, hiked through steamy jungles, took an authentic "jungle cruise", and toured the forest canopy via zipline. We had some amazing animal sightings while in the region, including spider monkeys, howler monkeys, toucans, a jaguar, and a tarantuala that was truly zoo-worthy. This was an amazing experience for our group, and the best way to fully comprehend the amazing Mayan history, culture, and accomplishments.

In all, this was a successful trip that we hope is the first of many. Our students had a wonderful time, and were exposed to so many unique, meaningful, and life-changing experiences. Additionally, as instructors we were incredibly proud of their maturity, responsibility, bravery, and willingness to leap outside their comfort zones in order to savor the best of this opportunity.


From student, Tina Byington: "Guatemala was an amazing experience in so many ways! I did things that I never would have thought possible, pushed myself to limits that I never considered reaching as an individual, and had some of my best college experiences while on this trip! I was lucky to get to share this trip with two girls that I was very close with and we created a bond that we will share forever! I am so glad that I was able to go to Guatemala and learn all that I did. It really opened my eyes to what the world is like outside of my comfort zone and helped me to realize just how lucky I am and how to help those who are less fortunate than myself!”