After a highly competitive national search, Rick Bischoff has been selected as Chapman’s next senior vice president of enrollment management, effective Jan. 12, 2026.

Chapman faculty and staff are showing their Panther pride by giving back to the university. Their contributions to the annual I’M IN! Giving Campaign are investments in our students and the programs that shape their success. Join the Panther community and make your gift to I’M IN! today, or enroll in payroll deduction.

Time is running out to make your 2025 benefit elections. Open Enrollment closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14. If you haven’t already logged in, visit your Employee Self-Service Portal to confirm your coverage, beneficiaries and voluntary plans.

Housing more than 200,000 war-related letters and emails from U.S. service members, veterans and their loved ones, Chapman University’s Center for American War Letters serves as a testament to the power of the shared memory of the American people.

Funded by the Gary Sinise Foundation, the scholarship helps spouses and children of veterans close the tuition gap.

It’s that time of year, and Winterfest is back to spread holiday cheer! Winterfest and Doy’s Holiday Tree Lighting is an annual Chapman tradition, thanks to trustee Doy Henley, who founded the event. Join a delightful extravaganza full of songs, yummy treats and a visit from Santa Claus himself. All are welcome to this free, festive community event. 
 

Join this talk by Nick Riggle, associate professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego. His work centers around questions about the nature of aesthetic value, its place in our lives, and its importance for our practices and institutions.  

Celebrate National French Week with a degustation of French cheeses. Join our faculty and French students for an interesting and tasty tour of French cheeses. 

Please join us for an afternoon of storytelling in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. We will be hosting five guest speakers who will share through oral or dance storytelling. 

Sofia Montgomery will talk about her job as an assistant registrar and her artistic practices, as part of the 2025 Art Alumni Speaker Series. 

The second of a three-part intro to the R programming workshop series. Build on the basics as you learn how to inspect, reshape, and prepare datasets for powerful analysis and visualization. No prior programming experience is required, though attending (or reviewing) Workshop One on navigating RStudio is recommended. 

Join us as Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, founder of Realign for Palestine at the Atlantic Council, presents a bold, empathetic vision for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Grounded in realism and coexistence. 

Experience the timeless beauty of J.S. Bach’s first three Cello Suites, performed live by acclaimed cellist and Chapman faculty member Yoshika Masuda. In a stunning collaboration, 41 first-year dance majors bring the music to life with new choreographic works by award-winning faculty choreographers Megan Doheny, Addison Ector, Krystal Matsuyama-Tsai, Julianne OBrien, Dwight Rhoden and Jess Torres. 

This training is designed for instructors, course designers, content creators, administrators and support personnel who wish to learn more about using Ally in Canvas to support digital accessibility. 

Join Escalette Collection artist Jennifer Graves for a workshop exploring mixed media printmaking inspired by the artwork by Steve Roden. 

Have classroom technology questions? Join us for a virtual workshop covering how to present using your laptop, the document camera, Apple TV and more. Learn how to record with Zoom, host guest speakers and get support when you need it. 

Adnan Jaber, NewGround fellow, lecturer at UCLA and founder of the PeaceTech Affinity Group, shares lessons from his work connecting Israelis and Palestinians through tech innovation and dialogue. Join us for an inspiring conversation about the power of empathy, pragmatism, and collaboration in peacebuilding. 

The relationship between religion and fertility is well-studied, with the general finding that religious affiliation and/or practice is associated with higher fertility. Yet there is significant debate regarding the mechanisms underlying this pattern. Using newly-collected data on women from five countries, we examine the relationship between fertility and seven theoretically based dimensions of religion. 

Discover PantherAI, built on Librechat open-source technology, combining GPT-4 (via Azure OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), and Gemini (Google) into one powerful platform. Learn how to build custom AI agents with PantherAI in this hands-on workshop. 

Join the Sociology Department as they host Amy Radil, a longtime reporter at KUOW public radio in Seattle covering politics, government, and law enforcement, along with the occasional arts story. 

Join us to honor the victims of anti-trans violence and learn about community resistance to transphobia.