Building Character Articles

82 - Jul / Aug 17

Director of the Hilbert Museum of California Art

Mary Platt The way Mary Platt sees it, the world is her toy box. Chapman University’s Director of the Hilbert Museum and former Director of Communications and Media Relations wakes up every morning to a new day buzzing with myriad possibilities. For Platt, there’s no such... Read More →

Mary Platt The way Mary Platt sees it, the world is her toy box. Chapman University’s Director of the Hilbert Museum and former Director of Communications and Media Relations wakes up every morning to a new... Read More →

81 - May / Jun 17

Ruebén Martinez

Presidential Fellow

Ruebén Martinez In 2012, as Katerina Sorrell waited at Chapman University to meet with a dean regarding possibly giving up on her dream to earn her graduate degree, Ruebén Martinez sensed her despair and encouraged her. “Dr. Martinez didn’t know me, but he saw I... Read More →

Ruebén Martinez In 2012, as Katerina Sorrell waited at Chapman University to meet with a dean regarding possibly giving up on her dream to earn her graduate degree, Ruebén Martinez sensed her despair and encouraged... Read More →

80 - Mar / Apr 17

Dr. L. Andrew Lyon

Dean of Fowler School of Engineering

Dr. L. Andrew Lyon Like many young boys, Andrew Lyon reveled in the wonders of science and the time-honored results of cause and effect. “I was a typical kid performing the makeshift science experiments out in the backyard,” says Chapman University’s Dean of the Schmid... Read More →

Dr. L. Andrew Lyon Like many young boys, Andrew Lyon reveled in the wonders of science and the time-honored results of cause and effect. “I was a typical kid performing the makeshift science experiments out... Read More →

79 - Jan / Feb 17

Jim Blaylock

Professor, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Jim Blaylock When you have the good fortune to read a James P. Blaylock novel and find yourself traveling a serpentine path to meet offbeat, endearing characters and nefarious villains, you’re likely to reach a destination that feels foreign, yet familiar. Even though the award-winning... Read More →

Jim Blaylock When you have the good fortune to read a James P. Blaylock novel and find yourself traveling a serpentine path to meet offbeat, endearing characters and nefarious villains, you’re likely to reach a... Read More →

78 - Nov/Dec 16

Richard T. Bryant

Richard T. Bryant If you were to sum up the career of Richard T. Bryant, it would be as a facilitator of the arts. During his illustrious career that spans more than four decades, Chapman University’s Executive Director of the Musco Center for the Arts... Read More →

Richard T. Bryant If you were to sum up the career of Richard T. Bryant, it would be as a facilitator of the arts. During his illustrious career that spans more than four decades, Chapman... Read More →

77 - Sep / Oct 16

Mike Pelly

Mike Pelly When Mike Pelly took his first job out of college at Chapman University as an admissions counselor in 1986, he never intended staying long. “I’d planned on staying for a couple of years, and I’ve had other job offers, but every time I... Read More →

Mike Pelly When Mike Pelly took his first job out of college at Chapman University as an admissions counselor in 1986, he never intended staying long. “I’d planned on staying for a couple of years,... Read More →

76 - Jul/Aug 16

Randy Burba

Randy Burba When Randy Burba took over as Chief of Public Safety for Chapman University in August 2005, he soon had an eye-opening experience. Coming from the public safety department at USC, he was puzzled when urged to reassure the community after a robbery occurred... Read More →

Randy Burba When Randy Burba took over as Chief of Public Safety for Chapman University in August 2005, he soon had an eye-opening experience. Coming from the public safety department at USC, he was puzzled... Read More →

75 - May/Jun 16

Jack Raubolt

Jack Raubolt In the 1960s during his high school years, when Jack Raubolt and his friends rode their bikes through what was then the Chapman College campus, he had no idea he’d one day be the Vice President of Community Relations for the university. “Chapman... Read More →

Jack Raubolt In the 1960s during his high school years, when Jack Raubolt and his friends rode their bikes through what was then the Chapman College campus, he had no idea he’d one day be... Read More →

74 - May/Jun 16

Dr. Giulio Ongaro

Dr. Giulio Ongaro For Giulio Ongaro, his current position as Dean of Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts and the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music essentially brings the musicologist full circle. Born and raised in the culturally rich city of Venice, Italy, Ongaro enjoyed a childhood... Read More →

Dr. Giulio Ongaro For Giulio Ongaro, his current position as Dean of Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts and the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music essentially brings the musicologist full circle. Born and raised in the... Read More →

73 - Jan/Feb 16

Richard Bausch

Richard Bausch Read Richard Bausch’s work and you almost feel like an eavesdropper. As the characters in his short stories and novels navigate the intensely personal scenarios in which he enmeshes them, you might feel compelled to give them some privacy—yet the well-crafted stories keep... Read More →

Richard Bausch Read Richard Bausch’s work and you almost feel like an eavesdropper. As the characters in his short stories and novels navigate the intensely personal scenarios in which he enmeshes them, you might feel... Read More →