Building Character Articles

75 - May/Jun 16

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 →

72 - Nov / Dec 15

Andrew Carroll

Andrew Carroll When Andrew Carroll’s family home burned down a few days before Christmas in 1989, the loss of irreplaceable keepsakes resulted in a cousin, who heard about the fire, sending Carroll a letter that would profoundly change the course of his life. Dated April... Read More →

Andrew Carroll When Andrew Carroll’s family home burned down a few days before Christmas in 1989, the loss of irreplaceable keepsakes resulted in a cousin, who heard about the fire, sending Carroll a letter that... Read More →

66 - Nov/Dec 14

Jennifer Keene

Dean of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Dr. Jennifer Keene Jennifer Keene knows that many students envision wordy textbooks when it comes to history lessons. While Chapman University’s professor of history and the History Department chair doesn’t refute the value of the information those books hold, she knows from personal experience that... Read More →

Dr. Jennifer Keene Jennifer Keene knows that many students envision wordy textbooks when it comes to history lessons. While Chapman University’s professor of history and the History Department chair doesn’t refute the value of the... Read More →

64 - Jul / Aug 14

Dr. Heshman El-Askary

Associate Professor of Remote Sensing & Earth Systems Sciences

Dr. Hesham El-Askary While other children gazed upon mobiles over their cribs and children’s artwork taped to the refrigerator, as the child of scientists, the first picture that Hesham El-Askary saw was the periodic table. “Science was the common language spoken in my home,” says... Read More →

Dr. Hesham El-Askary While other children gazed upon mobiles over their cribs and children’s artwork taped to the refrigerator, as the child of scientists, the first picture that Hesham El-Askary saw was the periodic table. ... Read More →

63 - May / Jun 14

Dr. Janeen Hill

Dean of Schmid College of Science and Technology

Dr. Janeen Hill As a child growing up in the 1960s in the small town of Riverton, Wyoming, Dr. Janeen Hill spent many happy hours enjoying outdoor activities. Chapman University’s Dean of Schmid College of Science and Technology and professor of biological sciences hiked, biked,... Read More →

Dr. Janeen Hill As a child growing up in the 1960s in the small town of Riverton, Wyoming, Dr. Janeen Hill spent many happy hours enjoying outdoor activities. Chapman University’s Dean of Schmid College of... Read More →

62 - Mar/Apr 14

Harold W. Hewitt, Jr.

Harold W. Hewitt, Jr. For most of his educational career, Harold Hewitt kept an eye on Chapman University. “I met Jim Doti early on during his presidency at the school, and I was impressed with his plans for growth. From that point on, I watched... Read More →

Harold W. Hewitt, Jr. For most of his educational career, Harold Hewitt kept an eye on Chapman University. “I met Jim Doti early on during his presidency at the school, and I was impressed with... Read More →

61 - Jan / Feb 14

Dr. Jerry Price

Vice Chancellor & Dean of Students

Dr. Jerry Price On freshman move-in day several years ago when Rachel Tilghman experienced some trouble with her on-campus living arrangements at Chapman University, the new student received a visit from the school’s Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students Dr. Jerry Price. “My... Read More →

Dr. Jerry Price On freshman move-in day several years ago when Rachel Tilghman experienced some trouble with her on-campus living arrangements at Chapman University, the new student received a visit from the school’s Vice... Read More →

59 - Sep / Oct 13

Reggie Gilyard

Dean of the George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics

Dean Reggie Gilyard Chapman University’s Dean of the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics, Reggie Gilyard, learned the enduring value of education in the mid-1970s, when as a boy he tagged along with his father to the campus library at California State University,... Read More →

Dean Reggie Gilyard Chapman University’s Dean of the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics, Reggie Gilyard, learned the enduring value of education in the mid-1970s, when as a boy he tagged along with... Read More →