Editor's note: Why your Happenings is late this week!
Apologies for the delay in posting this week's Happenings. Your Happenings editor has been out sick. Also, because of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be issuing Happenings the week of Nov. 23. If you submitted an item for Nov. 23, it will appear in the Nov. 30 edition. And keep the submissions coming. We're already working on the next edition!
Major Asian film festival coming to Chapman
Park Chan-wook
Here's your chance to see some of the best films coming out of Asia and it's all happening this weekend! The Dodge College of Film and Media Arts has partnered with the Pusan International Film Festival, which is like the Cannes of the East, to showcase select Korean films.
The program -- called Chapman Pusan West -- features some of Korea's most celebrated film directors, who will personally introduce their movies. Among the filmmakers is Park Chan-wook, who directed the stylish vampire flick, Thirst, this year's winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Park, best known for films like Joint Security Alert and what's become known as The Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance), will be here to receive the event's first Pusan West Icon Award. Film scholars will lead Q&A sessions with the audience and the filmmakers throughout the weekend.
In all, 12 films will be shown. The whole event kicks off with a special opening night and reception on Friday (Nov. 20) and closes Sunday (Nov. 22) with an evening reception. Individual movie tickets are $12, but Chapman faculty and staff may buy tickets for any screening at half price. For more info on tickets, including the opening/closing night events, and the schedule of films/list of directors participating, CLICK HERE, or call 714-997-6765. (Please use PW09FAC or PW09STAFF discount code if purchasing tickets online.)
What's the global future of entrepreneurship?
Come see for yourself during Global Entrepreneurship Week.P. K. Shukla, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship, will talk about trends in creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in China, India, Europe and the United States on Thursday (Nov. 19) at 1 p.m. at Beckman Hall 105. But there are many more events during the week, including presentations by students, workshops, a film screening and a reception in honor of students, alumni and supporters with entrepreneurial pursuits. For the complete schedule of events the rest of this week, CLICK HERE. For more info, 714-997-6817.
Chapman hosting water polo championship for 1st time
Water polo championship starts Friday.
Ah, the smell of chlorine is in the air. For the first time, Chapman will host the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Men's Water Polo Championship, which starts this Friday (Nov. 20) and runs through Sunday (Nov. 22). This is a nifty tourney because unlike other NCAA events -- like football -- that divide schools up to compete by divisions, divisions aren't part of the tourney. Eight teams will participate, and the winner will receive an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship hosted by Princeton University on Dec. 5-6. The WWPA Championship field includes five of the Top 16 nationally ranked teams, including Loyola Marymount University, which is ranked No. 6 in the nation. Also,No. 11 UC San Diego, No. 13 Santa Clara University, No. 14 Air Force and No. 16 UC Davis will compete. Chapman (which is not ranked nationally) and two teams still to be determined from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference round out the field.
Matches will run 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Matches on Sunday are 9 a.m.-4 p.m., with the championship match beginning at 2:30. Ticket prices: $10 for adults; $8 for children, seniors and students. (Purchasing one ticket gets you in for the entire day.) Info: 714-628-7262.
The H1N1 flu vaccine is here!
H1N1 flu vaccinations are free of charge to all Chapman faculty, staff and students and will be offered through Thursday (Nov. 19) at the rear of the Student Health Center on 402 N. Glassell Ave. Clinic times: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. The vaccine will be available as long as supplies last. Any vaccine left over after the clinic will be available at the Student Health Center during regular business hours.
Q&A: Director of Streamers on sexuality and war
Baron Kelly
Streamers, by David Rabe, tells the stories of four young soldiers fresh from Army boot camp as they watch the Vietnam conflict escalate. It opened in New York in 1975. Almost 35 years later, do the themes of race, sexuality, class issues and the horrors of war resonate just as strongly? We asked Baron Kelly, Ph.D., assistant professor of theatre and the director of Streamers, to talk about the themes. (Streamers continues this week in repertory with Ladyhouse Blues by Kevin O'Morrison and directed by Thomas Bradac, associate professor of theatre.)
Q. Where does the play's title come from? A. A song sung by paratroopers as they pull the cord and descend, but discover the chute doesn't open. "Beautiful Streamer, Open for me, The sky is above me, But no canopy." Apparently, Rabe's use of this analogy is to show man's futile attempt to manipulate and control his destiny.
Q. This play seems to be more about sexuality than anti-war sentiments, yes? A. Given the time when this play was written, it is easier to see how three man can be so unsettled by one man's compulsion to flaunt his homosexuality. Each of the characters seems to be almost individually defined by his sexuality and by what makes his libido tick. It is not so much an anti-war play as it is a play that examines the psycho-sexual motivations that may be part of what instigates wars. The play is about the relationships among the soldiers. They are grabbing onto each other. Their lives are going to change. It's about racism, sexuality. There are so many layers in this piece, plus the war. As for current parallels, if you look at Vietnam and Iraq and substitute terrorism for Communism, it feels pretty similar to me.
Q. What are some changes made to the play? A. With the consent of Rabe, I was given permission to change two characters from African American to Latino. What a great challenge for the young actors to adapt different rhythms of speech and inflection. I also had a friend of mine who was in the Army come and lecture the students on being in the military.
Q. Are you working with a different script? A. We have had a tremendous opportunity to work on Rabe's unpublished Broadway version of the script and not just the usual Samuel French Acting Edition. There was also a name change of one of the characters from Carlyle to Bertran at Rabe's suggestion. What a tremendous opportunity to have access to this Broadway script! I think it is the first time for this in a college production.
Streamers: Nov. 19 at 8 p.m., Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. Ladyhouse Blues: Nov. 18, 20-21 at 8 p.m., Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 senior citizens and students. For tickets, call 714-997-6812.
Hey, we missed this hot Chapman newsmaker!
A belated congrats to Wayne R. Gross, adjunct professor of law, for making OC METRO's "Hot 25 Platinum" list of the best and brightest business professionals in the region. To read his profile, CLICK HERE. Joining Gross on the list are constitutional law professor Hugh Hewitt and Executive Vice President for University Advancement Sheryl Bourgeois. CLICK HERE to read the full story online.
Little green men do not exist!
Since the release of The Fourth Kind, a sci-fi/horror flick that says alien abductions were responsible for the disappearance of people in Nome, Alaska, Chapman's gotten some interesting inquiries -- from as far away as Ireland -- asking if the university really did interview the alien abductees in the film. Nope. Confusing as it all may be, the movie is just that -- a movie, which is filmed in the style of The Blair Witch Project. The movie is written and directed by Chapman Dodge College alumnus Olatunde Osunsanmi. "We gave permission to him and Universal to use Chapman University's name in the movie," said Mary Platt, director of communications and media relations. Some of the interview scenes feature Chapman University’s name in the lower left corner of the screen. The university’s name is obviously real, but little else is. The Anchorage Daily News explored the disappearance/abduction angle and characterized the whole thing as a "hoax "in a story titled "E.T. Go Nome? Film touts Alaskan alien abductions." Also, CLICK HERE to read Mary Platt's discussion of the film with OC Weekly blogger Matt Coker. Finally, you can check out the trailer for the movie below -- unless that's been abducted, too.
'What do you feel like doing tonight?'
Ernest Borgnine as Marty.
I don't know. What do you feel like doing? How about checking out Marty, the last movie in Jim and Marla's Black and White Film Festival, this Friday (Nov. 20) at 8 p.m.? Marty, which won four Oscars, including one for best picture and actor in 1955, stars Ernest Borgnine as Marty Piletti, an Italian-American butcher who lives in the Bronx with his love-smothering mother. Marty is good natured but kind of socially awkward. He's a little on the heavy side. ("Whatever it is that women like, I ain't got it," he says.) And (gasp) at the age of 34, he's unmarried. Even though Marty has resigned himself to a life as a bachelor, his family and friends constantly pester him to marry. But when he finally does meet and connect with someone -- Clara (Betsy Blair) -- Marty's mother and friends do their best to persuade Marty to forget the plain schoolteacher. What does Marty do? I don't know. (OK, those are famous lines from the movie, but that's all I know.) Come to Attallah Piazza and find out. As always, free popcorn and lemonade.
Calling all Babylon 5 fans
Wander over to the fourth floor of the Leatherby Libraries and find a display of production stills, maquettes, scripts, merchandising and production drawings from the sci-fi television series Babylon 5 and the Crusade spinoff. It's just a small portion from the collection of Chapman alumnus John Copeland ’73, the Hollywood producer and director who worked on both shows. The exhibit, which runs until February, can be viewed Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives.
Town Hall: Education overseas
How can Chapman improve its policies, academics and resources overseas? Susanne Campbell, assistant to the chancellor for special projects, will lead a discussion on improving Chapman's education abroad at the Chapman Town Hall on Friday (Nov. 20) from noon-2 p.m. in Beckman Hall 104. "Our goal is to receive a letter of compliance with the standards (or best practices) set out by the Forum on Education Abroad," Campbell said. "This will give Chapman recognition in the international education community, both in the U.S. and abroad." She would like to hear from Chapman staff, faculty and students about education abroad, which includes faculty-led short-term travel study; semester and year abroad experiences; international exchanges; international internships; Chapman-organized partnerships; and programs with foreign universities taught by Chapman faculty overseas. Town Halls are open to the entire Chapman community. Bring your lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. Drop in and leave as your schedule permits.
The Berlin Wall: Remembering the escape
David Henley
He doesn't remember their names. Never knew what became of them. But David Henley, a Chapman University trustee, does remember one thing about the night he piled blankets and a spare tire on top of a little girl in the backseat of a Volkswagen and smuggled her and later her brother out of East Berlin. When he got to Checkpoint Charlie at the border "I was shaking like a leaf." Henley, one of several speakers at last week's Chapman Freedom Without Walls commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, was a foreign correspondent in Germany days after the border was closed. Those early days when the democratic West Germany was sealed off from communist East Germany were frightening, he recalls. Armed guards were everywhere. There was no way to communicate via phone or mail. The "death strip" near the wall was covered with raked gravel and sand, making it easy to spot footprints, and was booby-trapped to prevent escape. Henley, who as a journalist had freer passage between the border, had been talked into smuggling the children by a few American students and others helping to reunite families. He said he was just plain lucky that night when he made it to the border because the guards only looked at his press card and waved him on. He repeated the same harrowing journey the next night with the little boy. "It was a very fool-hardy venture, but I wanted to help get those children out," he said. The children were reunited with their parents, who had fled to West Germany earlier. That's all he knows about them. "But I will never forget it." See photos from the closing Freedom Without Walls event below.
Green tip: Is your computer a vampire?
Our little electronic companion sucks up a lot of energy, so here are some ways to conserve:
--Plug your computer and other hardware into a power strip with an "on/off" switch. This allows you to turn off your entire desktop set-up at the same time, saving energy. --Use Energy Star compliant computers. CLICK HERE for more info. --Keep your energy-efficient computer in good condition and use it as long as possible. (Manufacturing a computer uses a great deal of energy, not to mention resources.) --Close applications when not in use. --Lower screen brightness. -Set your computer to sleep mode when you’re not using it for a few minutes. --Do not use screensavers as energy savers (They use the monitor’s full power.) --Shut down the computer at the end of the day. (Standby” settings continue to use power.)
CLICK HERE for the University of Colorado at Boulder’s “Energy Saving Guidelines for Personal Computers” for more info.
Staff & Faculty Notes
Jennifer Bevan, Ph.D., associate professor of communication studies, presented a paper titled "Serial Argument Goals and Conflict Strategies: A Comparison Between Romantic Partners and Family Members" and responded to a panel on negative communication in family relationships at the annual National Communication Association conference. The study she presented is also currently in press at Communication Reports. Eric Chimenti, art department chair and associate professor of graphic design, designed the AIGA Orange County placard and button for the National Convention and Retreat held in June 2009. He also spoke at a breakout session titled “Fostering the Next Generation of Leaders and Increasing Participation in Student Groups” and was the moderator for a lunch discussion on student group involvement. Chimenti is the faculty adviser for the Chapman University AIGA Graphic Design Club and the chair of education for AIGA Orange County.
Grace Fong, Ph.D., director of keyboard studies in the Conservatory of Music, received rave reviews for her recent solo concerts. Here's a snippet from one. "Pianist Grace Fong wows at season opener ... Fong's thoughtful interpretation [of Chopin] melded a sense of improvisation with warmth ... Full of Mozartean humor, it showed off Fong's own wit and sensitivity, as well as impressive fingerwork. CLICK HERE to read the entire review. Dr. Fong finishes off this month with a live broadcast on WFYI Indianapolis, a solo recital and master class at Butler University, and a performance of Rhapsody in Blue in Indianapolis. She also will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 2 with the Santa Fe Symphony.
Joan Gladstone, assistant professor of public relations and advertising, was a featured speaker at the Public Relations Society of America International Conference in San Diego on Nov. 8-9. Gladstone presented a four-hour workshop based on her book, Starting and Growing Your Own PR Firm. She also participated in an entrepreneurship panel and roundtable discussion for new business owners.
Judy Kriger, assistant professor of 3D computer animation in digital arts at Dodge College, has signed a book deal with Focal Press. The book, Animated Realism, is a study of animated documentaries and is scheduled to be published in 2011. In late October, Kriger's documentary, Write for Yourselves, which focuses on the process of creating a Torah scroll, was screened at Temple Beth El in San Pedro. Rei Magosaki, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, recently participated in the 107th Annual Conference organized by the Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Associations at San Francisco State University and co-sponsored by Mills College. Dr. Magosaki's paper, "Gertrude Stein's Cook: Identifying the Colonial-Imperial Register in Monique Truong's The Book of Salt," appeared in the panel "Thinking through Food: Identity and Symbolism in Literature and Film." Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., director of the Schweitzer Institute and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, has published translations of the Gospels of Thomas, Mary and Judas in a new translation of the New Testament, edited by the well-known poet Willis Barnstone. Titled The Restored New Testament, the volume is published by Norton, and Dr. Meyer notes that it is "the first truly new translation of the New Testament in decades." In the texts within this imposing volume, the specifically ecclesiastical and doctrinal language of some earlier translations has been eliminated, and the Jewish background of the texts has been reaffirmed through a restoration of the Semitic names of people and places in the New Testament documents. As with other texts in the collection, the Gospels of Thomas, Mary and Judas are also offered as poetry, and Dr. Meyer and Barnstone collaborated to ensure that these gospels would be presented in accurate and literary translations. "Here is a New Testament," Dr. Meyer reported, "not with four gospels but with seven, with accounts not of Jesus the blue-eyed Euro-American but of Yeshua, the first-century Jewish rabbi, the son of Miryam. The result is fresh, provocative and historically engaging." Barnstone is scheduled to appear on the Chapman campus in the spring to give a poetry reading at an event sponsored by the Fowles Center. Alicia Okouchi-Guy, assistant professor of dance, was invited to have her choreography showcased in the Dance Atak Twilight Choreographer's Showcase in Lakewood. The pas de deux section from her upcoming Fall Dance Concert piece was performed in the concert, featuring dance majors Beth Nicks and David Bagley.
David Shafie, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, recently had his book Rethinking California, 2/E, with co-authors Matthew A. Cahn and H. Eric Schockman, published by Longman.
Ken Tye, professor emeritus of education, recently returned from a series of meetings at Waikato University, in Hamilton, New Zealand, and with researchers at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research in Wellington. Chapman's College of Educational Studies has a partnership agreement with Waikato. Collaborative research projects and exchanges of students and faculty were among the topics discussed.
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This Week on TV
Dialogue with Doti and Dodge
Sunday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m., on KOCE-TV
Part one of a two-part series: “Health Care and the Biomedical Device Community” with Jim Mazzo, president of Abbott Medical Optics and senior vice president of Abbott Laboratories; Michael Mussallem, chairman and CEO of Edwards Lifesciences; and Joe Kiani, chairman and CEO of Masimo Corp.
Friday, Nov. 20, 1 p.m., on KOCE-TV and Sunday, Nov. 22, 8:30 a.m., on OC Channel
Regina Faison, founder of the Derrick Faison Foundation, and Anthony Chang, M.D., medical director of the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, discuss sudden cardiac death in adults and children and the importance of defibrillators in public places. Deborah Proctor, president and CEO of St. Joseph Health Systems, explores childhood obesity and programs for kids. Show host Larry Santora, M.D., explains the health differences between sugar and sugar substitutes.
People, pets and other cool stuff!
Send us photos and/or videos of your favorite pets, people and perhaps other things going on in your life. Maybe you baked a super cool cake? Bought a fab dirt bike? Or just have some fun pics you’d like to share? Send to pr@chapman.edu
Scary creature feature
Kevin Silva, associate director of instructional technology, shares a nifty video he made on a beach in Komodo Island National Marine Park in Indonesia. "The scary point is at 2:36, when the Komodo Dragon starts licking/tasting the camera," he said. (What's the creature eating? Chicken, Kevin tells us.)
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are some ways to conserve:
Happenings editor has been out sick. Also, because of the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be issuing Happenings the week of Nov. 23. If you submitted an item for Nov. 23, it will appear in the Nov. 30 edition. And keep the submissions coming. We're already working on the next edition! 
overseas? Susanne Campbell, assistant to the chancellor for special projects, will lead a discussion on improving Chapman's education abroad at the Chapman Town Hall on Friday (Nov. 20) from noon-2 p.m. in Beckman Hall 104. "Our goal is to receive a letter of compliance with the standards (or best practices) set out by the Forum on Education Abroad," Campbell said. "This will give Chapman recognition in the international education community, both in the U.S. and abroad." She would like to hear from Chapman staff, faculty and students about education abroad, which includes faculty-led short-term travel study; semester and year abroad experiences; international exchanges; international internships; Chapman-organized partnerships; and programs with foreign universities taught by Chapman faculty overseas. Town Halls are open to the entire Chapman community. Bring your lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. Drop in and leave as your schedule permits. 
Jennifer Bevan, Ph.D., associate professor of communication studies, presented a paper titled "Serial Argument Goals and Conflict Strategies: A Comparison Between Romantic Partners and Family Members" and responded to a panel on negative communication in family relationships at the annual National Communication Association conference. The study she presented is also currently in press at Communication Reports. 
Eric Chimenti, art department chair and associate professor of graphic design, designed the AIGA Orange County placard and button for the National Convention and Retreat held in June 2009. He also spoke at a breakout session titled “Fostering the Next Generation of Leaders and Increasing Participation in Student Groups” and was the moderator for a lunch discussion on student group involvement. Chimenti is the faculty adviser for the Chapman University AIGA Graphic Design Club and the chair of education for AIGA Orange County.
Grace Fong, Ph.D., director of keyboard studies in the Conservatory of Music, received rave reviews for her recent solo concerts. Here's a snippet from one. "Pianist Grace Fong wows at season opener ... Fong's thoughtful interpretation [of Chopin] melded a sense of improvisation with warmth ... Full of Mozartean humor, it showed off Fong's own wit and sensitivity, as well as impressive fingerwork. 
Joan Gladstone, assistant professor of public relations and advertising, was a featured speaker at the Public Relations Society of America International Conference in San Diego on Nov. 8-9. Gladstone presented a four-hour workshop based on her book, Starting and Growing Your Own PR Firm. She also participated in an entrepreneurship panel and roundtable discussion for new business owners.
Judy Kriger, assistant professor of 3D computer animation in digital arts at Dodge College, has signed a book deal with Focal Press. The book, Animated Realism, is a study of animated documentaries and is scheduled to be published in 2011. In late October, Kriger's documentary, Write for Yourselves, which focuses on the process of creating a Torah scroll, was screened at Temple Beth El in San Pedro.
Rei Magosaki, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, recently participated in the 107th Annual Conference organized by the Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Associations at San Francisco State University and co-sponsored by Mills College. Dr. Magosaki's paper, "Gertrude Stein's Cook: Identifying the Colonial-Imperial Register in Monique Truong's The Book of Salt," appeared in the panel "Thinking through Food: Identity and Symbolism in Literature and Film."
Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., director of the Schweitzer Institute and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, has published translations of the Gospels of Thomas, Mary and Judas in a new translation of the New Testament, edited by the well-known poet Willis Barnstone. Titled The Restored New Testament, the volume is published by Norton, and Dr. Meyer notes that it is "the first truly new translation of the New Testament in decades." In the texts within this imposing volume, the specifically ecclesiastical and doctrinal language of some earlier translations has been eliminated, and the Jewish background of the texts has been reaffirmed through a restoration of the Semitic names of people and places in the New Testament documents. As with other texts in the collection, the Gospels of Thomas, Mary and Judas are also offered as poetry, and Dr. Meyer and Barnstone collaborated to ensure that these gospels would be presented in accurate and literary translations. "Here is a New Testament," Dr. Meyer reported, "not with four gospels but with seven, with accounts not of Jesus the blue-eyed Euro-American but of Yeshua, the first-century Jewish rabbi, the son of Miryam. The result is fresh, provocative and historically engaging." Barnstone is scheduled to appear on the Chapman campus in the spring to give a poetry reading at an event sponsored by the Fowles Center.
Alicia Okouchi-Guy, assistant professor of dance, was invited to have her choreography showcased in the Dance Atak Twilight Choreographer's Showcase in Lakewood. The pas de deux section from her upcoming Fall Dance Concert piece was performed in the concert, featuring dance majors Beth Nicks and David Bagley. 
David Shafie, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, recently had his book Rethinking California, 2/E, with co-authors Matthew A. Cahn and H. Eric Schockman, published by Longman.
to the Experts? News organizations – reporters, editors, bloggers – as well as other staff and administration use the listings to help find experts. 
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