Since 1994 Town & Gown has brought its signature speaker series, Lunch at the Forum, to its members and friends. Featuring Chapman University's outstanding faculty members and academic leaders speaking on their research, studies, and experiences, Lunch at the Forum has been a highlight for T&G members, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends, and members of the community.
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2024-25 Tickets are available NOW!
T&G Member Series of five tickets $230.00*
Non-Member Series of five tickets $250.00*
-includes one ticket to each luncheon and one complimentary ticket to the Sholund Scholarship Concert
T&G Member Individual Luncheon ticket $50.00*
Non-member Individual Luncheon ticket $55.00*
*+ ticketing fee of $3.00 per ticket
More Lunch at the Forum Information
Recordings from 2021-22 Season
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October 7, 2021
A Golden State of Mind: Art, History and a Vision of the Future at the Hilbert Museum of California Art
Mark Hilbert, Founder of the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University
Mary Platt, Director of the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University
November 4, 2021
First the Pandemic and then the "Cliff": Competition for Students Heats Up
Mike Pelly, Vice President and Dean of Enrollment
February 3, 2022
California's Wetlands: Scary Swamps or Beneficial Ecosystems?
Jason Keller, Ph.D., Professor and Program Director for Environmental Science & Policy at Schmid College of Science and Technology
March 3, 2022
Concussion: What is it, What Happens After, and What Can You Do?
Mary Kennedy, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
May 5, 2022
Act Naturally: How Performance Techniques Taught Me to be Myself
Michael Nehring, Professor of Acting at College of Performing Arts
Recordings from 2020-21 Season
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The Movies, the Moguls and Me: Bringing Hollywood to Orange County
Stephen Galloway, Dean, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Twyla Reed Martin Dean's Chair
Green Food for a Healthy Planet
Anuradha Prakash, Ph.D., Professor and Program Director, Food Science Program, Schmid College of Science and Technology
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women through Sports
Carol Jue, Women's Basketball Coach, Chapman University
COVID-19 One Year Later: Its Impacts on Health, Society and the Economy
Thomas Piechota, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, Chapman University