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Chapman University: This building houses the largest spiral, free-standing, marble staircase west of the Mississippi & is home to the Career Development Center, Admission Office & the Department of Student & Campus Life.
222 University Drive (in Chapman University), Orange, CA
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Chapman University: Includes Mac and PC labs and 24-hour study areas. In addition to 9 separate libraries, on the 3rd floor is the Holocaust Memorial Library that offers tours, lectures, photography & artifact exhibits.
Chapman University: This building has lecture and lab classrooms, plus a cadaver lab, and one of the science labs has recently been converted to a biotech and analytical chemistry laboratory.
Chapman University: Inside is the Salmon Recital Hall, which serves as the main performance hall for many music events including vocal and instrumental recitals as well as performances by the major ensembles.
Chapman University: Houses our Economic Science Institute. A founder of this institute, Vernon L. Smith, won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and is known as the “father of experimental economics”!
1 University Dr (at Chapman University), Orange, CA
University · 3 tips and reviews
Chapman University: Houses the Office of the President & the majestic Chapman Auditorium that hosts performances like American Celebration, a black-tie gala event raising nearly $20 million in total for scholarships.
Chapman University: This building is home to the Department of Psychology and was completed in 1913. Named in honor of former president G.T. (Buck) Smith who served as president of the university from 1977 to 1988.
Chapman University: This building is host to the College of Educational Studies and was completed in 1913. Named in honor of George N. Reeves, president of the university from 1942 to 1956.
N. Glassell St (at Chapman University), Orange, CA
College Academic Building · 3 tips and reviews
Chapman University: Named after life trustee, James Roosevelt. On display is a set of pens owned by Roosevelt that represents various legislations that were passed during the Johnson and Kennedy administrations.
Chapman University: Named after Cecil B. Demile, this building was originally Chapman’s School of Film & Television and now serves various purposes including housing the Writing Center, Human Resources & faculty offices.
Chapman University: This plaza is home to a piece of the Berlin Wall as well as a replica of Abraham Lincoln’s chair at the Lincoln Memorial—Chapman was founded at the exact hour of Lincoln’s inauguration.
Chapman University: BusinessWeek ranked the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program in the top 50 undergraduate business programs in the country!
Chapman University: Notice the four pillars in the middle of the piazza: Spiritual, Intellectual, Social and Physical. Chapman encourages growth in these four dimensions of life.
Chapman University: Beneath your feet, the swirling blue lines flow together forming a musical score. The golden notes are actually a star chart, the Water Bearer constellation.
Chapman University: Open to all Chapman students at no charge and the entrance is on the east side of the Sports Center by the payphone booth. The Center includes a wide variety of weight-training and exercise equipment.
Chapman University: Includes the 2,000-seat Ernie Chapman Stadium, Holly and David Wilson Field, and the state-of-the-art Zee Allred Aquatics Center and Olympic Pool with 500-seat O’Bryan Aquatics Stadium.
Chapman University: The flags represent countries from which international students have come to study at Chapman and are also some of the places where students can study abroad.
Chapman University: The newest of all of the dorms, Sandhu includes rooms for upperclassmen, the cafeteria for all students with meal cards and one of the largest rock walls on an American college campus (51 feet high!).
Chapman University: Home to Greek housing and is comprised of both dorm rooms and apartments. Glass Hall also represents annually at Chapman Day of Service.
College Administrative Building · 3 tips and reviews
Chapman University: The first floor houses a lounge area for students to use, a large laundry room with card-operated washer and dryers, as well as one of the mail package rooms.
Chapman University: Because these apartments include a small kitchenette with a refrigerator and oven/stove, they are great for having friends over for dinner!
Chapman University: This building isn’t only for dance majors; many students take half-credit to one-credit dance classes as a way to schedule in exercising for the day!
Chapman University: Features a collection of Cecil B. Demile movie art and film posters, industry level motion capture and green screen labs, 500-seat theater, 2 enormous sound stages, and filmmaking equipment rentals.