CHAPMAN HAPPENINGS September 14-20, 1998 Parking Structure Opens Today Okay, it's official. And, here's the official word on "rules" for parking in the new structure, so forget the rumors you've heard about which levels are available: -- Staff and faculty with valid permits may park on levels 1-4. The top level is reserved (this year only) for construction workers, helping to relieve congestion on the streets. -- To park in the structure, your vehicle must be no taller than 8'2". To park on levels 2-5, though, your vehicle must be no taller than 7'2". -- You can inform your visitors that permit dispensers are located on levels 1, 3 and 4. The Office of Campus Safety will soon distribute details on obtaining visitor parking permits. Staff and faculty are encouraged to use the structure, which provides secure, covered parking. Most importantly, it helps us be better neighbors by not occupying street parking. Convo Ceremonially Opens '98-99 School Year Staff, faculty, administrators, trustees, alumni and students joined in celebrating the official opening of the 1998-99 school year at Opening Convocation last Tuesday. Led by bagpiper Ken Blanford, faculty in full academic regalia marched into Chapman Auditorium to hear President Doti reminisce about the Chapman College that hired him in 1974 and the C.U. of today. "The fact ... is that I considered Chapman College a great institution then, just as I consider Chapman University a great institution now," he explained. "Our greatness, I believe, comes from the shared values that we hold dear." The candle-lighting ceremony joining old and new members of the Chapman community followed the president's opening address. As AS President Leslie Elliott said, the ceremony kicked off a school year in which "we will all learn to learn, grow and serve in a special way" in the most dynamic era in Chapman history. Get Media Savvy at Media Relations Seminar This Week Want to increase your chances of getting media coverage of your events, programs and accomplishments? If so, you won't want to miss the Media Relations Seminar, titled "Getting Your News Covered." It features a panel of four Orange County journalists, and it's free and open to all campus community members. It's Thursday, Sept. 17, noon - 1:30 p.m., in AF 209 A&B. You may bring your lunch or partake in the buffet lunch for $4 per person, payable at the door. The seminar is sponsored by the Office of Public Relations and the Office of Academic Affairs. Questions? Call x6075 or x6607. She's Racing For the Cure, In Memory of Bobbie Shari Hartmann, law school registrar, will run in the Orange County Race for the Cure, a 5K event put on by the local affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. "I'm running this race in memory of Bobbie Steele," says Hartmann, who invites campus community members to sponsor her in support of the effort to raise funds for breast cancer research and education. Each runner is asked to raise a minimum of $100. If you wish to make a donation, please send a personal check made payable to "Race for the Cure" to Hartmann at the law school, prior to race day, Sunday, Sept. 27. Donations are tax deductible. If you'd like to participate in the event, entry forms are available at Target Stores, JC Penney, Ford-Lincoln-Mercury dealers, US Post Offices, Pier 1 Imports, Edwards Theatres, Chevron dealer, and Lucky stores. And if you'd like to cheer Hartmann on, see the race at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Know Your Ministers: Important Church/Chapel Definitions "Many people are confused about this, and we would like to help clear it up," writes Maria Tafoya '99, student assistant to the dean of the chapel and office of church relations. Admittedly it's tricky: Church Relations is the office directed by Rev. Dan Oliver, assisted by Gayle Schoepf. The Wallace All Faiths Chapel office is headed by Dr. Ron Farmer, assisted by Dr. Polly Williams. Ron and Dan do have a lot in common. They are both ordained ministers, they serve on each other's advisory committees and cooperate in ways, such as the planning of worship opportunities on campus, but they head completely separate departments with entirely different responsibilities. Here's a primer. Church Relations is part of University Relations, and is located in the Chapman Chapel building at the corner of Grand and Maple streets. The director of church relations advises the Disciples On Campus group and works closely with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ on the local, regional and national levels. He spends a great deal of time attending DOC and UCC events in California, Arizona and Nevada, the church regions with which Chapman has the closest relationship.If you have questions about DOCs, or events like Disciples Founders Day, or need the addresses of all Disciples- related institutions, you would call Church Relations at x6760. As Dean of the Chapel, Ron Farmer serves as chaplain for all members of the Chapman community. He also teaches classes in religious studies and Freshman Seminar and advises the Interfaith Communications Team, a student committee composed of members of every spiritually oriented club on campus. He works closely with all the religious groups on campus as well as in the outside community. His office is in the modular unit located in the Memorial Hall parking lot. If you need to know how many religiously oriented clubs there are on campus, who wrote the Book of Revelation, or how to get in touch with the National Conference for Community and Justice, you would call the dean of the chapel at x7260. Technology Workshops Offered on Fridays Dr. Mike Fahy, professor and director of academic computing, reports that the Office of Academic Computing again this year is offering Technology Workshops on Friday afternoons, 1-2:30 p.m. The workshops will be held in the New Media Lab in DeMille Hall. Some workshops will be offered at alternative times for those of you who have commitments on Friday afternoons. As always, the workshops are open to staff as well as faculty. To sign up for a workshop, call Joanie Sailer at x6826. "If you have suggestions for future workshop topics, please send them to me," requests Dr. Fahy. (x6879, e-mail: fahy). This week's session (9/18) is Using Netscape Composer to create and maintain web pages. "Even if you already know how to use Netscape Composer, I encourage you to set aside this time each month to attend the work shop and continue the development of your web site," says Dr. Fahy. Watch e-mail and Happenings for announcements of future technology workshops. Software Grant Boosts Access to E-mail Thanks to a grant of software worth $40,000 from EdgeMail Technologies, AC and main campus students, staff and faculty will be able to access their e-mail accounts from any computer at any location without having to reconfigure it or worry about information left on a hard drive. EdgeMail Technologies, based in Bakersfield, has created a web-based e-mail server program which has set the standard for Internet web-based e-mail services worldwide. Want to know more about it? Check out the company's web site at www.edgemail.com/whatsnew.htm Slime, Crime, Punishment, Excrement Add Up to High Art Art Professor Richard Turner regaled guests at last week's Faculty Forum with his creative approaches to two of his most difficult and challenging recent public art assignments: Providing artwork for the Newton Police Station in South-Central Los Angeles, and designing artwork, architecture and displays for the Metropolitan Biosolids Center in North San Diego County. At the state-of-the-art waste treatment center, school children and waste management professionals alike can now view abstract paintings of the bacteria found in human waste and see dramatic black-and-white photographs showing the toys children flush down their toilets. They can study a copy of a medieval woodcut showing "early waste management programs," or a woman dumping the contents of her chamber pot into the street below. "Art in this case is about the presentation of information in a challenging, unexpected way," Turner said. At the new police station, Turner used two light boxes with nine panels alternating photographs of community members with those of the police officers who serve them. Turner also designed aluminum mazes imbedded in the walls of four holding cells, to entertain prisoners. "We needed artwork that addressed the public that has daily dealings at the station, along with the employees of the station themselves," Turner said, so several displays of photography and artwork recognized both groups. His art has served to help solve crime as well as stimulate higher thought: A victim identified the type of gun used in a crime by pointing to Turner's display in which a badge-like disc is eclipsing the dark sliver of crime. (The dark sliver was created by casting real guns confiscated from real criminals -- and one gun just happened to match the one used in the victim's case). Chapman Took Them Out to the Ballgame Among the nearly 450 people who comprised the Chapman group at the Angels game Sept. 4 were: Mari-Lynne Infantino of University Relations and her grandson, Victor; Ryan Green and his mom, Izi Martinez-Green of University Relations; Vivian Lauer and Joanie Sailer of the Office of Academic Affairs; Jackie Barbera of the Special Events Office and Emma Douglas, daughter of PR Director Cathi Douglas. Ladies: Put Your Old Threads to Good Use Ruth Rohr, OL program coordinator, is involved with the organization "Working Wardrobes." This organization has an annual event in which they prepare women in battered women's shelters to enter the workforce. They provide them with 7-8 new business outfits, including jewelry, purses, shoes, etc. and give them haircuts,make-overs, and self-esteem training. Rohr will be working at the sorting center on Saturday, Sept. 19. "If anyone on campus has business clothes that they would like to donate, I'd be happy to take them to the center," says Rohr. Clothing should be appropriate for work or an interview, in good condition, dry-cleaned, on hangers with the size indicated (jewelry, shoes, and other accessories are also appreciated). Donations will be accepted at the center until Sept. 26. For more information, call Rohr at 744-0151. "Punny" Definitions for Modern Times -- Adult: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. -- Cannibal: Someone who is fed up with people. -- Handkerchief: Cold storage. -- Inflation: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper. -- Mosquito: An insect that makes you like flies better. -- Secret: Something you tell to one person at a time. _______________________________________________________________________________ Chapman Happenings is published by the office of public relations. Send news by e-mail to wardwell, or by campus mail to the PR department (MH 212). Include name, department, and phone number. Photo submissions accepted. Editor: Ruth Wardwell; Contributing Editor: Cathi Douglas; Editorial Assistants: Stacey Padilla '97, Laura Jonson '01.