What kind of growth will Chapman see during the next ten years? Maybe not as much as you’d expect, from that four-year track record, according to Vice President and Dean of Students Joe Kertes.

“Chapman has prided itself on being a smaller, more liberal arts based institution,” Kertes said. “We don’t want to lose that. That’s why I’m here; I wanted to be in a place that was small and personalized. My hope is that we will continue that.”

Chapman will always continue to grow, and over the next decade, President Jim Doti’s vision will focus on the second phase of Marion Knott Studios, converting the Villa Park Orchards Packing Plant into a retail center and much more, a new science building, the renovation of Hashinger, and even a performing arts center. However, his major focus will be on faculty.