Double alumna and recent graduate Cat Giles ‘15, MSUS ‘17 recently founded her very own sustainable candle company: Forgotten Glass. We caught up with Cat to learn more about her sustainable candle-making strategies, her entrepreneurial work with the CWE, and her recommendations for making your career dreams come true.

Chenoa Baker ’21 highlights Special Topics: Hip Hop Dance, a unique class offered at Chatham ans taught by Professor Gino Vaccaro.

Students in the Fall 2020 course Curating the Visual Arts got hands-on experience curating an exhibit on campus: The Thomsons’ Treasures: Studying a Pittsburgh Family through its Things. We spoke with four students to learn a bit more about the exhibit, their experiences, and what they learned from this unique opportunity.

Get ready to get a little misty at these sweet tales of romance that started right here on campus! In collaboration with Alumni Relations, we’ve collected love stories from Chatham alums that will definitely tug at your heartstrings.

In our latest Recent Grad 101 piece, we chat with Chatham alum, Maya Carey ‘18, who managed to procure employment in their field of study prior to graduation. Click to learn more about Maya’s work in the field of gender-based violence prevention and their tips for staying healthy and productive in college.

February 2 isn’t just Groundhog’s Day—it’s also Ukulele Day! Honor the occasion with this Student Organization Spotlight on Chatham’s Ukulele Club, featuring President, Julia Bingler! Read on to learn more about this laidback musical club and how you can get involved.

Completing a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree takes a lot of work, and it’s compounded by the fact that many students do it while continuing to work as nurses. Now imagine that you’re doing it during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the only infection preventionist at your hospital. Such was the experience of Christine Bingman, DNP ’20, director of quality patient safety and infection prevention and unit director of the Intensive Care Unit at UPMC Northwest.

Brian Broome ’17 makes it a point to say “yes” to as much as possible. That’s led him down a circuitous and storied path from Warren Ohio to an established and celebrated writing career— with a stop at Chatham along the way.

When she arrived at Chatham as a first year four years ago, Elana Ragan needed help navigating the path towards becoming a teacher. She found that in Chatham’s Welcome Aboard Mentorship program. Now, as an alumna, she is paying it forward and guiding a mentee of her own.

The Minor Bird has been Chatham’s premier undergraduate literary magazine for 91 years, a publication where students of all majors can submit and publish work. In our latest student organization spotlight, we caught up with co-Editors-in-Chief, Abigail Kneuss and John Mamas to see what is in store for the Spring 2021 term.

Mentorship is the backbone of so many relationships forged at Chatham, from the bonds formed between our students and faculty to the alumni mentorship opportunities offered on campus (and virtually). Join us this January for a wide-range of mentorship events offered by the Offices of Alumni Relations and Career Development!

Jillian Hamilton’s journey through our Occupational Therapy Program started with the encouragement of a friend, and along the way, the camaraderie she felt with her classmates and the mentorship of faculty members saw her through to the finish line. Now, Hamilton is using learnings from her OT thesis project to improve the lives of children with developmental delays.