The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Office of Student Affairs, Black Student Union, and Chatham Student Government are offering multiple campus-wide events during our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week.

From an alumni-led movement to address gaps in diversity, Chatham MFA in Creative Writing created the Emerging Black Writers-in-Residence Program, a space for Black writers to feel their talents are valued and honored while also receiving personalized experience in teaching and mentorship. Read on for more about the program and for an interview with Emerging Black Writer-in-Residence Caitlyn Hunter MFACW ’15.

If you’ve got some more holiday shopping to do, we highly suggest you consult our second annual Very Merry Chatham Gift Guide! We’ve got recs for the hobby-fanatic, the Tik Tok obsessed, the self-care savant, and so much more.

Chatham University and the Oasis Project, the community and economic development division of Bible Center Church, have been partnered for a number of years on different collaborations. The latest of such projects center around our Falk School of Sustainability. Read on for an overview of some of the ways that the Oasis Project and Chatham University are working together for a brighter, healthier tomorrow.

Chatham’s new intergenerational living partnership with Vincentian Schenley Gardens gives health science students the opportunity to live alongside residents in an assisted care facility. In exchange for low monthly rent, students spend time with residents and offer activities that include everything from classes and outings to tech assistance and news curation.

When Wheeling Hospital merged with WVU Medicine, Paul Lim MBA ’06 stepped up to the plate as the inaugural Vice-President for Mission Integration, ensuring the hospital retains its Catholic identity while balancing the business side of the hospital with the surrounding community’s needs. Read on to see how Chatham’s specialized MBA program gave him the tools to keep it all aligned.

Gendered Resistance, Riots, and Rebellions is a new class taking Chatham by storm that examines women-led social movements throughout history. We sat down with Dr. Jessie Ramey, Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, to learn more about this exciting class.

Chatham’s newest student organization, the Chatham chapter for the Society of Ecological Restoration, speaks for the trees! Learn more about how this club uses power tools and community to help restore native species to our Eden Hall campus.

Among Eden Hall Campus’ many sustainable and stupendous features is the Eden Hall Campus Community Bread Oven, where Chatham community members can gather together for culinary creations and lessons on the interplay between food systems, sustainability, and the people who power it all.

The annual Barbara Stone Hollander ‘60 Lecture will be given by Dr. Lisa Levenstein author of, “They Didn’t See Us Coming: The Hidden History of Feminism in the Nineties.”

Mary Schrott, MSUS+MBA ’21 is passionate about sharing sustainability with others. Through her time spent in the Falk School of Sustainability, Mary was able to secure a job working for FedEx making sustainability accessible for their employees.

Morgan Block, MSUS ‘19 acts as the current sustainability project manager at the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Learn how his search for equity in sustainability led him to Chatham’s Masters of Sustainability program and how his hands-on learning experiences, and coursework aid him in his current role.