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How to Host Your Own Mini Candlelight, Eggnog, & Holiday Ball
The first Friday of December typically marks Chatham’s holiday traditions of Candlelight, Eggnog, and Holiday Ball. And while we’re sad that we can’t celebrate together in person, we’ve compiled this list of ways you can recreate the magic of these traditions at home.

End-of-Year Made Easier with OAAR
If you’re up a creek without a paddle, we’re happy to offer you an OAAR— the Office of Academic & Accessibility Resources, that is! With the end of the year right around the corner, we spoke to Academic Access Specialist Cassidy Hruska about the OAAR’s offerings, study tips, test anxiety, and more.
Student Profile: Fanghao "Edge" Tian ‘20
Fanghao "Edge" Tian, is a filmmaker, a photographer, a traveler, an actor, a dreamer, and a friend to all. We recently joined him to talk before his upcoming graduation in December. Learn more about him, his dreams for the future, and his plan for saying goodbye in this for-students, by-students feature!

Making the Most of Winter Sunlight with Skukura Woods, MSCP '20
Skukura Woods MSCP ’20 shares mental health tips for the Chatham community to get us through the low-sunlight winter season.

Student Profile: Marissa Venanzi ’21
As an RA in Woodland, a captain of the Chatham cheer squad, a Human Biology major, and a Spin instructor, Marissa Venanzi ‘21 wears many hats. Learn more about her, her plans for the future, and what she’s learned during her time at Chatham in this for-students, by-students feature!
Making a Campus Departure Plan
“Home for the holidays” is an extra-complicated concept in the year 2020. As we near the end of the in-person portion of our Fall term, it’s important to remember that our choices now can potentially affect the lives of our family and community back home. Check out our resources below for making a plan to depart campus.

Make the Most of Harvest Dinner in 2020
Like most events in 2020, this year’s Harvest Dinner will look different and require extra-creativity. But thanks to Chatham Parkhurst, you can still enjoy a warm, delicious meal with a few friends. Don’t miss our recommendations for having a safe, fun, and responsible Harvest Dinner this year.

Spotlight on Chatham Cold Case Club
If you enjoy watching NCIS in your free time, you might consider joining the Chatham Cold Case Club, where club members work to help solve real murders in their spare time. Intrigued? So were we, that’s why we chatted with the Cold Case Club for our latest student organization spotlight.