ChathamU athletes are at the heart of everything our community strives for—leadership, teamwork, and an ongoing commitment to improvement. As our spring athletes begin to prepare for their upcoming seasons, we caught up with five student-athletes to learn more about their love for their sports and what life looks like for a student athlete.

From the start of her Masters of Sustainability program, Jen Sabol has been immersed in forest ecology research. Recently, that research helped her win first place in the Oral Presentation category at the Student Symposium on the Environment at Westminster College. We caught up with Jen to learn more about her work, her post-graduate plans, and her hopes for the field of sustainability.

Master of Business Administration student, John Wang chose to pursue an MBA to follow in the footsteps of his father. At Chatham, he has found a path to advance both his career and family-oriented goals, not to mention, a powerful bond with his professors.

On December 10th, a whole new crew of Chatham students will become Chatham alumni as they walk across the Athletic Fitness Center stage. We caught up with six soon-to-be Chatham graduates to learn more about their favorite Chatham memories, their future plans, and the advice they might give to their first-year selves.

McKenna DiRienzo ‘23 is the Publicity Editor for The Minor Bird, a student worker in the Office of Marketing and Communications, and just started a job as the Community Relations Intern for the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. Read on to learn about her multiple titles and plans for the future in this for-students, by-students feature!

ChathamU students have the opportunity to build professional skills, assist faculty with exciting projects, and gain hands-on experience in their fields… even during the summer months! We continue our exploration of summer research projects with interviews from student research assistants Erleen Ellis ‘24 and Gary McMurtrie ‘21.

ChathamU students know that summer is a great time to relax, recharge, and… research? Undergraduate research assistants Ava Roberts ‘22 and MacKenzie MacFarland ‘22 share their experience with us in part one of two in this series on what it’s like to get hands-on field experience, in between having fun in the sun.

Environmental science major, Alyssa McCormick is spending her summer doing research on poison ivy in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History herbarium! We caught up with Alyssa to learn more about her research, how she landed her internship, and how she is making the most of Summer 2021.

At 23, filmmaker, screenwriter, and MFA in Film and Digital Technology student Hadassah Curry has already earned prodigy status—her films have been selected for festivals all over the world and several have won “Best Documentary Short.” But she’s hungry for more. Catch this insightful interview where we explore Hadassah’s passion projects, industry skills, and lifelong dreams.

Today, April 13 2021, marks the first day of Ramadan, a month observed by Muslims worldwide as a time to fast, reflect, pray, and spend time with community. Merdith Spahic ‘22, a Arts Management and International Business double major, shares how she celebrates Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr during COVID-19.

Tristan Palmer ‘21 is an athlete, a future doctor, and a student ambassador here at Chatham. Learn more about him, his experience with changing his career goals, and his plans for the future in this for-students, by-students feature!

Mya Green ‘22 is a Sustainability student who dreams of improving the world through food. Learn more about her, her aspirations, and her advice on eating sustainably in this for-students, by-students feature!