Abigail Kneuss

Written By Abigail Kneuss

Abigail Kneuss is a Communications and Marketing major who aspires to be an author, poet, and public relations specialist. She currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of The Minor Bird, Chatham’s undergraduate literary magazine. When she’s not writing, Abigail enjoys reading, hammocking, long walks with friends, and spending time with her five older siblings and four unruly nephews. You can find more of her works at www.clippings.me/kneussa.

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Students Get Hands-On and Beyond with Augmented Reality Cadaver Lab
Students Get Hands-On and Beyond with Augmented Reality Cadaver Lab

Students in Dr. Ahmed El Sergani’s Clinical Applications of Basic Sciences course have been using augmented reality to enhance their experience in Chatham’s human cadaver lab

Celebrating Diversity with Multicultural & Lavender Graduation
Celebrating Diversity with Multicultural & Lavender Graduation

Held in addition to the campus-wide commencement ceremonies, Multicultural and Lavender Graduations seek to provide a safe space to celebrate students of color, international students, and students who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. We sat down with Juan Mendizabal, associate director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and head of this year’s program to learn more about this unique Chatham tradition and the importance of celebrating our students.

Celebrating New Beginnings with The Minor Bird
Celebrating New Beginnings with The Minor Bird

The Minor Bird, Chatham’s undergraduate literary and art magazine, is in its third year of recognizing new artists through the Simon Matela SOAR Awards for Emerging Writers. Created in memory of Simon Matela (class of 2020), a creative writing major and Minor Bird executive board member who passed away unexpectedly in January 2019, these awards seek to recognize young talent. We sat down with the 2022 recipients, Alison Righetti ’25, Maggie Vargo ’25 and McKenna DiRienzo ’22 to talk more about their work as emerging writers and artists.

10 To-Do's to Land the Job of Your Dreams
10 To-Do's to Land the Job of Your Dreams

Not sure where to start to land an internship or job? Luckily, the Office of Career Development is here to help with the Job and Internship Mixer. Read on to learn 10 things you can do to ace the mixer and land the job of your dreams!

Celebrating Our Social Work Students
Celebrating Our Social Work Students

To round out our celebrations for National Social Workers Month, we sat down with three social work students, Katie Figgs ‘23, Samantha VanZandt ‘24 and Madeline Morse ‘22 to learn more about Chatham’s social work program and the power of social workers to enact change.

Fostering Leadership with the Women of the World Retreat
Fostering Leadership with the Women of the World Retreat

Chatham’s Women of the World Retreat is an annual conference that brings together Chatham women of past and present to build community and foster leadership skills. We sat down with Morgan Williams ‘22, a long-time attendee to see what makes this event so unique and what she has taken away from it.

Fighting Fast Fashion Waste with Chatham Student Power
Fighting Fast Fashion Waste with Chatham Student Power

The annual Sustainable Fashion Fair hosted by Chatham Student Power is an opportunity for students to fight fast fashion waste, access affordable clothing and learn more about integrating environmental and social activism. We talked with two of CSP’s officers, Jorie Meil ‘24 and Frances Hurst Brubaker ‘23 to learn more about this year’s event.

Kristy Trautmann Set to Center Disability Rights at the Barbara Stone Hollander '60 Lecture
Kristy Trautmann Set to Center Disability Rights at the Barbara Stone Hollander '60 Lecture

Kristy Trautmann, executive director of the FISA Foundation will come to campus on Thursday, March 17 to discuss her work of empowering women and girls, ending domestic violence and promoting the rights of individuals with disabilities.

Course Highlight: Sustainable Fermentation
Course Highlight: Sustainable Fermentation

Chatham’s Master of Food Studies Sustainable Fermentation course is full of beer brewing, yogurt-making, experiential learning and collaboration. Read on to see what the instructor and current students in the course find so great about this unique learning experience!

Embracing Creativity with the MFA in Film and Digital Technology
Embracing Creativity with the MFA in Film and Digital Technology

Students in Chatham’s Masters of Fine Arts in Film and Digital Technology program are at their root storytellers. While usually behind the scenes of the story, we decided to bring Darrian Willis ‘23 and Jamal Deakings ‘23 to center-stage. Read on to learn more about them and their works!

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