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.

Meet 2020 PsyD alumna, Dr. Alexis Hahn. She managed to transform her doctoral internship into a full-time job and her doctoral dissertation into a published research paper in American Psychologist. Read more about Alexis's daily work as Staff Psychologist at a federal men’s prison.

In honor of HERstory month, which celebrates women of color from February 15 through March 15, Chatham’s Career Development and Alumni Relations teams collaborated to highlight four Chatham alumni who are excelling in their careers: Chindinma Ojini, Cynthia H. Jones, Genesis Caplan, and Teresa Smith.

Recent Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy graduate, Jessica Listhaus is using her capstone work—and that of her peers—to influence her ongoing occupational therapy work at the New York City Department of Education and in her own private practice.

From California to Pennsylvania, Melany Arriola has found a number of ways to utilize her Bachelors of Science in Sustainability. Through her search for interdisciplinary degrees in Sustainability, she found Chatham’s program and discusses the highlights of her time here.

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!

An interview with former army medic Sean Calder, Doctor of Nursing Practice ‘19.

An interview with alum (and holder of four degrees!) Jennifer Kilpatrick MSN’18.

Before heading to medical school, Sabina Spinger (MSBIO ‘18) wanted to take some time to better prepare herself. Thats how she found Chatham after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016. Learn more about how Sabina found a tight knit community when she needed it the most.

After working as a vet technician and furthering her love for animals, Alysha Slater decided to pursue a Master of Science in Biology to give her a foundation of research to later pursue a PhD in Ecology. Alysha tells us how Chatham faculty gave her the confidence and connections she needed, and how she fell in love with life at Eden Hall.

From graduating from Chatham with a degree in history to earning her MBA at Rollins College to her current role as Operations Director at the Disney Institute, Judy Ramsay Maillet ‘97 has had quite a ride professionally. In this Winter 2021 Recorder piece, Maillet takes us through the highlights of her one-of-a-kind career journey.

When Dotti Bechtol ‘97 opted to earn her Bachelor’s at Chatham, she’d already reached the VP level in her career. But her desire for a college degree was something she couldn’t shake— so she enrolled at Chatham while working part-time and nurturing a growing passion for… race car driving!