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Student-Recommended Books to Cozy Up With This Season
With the coldest weeks of the year upon us, we’ve found ourselves wanting to do nothing but cozy up with a good book and a warm cup of hot cocoa. Luckily, our resident experts— our English and Creative Writing majors— are here to help warm up the season with their favorite reads. Read on to find what they find heartwarming, uplifting, or thought-provoking.
Immersive Media Program Brings the Past to the Present
Students in the Immersive Media program collaborated with the Chatham Archives to bring history to life through virtual reality this past semester. From programs that place a user into historic Chatham photographs to 3D projections of artifacts, the students each brought their unique interests to the project. Read on to learn more about their projects and what inspired them!
The Welcome Aboard Advantage with Dr. Lynette Charity ‘74 and Ashley Pesarick
As we near the end of National Mentorship Month, we wanted to highlight the impact that alumni mentorship can have on our current students. We caught up with longtime doctor and public speaker, Dr. Lynette Charity, and her Welcome Aboard mentee and aspiring doctor, Ashley Pesarick to learn more about how their relationship has impacted them both.
Meet Five Spring Athletes
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.
Working Towards Proactive Sustainability with Jen Sabol
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.
How PCWP is Demystifying the Political Campaign
When Dana Brown, Ph.D. first brought the Ready to Run program to Chatham, she did so with a goal in mind: to close the gender leadership gap across the state of Pennsylvania. Now in its tenth year, the program is doing just that. Read on to learn how this unique program brings invaluable campaign skills to Chatham students, faculty, staff, and members of the local community.
Making Mentorship Work for You @ChathamU
“That’s just a part of who we are, a community-based institution supported by alumni who used to walk in the same shoes as the current students.” We sat down with Katie Thoma, the head of the Welcome Aboard program and Chatham Connect, to discuss how these unique programs offer Chatham students mentorship opportunities like no other.
12 Winter Friendly Hobbies to Try in 2022
Looking for fun things to do this winter? Look no further than our guide to winter-friendly hobbies to try in 2022. We’ve got everything from cozy indoor recommendations to adventurous outdoorsy challenges. Scratch the traditional new year's resolutions this year and just try things that bring you joy!