From alumni successes to faculty research to student life, take a look at the latest stories from the community at Chatham University
A Q&A with Kipp Dawson ’94: Activist, Educator, and Coal Miner
Name a progressive American activist movement from the last 60-plus years, and there’s a good chance Kipp Dawson ’94 was there.
Sketches in India with Natalie Callahan ’23
A rickshaw ride at breakneck speed was just the beginning of Natalie Callahan’s Fulbright experience in India, which she was awarded just after she graduated from Chatham.
Two Alums, Two Paths, One Destination
Sally Guzik ’14 and Nicole Muise-Kielkucki, MAFS ’12, came to Chatham University at different times for different reasons, yet they’ve crossed paths more than once. Just a few years ago, they ended up at the same place.
Natalie Callahan ’23 Displays Art from Fulbright Experience in On-Campus Exhibit
Her show, “The Weavers of Benares,” is on display at the Susan Bergman Gurrentz ’56 Art Gallery through Feb. 27.
Melony Murray, DNP ’25, on How “The Pitt” Influenced Her Final Project
“I told him I really appreciated how they portrayed everything on The Pitt,” Murray said of star Noah Wylie. “I was able to draw from that … and I was able to apply that to my project.”
Lily Meyerson ’25 on Exercise Science and Skipping Grad School for Work
A lot of Chatham University’s exercise science students matriculate directly into a post-graduate program. Not Lily Meyerson ’25, who this year graduated and became an exercise physiologist in Tacoma, Washington. But that wasn’t always her plan.
How Aimee Mack, MSN '23, DNP '25, Became a "Hero of Military Medicine"
She's been a clinical staff nurse, deployed to Afghanistan, helped Operation Warp Speed, and was just awarded the Hero of Military Medicine San Antonio Award by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.
Investigating the Trump Assassination Attempt Won Irina Bucur ’21 a Journalism Prize
Bucur was part of a team that took home the Golden Quill this year for their investigatory reporting. But her journey into journalism began at Chatham.
Julie Bruening ’19, MComm ’21, Empowers Youth Through Sports
Julie Bruening went from playing soccer at Chatham to coaching the Cougars. Now, she’s the program director for the sports nonprofit Open Field.
What’s a Sports Psychologist? Ask Zach Hankle, MSCP ’19, PsyD ’23
“Typically, it starts with talking about sports, and as we build that relationship, we intertwine more and more things outside of sports into the discussion,” Hankle said.
A BSN Alum Who’s Given Hundreds of Cancer Patients a Day to Remember
When Rachel Wein Antin ’13 was an oncology nurse, she met a lot of patients struggling to find quality time with their families. She decided to change that.
A Second Act in a Third Space
Co-founding a bakery isn’t exactly a piece of cake, but Beth Kurtz Taylor, MAFS ’15, found sweetness in her community.