From alumni successes to faculty research to student life, take a look at the latest stories from the community at Chatham University
How Networking Helped Mercy Nyoni, MBA ’25, Get a Job at Pittsburgh Public Schools
“If there’s a networking or career event, just go there,” Nyoni says. “By the time you graduate, you’ll have this portfolio of people you’ve talked to who can point you in the right direction.”
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.
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.”
Marley McFarland ’27 on Her Experience at the COP30 Climate Talks
Marley McFarland ’27 has been involved in climate activism since she was a teen. This year, she got to attend the UN’s COP 30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil.
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 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.
Call Her Madam Chief Justice: Debra McCloskey Todd ’79
Pennsylvania’s top jurist discusses her path to the state Supreme Court and being an ambitious Chatham woman.