Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Chatham isn’t just a day off—it’s a reason to reflect, create, and serve our community. Don’t miss our curated list of all the ways to celebrate MLK Day this January.

Alumna Feyisola Akintola explains that her Master of Sustainability + MBA Dual Degree taught her to push boundaries and make a difference in her role as Special Initiatives Manager for Mayor Bill Peduto at the City of Pittsburgh.

Master of Sustainability student Hannah Blinn was guided by Falk School faculty to an internship opportunity with the Environmental Health Project, where she’s able to combine her passion for sustainability, data analytics, and public health.

At long last, we’ve reached Chatham’s official 150th birthday: December 11, 2019. In one last 150 hurrah, we asked community members to share their love letters to Chatham and collected some of our favorite memories from the great celebration that was 2019.

That glass of milk is nutritious and refreshing, but how sustainable is it? “People want to purchase items that they know are not harming our planet, and that they know come from a good place,” says Jim Marburger, president of family-run Marburger Farm Dairy.

Joshua Lewis, Conservation Coordinator at French Creek Valley Conservancy works to protect 2,200 acres of environmentally significant lands. Read more about how a Master of Sustainability led him to land conservation.

It’s not every day we hear a Chatham love story. Bret & Lauren’s is all the more compelling because of their shared passion—military psychology. Check out their Q&A to learn how they met, what it’s like to be a military psychologist, and more!

In this edition of Ask an Expert, Dr. Dana Brown, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Center for Women in Politics and assistant professor of political science, explains how civil engagement means more than just voting— though that’s a great place to start.

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a holiday in many Spanish-speaking countries that takes place on the 1st and 2nd of November. Chatham is hosting its own Dia de los Muertos celebration, and we talked with research librarian Jocelyn Codner and faculty member Mildred Lòpez to find out more about the history and observance of this special tradition.

Family & Friends Weekend 2019 is nearly here! Check out our helpful guide to this beloved weekend, complete with featured events and Pittsburgh recommendations.

It’s a Monday afternoon at Vintage Senior Services in East Liberty, where students and seniors have begun to set out a dozen various dishes. Oxtail soup, Southern style tea cakes, grape 7-up cake, bean soup, pound cake. In true potluck fashion, the ratio of desserts to entrees is sinful. Nobody has any complaints.

Dr. Peter Walker, Dean of the Falk School of Sustainability & Education at Chatham University, was interviewed on the Weather Channel about how Chatham harvests and reuses rainfall on Eden Hall Campus.