We caught up with Chatham students from across the United States to see how they’re taking advantage of all the ‘Burgh has to offer while adapting to a major life change.

Eighteen Chatham students attended the Emerging Leaders Overnight Retreat at Camp Guyasuta, about 30 minutes north of Pittsburgh. The goal was to fine-tune their understanding of what leadership really is, hone their leadership skills in the great outdoors, make friends, and step outside of their comfort zones.

Eden Hall Campus has a history that we at Chatham celebrate: Sebastian Mueller, an immigrant from Germany, bought Eden Hall Farm and used it (in part) as a retreat for women employees. But that’s not the whole story.

Social media undergoes constant change, and change is one thing that Chatham University Social Media Manager Sarah Hamm understands well.

BOTC is a week-long competition between the seniors, juniors, sophomores, and first years that calls on each class to exhibit creativity, cooperation, and Chatham pride.

I asked O’Donnell for an interview for a number of reasons—including two unusual international experiences she’s done while at Chatham and the fact that she singlehandedly started the cheerleading squad—but was not expecting this.

Sophie Costan, Biology '16 spent the summer completing a Psychiatric Genetics Internship at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA. We caught up with Sophie to see what she got out of her summer internship experience. 

“The course equips students with the actual skills of leading, but it’s much more than that,” says Dr. Ramey.

Scott Marshall, BSUS ’16, owner and proprietor of Marshall’s Heritage Farm, has learned a lot of lessons in the past three years; one of which: “We work with mother nature, this is what we deal with.” 

By Friday, the 18 high school students participating in this year’s Sustainability Leadership Academy (SLA) have been together for five days, but as a group they seem much tighter than that.

In the year since Lucie McGrane graduated from Chatham University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, she has built an impressive career as a physical therapist for Broadway performers.

Dr. Sowmya Narayanan just finished an MD/PhD program and is about to start her general surgical residency at UPMC. Still, she made time in her schedule to be the keynote speaker at Chatham’s first annual Department of Science Student Research Day.