
From alumni successes to faculty research to student life, take a look at the latest stories from the community at Chatham University
Mary Whitney and the Eco-Reps
“Eco-Reps are a new student employment role. They’re basically peer educators on environmental and sustainability topics,” says Dr. Mary Whitney, Chatham’s director of University Sustainability. “For the first campus dinner of the year, when everyone eats together, they came in and taught composting.”
Justin Mason, MSUS '19 explores community solar initiatives as a solution to challenges faced by low-to-moderate-income families
According to Justin Mason, MSUS ‘19, one solution to the problem of keeping utilities affordable could be solar power for low-to-moderate income families—the focus of his master’s thesis with advisor Assistant Professor of Sustainable Technology Iris Grossmann, PhD.
CRAFT workshop: Butchering 101: The Whole Lamb
On a cold Saturday in early December, eight butchering enthusiasts gathered at Eden Hall Campus for Butchering 101: The Whole Lamb, a workshop offered by the Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, and Transformation (CRAFT).
Student profile: Trevor Borsh ‘21
To get a sense of the extensive opportunities available to undergraduates at Chatham, just take a look at Trevor Borsh (International Business, ‘21).
A Look at the (Award-Winning) Chatham Women's Business Center
Earlier this year, Chatham’s Women’s Business Center (CWBC), part of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Chatham University (CWE), was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as the 2018 Women’s Business Center of the Year. We look at why.
Coffee Talk: La Prima Coffee and ChathamU
Through our partnership with La Prima Espresso Company, Chatham’s Master of Food Studies students get first-hand insight into the way a local company sources, sells, and markets its product.
Alumna Profile: Margy Whitmer '74
If you’ve seen the trailer for Won't You Be My Neighbor?, the 2018 American documentary film about Fred Rogers, host and creator of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, you’ve seen Margy Whitmer ‘74.
Alumna Profile: Ciera Marie Young '14
The Ellis School’s first Director of Equity & Inclusion unites her passions for helping girls and working for a more equitable world.
"Proud to be Educators in This Space": A Conversation Around Women’s Leadership
Chatting with Dana Brown, PhD, executive director, PA Center for Women and Politics, Rebecca Harris, MBA, executive director, Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship; and Jessie Ramey, PhD, director of the Chatham University Women’s Institute.
Alumna Profile: Meg Scanlon '16
While it’s rare to know where in the world Meg Scanlon is—she moves quickly and plans ahead—she is never far from an art museum.
The Crazy, Intense, Kind of Beautiful World of Problem-Based Learning
I sat in on a number of sessions of a PBL course (called Essentials for the Physician Assistant II) for the MPAS program to learn what all the fuss was about, and let me say: This might be the best way anyone has taught anyone anything, ever.
A Lot of Hats: Maria Shoop '13, MFACW '14 and The Drama Club
“Theatre at Chatham is full of self-starters,” says Maria Shoop ‘13, MFACW ’14, who would know. As a member of the last class that had the opportunity to major in theatre, Shoop founded the Drama Club in 2011 to keep the theatre spirit going.