From alumni successes to faculty research to student life, take a look at the latest stories from the community at Chatham University
Accountant + Novelist = What?!
Did you know Chatham accountant, Rebecca Luman is also the author of seven novels?! We sat down to discuss her writing process, her very different jobs, and how she manages to accomplish so much.
Behind the GIFs with Sarah Huth, MFAID '19
Our new ChathamU GIFs are a big hit! But what goes into creating these marvelous moving images? We chat with designer Sarah Huth MAID ’19 about creation, collaboration, and cartoon Carson the Cougar.
Ask an Expert: Carrie Tippen
In this edition of Ask an Expert, Dr. Carrie Tippen shares some tips for connecting with our older family members. Questions are key!
What Can an Arboretum Do for You?
The Chatham Arboretum is more than just a pretty place. Find out all the amazing benefits of living and learning in this plant paradise!
Connecting Generations through Food, Stories, and Making a Cookbook
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.
The Weather Channel features Eden Hall Campus
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.
“No one has asked ‘Where are the men’?”: A Conversation about Women in Science
We talk with three members of Chatham’s science faculty to shed some light on this complex topic.
Alumna profile: Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson ’18, MBA ’19
In 2019, it’s surprising to hear anyone say the words “I love politics.” But Vice President of Wilkinsburg Borough Council Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson ’18, MBA ’19, credits her passion for government as the catalyst that led to her seeking not one, but two degrees from Chatham—that, and her four daughters.
Alumni profile: Sophie Slesinger, MAFS+MBA ‘18
Among the intellectually curious, there are two kinds of people: there are those who are interested in how things work, and then there’s Sophie Slesinger.
A Nursing Perspective on Climate Change
In honor of Nurse’s Week, we asked Assistant Professor and Practice Experience Coordinator of the Nursing Programs, Jennifer Wasco, DNP, RN to discuss the impact climate change is having on healthcare providers.
Speaking Up: A Q and A with Dr. Jessie Ramey
This spring, Chatham Director of the Women’s Institute Jessie Ramey had a piece published in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Entitled “A Note from Your Colleagues With Hearing Loss: Just Use a Microphone Already,” the article was a call to action concerning how we can make spaces more welcoming and even functional. We followed up with her for a Q and A.
Alumni profile: Nicholas Uram, PsyD ’16, MAP ’10
Coming of age in the early 2000’s, as war raged in Afghanistan and Iraq, Nicholas Uram, PsyD ’16, MAP ’10, thought he might follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and enlist in the military. But after his friends began returning home from combat with mental health issues, Uram’s sense of duty led him on a different mission.