From alumni successes to faculty research to student life, take a look at the latest stories from the community at Chatham University

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Recent Grad 101: Carolyn Skowron

Carolyn Skowron graduated from Chatham in 2020 just after she survived a traumatic car accident. As a result, she wrote and published her first book, Unbreakable, where she explores her own mental health struggles, how she combats them, and how she hopes to shatter the stigmas around mental health.

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Alumni Collaboration for a Cause: The Bracks Collective

We’re all about celebrating alumni success at ChathamU— and celebrating the success of five alumni who’ve banded together to use their creativity for a good cause? Even better! The Bracks Collective is made up of Chatham alumni who harnessed their skill and passion to create the Protected Pack— the collective’s first project in the form of a deck of playing cards sumptuously illustrated with endangered species.

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‘Innovation Comes from All Over’ with Katie Leone, MAFS ‘13

Since graduating Chatham with a Master of Food Studies in 2013, Katie Leone has run point on sustainability initiatives for a university, a community foundation, and now, Hertz, the global car rental corporation. We caught up with Katie to learn more about how this food studies grad found her way up the corporate ladder and how now, she is working to ensure that said ladder is more equitable and sustainable for all.

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Summer Research at Chatham - Part Two

ChathamU students have the opportunity to build professional skills, assist faculty with exciting projects, and gain hands-on experience in their fields… even during the summer months! We continue our exploration of summer research projects with interviews from student research assistants Erleen Ellis ‘24 and Gary McMurtrie ‘21.

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Summer Research at Chatham - Part One

ChathamU students know that summer is a great time to relax, recharge, and… research? Undergraduate research assistants Ava Roberts ‘22 and MacKenzie MacFarland ‘22 share their experience with us in part one of two in this series on what it’s like to get hands-on field experience, in between having fun in the sun.

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