Chatham’s head orientation leaders discuss their experiences during orientation, as well as what new students can expect.

Clifton Kenon Jr. was in third grade when he told his teacher he wanted to be a nurse. Her response now reads like a prophecy.

“You realize there are so many things here that can help and make you feel more comfortable doing your research, homework, or simply hanging out,” said one student worker.

Musicians and singers of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome in Chatham’s choir, jazz ensemble, and concert band.

For Aleah Siwula ’25, the trip was “life changing.” “Not only seeing those communities but being able to make the tiniest impact on those people’s lives is something I’ll cherish forever,” she said.

Attendees will learn how to make hot sauce, jams, indigo dyes, and more at the Aug. 4 workshop.

“RISE was intentionally looking to connect people of color. There was space to have hard conversations and be honest about what we were experiencing,” said one student.

It was Professor of English Anissa Wardi’s first book on Morrison. “I’d never read a novelist like her before,” Wardi said. “I still haven’t.”

What do Chatham students do during their summer internships in Pittsburgh? Quite a lot.

“At Chatham, the professors, coaches, and other staff members, both during undergraduate and graduate, were so supportive and genuinely cared for my success,” said Madison Black ’20, ELOTD ’24.

Professor Rodrigo Maillard met Amy Chau ’15 during her Ph.D. program at Georgetown. “When you have a strong student, you start asking where that student is coming from,” he said.

DeFrank’s mother, grandmother, aunts, and uncle all worked in healthcare. “It just felt like something that I wanted to be able to do someday,” she said.