Student Experience at Chatham University

Holly Tyson, MAFS ’25, wanted the small plot outside the Esther Barrazone Center to be like a southwestern Pennsylvania Garden of Eden.

Expect stir fry with regionally grown vegetables, BBQ sauce using local maple, and beets fresh from the harvest.

Chatham University’s Faculty Technology Fellows program sets out to empower faculty to use technology to enhance teaching, increase student engagement, and advance scholarship.

“Typically, it starts with talking about sports, and as we build that relationship, we intertwine more and more things outside of sports into the discussion,” Hankle said.

Chatham University’s Campus Awards recognize students, faculty, staff, and campus groups for their academic excellence and other contributions to campus life.

When Rachel Wein Antin ’13 was an oncology nurse, she met a lot of patients struggling to find quality time with their families. She decided to change that.

Ethan Derstine ’25 always loved stop-motion animation. A new microgrant program from Chatham’s immersive media program allowed him to make his own.

“I really enjoy building community,” said Rea House resident advisor LJ Varley ’27. “I’m a people person.”

The team of students won first place against a room full of professional designers in the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Fashion Meets Finish show.

Some new, some lost, some still kicking—come explore eight of Chatham’s coolest spring traditions!

The Women’s Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary all year. Read about some of its biggest achievements and what they have planned for the future.

Little bit of this, little bit of that! Balance out your schedule this Fall Term with some of these cool courses.

Matt Oriente, MSUS ’25, raised crops at Eden Hall Campus as part of his work with HydroPhos Solutions, a startup he founded with his undergraduate classmates.

Walk the red carpet as Pulse takes you through five movies and TV shows filmed on Chatham’s campus!

Three of Chatham’s faculty members give updates on the research they’re conducting in their respective fields.

Co-founding a bakery isn’t exactly a piece of cake, but Beth Kurtz Taylor, MAFS ’15, found sweetness in her community.

Pennsylvania’s top jurist discusses her path to the state Supreme Court and being an ambitious Chatham woman.

Here’s a selection of interesting and educational exhibits Chatham students can visit for free or with a student discount.

What is immersive media? “So much,” says one student. “If it tells a story, shares a message, or brings people together in a creative way, it qualifies as immersive media.”

This summer, Chatham’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program is set to debut a short-term residency at Fallingwater. Registration opens March 1.

"The cookbook is set up to be a pleasure-oriented genre, but if you want to be in the south, you can't ignore those painful parts," she says.

Attending workshops at Chatham “allows you to look at your work through that editorial perspective,” she says.

From cooking meals to teaching students in workshops, here’s a look at how induction cooking is used at Chatham—and how it can benefit everyone.

Three graduate students talk what it was like to work with Mars Borough on a strategic five-year plan for the town.

Associate professor of English Marc Nieson takes us through his life as a creative.

Chatham’s music faculty share their thoughts on Pittsburgh’s music community and how it impacts the work they do at Chatham.

A current Chatham student and an alum embrace the University’s mission to live “lives of purpose” through their activism.