HC CHATHAM CAMPUS CELEBRITIES
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Kasey M. Jones grew up on good fashion. “My grandmother and Aunt Erinestine hate to shop, but they can find anything and put it together and accessorize it with the best jewelry and look amazing,” she says. “Then my Uncle William and my grandfather are the best dressed men in my entire family: they have suits, shoes, shirts, hats and pants in every color one can imagine. Then...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Students can count on new Class of 2014 President Tessa Hochberg to be a dedicated member of the CSG Executive Board. “I’ve always had an intense interest in politics and how our government functions,” she says.
Her new position in CSG is a good introduction. A friend convinced the class representative to run for Vice President. “I’m so happy I...
Saturday, April 21, 2012
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, ‘I’m possible.’”—Audrey Hepburn
Nicole Werwie certainly knows what it means to work against the odds: she just won the election for Vice President of Finance as a first year. “I knew I was the underdog,” she shares, later adding, “I campaigned really hard, so it was very gratifying to see...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Imagine facing the immediate threat of torture and rape each day. That’s reality for many women in the Congo, and Linah Richer is committed to making a change.
Richer is the founder and president of F.A.C.E. (Feminist Activists Creating Equality). “After attending LeaderShape 2011 (an intensive self discovery national leadership conference),” she says, “I discovered...
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Class of 2015 President Taylor Leigh Gombar is a woman who gets things done. “Collaboratively the council and I have created a class Facebook page, a class Moodle page (updated weekly), extended library hours, enforced a larger print quota, and held a Sled Riding/Super Bowl party. We facilitated The Vagina Monologues and tabled at Walk for Congo Women events. We created CSG awareness...
Sunday, March 25, 2012
March 30th and 31st, The Vagina Monologues returns to Chatham with students Jacqueline Wills and Maggie Yankovich at the helm. “Maggie Yankovich was given the head position within the drama club, as the club was forming,” says Director Wills, “and I reached out to her and asked if I could help because I knew that it would probably be their responsibility to get the show...
Sunday, March 18, 2012
“Being a part of a varsity team is one of the most rewarding things a student can experience,” says David Hodge, Head Coach of Chatham's Cross Country and Track & Field teams. “There are tangible benefits: higher graduation rate and higher GPA, for example. There are also other benefits: having a sense of accomplishment, bonding with your teammates (who often become...
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Chatham, jellyfish and the White House: three things you’ll see on Rebecca Harris’ resume. In 2009, Harris became the Director of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship. “When I moved to Pittsburgh with my family 3 and ½ years ago I couldn’t think of a business to start,” she says. “I have started a number of companies, but when I came I didn...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Over the past few weeks, you may have seen women strolling around campus in t-shirts emblazoned with Wicked or Lady Gaga lyrics. If so, the Stay Positive Campaign is already working.
“Our mission is to foster a positive, supportive community among the Chatham undergraduates by seeing the positivity within them,” says Julie Victain, one of five students who started the...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
“I was the kid that you couldn’t get out of the sandbox,” Martha Matthews says from across the table in the ADC Ceramics Studio. The longtime co-owner of Phoenix Hill Pottery, Matthews has had studios in 7 cities since graduation. “Since having children, making pots has been more of an avocation,” she says, but it certainly hasn’t taken away her artistic drive...
