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Catherine Giles

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Mara Flanagan Student Contributor, Chatham University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Chatham chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.


Catherine Giles
 
Year: First Year
 
Hometown and Your Favorite Thing About It:
Washington Pennsylvania; I love how quiet it is compared to Pittsburgh!
 
Areas of Study and How You Picked Them:
Environmental Science and Women’s Studies: I picked Environmental Science because it’s become such a broadening field, with everyone “going green”.  I picked Women’s Studies because I was inspired after watching Miss Representation.
 
Favorite Book: The Hunger Games

Favorite Movie: Tangled
 
Favorite TV Show: A Haunting
 
Favorite Musician/Band: Fall Out Boy
 
Your perfect Friday night: Anywhere with my wonderful bf Victor <3
 

You can get a hand-painted, customized pair of sneakers for free. What do you want the design to be?
 Words that make a statement: GO GREEN! SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT! REDUCE, RECYCLE, REUSE, REPAIR! Etc.
 
The best part of being an RA:
I know what events are coming up ahead of time, which is really cool.
 
Your favorite part of living Chatham’s sustainable mission?
Attending events that involve sustainability, i.e. the furoshiki event with the Sustainability coordinator Mary Whitney.
 
Favorite spot on campus (any of the three campuses) and why: 
I love the pond! I feel lost in Narnia when I’m by the pond.
 
You can go anywhere in the world for free! Where do you go?
Egypt; I’ve always wanted to see the pyramids for myself.
 
What would you most want to win a lifetime supply of?
Hugs
 
Favorite TV character from childhood:
CatDog
 
Elementary School Dream Job:
Forensic Pathologist
 
Current Dream Job:
Environmentalist focusing on how harmful chemicals affects women’s health.
 
Why you chose Chatham:
I love the environmental aspect of it, it’s in the middle of Pittsburgh, and everyday I’m exposed to another new culture. It’s really the perfect match for me. 

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Mara Flanagan

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Mara Flanagan is entering her seventh semester as a Chapter Advisor. After founding the Chatham University Her Campus chapter in November 2011, she served as Campus Correspondent until graduation in 2015. Mara works as a freelance social media consultant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She interned in incident command software publicity at ADASHI Systems, gamification at Evive Station, iQ Kids Radio in WQED’s Education Department, PR at Markowitz Communications, writing at WQED-FM, and marketing and product development at Bossa Nova Robotics. She loves jazz, filmmaking and circus arts.