Recorder Alumni Magazine

The Chatham Recorder has been continuously published since 1883. Today, the Recorder is published twice a year. A link to our special Spring 2020 Digital Edition and a selection of past issues are available in PDF on this page.
Decorative image. Cover of the Recorder, Winter 2020.

Winter 2020

In this issue you will find: 

  • Stories of alumni journeys with religion, healthcare, and writing
  • A look inside the new Immersive Media major
  • The stories behind Eden Hall Campus's Agroecology Demonstration Garden
  • A conversation with the new dean of the Falk School 
  • And more! 

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Spring 2020

This special digital edition of the Recorder is devoted to Chatham and the arts. In it, you will find:  

  • A conversation around alumni and the arts
  • Spotlights on alumni in the arts—a filmmaker and a senior administrator at The Andy Warhol Museum
  • A remembrance of Susan Bergman Gurrentz ’56 in whose honor Chatham’s art gallery was recently renamed 
  • Profiles of Chatham student artists, and samples of their work

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Decorative image. Cover of the Recorder, Winter 2019.

Winter 2019

In this issue you will find:

  • Commemorative photos and stories celebrating Chatham's 150th Anniversary
  • Photos showing Chatham's evolution from Pennsylvania Female College, Pennsylvania College for Women, Chatham College, and Chatham University
  • Stories highlighting Chatham faculty, campuses, traditions, and the City of Pittsburgh throughout the years
  • A spotlight on some of the 150th Anniversary celebrations this year
  • And more!

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Decorative image. Cover of the Recorder, Spring 2019.

Spring 2019

In this issue you will find:

  • A history of Chatham and Pittsburgh's relationship to one another through the lens of education
  • Clips of old Recorder issues with enlightening and surprising messages
  • Stories from Chatham alumni who are working in the food industry, local politics, and psychiatry   
  • A conversation on women in the sciences
  • And more!

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Winter 2018

In this issue you will find:

  • Stories from Chatham alumni and their journeys with equity, art, and "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
  • A spotlight on Chatham's Women's Business Center, the "2018 Women’s Business Center of the Year" by the U.S. Small Business Administration
  • The ins and outs of problem-based learning in Chatham's graduate studies
  • A conversation on female leadership
  • And more!

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Colorful illustration of Nola Nurse

Spring 2018

In this issue you will find:

  • How museum studies students at Chatham mounted an African art show at the August Wilson Center 
  • The creation of "Nola the Nurse" and the Chatham alumna who has impacted countless lives through her passion for providing medical attention to those in need
  • How a unique duo made a big change for Chatham's women's volleyball team
  • Stories from Chatham alumni an their impact on the arts and acting industry  
  • And more!

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Winter 2017

In this issue you will find:

  • How Chatham students interact with the historic Frank Llyod Wright home, "Fallingwater" 
  • Highlights from the inauguration of President David Finegold's 
  • The story of Katy Wozniak '98 and her journey to working with penguins at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium 
  • How Chatham's Eden Hall Farm connects food and student life across all campuses 
  • And more!

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Decorative image. Cover of the Recorder, Spring 2017.

Spring 2017

In this issue you will find:

  • How Chatham alumnae, Marita Garrett, found her passion for politics and became Mayor of Wilkinsburg
  • Highlights from the most recent Alumni Weekend reunion
  • The story of the "See the Best in Me" campaign in partnership with "Gwen's Girls" afterschool program
  • Highlights from Chatham's ten-year-old Nursing program
  • And more!

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