Over the Easter celebration of 2023, Chestnut Hill College rapidly negotiated a successful contract that provided a safe haven to roughly 340 of Our Mother of Consolation (OMC) Pre-K through 8th grade students along with faculty and staff. OMC has fully integrated into the CHC camps life.
Chestnut Hill College is proud to announce that it has received a $100,000 grant from the Connelly Foundation. The grant proposal consists of four programs created by Chestnut Hill College faculty in collaboration with OMC staff that are designed to enhance OMC students’ reading, writing, STEM, and critical thinking skills, and provide OMC teachers with training from CHC faculty.
Under the leadership of Chestnut Hill College’s new Vice President for Enrollment and Communications, Ryan Burton-Romero, the College is redoubling its efforts to engage prospective students in person and to take every opportunity to bring them to campus.
In August 2023, Chestnut Hill College’s Office of Student Life welcomed Rouseline Emmanuel-Frenel, Ed.D., as Vice President. Emmanuel-Frenel provides leadership to the Division of Student Life, including the supervision for Residence Life, Student Engagement and Leadership, Counseling Center, Student Health, Campus Safety and Security, The Hub—Mailing & Printing Services, and Transportation.
Recently, Chestnut Hill and Montgomery County recommitted to their partnership through updated articulation agreements, fostering additional relationships to create a smooth transition through core-to-core/credit-to-credit programs in both the undergraduate and accelerated adult degree programs at the College.
Chestnut Hill College Reunion Weekend took place during the first weekend of June, where this year, class years ending in 3 or 8 were honored and celebrated.
On June 1, Dr. Latimer along with members of the Chestnut Hill College and Our Mother of Consolation Parish School (OMC) administrations welcomed State Representatives Chris Rabb and Tarik Khan for a special ceremony where Chestnut Hill College was presented with a citation for the extraordinary efforts put into place to ensure OMC has a home for a rich, in-person learning experience following the devastating school fire.
In February 2023, College President William W. Latimer, Ph.D., M.P.H., announced the formation of the Student Ambassadors to the President Program. As part of the program, Latimer convened one-hour meetings with a diverse group of students to foster dialogue about the needs of the College, shared opportunities for growth and improvement, and collaboratively discussed the community’s collective goals for the future.
Earlier this year, Chestnut Hill College, through the support of Pennsylvania State Representative Tarik Khan's office, partnered with Cathedral Village Senior Living on a new Adopt-A-Grandparent Program.
Chestnut Hill College has announced that the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) – the accreditation body for the College’s graduate program in Clinical and Counseling Psychology – has received national recognition by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Recently, Chestnut Hill College introduced four new members to its Board of Directors. All four bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise and all are committed to furthering the College's growth now and in the future.
Anticipated renovations — including air conditioning — are coming to Clement Hall this summer.
On February 22, more than 30 alumni participated in the annual Student/Alumni Networking Night, a joint venture of the offices of Career Development and Alumni Relations.
The Residence Life staff celebrated the end of the semester with a 1920s-themed mystery dinner party.
Science for Non-Majors Students Present Findings
According to the American Cancer Society, there were more than 1.6 million (estimated) new cancer cases diagnosed in 2017.
In conjunction with the Delaware Valley Chapter of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association, Chestnut Hill College hosted the third annual cyber security and forensics conference in October.
Two CHC alums and criminal justice majors were recently commissioned into the Philadelphia Police Department. Also, read additional news of faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Three days after Commencement, eight CHC students and two from Marywood University boarded a plane for Kenya, where they spent three weeks living and working in the compound of the Little Sisters of St. Francis.
Alumna Wins Awards
Emorie Keimig ’16 completed the police academy in Ocala, Fla., and now is a member of the Gainesville (Fla.) Police Department. While in the academy, she won three major awards.
Celebrating Diversity with Kente Cloth Ceremony
Surrounded by family, friends and the Chestnut Hill College community, 20 students celebrated their diversity and collective unity as part of the first annual Kente Cloth ceremony.
A grant to Campus Ministry allowed a variety of programming during National Catholic Sisters Week in March.
“Godspell”
The hit musical “Godspell” opened off Broadway in 1971 and was turned into a film two years later. Based on parables taken mostly from the Gospel of Matthew, the show, full of inspiring, fun music and colorful characters, turned into a long-running success.
It was a busy month at Chestnut Hill College full of great lectures, student activities and more. Make sure to read all about it in News & Notes!
Representatives from the Tbilisi Kindergarten Management Agency and members of the Tbilisi City Council from the Republic of Georgia visited CHC in November to attend a professional development training program in early childhood education.
In Solidarity with the Dear Neighbor
Proudly displaying signs and wearing buttons reading simply, "You Are Loved," in several different languages, close to 100 students, faculty and staff marched down Germantown Avenue February 2.
Chestnut Hill College unveiled a new home page over winter break designed to appeal to a range of visitors while improving its message to the primary and largest audience--prospective students and their families.
The Student Life Department recently hosted its second Student Life Symposium. The event is designed to provide time for personal and professional enrichment while encouraging dialogue between campuses.
Now through November 18, ARTZ Philadelphia presents an exhibition of artwork created by their participants in CHC’s Dwight V. Dowley Gallery on the fifth floor of St. Joseph Hall. The exhibit is free and open to the public seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
If You Want to Vote in November, Make Sure You Register in October!
The race is heating up as across the country, everyone is gearing up for the 2016 presidential election. While we are still just about a month away from hitting the polls, it’s important to know that if you want to vote on November 8th, you have to be registered by October 11th to meet the PA voter registration deadline.
In Service for Social Justice
The Social Just-US Club, launched in the spring of 2013, provides an opportunity for criminal justice students to pursue discipline-specific activities highlighting the social justice perspective.
Every year, before incoming students are welcomed to campus for their move-in and orientation, Chestnut Hill College hosts them and their families at Griffin Days, where they get a taste of the CHC community.
When Winter Storm Jonas hit the Philadelphia area in late January, dumping up to nearly two feet of snow on CHC’s campus, students turned out in service to the Sisters of St. Joseph who found their cars buried.