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On-campus events
Fall In Love – Fall Course Preview
Date: Thursday, February 26
Time: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Coolidge 130
Come to see what courses the Chatham Humanities are offering this upcoming fall semester! If you have any questions, email c.helms@chatham.edu
Teach Like a Champion Workshop
Date: Monday, February 23
Time: 4:30 pm- 6:00 pm
Location: Mellon Board Room
- This workshop is part of a nationwide training, crucial to the best practices of creating an engaging classroom setting.
- The guest speaker at the event is Brittany Hargrove, who currently works for the organization, Teach Like a Champion ( https://teachlikeachampion.org/)
- Hargrove has much experience, serving as a teacher and instructional leader at Brownsville Collegiate in Brooklyn NY, a Director of Curriculum and Instruction, an Assistant Principal in Harlem, NY, a consultant out of Pittsburgh PA, and an actress a part of many Netflix original series.
Important Note: This event is required for ALL education students
Please RSVP HERE (Teach Like a Champion)
Off-Campus Events
2026 – Vietnamese New Year Festival
Date: Sunday, February 15th
Time: 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Memorial Hall, Castle Shannon V.F.D 3600 Library Road Castle Shannon, PA 15234
The New Year of the Horse will take off soon—with loads of firecracker pops, red banners, and good luck wishes!
This noisy, tasty, heartwarming holiday is a major event in Vietnam, and the Vietnamese Association of Pittsburgh has a long tradition of kindly inviting Chatham students to attend their festival. It’s a bit like stepping into Vietnam for a few hours–no plane ticket needed.
If you’d like to join this Chatham field trip and need transportation, here’s the form to complete by Sunday, Feb. 8: Vietnamese New Year Festival Van Sign Up
Lycoming College – Undergraduate Humanities research Conference
Date: Saturday, April 11th, 2026
Submission Deadline: February 6, 2026
Location: Lycoming College 1 College Place Williamsport, PA
- This conference solicits advanced undergraduate research from scholars in literature, history, religious studies, philosophy, modern or classical languages, art history, and social sciences with humanistic content. Students who are interested in future graduate studies, professionalization opportunities, or simply sharing your research, please consider submitting your work.
- The conference has hosted 60-70 scholars from two dozen institutions each year, and they anticipate another robust intellectual event this year. The conference is free and will include awards for the best presentations in different scholarly areas. In addition, all participants will have the opportunity to submit their work to be considered for publication in the Mid-Atlantic Humanities Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Research: (Mid-Atlantic Humanities Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Research)
If you have any questions, would like more information, or have suggestions, contact the Humanities Research Center at Lycoming College: hrc@lycoming.edu or 570-321-4099.
Call for Submissions
Elderfly Press
Theme: Beautiful & Terrifying: Tales & Visions From the Edge of the Uncanny
Work up for consideration:
Short fiction: up to 5,000 words
Poetry: up to 5 poems per submission
Black-and-white art
Deadline: March 15, 2026
Website and submission link: https://writeontheworld.wordpress.com/call-for-submissions/
For more information please contact Mandy Webster at mandy.webster@elderflybooks.com.
Career Development Corner
Always B Smiling – Summer Internship
Always B Smiling is a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to creating inclusive, meaningful, and engaging experiences for individuals of all abilities. Always B Smiling proudly serves children, teens, and young adults, with a strong focus on individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
This Summer Internship program offers students a hand-on experience working directly alongside their team and participants. Interns will gain valuable real-world experience in:
- Inclusive programming and support
- Community Engagement
- Vocational and life-skills development
- Working within nonprofit and educational environments
This internship is ideal for students studying education, psychology, social work, human services, special education, recreation therapy, or related fields, though all interested students are encourages to apply.
Deadline for Applications: March 1st, 2026
Summer Schedule:
- 12-week program
- Monday-Thursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Saturdays from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
- Interns will work closely with Program Director (Erika) to review weekly schedule, hours, and Organization’s needs.
Important Note: This internship does include a stipend provided at the end of the summer. All resumes and cover letters can be emailed to erika@alwaysbsmiling.org, along with any questions or concerns.
Faculty Professor Teaching Associate * Full-Time
The English Department at the University of Pittsburgh welcomes applications for an Appointment Stream Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate Professor position, primarily in the Writing Program, to begin the fall semester of 2026.
Job description:
– The department is specifically interested in candidates who have an established track record in successfully teaching introductory and intermediate creative writing classes, of both single- and multi-genre focus, especially in poetry and poetic literature.
-The successful candidate will also be able to teach capstone-level courses, requiring intensive group and individual work with a small class of upper-level students, with demonstrated experience in fostering student professional development.
– The selected candidate will also have experience in Literature pedagogy and be prepared to teach courses in 20th- and 21st- century literature from a historical perspective.
-The English department is especially interested in applicants who have taught first-year writing and who are interested in contributing to our development of cross-programmatic curricula.
-Applicants must hold an MFA degree in Creative Writing or a related field.
Review of applicants will begin December 1, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. The appointment requires administrative and budgetary approval. The position is scheduled to begin on August 15, 2026.
For more information on job description, the application process, and requirements, visit:
(Job Description – Faculty Professor Teaching Associate – Full-Time (25006061)
Casa de Esperanza: Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Program
Description: caring for infants and children up to age six who are at risk for abuse and neglect in Houston, TX
“Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Members will serve vulnerable children throughout a 12-month commitment, living in a private, gated community (at no cost) and receiving a living allowance. Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Members will work collaboratively with other AmeriCorps Members in the home to ensure that children’s physical, emotional, and mental needs are met. While the commitment is only one year, the impact AmeriCorps Members have on the children in their care is lifelong. In turn, the children’s strength, resilience, and love will also make a lifelong impact on them.” – Darean Talmadge, Human Resources Coordinator, Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos, Inc.
Duration of program: September 2026 – August 2027
For more information, please contact Darean Talmadge, (713) 529-0639, dtalmadge@casahope.org
Application link: https://forms.office.com/r/St0UmVLKH4
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