Location: ADC 301, Shadyside Campus

Required for First Year and Transfer students majoring in Arts Education: Visual Arts; Arts Management; Communication: Graphic Design, Human Communication, Journalism, or Public Relations; Media Arts: Film and Digital Technology, Graphic Design, or Photography; and Visual Arts: Art History or Studio Art. 

Welcome to all of our new students in the Arts, Design & Communication Department. We are so excited to meet you and support your creative and academic pursuits while at Chatham. Our orientation will be an opportunity to meet faculty and staff in the department who are here to help and guide, connect with other students in your majors, and learn important information to assist with your academic planning.   

Arts, Design & Communication Department Contact: Kristen Shaeffer, Chair (kshaeffer@chatham.edu) or Melody Harris, Administrative Assistant (m.harris@chatham.edu).