Chestnut Hill College

Today we celebrate the mascot who brings our community together—Big Griff!

Whether rallying the crowd, posing for photos, or showing off Griffin pride across campus, Big Griff helps make every day at Chestnut Hill College a little more memorable.

Happy National Mascot Day!

Chestnut Hill College's Nursing Program will host a free Community Health Fair on Friday, June 19, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Grace Christian Assembly, located at 610 East Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Philadelphia. The event is open to the public at no charge, and all members of the community are welcome to attend.

Presented as part of the Nursing Program's Community Health Project, the Health Fair reflects Chestnut Hill College's longstanding commitment to service, education, and the well-being of the greater Philadelphia community. Nursing students, under faculty supervision, will provide hands-on health services and connect attendees with important community resources.

Services and Resources Available at the Health Fair Include:
• Blood Pressure Screenings
• Blood Sugar Screenings
• Health Education
• Wellness Resources
• Community Health Connections

Learn more about CHC's new Life Skills Through Career Program, which is changing lives every day with mission-driven, individual-centered programming.

Thanks to Robert Calandra for his time, and to the Chestnut Hill Local for this opportunity to tell our story. https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/a-pa-first-ch-colleges-program-for-neurodiverse-adults,41157?

A Pa. first: CH College’s program for neurodiverse adults - The Chestnut Hill Local Launched in April, the Life Skills through Career Program is the only college campus-based vocational, life-skills curriculum in Pennsylvania for developmentally disabled adults.

Today, on National Higher Education Day, Chestnut Hill College celebrates something we've believed in since 1924: higher education has the power to transform lives.

Rooted in the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and guided by our core values of integrity, justice, and inclusion, CHC is proud to offer an education that goes beyond the classroom — one focused on the whole person and on building a more unified, just society.

To our students pursuing their goals, our alumni changing the world, and our faculty and staff who make it all possible: today is for you.

Learn more about CHC's approach to higher education at https://www.chc.edu/

This Memorial Day, Chestnut Hill College honors and remembers the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation.

As a community rooted in faith, service, respect, and compassion, we reflect on the sacrifices made to protect the freedoms we cherish every day. Their courage inspires us to continue our mission of educating students to lead lives of purpose, integrity, and service to others.

Today, we pause in gratitude and remembrance. ❤️🤍💙

🩺💙 Happy Nurses Week from Chestnut Hill College!

We are deeply grateful to Cathy Lockyer Moulton '92, '22 SGS, her husband Sean Moulton, and her father Bob Lockyer for their extraordinary $200,000 Lockyer Moulton Nursing Gift Match — a transformational gift to our Nursing Program. But this gift is more than a donation — it's a love letter to two remarkable women.

The match honors the memory of Carol Ann Lockyer and Royanna Moulton Commisso — devoted nurses, lifelong friends, and beloved moms. Carol served in psychiatric, emergency, and gerontology nursing. Royanna served on an Army base, as a school nurse, and was on duty at the World Trade Center on September 11th — later awarded the Red Cross Hero Award by President George W. Bush for her extraordinary bravery that day.

These two women first became friends in the summer of 1984, volunteering as nurses at their children's high school band camp — the very same place where Cathy Lockyer and Sean Moulton first met. Their friendship, their courage, and their calling live on in this gift.

Two of the Nursing facility simulation labs Nursing Clinical Arts Center now honor the two nurses as part of Moulton and Lockyer donations as well as helping fund the renovation of the nursing science lab in St. Joseph Hall. Pictured is Carol Ann Lockyer and Royanna Moulton, Cathy Lockyer Moulton, and Bob Lockyer.