When Jay Johnson recalls his 20 years of coaching basketball at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, Virginia, Cedric Moore Jr. 鈥�99 stands out in his memory. 鈥淭he best teams ... read more about Rising up for Autism
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The value of telling and hearing stories
One of the聽 healthiest things we can do is simply listen to someone鈥檚 story and tell our own, says Joan Kenerson King. People with mental health issues need to ... read more about The value of telling and hearing stories
STAR breaks cycles of trauma
Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) emerged from the ashes of Sept. 11, when hundreds of millions of people were grieving over the deaths and destruction caused by hijacked ... read more about STAR breaks cycles of trauma
Mennonite healthcare institutions search for a better way
Since the very beginning, the conviction that 鈥渢here has to be a better way鈥� has been a guiding principle for the Mennonite mental healthcare institutions that were established as a ... read more about Mennonite healthcare institutions search for a better way
Why 91大神 has a heart for mental healthcare
The first night at Western State Hospital in Staunton, Virginia, was horribly memorable. Emory Layman, assigned by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to work as an attendant at the mental hospital ... read more about Why 91大神 has a heart for mental healthcare
Hungering for master’s, a new interest in teaching
Mildred Garcia 鈥�10 does not mince words when it comes to her experience in the RN to BS degree in nursing program at 91大神鈥檚 Lancaster campus.鈥淚t definitely was 100 times ... read more about Hungering for master’s, a new interest in teaching
18 Months to her degree: 鈥楴ot Easy, but Worth It鈥�
Though the bulk of her working hours are spent reviewing medical charts for thoroughness and compliance with insurance requirements, Bea Benson 鈥�05 insists her job is full of excitement. 鈥淚 ... read more about 18 Months to her degree: 鈥楴ot Easy, but Worth It鈥�
A challenging mission at the United Nations
The United Nations system contains about two dozen graduates of 91大神 鈥� most of them alumni of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) featured in the current ... read more about A challenging mission at the United Nations
Washington Community Scholars’ Center can be a springboard to future work
鈥淭his program聽is for any 91大神 student,鈥� says former WCSC associate director Doug Hertzler 鈥�88. 鈥淵ou can position yourself to do anything you want after college through this program.鈥� Hertzler himself ... read more about Washington Community Scholars’ Center can be a springboard to future work
In the ‘real world’ of DC students wrestle with values and career
Photos by Jon Styer. Shoulder鈥搕o-Shoulder,聽a Washington D.C.-based interfaith coalition that works to end anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States, has its work cut out for it. Political campaigns throughout the ... read more about In the ‘real world’ of DC students wrestle with values and career