Develop Positive Habits and Respect Negative Emotions

I’m a positive person. It’s one of the reasons I feel drawn toward positive psychology as an area of study. Positive psych teaches us a lot about what is good […]

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Senior Presentation, Rachele Winney

Rachele Winney ’20, Healthcare Management, shared the following about her senior capstone project. During my time as a student in Maria College’s Healthcare Management program, I learned valuable skills and […]

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Senior Presentation, Lisa Diffenback

Lisa Diffenback ’20, Liberal Arts, shared the following about her senior capstone project.   Part of our Capstone was to present a poster as a visual promotion of our common […]

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“You are invited to help save the monarch butterfly”

Have you ever been made an offer you couldn’t refuse? If asked this question just a few short months ago, it would have taken some deep reflection before I could […]

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Overcoming Challenges

It is difficult to lose sight of what is important during a time of stress. We often overwhelm ourselves with information, and find ourselves with more questions than answers. When […]

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Jodie O’Connell Ponkos

My journey to becoming enrolled as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) student at Maria College was an unexpected change of direction from the 25+ years as a Retail Store Manager. […]

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Resilience

Stress is something that we all experience to one degree or another on a fairly regular basis. It comes in many forms and from many sources. Change, lack of change, […]

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Alani Robinson on Opportunity Programs

State your name, major and expected graduation date. My name is Alani Robinson and I’m currently enrolled in the Health and Occupational Science Program (HOS) majoring in Occupational Therapy and […]

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Opportunity Programs Opening Doors

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my […]

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Epiphanies Small and Profound

As we begin a new decade and a new semester it is appropriate during this season that the church gives us the feast of the Epiphany, highlighting the arrival of […]

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