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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 tools to help me throughout my profession. Some of the classes I found most valuable and relatable to the healthcare workforce included Leadership in the 21st Century, Medical Sociology, Health Information Systems, Healthcare Ethics, and my Internship through Saratoga Hospital. In the program, we learned…
Read MoreSenior 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 read book suggestion. Considering the…
Read More“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 answer. Truth be told, I…
Read MoreOvercoming 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 this happens we feel stressed,…
Read MoreJodie 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. At the age of 16…
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