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Transformation Through Hardship
This past Spring, the Maria College Care of Earth Committee met to discuss initiatives for the coming year that would be centered around the Sisters of Mercy Critical Concern, ‘Care for the Earth.’ This committee, overseen by Dean Victoria L. Battell, Chief Mission Officer, was inspired by an initiative spearheaded by the Mercy Ecospirituality Center called the Mercy Monarch Milkweed Project and shared the project with the committee as an initiative we could participate in…
Read More“Where the Wild Things Are” ASL Translation
Psychology student, Rebecca Brech '20, provides an exact ASL “Where the Wild Things Are” translation: [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://mariacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RebeccaBrechFinal-1.mp4"][/video] One night boy named Max put on wolf suit. Had big ears, whiskers, buttons…
Read MoreDevelop 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 in life, where our strengths…
Read MoreSenior 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…
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…
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