In his roughly 20 years as a Special Olympics athlete, Watkins Parrish played almost every sport he could, including bowling, basketball and swimming. On Sunday, the 45-year-old Harrisonburg resident put ... read more about Student-athlete helps bring Special Olympics fall event to EMU
You’ve seen them, those little sugar-covered marshmallows in shapes of chicks or bunnies, bright pink or yellow, so sweet you can hardly tolerate eating them without first dipping them in ... read more about Engineering interns build, create, learn: A potato chip factory roof, hydraulics, software development tools – and marshmallows – among summer experiences
The best internship, says Brendon Miller, is crafted jointly and intentionally, incorporating both the goals of the intern and the organization. Miller would know. His first internship turned into his ... read more about Business internships through WCSC program prep students for job market
Three Eastern Mennonite University students preparing for careers in health professions observed healthcare delivery in Peru this summer on a trip funded by the CT Assist Health Experiential Learning Program. ... read more about Seven weeks in Peru: CT Assist awards fund student explorations of health care delivery
Hawaiian coffee growers used to have a leg up on much of the rest of the world: The number one insect pest for the industry – coffee berry borers – ... read more about Siderhurst research team returns to Hawaii for pest projects
Ministry Inquiry Program participant Abigail Shelly, a junior education major at Eastern Mennonite University, attended the Aug. 4 Immigration Community Day hosted by Mennonite Central Committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In ... read more about Abigail Shelly: Living and learning with the Indonesian immigrant community in South Philadelphia
Bluffton University senior Shanon Gallagher started her internship at Carroll Manor in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington D.C. just weeks ago, but she walks through the halls of the multi-story ... read more about Summer WCSC internship confirms career direction in geriatrics
Elizabeth Witmer, a senior social work major at Eastern Mennonite University, returned to the country of her childhood for a summer practicum experience. “I was a missionary kid in Guatemala ... read more about Senior social work major returns to Guatemala for immigration-related AFSC practicum
Eastern Mennonite University junior Abigail Shelly’s arrival at her home for the summer in Philadelphia was, she said, “a proper foreshadowing” of the love and welcoming spirit she’d experience in ... read more about Inquiry program offers a ‘well-rounded way’ to explore ministry
A contingent of Eastern Mennonite University administrators and faculty recently got a taste of what Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) program participants gain: a sampling of the culture and history ... read more about Washington Community Scholars’ Center visit showcases student internships