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
Carolyn Yoder
Haitians Embrace Trauma-Resilience Program
With a history of violence linked to colonization, intense poverty and vulnerable geographic location, Haiti has long suffered from natural disasters, social conflict, and other traumatic events. That is one ... read more about Haitians Embrace Trauma-Resilience Program
STAR Marks 10 Years of Trauma Healing
Hurt people hurt people. For 10 years, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience — the STAR program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) – has been helping to break that cycle. ... read more about STAR Marks 10 Years of Trauma Healing
STAR e-Book Chronicles Trauma Healing Program
The tragedies of 9/11 sparked the development of a unique approach to trauma-healing at Eastern Mennonite University—an acclaimed series of trainings called Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), refined ... read more about STAR e-Book Chronicles Trauma Healing Program
EMU Plans 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) community will pause and reflect this week, along with the rest of the world, on the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. Sept. 11 ... read more about EMU Plans 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration
Genocide Survivors Change Lives Through EMU Program
By Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record Not all treasures are locked away in banks or buried in chests beneath the ocean. Last week, one classroom on Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about Genocide Survivors Change Lives Through EMU Program
EMU Hosts Concern Group for Military Vets
Carolyn Yoder (l.), STAR director, facilitates a small group discussion at the military veterans roundtable. Photo by Jim Bishop Ten adults were given clay, blocks and pipe-cleaners. During a March ... read more about EMU Hosts Concern Group for Military Vets
Conflict Transformation Alumni Share Global Experiences
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Seminary Faculty Invites Colleagues to STAR Seminar
Seminary faculty and the staff of STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience) has invited university faculty to join them in a Mini-STAR workshop on March 4 and 18, 2005. ... read more about Seminary Faculty Invites Colleagues to STAR Seminar