Sharing an anniversary with 9/11
STAR was born from the ashes of 9/11. Who can forget the haunting images of that September day, the sky balmy, the smoke rising? Soon… Read more about Sharing an anniversary with 9/11
Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience
STAR: Energy, Exhaustion, and Excitement
Energy, exhaustion and excitement filled my body, brain and spirit as I returned home last Friday afternoon after a week-long STAR II training on the… Read more about STAR: Energy, Exhaustion, and Excitement
Director, practice & training institute
Janice “Jan” Jenner, MA ’99 Harrisonburg, Virginia Jan Jenner is outranked only by Howard Zehr for being the longest-serving full-time employee currently at CJP. Over… Read more about Director, practice & training institute
Rep., Mennonite Central Committee
Randy Puljek-Shank, MA ’99 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Based in Amela’s home country of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Randy and Amela Puljek-Shank have spent the last eight years devoted to… Read more about Rep., Mennonite Central Committee
Peace Corps program & training specialist for Africa
Krista Rigalo, MA ’00 Arlington, Virginia Krista Rigalo arrived at EMU in the fall of 1998 with considerable international experience. She already held a master’s… Read more about Peace Corps program & training specialist for Africa
The Power of STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience)
Of all the programs offered by EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), the 8-year-old STAR program is emerging as the must-do one. Willroy Grant… Read more about The Power of STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience)
Expanding Galaxy of STARs
Founded initially as a program to assist religious leaders and other caregivers in New York after 9/11, the demand for STAR is growing so fast,… Read more about Expanding Galaxy of STARs