http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories Personal stories Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:13:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rachel Moffett '09 - Elementary Education major Every Tuesday afternoon Rachel Moffett '09 boards a bus to work with inner-city youth at the Allison Hill Community Center in Harrisburg. After four years of helping with homework, cleaning, serving meals, and lending a shoulder to cry on, this elementary education alum ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/11/03/rachel-moffett-09/ Quinn Dillon '11 - Business administration major with a concentration in leadership from Exeter, Maine All things lead to Messiah College for the eclectic Quinn Dillon '11. A former potato picker, golf supply salesman, and farmer, the unabashed Quinn has accepted virtually any job that brought him closer to his educational ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/29/quinn-dillon-11/ Anthony Thomas ′06 - a Computer Science major from Kochi, Kerala, India An admissions counselor's uncompromising commitment to finding every available financial aid option helped a promising international student to become his true self - a servant, ministry leader, and mentor. "I really needed financial aid and was ready to give up," ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/28/anthony-thomas-06/ Aaron Dahlstrom '03 - Engineering major from King of Prussia, PA Aaron Dahlstrom came to Messiah from Upper Merion Area High School in King of Prussia, PA. In search of a Christian college with an excellent engineering program, Messiah's engineering faculty impressed Aaron with their approachability, vision, and creativity. While at ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/26/aaron-dahlstrom-03/ Well, another week of college has gone by. I took some tests, turned in some projects, and tried my best. Now that all my work is done, it is time for the weekend. Time to get ahead on some work and time to relax. But…this may not be the most ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/22/centennial-homecoming/ This semester I am taking my Bible general education class. Considering this is a class most Messiah students take as a freshman, I was pleasantly surprised to walk into class on the first day and see a number of upperclassmen including two girls from my First Year Seminar. After being ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/22/my-bible-gen-ed-class-by-alyssa/ Todd Holtzman '08 - Accounting and Politics double major from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Todd Holtzman '08 is a natural leader both on-and-off camera - a skill he may find helpful someday if he continues with plans to run for public office. As a student spokesperson assigned to media relations for the Compassion ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/22/todd-holtzman-08/ Kevin Driver '03 - Biochemistry and Philosophy double major, currently a resident in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center In the spring of 2007, Messiah College Honors Program alum Kevin Driver received his medical degree from Columbia University's highly regarded College of Physicians and Surgeons. Kevin grew up in ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/21/kevin-driver-03/ Delight Yokley '98 - History major currently employed Director of College Diversity and residence counselor at Kings College Serious contemplation of vocation did not occur for Delight Yokley until her senior year of high school, when she decided to slacken her course load a little and take an easier level social ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/19/delight-yokley-98/ Anne-Marie Robinson '08 - English and Spanish double major from Roanoke, Virginia Part of Anne-Marie's hesitation about Messiah College stemmed from her preconceptions about what a small Christian college might be like—but those notions quickly vanished. Life is what happens when you have other plans, or at least that’s how 17-year-old dance ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/pspstories/2009/10/15/anne-marie-robinson-08/