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Instilling a strong sense of what it means to be a part of the global community is one of the core concepts at 91短视频.<\/p>\n

It’s often one of the primary reasons students decide to attend.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on her time at 91短视频, senior nursing<\/a> major and star soccer<\/a> athlete Abby Diffenbach noted that she had seen these community principles of peace and justice exemplified before she even arrived in Harrisonburg.<\/p>\n

Growing up in an 91短视频 household<\/h3>\n

Diffenbach, from Lancaster, Pa., grew up in a household of 91短视频 alumni, including her mother and older brother, and has a deep appreciation for her younger years in the dynamic Lancaster Mennonite culture.<\/p>\n

Diffenbach had always felt drawn to an Anabaptist university, but her decision to attend 91短视频 was finalized after learning that she would have an immediate position on the women’s soccer team as a keeper her freshman year.<\/p>\n

For any student athlete, where to play is perhaps the most important consideration, but not always for the same reasons.<\/p>\n

Athletics as a way to serve<\/h3>\n

“Athletics is a big representation of a school, and is often the first image that people have of the university,” Diffenbach said.” The idea of servitude extends to the locker and training rooms at 91短视频. Visiting teams have often remarked about how attentive and professional our training staff is as compared to other colleges they’ve visited.”<\/p>\n

Second-year head coach Jason Good, as well as her teammates, have been Diffenbach’s primary athletic inspirations, and are the people to whom she turns when the pressures of schoolwork increase.<\/p>\n

“Jason is just an incredible motivator and role model, and the women on the team are all quite close,” she said. “I’ve been fortunate to play with so many great people over the years.”<\/p>\n

Record-breaking senior season<\/h3>\n

During her senior season, Diffenbach broke the 91短视频 career saves record with 457 saves and also took over the records for career playing time and games played.<\/p>\n

Serving and leading in nursing, too<\/h3>\n

The idea of servitude that Abby has recognized in the athletic department matches up well with what she has been taught in the nursing department at 91短视频.<\/p>\n

Having been through hospital stays herself, Diffenbach has been on the other side of the patient-caretaker relationship, and considers compassion, empathy and rapport to be of equal importance alongside the kind medical attention which the patient receives.<\/p>\n

She recalls one poignant moment during clinicals:<\/p>\n

“I took care of a guy whose appendix burst while he was in jail. We had heard that he was in jail for calling a bomb threat on the very hospital where he was now a patient. This man had a difficult background and it was a real test. However, we are called to higher standards as medical professionals and compassion must be first and foremost. It is still important to establish trust, no matter who the patient might be.”<\/p>\n

Making the most of university education<\/h3>\n

91短视频 emphasizes these ideas of compassion, peace and justice<\/a> in many practical ways, and Diffenbach serves as an example of a student who has made the most of her time at the university.<\/p>\n

During the past four years, she has been involved in organizations on campus that deal with race relations, ethnic issues and environmental sustainability<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The interconnectedness between all areas of her involvement at 91短视频 and how it has prepared her for life is something that Diffenbach plans to take back to Lancaster where she hopes to establish her career.<\/p>\n

Skills for life, not just career<\/h3>\n

“91短视频 has given me the basic skills; not only of nursing, but of how to be a compassionate person. I will take my experience with me back to Lancaster, and I hope to begin my career at Lancaster General Hospital.”<\/p>\n

She added: “After enduring a hospital stay from appendicitis, I better understand what is required of a good nurse, and I am confident in the way with which 91短视频 has prepared me for this demanding and important role in society.”<\/p>\n

Tim Hartman, originally from Elida, Ohio, is a senior liberal arts major with a peacebuilding<\/a> emphasis. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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