As PHC celebrates the Class of 2024, we asked four graduates to share their reflections on their time at college. 

Jake Hall graduated from PHC with a degree in Government in the Political Theory Track. His eyes were on public office. He desired to “lead the nation and shape the culture,” especially in defending...

I can still remember the nervous excitement in my chest when I walked into my first history class during my freshman year with Dr. Doug Favelo. I selected a seat in the middle of the room—not in the...

As I walk into the Academic Suite in the Barbara Hodel Center, I laugh to myself as I recall the sense of trepidation I felt when I first met with Dr. Cory Grewell during my first semester on...

We talked to a few Economics & Business Analytics (EBA) students about recent internships they completed through the program and their experiences in each. PHC employs an apprenticeship methodology,...

“Why now?”

As an entrepreneur, Michael Haynes knew how to prepare for change. You make a flexible five-year plan, and when something comes up, you can change track without changing focus. Reassess...

A 600-pound, 6-foot-tall stone Armenian cross, known as a khatchkar, lies in a box on campus waiting to be erected on the far side of Lake Bob. “I would love for it to be up by commencement, but I’m...

We think it’s you.” [stunned silence…]

The phone call came in late July as I was walking across the parking lot headed home for the day. It was from the chairman of the President Search Committee at...

The workload at PHC is no joke, and it is easy to slip into procrastination or to lose track of assignments. For many, college is the first time they are learning to balance life on their own, and...

I’d sung Praise His Names a hundred times before. It was not my favorite song, and up to this point, I was more concerned with getting the words right than I was about the song itself. But on the...