In the fall semester of 2007, Campus Ministries began a chapel series of speakers from our own community, sharing from their own experiences around the topic, “This I believe…”

September 5: Marie Morris, Undergraduate Academic Dean

September 26: Brian Martin Burkholder, Campus Pastor

October 10: Jonathan Lantz-Trissel, Recycling & Waste Reduction Coordinator

October 24: Dan Wessner, International Studies Professor

November 28: Cindy Voth, Resident Director forElmwood

 

 November 28, Cindy Voth Chapel [14:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Members of EMU’s International Student Organization reflect on their experience of coming to the United States, and studying at EMU.  They share reflections and journal entries, interspersed with multi-lingual readings of Ephesians 4:4-6.

 

 November 16, International Student Organization Chapel [18:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this 90th year of EMU History, the University also celebrates 25 years of the Cross-cultural program.   As a part of International Education Week, this chapel is hosted by Vernon Janzi, reflecting on the past 25 years of the program.  Ken J. Nafziger and Ann Hershberger also respond.  Calvin Shenk offers a prayer for the Cross-cultural program

 

 November 14, 25 years of Cross-culturals [28:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Dr. David Orr addresses the EMU community and the Board of Trustees on the topic of green building on college campuses. Orr chairs the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College, and spearheaded the effort to design the institution’s Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies.

 

 November 9, Dr. David Orr [31:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Students, Faculty, and Staff reflect on their experiences walking through the ‘Tunnel of Oppression’ organized by the Multicultural Services office the previous evening. The chapel closes with a candlelighting ritual, inviting the community to offer prayers for themselves or on behalf of others who face various levels of discrimination.

 

 November 7, Dialogue on Race [19:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download