Applied social sciences

Graduates Honored for Contributions to Campus, Community

Ten graduating seniors were honored as “Cords of Distinction” recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 28 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff ...More

May 1st, 2012

Graduates Honored for Contributions to Campus, Community

Ten graduating seniors were honored as “Cords of Distinction” recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 28 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the recipients, who were cited for their “significant and verifiable impact” on the university and on student life, for their contributions to developing the institution’s pos ...More

Professor to Discuss Balancing Career and Parenting

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) professor Gloria Rhodes’ was interviewed for a segment, “Working Parents’ Juggling Act,” on what it means to balance a two-career household with parenting responsibilities. She will speak on how to “make a fulfilling and demanding career jive with parenting.” Rhodes’ segment wi ...More

Augsburger Lecture Series Focuses on Faith-based Peace and Justice

EMU Junior Receives Theological Fellowship Award

EMU junior Brendon Derstine Brendon T. Derstine, a junior at EMU this fall, has been selected to receive a 2010 Fund for Theological Education (FTE) Undergraduate Fellowship, which recognizes students who have gifts for leadership and are exploring mini ...More

March 22 Play Explores Peace and Justice Themes

Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 22 in Lehman Auditorium at EMU. Ted Swartz (l.) and Trent Wagler in a scene ...More

Students Gather Tools for ‘Backyard Peacebuilding’

Peace Conference keynote speaker Nicholas Detweiler-Stoddard (Photo by David Kreider) When 60 students were asked to name problems they want solved, answers included environmental, immigration and criminal justice reform an ...More

Students Host Intercollegiate Peace Conference

Some 60-70 students from five Anabaptist-related colleges are expected to converge at EMU for the annual student-run Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference. This year’s gathering will focus on the theme, “Backyard Peacebuilding – Cultivating Peace in Our Neighborhoods.” Keynote speaker ...More

Student-Run Peacebuilding Conference Scheduled for February

The annual student-run peacebuilding conference for all Anabaptist colleges is coming to EMU soon! Our students are hosting the 2010 event, which will focus on ‘Backyard Peacebuilding – Cultivating Peace in our Neighborhoods.’ Read more… ...More

Students Wrap Up Some Yule Cheer

Some 36 needy area children should have a brighter Christmas, thanks to efforts of a group of EMU students. The EMU campus community responded to an annual appeal from the department of applied social sciences to purchase gifts with $985 in contributions. ...More

Peacebuilder alumna tells her story at EMU

Leymah Gbowee, a 2007 graduate of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (photo by Jon Styer) Her name is Leymah Gbowee, a 2007 graduate of EMU’s Center for Justice and Pea ...More

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