EMU, Iranians Explore Mutual Interests
Dr. Karimi (second from left), from Mofid University in Qom, Iran, gets acquainted with faculty from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. ...More
History
Thomas P. Bowers: In Memoriam
Thomas P. Bowers, 22, an Eastern Mennonite University student from Harrisonburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital of complications from Duchennes disease (childhood muscular dystrophy). Bowers was a junior honors student at EMU, majoring in economics with minors in accounting and history. He was a 2003 honors graduate of Harrisonburg High School. ...More
Student Named Undergraduate ‘Fellow’
Timothy H. Shenk, a student at Eastern Mennonite University, has been named a 2006 Undergraduate Fellow by The Fund for Theological Education (FTE). He is one of 70 students from across the country who have been awarded a fellowship as p ...More
Students Receive ‘Cords of Distinction’ Honor
Photo by Jim Bishop They’re among Eastern Mennonite University’s most outstanding students, exemplifying the school’s highest ideals. Ten EMU seniors, nominated by faculty, staff and fellow s ...More
Senior Wins Bluegrass Kudos
By Jennifer Calhoun, Daily News-Record When Reed Jones plays guitar, he tells stories. His fire-quick, bluegrass licks flood the mind with images of revenuers chasing moonshiners through mountain hollows. EMU senior Reed Jones pl ...More
Challenges, Opportunities Face Christian Colleges
EMU President Loren E. Swartzendruber addresses the campus community at the opening convocation of the fall semester. Photo by Jim Bishop By Tom Mitchell, Daily News-Record Loren S ...More
EMU Historian to Speak on Educator
Samuel L. Horst Samuel L. Horst, professor emeritus of history, has been invited to speak on his research of a white educator who taught blacks in Lynchburg, Va., following the Civil War as part of the John D. Owen, Jr. Lynchburg H ...More
Students To Dig Into Past
American history professor Mark Sawin talks to his class after an exercise Tuesday at the Royals’ Den snack shop on the upper level of EMU’s University Commons. The students were practicing observati ...More
Web-based Program Connects Across Cultures
Vo Vo Tong Xuan, president of An Giang University, talks with EMU President Loren Swartzendruber and EMU history professor Dan Wessner during his ...More
Students Cited for Teaching Potential
"Teachers of Promise" honorees (l. to r.) James Bergey, Ted Erickson and Jesse Rodriguez with Lori H. Lehman, instructor of education at EMU.Photo by Jim Bishop Three Eastern Mennon ...More