Commencement speaker Abigail Disney asked the graduates of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to support a greater role for women in the political arena, particularly in peace negotiations. If more women were at the negotiating tables, suggested Disney, wars would likely end sooner and on terms that permit faster healing.
She cited a United Nations study that found that less than 3 perce ...More
Campus Ministries has scheduled a campus memorial service for Wed., April 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Common Grounds for a time to remember Theodore (Theo) Brian Yoder, class of 2012.
Yoder, 22, the son of Brian and Lynn Yoder of Kalona, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, April 12, after an intermittent 12-year battle with various c ...More
Instead of sun, sand and surf, they will head to the inner cities or coal towns to perform a labor of love, doing so willingly and with much satisfaction.
Every year for spring break, several student groups spend the nine-day period doing service projects in various locales in the states – under the Young People’s Christian Associ ...More
It’s time to turn off the television, disconnect from Facebook, put away the cell phone and reconnect with YOU!
“Screen-Free Sabbath,” sponsored by the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) student life division’s Sustain YOU! initiative, focuses on care of self and prioritizing a balanced li ...More
Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) office of multicultural services and the Black Student Union are hosting several events to honor the history and heritage of African-Americans during “Black History Month.”
Activities opened on Friday, Feb. 3, with a university chapel presentation by Luke Ha ...More
Are you saved? For what?
Shaun Groves, a singer and songwriter, will look to answer those questions and share songs and stories from his interaction with people from around the world during Spiritual Life Week, Feb. 13-17.
“Shaun Groves brings an evangelical ...More
Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) graduates are “called to peacebuilding, at the personal, family, community and global levels,” university president Loren Swarztzendruber told hundreds packed into the ...More
A former officer in the U.S. Air Force, Glen Guyton, will anchor Eastern Mennonite University’s commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
At a Jan. 12, 8:30 p.m., Common Grounds Coffeehouse, Guyton’s topic will be “Contentiously Mennonite: My Journeys in Anabaptism.” At a ...More
The sounds of the vuvuzela and dancing and yelling learned in South Africa found their way to university chapel as Eastern Mennonite University students regaled the campus community about their cross-cultural adventure.
The group of 26 was led by Harlan de Bru ...More
The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) music and theater departments will ring in the Christmas season with a university chapel centered around “Mary’s Child,” Monday, Dec. 12, at 4:30 p.m., in Lehman Auditorium.
“We offer this chapel as a gift to the campus and greater community as an expression of the faithfulness and transforming love of God,” said Brian ...More
