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LovEMU Giving Day on April 4 will help make Eastern Mennonite University available to all

March 13, 2017Last updated April 6, 2017 by Moderator

LovEMU Giving Day on April 4 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will allow supporters to “show the love” with those who otherwise could not afford the quality academics and transformational

Farewell celebration for President Loren Swartzendruber and wife Pat highlights leadership during 13 years of service

June 28, 2016Last updated July 12, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

University and college “presidents have to know about fundraising, enrollment, board governance, community and connection,” said Jennifer Braaten at Friday’s farewell celebration for President Loren Swartzendruber and his wife, Pat.

Suter Science Seminar audience learns from case studies with surgeon and EMU alumnus

February 9, 2016Last updated February 15, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek

Only someone with a great passion for surgery could say that gallstones “can be very pretty.” Laura Rosenberger ’03 has that passion. Rosenberger, now a surgical breast oncology fellow at

Join the ‘Suter West’ campaign: Phase II renovations will host lab spaces, new engineering program and updated museum

December 23, 2015Last updated October 21, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

If a building could have a motto, Suter Science Center, named after longtime professor Dr. Daniel B. Suter, might have “Science, service, success” as its memorable catchphrase. Since its opening

Veteran Mennonite educator Jeffrey Shank is named the new director of alumni and parent relations and annual giving

March 26, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Jeffrey A. Shank ‘94 has been announced as the new director of alumni and parent relations and annual giving at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Shank brings a wealth of fundraising

Extra innings needed to fix Suter Center for all purposes

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Kirk Shisler

When editor-in-chief Bonnie Price Lofton invited me to comment on the status of the Suter Science Campaign exactly one year ago, I opted for the venerable baseball metaphor – “we

Building on Solid Footing

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

EMU’s internal emails this summer were unusual – yet oddly heartening. The combined hubbub of construction projects and thousands of summer guests made for feelings of excitement – and of

Student-led auction raises $21,000 for science center renovations

April 10, 2014Last updated April 30, 2014 by Paul Souder

Enjoying one of the spring’s first balmy Saturday afternoons, an enthusiastic crowd gathered April 5 on Eastern Mennonite University’s Thomas Plaza for a student-led auction to benefit the Suter Science

Student-led auction on April 5 will benefit science center campaign

March 31, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Paul Souder

EMU’s Thomas Plaza will be buzzing with activity on Saturday, April 5, when the Student Government Association (SGA) hosts an auction to benefit the Suter Science Center Campaign. The auction,

Successful fundraising to modernize science labs sparks effort to upgrade western section of the Suter Science Center

January 21, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Eastern Mennonite University has exceeded by nearly $600,000 its $7 million goal to modernize the laboratory section of the 1960s-era Suter Science Center, said vice president for advancement Kirk Shisler

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