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Latino Student Alliance hosts arts, food, music and more during Latino Heritage Month

October 4, 2018Last updated October 4, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The Latino Student Alliance’s annual banquet, a delicious culinary and cultural expedition, marked the near-conclusion of Eastern Mennonite University’s Latino Heritage Month celebration. Six events beginning in mid-September provided the campus

Tributes by faculty and staff for 2018 Cords of Distinction honorees

May 9, 2018Last updated May 9, 2018 by Compiled by Bernadette Griffith

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2018, at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the

Donning of the Kente ceremony kicks off EMU’s 100th Commencement celebration

April 20, 2018Last updated April 20, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

“The question is, what have you learned, and what traditions has Eastern Mennonite University imprinted on you?” asked Professor David Owusu-Ansah of soon-to-be-graduates at Eastern Mennonite University’s third annual Donning

EMU representatives join fellow leaders of color at seventh annual MC USA Hope for the Future conference

February 22, 2018Last updated February 27, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Three representatives from Eastern Mennonite University attended the seventh annual Hope for the Future conference hosted by Mennonite Church USA (MC USA). Melody Pannell, professor of social work, M. Esther

Students honored at fall recognition chapel

December 8, 2017Last updated December 11, 2017 by EMU communications staff

During the Dec. 8 Fall Recognition Chapel, the following students were honored: Academic Success Center Linda Gnagey, director of the Academic Success Center, and Professor Vi Dutcher, with the Writing

Donde caben dos, caben tres: Always ‘room for one more’ in EMU’s Latino Student Alliance

September 21, 2017Last updated September 22, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Latino Student Alliance hosted a Sept. 15 chapel to begin Latino Heritage Month. Guest speaker Don Clymer, an EMU language professor who has led several cross-cultural trips

Tributes from faculty and staff to 2017 Cords of Distinction recipients

May 22, 2017Last updated March 15, 2018 by Compiled by Bernadette Griffith

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 29, 2017 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated

Honorees don special stoles in preparation for EMU Commencement

April 27, 2017Last updated April 30, 2017 by Florence Barrett

Eastern Mennonite University’s second annual Donning of the Kente Ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of students of color. The event, sponsored by Multicultural and International Student Services and Black Student Union,

Since 1996, Latino Student Alliance celebrates cultural pride and offers a welcoming space to all

March 10, 2017Last updated September 22, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi with Lauren Jefferson

“Pastel!” Student Sara Shenk-Moreno whispers dramatically in Spanish, pantomiming eating. Members of the Eastern Mennonite University Latino Student Alliance (LSA) retrieve a decadent cake and sing “Happy Birthday” with extra

Latino Student Alliance’s beautiful ‘alfombra’ is the centerpiece for a Holy Week chapel service

March 23, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

More than 150 members of the Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary community gathered in the campus center Wednesday for a Holy Week service around the “alfombra,” or carpet,

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