EMU celebrates the University’s 94th Annual Commencement. Abigail Disney, Ph.D. offers the Commencement address, “Why Women?”. Graduate perspectives are shared by Carmen Miller, Andy Richter, Susan Clark, and Tammy Briggs.
The Spring semester nursing graduates celebrate the completion of their Nursing degrees in this traditional pinning ceremony. Laura Yoder delivers the “Message to the Graduates.”
Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s 2012 Baccalaureate service includes reflections on the seminary experience by some of the graduates, as well as a presentation of the Senior Class gift and a prayer of dedication.
The returning Spring 2012 Middle East Cross-cultural group shares reflections and adventures from their experiences in the Middle East this semester.
The returning Spring 2012 Guatemala Cross-cultural group shares reflections and adventures from their experiences in Guatemala and Mexico this semester.
In the last Chapel Gathering in the Seminary of the current academic year, Professor of Church History Nate Yoder presents the Linden M. Wenger Anabaptist Studies Award to Seminary student Jonathan Swartz for his paper “Pilgrim Marpeck and Martin Bucer: Christology and Consequences in Strasbourg, 1528-1532″ written for Christian Traditions II.
The Linden M. Wenger Anabaptist Studies Award recognizes outstanding student papers integrating Biblical and historical scholarship with pastoral application from an Anabaptist believers church perspective. Both these student’s submitted papers written for Christian Tradition II a required first-year course.
Linden Wenger served for many years as a professor on the faculty of EMS and as a leader within the Virginia Mennonite Conference.
In an effort to encourage Eastern Mennonite Seminary students to study Anabaptist history, Walter and Leanne Smith of Clearwater, Florida, established the Linden M. Wenger Anabaptist Studies Award in 2001.
The entire campus community is invited to every chapel worship service on campus. Eastern Mennonite Seminary hosts chapel gatherings in Martin Chapel every Tuesday and Thursday; EMU Campus Ministries hosts chapel gatherings every Wednesday and Friday in Lehman Auditorium. Specifics and occasional changes are noted in individual chapel listings.
University Chapel Gathering emphasizes the university’s vision of being a Learning Community as faculty and staff in several departments celebrate significant achievements of students during the Spring semester.
James Akerson,
Beldor Mennonite Church: Restoring a History and Building on Strengths
Robert Russo,
Missional Church Planting in Appalachia–focus on gen-x subculture
Phil Showers,
From the Past will come the Future
Students in the seminary’s Master of Divinity program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their projects in the spring, producing a final paper and making a public presentation. These podcasts are of students’ public presentations.
Seven students participated in the 2012 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on March 26. Each speaker applied the Christian peace position to a contemporary concern in a short speech (8-10 min):
Sarah Schoenhals, Justice from Generation to Generation, Senior Social Work major from Archbold, OH
Joel Nofziger, Confession as a Restorative Practice in the Church, Junior History and Peacebuilding & Development major from Lancaster, PA
Taylor Weidman, Dissimilarity is Hope” Junior Peacebuilding & Develoment, Environmental Sustainability, nad Economics major from Chambersburg, PA
Jamila Witmer, His Dream is our Command: Breaking Stereotypes through Integration, Senior Liberal Arts major from Lancaster, PA
Rose Byler, Living into the Tension: Social Services and Systemic Change, Senior Social Work major from Goshen, IN
Thomas Millary, Pluralistic Realm: Toward a Theology of Peace, First-year Pecaebuilding & Development and Philosophy & Theology major from Dillsburg, PA
Julia Schmidt, Holding Dignity in the Community of Faith, Junior History and Philosophy & Theology major from Pandora, OH
Consider various perspectives on peace as students offer portions of their speeches for the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical contest. The speeches will be given in their entirety on Monday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in University Commons 211-212.
Jamila Witmer “His Dream is our Command: Breaking Stereotypes through Integration”
Rose Byler “Living into the Tension: Social Services and Systemic Change”
Thomas Millary “Pluralistic Realm: Toward a Theology of Peace”
Sarah Schoenhals “Justice from Generation to Generation”
Joel Nofziger “Confession as a Restorative Practice in the Church”
Taylor Weidman “Dissimilarity is Hope”
Julia Schmidt “Holding Dignity in the Community of Faith”
