Chris Johns, editor in Chief of “National Geographic,” talked with students in the VACA and science departments and at lunch this Monday. Johns is the father of Noel Johns, a Senior nursing major at EMU. He has accepted the role... Read More ›
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Cross-Cultural Update: Marching for Land Reparations
Here is some very exciting news from the Guatemala and Columbia Cross-Cultural. Our entire group is currently in Columbia, and Randi Hagi, Sophomore, and I are in San Jacinto. There are 34 communities, over 600 people, marching to demand land... Read More ›
Bane and Chappell-Dick Break Track and Field Records
Two women on the track and field team have managed to claim new records this past weekend at the Liberty invitational. Alyssa Bane snatched the record for the hammer throw that has been held by Becky Hoover since 2006... Read More ›
Overcoming the Minimization of Power By Participating
Currently, EMU limits its hiring options by refusing to hire long-term faculty who are in same-sex relationships. EMU employees must comply with the Community Lifestyle Commitment (CLC), which restricts sex to heterosexual marriage. They must also respect the 1995... Read More ›
To Be Sung As If John Coltrane Were a Mennonite
These are a few of our favorite things: 1. Weather Vane: I have spent four years pouring myself into the Weather Vane. I firmly believe that while it is not perfect, it retains the possibility for true impact. It is... Read More ›
Finding Affirmation Outside of the Academic World
I was fairly hurt when I received a letter explaining that while I was amongst the dozens of outstanding nominees, I was not selected to receive the Cords of Distinction award. I have a hard time admitting to this hurt.... Read More ›
EMU Participates in Electrical Demand Response Test
EMU took part in an electrical demand response test between the hours of 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. This test was part of a larger effort to reduce electricity usage during peak load times in the PJM... Read More ›
Gender Studies Minor Available Next School Year
EMU will have a new minor in the books this fall semester. Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary minor under the history department consisting of 17 to 18 credits that incorporate gender in each course. The minor pulls from many disciplines... Read More ›
Business Office Develops Paperless Billing System
The Business Office at Eastern Mennonite University is taking steps to become paperless by offering e-billing. EMU is joining up with Tuition Management Systems Campus Advantage to have statements, monthly payment plans, and bill paying all online and in one... Read More ›
Nonviolent Values and Humor Combined in “Arms and the Man”
Love and war, adventure and hardship, humor and humanity, conflict and idealism: these are all themes combined in EMU’s current theater production, “Arms and the Man.” This play, written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw, is set in 1885 in... Read More ›