Suter Science Seminars
Each year, a variety of expert scientists visit EMU’s campus to share their insights.
Suter Seminars include the following:
- Science Research Seminars- explore how research questions are addressed, data collected, and inferences formed
- STEM Professional Seminars- EMU alumni share the story of their professional journey and discuss the nature of their profession
- Science and Humanities Seminars- explore connections between science, faith, social issues, and other topics from the humanities.
Suter Science Seminar presentations are made possible by the sponsorship of the Daniel B. Suter Endowment in Biology and the co-sponsorship of supporting programs.
Seminars are free and open to the public.
For details about each seminar, click the seminar titles in the list below.
When and where
Our seminar schedule and locations have changed!
- This year, traditional Suter Science Seminars will take place on Fridays from 10:15 to 11:15 am, in room 106 in the Suter Science Center.
- In addition, we welcome several EMU faculty Sabbatical Spotlights to our series, which will take place on Tuesdays from 12:10 to 1 pm, in the West Dining Room - bring your own lunch! The West Dining Room is located in the lower level of the Northlawn building.
Seminar videos:
When permission is granted, videos of past seminars are made available for student access after the event. If you have a valid EMU ID, you can log in here to view the videos.
Fall 2024 Seminars
Friday, September 6 @ 10:15 a.m. SSC106
Wild Heart: Bringing Empathy and Grace to Environmental Storytelling
Morgan Heim - Senior Fellow, International League of Conservation Photographers
Friday, October 25 @ 10:15 a.m. SSC106
Adventures of a Marine Microbiologist- A Journey to the Bottom of the Ocean
Kristin Yoshimura, PhD - Assistant Professor of Biology, James Madison University
Friday, November 1 @ 10:15 a.m. SSC106
Health Transitions Epidemiology and the Hepatitis A Paradox
Kathryn H. Jacobsen, PhD - Professor, Department of Health Studies, University of
Richmond
Sabbatical Spotlight: Tuesday, November 19 @ 12:10 p.m. West Dining Room
Exploring Our World with Geographic Information Systems: Water, Climate, and Salamanders
Doug Graber Neufeld, PhD - Professor of Biology, Eastern Mennonite University
Spring 2025 Seminars
Sabbatical Spotlight: Tuesday, January 21 @ 12:10 p.m. West Dining Room
Q'eqchi' Mothers’ Health Needs and Strengths in the Greater Chichen Region of Alta
Verapaz, Guatemala
Laura A.G. Yoder, PhD, RN - Professor of Nursing, Eastern Mennonite University
Friday, February 14 @ 10:15 a.m. SSC106
From Study Abroad to Scrubbed In: Life Lessons for Pre-Professional Health Science
Students (and me)
Philip E. Zapanta, MD, FACS - Head and Neck Surgeon, Sovah Health - Danville VA
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine
and Health Sciences
Friday, March 14 @ 10:15 a.m. SSC106
Why Integrative Health Care?
Susan Gaylord, PhD - Research Associate Professor and Director, Integrative Medicine
Program, Universtiy of North Carolina
Hongtao Li, PhD - Assistant Professor of Biology, Eastern Mennonite University
Sabbatical Spotlight: Tuesday, March 18 @ 12:10 p.m. West Dining Room
Deciphering Defences: Using Applied Genomics to Better Understand Innate Immunity
in Caenorhabditis elegans
Kristopher Schmidt, PhD - Professor of Biology, Eastern Mennonite University
About our facility
Suter Science Center 106 Accessibility
The seminar room features terraced seating, with entrances on the upper and lower levels. Options to aid accessibility include:
- Several seats on the top level (the back of the room), space to accommodate a wheelchair
- Space on the floor level (the front of the room ) for additional chairs or wheelchairs
- The stairs of the lower terraces are equipped with handrails
- Elevator available for access from one level to the other
- High-quality sound and projection (no individual hearing assistance devices)
Parking
The Suter Science Center is locatd at 1194 Park Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 - with parking in the lot on the south side of the building, or across the street at Hartzler Library.
Off campus guests should obtain a free parking permit from the Campus Safety and Security Office. Call 540-432-4396, or visit room 123 in the Campus Center building, located at 1200 Park Road (accessible from Smith Ave and the Lehman Auditorium parking lot).
