EMU | A private liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, VA

WHY EMU?

To be the leader you are meant to be, you'll need a team that shares your passion to change the world. We are your team.

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Academic Excellence

Career-focused experiences and mentoring from faculty mean your success is our first priority

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Affordable Investment

Students receive $36,000+ on average through scholarships and additional aid

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Graduate Programs

Graduate studies at EMU prepare you to transform your world for the common good

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Here, we work together to create the next generation of leaders who will change the world. We lead lives following Jesus’ model of faith in action ‐ crossing divides, seeking peace and justice, and shaping communities and a world where all can thrive.

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At EMU you will be joining a university with one of the oldest cross cultural programs in the country. For us, it’s less about an adventure in an unknown place as it is a way to approach life and learning - with purpose, openness, and passion.

Serve

To us, faith is action. You will live your faith at EMU by serving others, acting for justice and letting your values guide you. Create a life that matters by turning your faith into action that improves the lives of those around you.

Advocate

You have powerful ideas that need an equally powerful voice. We believe that education is key to impacting positive change. You want to change the world, and we want to help.

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Forging your own path doesn’t mean you have to go it alone. We’re here to help you experience what EMU is all about. From your initial meetings with admissions counselors to beyond graduation, we will be here to help you succeed.

THE EMU IMPACT

EMU NEWS

Senior athletes head into business world, teaching

Read more about the EMU student-athlete experience.
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Research Team Publishes in International Journal

An EMU team of students and professors piloted new techniques to study volatile organic compounds.
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Recent Grads File for Patent

The "Garbage Grader" technology built by two engineering grads will help raise awareness of food waste.
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'Floyd' the Child Patient Helps Nurses Learn

The nursing lab welcomed a new, and eerily accurate, simulator.
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Why EMU? Hear It From Our First-Years

They say community, caring people, and the unique education brought them to EMU.
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New Environmental Justice Minor Launched

The minor prepares grads to address massive problems like climate change and racism, and how they intersect.
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Fish Biologist

Braden Herman was headed to med school until he fell in love with flyfishing.
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