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POSITION: Vice President for Student Affairs, Equity, and Belonging
DEPARTMENT: Student Life
LOCATION: Main Campus, Harrisonburg | UC 227
PHONE: (540) 432-4134
With a passion towards community building and education, the Rev. Dr. Shannon Dycus has spent 15 years working in learning communities and ministry settings. Before serving as Interim President, Vice President of Student Affairs, Equity and Belonging at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), she was a co-pastor at First Mennonite Church in Indianapolis, IN, supporting the spiritual formation of that community through preaching and teaching. Prior to pastoring, Shannon worked at Franklin University of Ohio, where she supported student success in admissions and advising while also teaching. With an undergraduate degree in secondary education, Shannon launched her professional career teaching ninth grade history and providing leadership to after school programs.
Shannon holds a Doctor of Ministry Degree in Public Theology from United Theological Seminary (MN) and a Master of Divinity degree from Christian Theological Seminary (IN). With a passion for holistically journeying with people, Shannon is also a trained spiritual director through San Francisco Theological Seminary. Shannon is active in writing and worship development roles with Mennonite Church USA and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), publishing the 2019 Women's Bible Study Every Time I Feel the Spirit and the 2023 advent devotional The Holy in the Night with Herald Press.
As Vice President, Shannon led the Student Life, DEI and Athletics departments. Her main priorities are to support strategic vision for co-curricular learning communities that nurture social accountability, holistic well being and academic success for all students.
On July 1, 2025, Shannon began serving as EMU’s Interim President.
BS, Butler University
MDIV, Christian Theological Seminary
DMIN, United Theological Seminary
