The Top Photos of 2017

Jan. 10, 2017

Senior Azariah Cox shows a print to new president Susan Schultz Huxman as Professor Jerry Holsopple looks on.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Jan. 12, 2017

Contractors inspect concrete forms and rebar as construction continues on the new water tower on "the Hill."

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Feb. 8, 2017

Students took advantage of a 65-degree February day to jam in front of the Campus Center.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Mar. 14, 2017

Erin Nafziger '16 rides down Park Road with her dog on a snowy day in March.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Mar. 15, 2017

Jasmine Wilson works with students as part of a WCSC internship with Little Friends for Peace in Washington D.C.

Photo: Joaquin Sosa

Mar. 23, 2017

Contractors paint the water tank before it is hoisted above the pedestal.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Mar. 25, 2017

Walk for Hope unites area universities to raise awareness of suicide and depression. EMU was this year's host.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Apr. 7, 2017

Susan Schultz Huxman watches her father, Harold Schultz, speak at her inauguration ceremony.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Apr. 7, 2017

Sisters Sarah Roth Shank '10, MA '14, and Rachel Roth Sawatzky '98 dance at the Inauguration Gala.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Apr. 23, 2017

Professor Ken J. Nafziger directs during the Chamber Singers spring concert.

Photo: Joaquin Sosa

Apr. 29, 2017

Sarah Payne is hooded during the Eastern Mennonite Seminary commencement ceremony.

Photo: Joaquin Sosa

Apr. 30, 2017

EMU's 99th commencement ceremony was held on Sunday, April 30, 2017.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

May 4, 2017

A ladybug crawls amongst the landscaping around campus.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Jun. 23, 2017

Hannah Daley and Amanda Williams were the recipients of the first annual Summer Student Research Award for 2017.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Jun. 28, 2017

Cody Troyer ’13 is one of the owner/operators of the new Peace, Love, and Little Donuts franchise in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Aug. 24, 2017

A butterfly just emerged from its chrysalis on a handrail near the sand volleyball courts.

Photo: Macson McGuigan

Aug. 25, 2017

Admissions counselor Hannah Daley '17 throws a frisbee during move-in day.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Aug. 26, 2017

First-year students participate in a new annual rite of passage to start EMU's next century, during which names were written on rocks and mementos retrieved from the fountain.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Aug. 27, 2017

SGA Co-president Adam Harnish serves ice cream during the Welcome Back Lawn Party.

Photo: Macson McGuigan

Sep. 15, 2017

Students gather for the popular International Food Festival.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Sep. 29, 2017

CJP graduate student Talibah Aquil performs during a chapel hosted by the International Student Organization.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack

Oct. 10, 2017

The "Guns into Plowshares" sculpture, created by Esther Kniss '72 Augsburger and her son Michael '80, was dedicated on a beautiful October day.

Photo: Macson McGuigan

Oct. 14, 2017

EMU student gets covered in colorful corn starch during the Homecoming and Family Weekend fun run.

Photo: Jon Styer

Oct. 14, 2017

The Steel Wheels perform to a full lawn during the Centennial Homecoming and Family Weekend celebration.

Photo: Macson McGuigan

Nov. 1, 2017

Seniors Clara Bush and Emma Roth rehearse for the fall production of "MacBETH".

Photo: Macson McGuigan

Nov. 15, 2017

Seminary graduate student Jennifer Strother, director of Casa de Amistad in Waynesboro, works with a student on a spelling exercise.

Photo: Andrew J. Strack