UNDERGRAD ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Contributing editor to a professor’s book Research intern at CIE for MC USA Being on the first ever Women’s Triathlon team Tried my best at laser tag (!!) ODAC All Academic Team Spring 2018 2019 Concerto/Aria Competition Winner Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society ODAC sportsmanship award ODAC all academic team Intramural […]
Over these past few months, Crossroads has collected (through the grapevine) snippets of information about how our alumni are engaging in their communities with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a few we’ve saved to share: SINCE 2018, The Citizen (www.hburgcitizen.com) has provided free, online, independent journalism for Shenandoah Valley readers, with pandemic coverage featuring in-depth looks […]
As one of the first members of Earthkeepers, Luke Gascho ‘74 made at least two contributions that are still flourishing on campus: a composting project and organic garden. Though he never heard the words “creation care” and “ecology” while growing up on a farm in Minnesota, his parents modeled both in their careful work on […]
Susan and Stan Godshall, EMU’s Distinguished Service Award recipients, have devoted years of their lives to medical and missions work in the United States and in Africa. Both Stan and Susan grew up in rural Pennsylvania in families that emphasized service as an expression of Christian faith. The couple met at EMC. They first went […]
Lyubov Slashcheva ‘11 bikes to work year-round, whether in rain, sun, sleet, snow, or ice: and the latter three are pretty common in Rochester, Minnesota. Her devotion and perseverance in cycling are qualities also apparent in her professional journey: a practicing dentist since the age of 23, Slashcheva works with the nonprofit Apple Tree Dental […]
December 18, 2019 – 12:10 pm
WHEN I ARRIVED at EMU in January 2017 at the beginning of our centennial celebrations, I was captivated by our noble mission: “to prepare students to serve and lead in a global context” in the spirit of scripture: “to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God” (Micah 6:8). I still am. The evidence […]
December 18, 2019 – 12:09 pm
The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding celebrates 25 years of peacebuilding impact this year, inviting its 668 graduates and hundreds more who have benefited from trainings, webinars and workshops to “Celebrate, Reflect and Dream.” A kick-off TenTalks event at Homecoming and Family Weekend featured John Sharp, Tammy Krause MA […]
December 16, 2019 – 2:06 pm
INSPIRED BY A VISIT to a NASA research facility three years ago, engineering student Dylan Grove ‘19 dedicated his senior engineering capstone project to building a wind tunnel for his alma mater. Grove, from Dickerson, Maryland, began research for the tunnel in August 2018, and designed and constructed it during spring and summer 2019. The […]
December 18, 2019 – 12:08 pm
From local exhibits to collaborative international research, here is a sampling of faculty accomplishments for late spring, summer and fall 2019. Tara Kishbaugh and Steve Cessna, professors and co-principal investigators of a 2016 NFS research award on the same topic, edited Increasing Retention of Under-represented Students in STEM through Affective and Cognitive Interventions (American Chemistry […]
December 18, 2019 – 12:08 pm
Our year-long brand audit process brought together many voices to reflect on the distinctive impacts of an EMU education. A diverse group of stakeholders, including alumni, shared this: EMU is known for rigorous academics and job placement, but above all else, as a caring and supportive community. That community empowers students to grow as unifying leaders, […]
