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A ‘live project’ for environmental sustainability students: Park Woods

July 16, 2019Last updated July 16, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

NOTE: A community work day for removing invasive plants will be Saturday, July 20. It is organized by Professor Jim Yoder and Facilities Management Director Ed Lehman. For more information,

Grad School Q&A: Derek Sauder prepares for a career with real-world, high-stakes implications

July 21, 2019Last updated July 16, 2019 by EMU communications

Derek Sauder ’14 is a second-year doctoral student of assessment and measurement at James Madison University, where he also earned a master’s degree in psychological sciences. Meeting Kierra Stutzman, whom

Alumna illustrator nets 43,000 – and counting – Instagram followers

July 18, 2019Last updated July 20, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

You can’t very well have an Instagram audience of 43,000 and not feel at least a little self conscious. But it helps freelance illustrator and Eastern Mennonite University alumna Madeline

Intensive English Program now accepting fall semester applications

July 17, 2019Last updated July 16, 2019 by EMU communications

The Intensive English Program (IEP) at Eastern Mennonite University is now accepting local and international applications for the fall semester, which runs August 28-December 12, 2019. New student assessments and

Royal Connections Business Spotlight: VistaShare LLC

July 14, 2019Last updated July 9, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

The Royal Connections Business Spotlight focuses on businesses owned by EMU alumni that are featured in the university’s interactive business directory. Click here to view other featured businesses. VistaShare LLC,

Lois Waybill Alderfer ’86 named Provider of the Year

July 12, 2019Last updated July 16, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University alumna Lois Waybill Alderfer has been named the 2019 Provider of the Year by the Virginia Community Healthcare Association. A family nurse practitioner and the chief medical

EMU hosts first women’s triathlon clinic

July 10, 2019Last updated July 9, 2019 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University hosted 16 women triathletes at a free July 22 clinic to promote NCAA Women’s Triathlon. The university announced the addition of women’s triathlon to its athletic program

EMU @ #MennoCon19

July 9, 2019Last updated July 16, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University was well-represented at the July 2-6 Mennonite Church USA convention, aka MennoCon19. President Susan Schultz Huxman was among several administrators, faculty and staff to travel to Kansas

EMU announces new dean of students

July 8, 2019Last updated July 15, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University announces the appointment of Shannon W. Dycus to the dean of students position. Dycus, most recently co-pastor of First Mennonite Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, brings experience in

Bach Festival interns and fellows provide ‘invaluable’ help, perform with world-class musicians

July 5, 2019Last updated July 9, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

While the 27th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (SVBF) at Eastern Mennonite University attracted professional musicians from all over the country, its 10 days of rehearsals and performances also provided

Blessings and burdens: Family businesses a ‘marketplace ministry’ of reconciliation

July 3, 2019Last updated July 3, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Family and business are each complicated in their own right. And family businesses? “Family business is complex,” said Sally Landis Derstine ’82, “because there is an overlap of three different systems:

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