The newest structure on Eastern Mennonite University’s campus cost just $600 to build and was completed by six students in less than eight hours. This ...More
April 17th, 2014
EMU partners with Virginia Sierra Club for Earth Day forum, April 22
Eastern Mennonite University will partner with the Virginia Sierra Club to discuss green technology on campus – including campus gardens and a solar array – during ...More
April 17th, 2014
Mennonite pastor and Obama appointee David Myers reflects on church-state separation during visit to EMU
Lots of director-level appointees work for the federal government. Of that number, a relatively few have the word Reverend on their business cards, and fewer ...More
April 16th, 2014
Iranian women scholars to study at Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Ten Iranian women from the world’s largest Shi’a Islam seminary will attend Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) for three weeks in May. Their ...More
April 16th, 2014
Canadian soloist returns to Bach Festival for repeat performance of ‘Elijah’
A popular oratorio from the early days of the 22-year-old Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University will return this summer. The 2014 festival, ...More
April 11th, 2014
Win over SVU gives Royals most wins in 12 Years
When the dust settled after a flurry of action over the final two innings, EMU’s baseball men had their win, taking down Southern Virginia 9-5 ...More
April 11th, 2014
Erickson tabbed as new Women’s Soccer coach
Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Ted Erickson as the new head women’s soccer coach. Erickson, a 2005 EMU alum, becomes the fifth head coach ...More
April 11th, 2014
Seminary study “a tremendous privilege” for grad now working in missions in Africa
Greek conjugations, stone cathedrals, and stories from catacombs may not seem relevant to the Mennonite churches in East Africa, which use an assortment of indigenous ...More
April 11th, 2014
Student-led auction raises $21,000 for science center renovations
Enjoying one of the spring’s first balmy Saturday afternoons, an enthusiastic crowd gathered April 5 on Eastern Mennonite University’s Thomas Plaza for a student-led auction ...More
April 10th, 2014
Two scholars bring colorful lives, Jewish lens, to conversations at Center for Interfaith Engagement
Based on the qualities of its visiting scholars, the Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) could make a strong claim to be the most diversified place ...More
April 9th, 2014
Time to rebuild good relations with Iran, CJP Director argues in Richmond newspaper op-ed
When envoys from Iran and the world’s six major powers gather in Vienna today for a third round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program, you ...More
April 8th, 2014
First-year student paper selected for publication in nationally used composition textbook
Future students in the “College Writing for Transitions” class at Eastern Mennonite University may recognize a familiar name and face when they thumb through the ...More
April 7th, 2014
Academics
EMU engineering students take second in regional competition with solar greenhouse design
The newest structure on Eastern Mennonite University’s campus cost just $600 to build and was completed by six students in less than eight hours. This fall it will extend the growing season for tomatoes, and ...More
Athletics
Win over SVU gives Royals most wins in 12 Years
When the dust settled after a flurry of action over the final two innings, EMU’s baseball men had their win, taking down Southern Virginia 9-5 in Buena Vista, Va. The Royals improve to 16-17 with ...More
Campus Community
EMU partners with Virginia Sierra Club for Earth Day forum, April 22
Eastern Mennonite University will partner with the Virginia Sierra Club to discuss green technology on campus – including campus gardens and a solar array – during Earth Day, April 22, at 11 a.m., in Campus Center ...More
Alumni
Seminary study “a tremendous privilege” for grad now working in missions in Africa
Greek conjugations, stone cathedrals, and stories from catacombs may not seem relevant to the Mennonite churches in East Africa, which use an assortment of indigenous African languages and meet in structures built of corrugated tin. ...More