The EMU News blog is one of the most-visited pages on the EMU website, with readers coming from all countries in the world but Tonga and French Polynesia; if you know of someone who lives there, encourage them to check us out!
Take a moment to enjoy a list of Top CJP Reads about the faculty, staff and grads from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.
Our Top Photos of 2019 are curated by photography and videography manager Macson McGuigan.
And we can’t forget to include in this end-of-the-year extravaganza, our online presence, curated by social media manager Rachel Holderman.
Top Social Media Posts
On Instagram: lotsa likes for a group pic of EMU first-years…. check it out at https://www.instagram.com/p/B1mJG1DhuRW/
AND IN NEWS, HERE WE GO…
1. MOST READ: The Royal Treatment
We published two articles about The Royal Treatment, EMU’s new student space, and combined, both earned enough views to come in at #1. Read the first article featuring student leaders (and barbers) and coverage of the ribbon-cutting ceremony here, which includes a feature photo (right) that made our “Top Photos of 2019” list. (approximately 2,000 views)
2. A whole lotta names
Everyone and their brother/parents/grandparents looked at the spring 2019 Dean’s List. (1,795).
3. New staff … and new faculty
An announcement welcoming EMU’s new Dean of Students Shannon Dycus was widely read (1,779 views), as was a release about new faculty (1,574).
4. Climbing Kilimanjaro for M.J. Sharp ‘05
The March memorial hike gained global attention and many generous donations towards a fund to bring Congolese peacebuilders to EMU for graduate studies. This general topic was the most-read of CJP’s news. (more than 2,000 views) [Visit CJP Top News here.]
5. Spring musical success
In #5 is a preview of the spring musical production “Beauty and the Beast,” written by our resident theater freelancer Florence Barrett. This amazing production directed by Professor Justin Poole and including a large ensemble cast and guest musicians was sold out every night. Stay tuned for Shrek this spring!
6. Alumni and ‘the power of God’ in Uganda
The title says it all: A couple from Pennsylvania lost their baby daughter, but have felt the “power of God to redeem” through the Aliyah Joy House building project in Uganda (1,482 views)
6. Remembering ‘Speedy’ Gehman
Professor and trailblazer Margaret Martin Gehman was much beloved, as illustrated by the 1,380 views of a memorial article that celebrated her life and legacy at EMU.
7. Cords of Distinction
This annual spring coverage announcing the seniors who have earned EMU’s highest honor is always a perennial favorite (1,307 views). Here’s the announcement, but you may want to head straight to the moving tributes written by faculty and staff about the honorees and read during the ceremony.
9. The Gala
This year’s annual gala attracted top talent and 1,255 views of the event preview: ‘Phantom’ on Broadway and Met opera star Janinah Burnett to perform at EMU’s annual Gala Concert.
We also published a beautiful photo essay afterwards of best images captured by our head photographer and videographer Macson McGuigan.
10. Yoder Scholars
The annual scholarship winners always have a large fan club. This year there were five and so, 1,162 views.
And once again, our All-Time Greatest Hit: Mark Loving on ‘Loving’
By far the most viewed article of the last four years (nearly 8,800 views this year alone, averaging more than 30 and as many as 50 views a day) is this 2016 profile of then-sophomore Mark Loving, who graciously shared about the legacy of his great-grandparents, Richard and Mildred Loving.
The Virginia couple went to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend their right to marry and live together; their story is dramatized in the fall 2016 release “Loving.”
Readership spikes around June 12, known as “Loving Day” in the United States, to commemorate the 1967 ruling by the Supreme Court to disband all anti-miscegenation laws.
Mark graduated this spring. Here he is receiving his diploma and congratulations from President Susan Schultz Huxman.
