Five groups of Eastern Mennonite University nursing students implemented community health projects that reached hundreds this fall. For their community health nursing course’s semester-long “community project” with a local agency, ... read more about Community health nursing course class projects have community impact
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Top CJP News of 2018
This year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding honor treasured professors and alumni, celebrate impactful work, and connect us to the challenging issues of the day. The ... read more about Top CJP News of 2018
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Alumni join Charlottesville group aiding asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border
Two Eastern Mennonite University alumni traveled in early December to Tijuana, Mexico, to assist people seeking asylum in the United States. As part of a Charlottesville-based group of lawyers, law ... read more about Alumni join Charlottesville group aiding asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border
New Virginia license plate celebrates community peacebuilding
Thanks in part to the leadership of an Eastern Mennonite University Center for Justice and Peacebuilding alumna, a new license plate option in Virginia is spreading a message of – ... read more about New Virginia license plate celebrates community peacebuilding
Kenyan environmental sustainability student returns home to help turn barren ground into fertile forest
An Eastern Mennonite University senior returned home to Kenya last summer to complete an environmental sustainability practicum planting trees in impoverished communities near Nairobi’s city center. Arnold Muthoki, an environmental ... read more about Kenyan environmental sustainability student returns home to help turn barren ground into fertile forest
Judith Trumbo ‘82 is the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce ‘Business Person of the Year’
Judith Trumbo, a 1982 alumna of Eastern Mennonite University and the president and CEO of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, has been named the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Business Person of ... read more about Judith Trumbo ‘82 is the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce ‘Business Person of the Year’
Spring 2019 Suter Science Seminars
The spring semester lineup of five Suter Science Seminars at Eastern Mennonite University includes presentations from experts in coastal systems, bibliotherapy, nitrogen and other topics. The seminars are free and ... read more about Spring 2019 Suter Science Seminars
EMU’s MLK Day Celebration honors civil rights leader with worship, learning opportunities and service
EMU celebrates the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with several days of events around the theme “A Time to Break Silence.” Service, learning and ... read more about EMU’s MLK Day Celebration honors civil rights leader with worship, learning opportunities and service
Daily Nurse: EMU nursing program expands
Online news platform Daily Nurse covers the EMU nursing program expansion. ... read more about Daily Nurse: EMU nursing program expands from Daily Nurse
CJP grad student secures funding for, develops first campus community RJ training
After spending four years at a university known worldwide for its teachings around restorative justice, Katrina Poplett developed a vision for how the institution might better educate its own campus ... read more about CJP grad student secures funding for, develops first campus community RJ training
Scholars respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates in new book edited by EMU professors David Evans and Peter Dula
A new book edited by Eastern Mennonite University professors David Evans and Peter Dula engages with author Ta-Nehisi Coates from a Christian perspective. Between the world of Ta-Nehisi Coates and ... read more about Scholars respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates in new book edited by EMU professors David Evans and Peter Dula
Grad School Q&A: Donovan Tann reflects on the courses and professors who shaped how he now teaches
Donovan Tann is a 2008 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University who now teaches courses in literature, writing and film at Hesston (Kansas) College. A member of the Lilly Graduate Fellows ... read more about Grad School Q&A: Donovan Tann reflects on the courses and professors who shaped how he now teaches
STAR training seminar in Kansas addresses growing needs
Starting off the new year, the Central Kansas Community Foundation and Hesston Community Foundation partnered to host “Understanding the Tapestry of Trauma” at Hesston’s Dyck Arboretum in two sessions in early January. ... read more about STAR training seminar in Kansas addresses growing needs from The Kansan
A taste of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute: Community Day slated for Feb. 15
The fourth annual Community Day, highlighting workshops and training held at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) and the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, will focus on ... read more about A taste of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute: Community Day slated for Feb. 15
New Virginia license plate celebrates community peacebuilding
Thanks in part to the leadership of an Eastern Mennonite University Center for Justice and Peacebuilding alumna, a new license plate option in Virginia is spreading a message of – ... read more about New Virginia license plate celebrates community peacebuilding
EMU’s MLK Day Celebration honors civil rights leader with worship, learning opportunities and service
EMU celebrates the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with several days of events around the theme “A Time to Break Silence.” Service, learning and ... read more about EMU’s MLK Day Celebration honors civil rights leader with worship, learning opportunities and service
Daily Nurse: EMU nursing program expands
Online news platform Daily Nurse covers the EMU nursing program expansion. ... read more about Daily Nurse: EMU nursing program expands from Daily Nurse
Elena Huegel MA ’07: La Posada in Chiapas
Elena Huegel works in Chiapas with the Instituto de Estudios e Investigación Intercultural, A.C. (INESIN) through Global Ministries of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ and the United Church of Christ. INESIN is also an MCC partner in Mexico. ... read more about Elena Huegel MA ’07: La Posada in Chiapas from Mennonite Central Committee
CJP grad student secures funding for, develops first campus community RJ training
After spending four years at a university known worldwide for its teachings around restorative justice, Katrina Poplett developed a vision for how the institution might better educate its own campus ... read more about CJP grad student secures funding for, develops first campus community RJ training
MJ Sharp scholarship recipient’s calling is ‘to raise a generation of young peacebuilders’
David M. Nyiringabo is the first beneficiary of the Michael J. Sharp Peace and Justice Endowed Scholarship Fund for students studying in the graduate program at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center ... read more about MJ Sharp scholarship recipient’s calling is ‘to raise a generation of young peacebuilders’
Scholars respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates in new book edited by EMU professors David Evans and Peter Dula
A new book edited by Eastern Mennonite University professors David Evans and Peter Dula engages with author Ta-Nehisi Coates from a Christian perspective. Between the world of Ta-Nehisi Coates and ... read more about Scholars respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates in new book edited by EMU professors David Evans and Peter Dula
EMU’s MLK Day Celebration honors civil rights leader with worship, learning opportunities and service
EMU celebrates the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with several days of events around the theme “A Time to Break Silence.” Service, learning and ... read more about EMU’s MLK Day Celebration honors civil rights leader with worship, learning opportunities and service
Scholars respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates in new book edited by EMU professors David Evans and Peter Dula
A new book edited by Eastern Mennonite University professors David Evans and Peter Dula engages with author Ta-Nehisi Coates from a Christian perspective. Between the world of Ta-Nehisi Coates and ... read more about Scholars respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates in new book edited by EMU professors David Evans and Peter Dula
Get involved! Serve, learn, celebrate during EMU’s MLK Day
Mark your calendar and clear the day! The excitement is building for a full day of service, learning and celebration on and off campus Monday, January 21, in honor of ... read more about Get involved! Serve, learn, celebrate during EMU’s MLK Day
WHSV-TV3: Professor Nancy Heisey on missionary preparations
The recent death of American missionary John Chau by a hostile tribe on a remote island has drawn attention to the dangers such work can entail. WHSV interviews Nancy Heisey, a professor at EMU, about preparation for cross-cultural ministries. ... read more about WHSV-TV3: Professor Nancy Heisey on missionary preparations from WHSV-TV3
50th annual School for Leadership Training themed ‘Thriving in the Stormy Seas of Change’
The theme for the 50th annual School for Leadership Training (SLT) at Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) – “Thriving in the Stormy Seas of Change” – reflects both SLT’s ongoing relevance ... read more about 50th annual School for Leadership Training themed ‘Thriving in the Stormy Seas of Change’
New Testament scholar N.T. Wright draws standing-room-only crowds in Harrisonburg
N.T. Wright – eminent New Testament scholar and Augsburger Lecture Series guest at Eastern Mennonite University – had just made the point that “image-bearing, God-reflecting” humans were put on this ... read more about New Testament scholar N.T. Wright draws standing-room-only crowds in Harrisonburg
EMU hosts Tent of Nations’ Daoud Nassar, reciprocating hospitality after years of visits to his Palestine farm
Since 1998, undergraduate, graduate and alumni groups from Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary have made the Tent of Nations farm outside of Bethlehem a regular stop on their ... read more about EMU hosts Tent of Nations’ Daoud Nassar, reciprocating hospitality after years of visits to his Palestine farm
Hershberger set to revisit, update EMU nursing’s ‘Sacred Covenant’
The Eastern Mennonite University nursing program’s signature “Sacred Covenant” is getting an update – by its originator and with the help of those who live it. Since 1994, the ethics ... read more about Hershberger set to revisit, update EMU nursing’s ‘Sacred Covenant’
AMBS President Sara Wenger Shenk ’75 to retire
The board of directors of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS), Elkhart, Indiana, announces the retirement of Sara Wenger Shenk, Ed.D., AMBS president, effective June 30, 2019. Wenger Shenk has served in ... read more about AMBS President Sara Wenger Shenk ’75 to retire