A spring semester visit by Eastern Mennonite University students, history professors Mark Metzler Sawin, Mary Sprunger and Ji Eun Kim, and career services director Kimberly Phillips highlighted internship opportunities in ... read more about EMU’s D.C. program offers policy and advocacy internship opportunities to support new majors
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Three CJP alumni featured in Virginia Humanities immigrant interviews exhibit
A new video collection of interviews of immigrants by Virginia Humanities and the Library of Virginia will feature three graduates of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern ... read more about Three CJP alumni featured in Virginia Humanities immigrant interviews exhibit
Seminary
Seminary graduate appointed president of China Christian Council
Wu Wei, a 2006 graduate of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, was named president of the China Christian Council (CCC) at the 10th Annual China Christian Conference in November 2018. Wu will give ... read more about Seminary graduate appointed president of China Christian Council
Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions: Mennonite voices respond to recent climate reports
CSCS asks 10 people to reflect on what the recent climate reports mean from their professional and personal perspectives. ... read more about Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions: Mennonite voices respond to recent climate reports from Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions
New programs of study beginning this fall: political and global studies
Eastern Mennonite University’s two newest programs of study embody its mission to prepare students to “serve and lead in a global context.” A political studies major and revised minor and ... read more about New programs of study beginning this fall: political and global studies
EMU baseball player, a natural ‘people person,’ finds success in financial sales
In the EMU Royals dugout from 2014-16, Aaron Hooven was a talker, remembers baseball coach Ben Spotts. “I had to stay on him sometimes, but to his credit, he always ... read more about EMU baseball player, a natural ‘people person,’ finds success in financial sales
EMHS hosts professional development on restorative practices
Kathy Evans, professor of teacher education at Eastern Mennonite University, led two professional development sessions on restorative practices in education. ... read more about EMHS hosts professional development on restorative practices from Eastern Mennonite High School
‘Borders, Jails, and Long Drives in the Desert’: Immigrant rights attorney Kara Hartzler ’94 to present Keim Lecture
Federal public defender, immigrant rights attorney and playwright Kara Hartzler ’94 will give the spring 2019 Keim Lecture Series presentation at Eastern Mennonite University. Titled “Borders, Jails, and Long Drives ... read more about ‘Borders, Jails, and Long Drives in the Desert’: Immigrant rights attorney Kara Hartzler ’94 to present Keim Lecture
‘Deconstruct and decolonize our history’: UCC minister of racial justice The Rev. Dr. Velda Love urges ownership, truthtelling
The Rev. Dr. Velda Love brought her message of empowerment, truthtelling and biblical understanding to Eastern Mennonite University for three events related to Women’s History Month. Love is the United ... read more about ‘Deconstruct and decolonize our history’: UCC minister of racial justice The Rev. Dr. Velda Love urges ownership, truthtelling
Piano professor David Berry to perform with cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman
Two Juilliard School graduates, award-winning musicians and professors of music will share the stage during the next Music Faculty Artist Series concert, sponsored by Whitesel Music, at Eastern Mennonite University. ... read more about Piano professor David Berry to perform with cellist Patrice Jackson-Tilghman
In the nation’s capital, an ‘invaluable’ internship and ‘new perspectives’ thanks to a new WCSC scholarship
For students who commute to campus for classes, enrolling in a residential program such as the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) can mean taking on a semester of increased room ... read more about In the nation’s capital, an ‘invaluable’ internship and ‘new perspectives’ thanks to a new WCSC scholarship
EMU and community to perform Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Rehearsals of Eastern Mennonite University’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” are in full swing. For a complicated scene change, actors push a steep staircase, large table and oversized chairs ... read more about EMU and community to perform Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
EMHS hosts professional development on restorative practices
Kathy Evans, professor of teacher education at Eastern Mennonite University, led two professional development sessions on restorative practices in education. ... read more about EMHS hosts professional development on restorative practices from Eastern Mennonite High School
‘Borders, Jails, and Long Drives in the Desert’: Immigrant rights attorney Kara Hartzler ’94 to present Keim Lecture
Federal public defender, immigrant rights attorney and playwright Kara Hartzler ’94 will give the spring 2019 Keim Lecture Series presentation at Eastern Mennonite University. Titled “Borders, Jails, and Long Drives ... read more about ‘Borders, Jails, and Long Drives in the Desert’: Immigrant rights attorney Kara Hartzler ’94 to present Keim Lecture
Student-produced documentary about Michael J. Sharp ’05 to premiere April 16 at EMU
A student-produced documentary about slain United Nations armed group expert and peacebuilder MJ Sharp ‘05 will premiere at Eastern Mennonite University in April. “No Longer Theory” focuses on Sharp and ... read more about Student-produced documentary about Michael J. Sharp ’05 to premiere April 16 at EMU
Royal Connections Business Spotlight: Trio invests in Hampton Inn Woodstock
The Royal Connections Business Spotlight is a monthly feature about businesses owned by EMU alumni featured in the university’s interactive business directory. Allon Lefever says “business is in my DNA.” ... read more about Royal Connections Business Spotlight: Trio invests in Hampton Inn Woodstock
Expanded nursing lab hosts dedication and reception
Role-playing an anxious daughter by the bedside of her sick mother, senior nursing major Esther Ghale participated in a simulated patient interaction with two peers and a vomiting mannikin in the ... read more about Expanded nursing lab hosts dedication and reception
Professor Carl Stauffer presents keynote at Harvard Law School’s restorative justice symposium
Professor Carl Stauffer, co-director of the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, offered a keynote address at a restorative justice symposium at ... read more about Professor Carl Stauffer presents keynote at Harvard Law School’s restorative justice symposium
Area teens attend CJP-hosted arts-based peacebuilding workshop
Eight Center for Justice and Peacebuilding graduate students collaborated to plan and lead an arts-based peacebuilding workshop for local refugee and immigrant students last weekend. More than 30 students from Harrisonburg High ... read more about Area teens attend CJP-hosted arts-based peacebuilding workshop
FSU professor, a leader in indigenous nursing research, talks health inequities, historical trauma
Osiyo. Toe hee jah? Jon knee. Dah gwa doe ah. Ka la ga gee Tsa la gi. Ga lee a lee gah tsi ja doe ah koe hee ee gah. ... read more about FSU professor, a leader in indigenous nursing research, talks health inequities, historical trauma
EMU at Lancaster to teach educators to respond to trauma and build resilience in students
A new MA in Education concentration and graduate certificate offered at Eastern Mennonite University at Lancaster will help educators mitigate the effects of trauma and build resilience in their students. Enrollment is now ... read more about EMU at Lancaster to teach educators to respond to trauma and build resilience in students
Gerry Keener MDiv ’78 appointed as Eastern Mennonite Missions president
The board of directors of Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM) announces the appointment of Gerald “Gerry” H. Keener as the president of the organization. Keener has served EMM as the executive ... read more about Gerry Keener MDiv ’78 appointed as Eastern Mennonite Missions president
Among ‘stormy seas of change,’ School for Leadership Training celebrates 50 years of supporting ministry
Approximately 200 pastors, ministers and laity attended the 50th annual School for Leadership Training Jan. 14-16 at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Funded by the seminary’s Lilly Foundation “Thriving in Ministry” grant, ... read more about Among ‘stormy seas of change,’ School for Leadership Training celebrates 50 years of supporting ministry
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
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