Friends and family of softball player Kaitlin Aylor, community members and Royals softball fans gathered at Eastern Mennonite University’s Gehman Field for a special ceremony Sunday, Oct. 15, to dedicate ... read more about Softball seating terrace dedicated before alumni game
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Graduate
Annual donor banquet thanks ‘mission-makers’ and ‘third-way kingdom-builders’
A record crowd of nearly 450 attended the donor banquet Friday evening at Eastern Mennonite University’s Centennial Homecoming and Family Weekend. Vice President for Advancement Kirk Shisler said the event ... read more about Annual donor banquet thanks ‘mission-makers’ and ‘third-way kingdom-builders’
Seminary
From Ecuador to Los Angeles: Centennial Augsburger Lecture Series features alumni with diverse missions experience
When James Krabill thinks about how his many years of global ministry work began, he thinks of “Rebirth,” a group of student-singers from Eastern Mennonite College who went on two ... read more about From Ecuador to Los Angeles: Centennial Augsburger Lecture Series features alumni with diverse missions experience
Suter Science Seminar: VCU professor Dr. Arun J. Sanyal to speak on fatty liver disease
Dr. Arun J. Sanyal, professor of medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), will present Fatty Liver Disease: A Silent Killer in Our Communities as part of the Suter Science Seminar ... read more about Suter Science Seminar: VCU professor Dr. Arun J. Sanyal to speak on fatty liver disease
‘Magpie’s Blanket,’ a novel by Professor Kimberly Schmidt, named WILLA Literary Award finalist
A novel by Professor Kimberly Schmidt of Eastern Mennonite University has been honored by Women Writing the West, an organization that supports authors who promote women’s contribution in western United ... read more about ‘Magpie’s Blanket,’ a novel by Professor Kimberly Schmidt, named WILLA Literary Award finalist
Royals Athlete of the Week Emily Augsburger balances nursing studies and field hockey
For Emily Augsburger (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), the final stretch of her final year of field hockey at Eastern Mennonite University is turning out to be pretty special. “She is having quite the ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week Emily Augsburger balances nursing studies and field hockey
Rich Swartzentruber, class of ’78, is in his 31st season as a high school coach
North Salem (Oregon) boys soccer coach Rich Swartzentruber, 61, is in his 25th season as North Salem boys soccer coach, and 31st as a high school coach. ... read more about Rich Swartzentruber, class of ’78, is in his 31st season as a high school coach from Statesman Journal
History professor Holly Scott on how ‘We’re Shifting from Protest to Resistance – Just Like People Did in the 60s.’
Holly Scott is an assistant professor of history at Eastern Mennonite University and a native of Charlottesville, Virginia. She is the author of Younger Than That Now: the Politics of Age in the 1960s (University of Massachusetts Press, 2016). ... read more about History professor Holly Scott on how ‘We’re Shifting from Protest to Resistance – Just Like People Did in the 60s.’ from History News Network
Centennial worship offers thanks for 100 years of blessings and a call to listen
October 15, 1917, was the first day of classes at the new Eastern Mennonite School located in a rented hotel near Harrisonburg, Virginia. One hundred years later to the day, ... read more about Centennial worship offers thanks for 100 years of blessings and a call to listen
10x10x100 Centennial artists offer 500 new perspectives on EMU
The five artists who contributed to Eastern Mennonite University’s Centennial art installation offered new perspectives — 500 of them — on the theme “Serving, Leading, Transforming.” Exhibited in the Margaret ... read more about 10x10x100 Centennial artists offer 500 new perspectives on EMU
Centennial play by Swartz and DeSanctis, with troupe of alumni actors, delivers reflection and affirmation
They’d wanted audiences to laugh, reflect, feel goosebumps, pause, celebrate and sing — and that’s exactly what happened at the two performances of What we bring. What we take. What ... read more about Centennial play by Swartz and DeSanctis, with troupe of alumni actors, delivers reflection and affirmation
Donald Kraybill’s book chronicling Eastern Mennonite University exposes a sometimes messy history
When Eastern Mennonite University commissioned scholar Donald Kraybill to write a book about the school’s first 100 years, he said he wanted poetic license to look at the history through a sociological and theological lens. What emerged is a book that exposes the school’s warts as well as its highlights. ... read more about Donald Kraybill’s book chronicling Eastern Mennonite University exposes a sometimes messy history from Lancaster Online
EMUTenTalks – 2017 Centennial Homecoming
Impact. Influence. Inspire. Jodie Geddes MA in conflict transformation ’16, works in restorative justice with youth, slam poet; Anxo Pérez ’97, entrepreneur in Spain, author, musician; Trent Wagler ‘02 of ... read more about EMUTenTalks – 2017 Centennial Homecoming
‘What is moral injury?’ Big Questions Online essay includes STAR training, interview with Director Katie Mansfield
At Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, learning to understand the difference between chronic and traumatic stress is the first step in a training program called Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), said director Katie Mansfield. ... read more about ‘What is moral injury?’ Big Questions Online essay includes STAR training, interview with Director Katie Mansfield from Big Questions Online
Forging peace: ‘Guns Into Plowshares’ sculpture dedicated at EMU
A new symbol of nonviolence is the latest artistic addition to the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) campus. “Guns Into Plowshares,” a 16-foot-tall, 4-ton sculpture depicting a plow covered with more ... read more about Forging peace: ‘Guns Into Plowshares’ sculpture dedicated at EMU
EMU graduate places second in 2017 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
Hannah Mack-Boll, a 2017 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, took second place in the 2017 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest administered by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) ... read more about EMU graduate places second in 2017 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
Royal fanfare: A last Homecoming and Centennial weekend “Come one, come all!”
The stage is empty, but as calliope music plays softly in the background, you take your seat … and then, all at once, or maybe after 100 years, a voice ... read more about Royal fanfare: A last Homecoming and Centennial weekend “Come one, come all!”
EMU preps multi-talented Chilean alumni for doctoral religious studies, peacebuilding dialogue in the Jewish community
When Channah Fonseca-Quezada and David Quezada talk about their personal journeys that have merged and taken them from their native Chile to the United States and now to Canada, one ... read more about EMU preps multi-talented Chilean alumni for doctoral religious studies, peacebuilding dialogue in the Jewish community
Seven questions with DACA advocate Isabel Castillo ’07, MA ’17
Hannah Heinzekehr, editor of The Mennonite, conducted and edited this seven-question interview with Isabel Castillo ’07, MA ’17 (conflict transformation). Read past seven question interviews online. Name: Isabel Castillo Role: ... read more about Seven questions with DACA advocate Isabel Castillo ’07, MA ’17
Annual Peacebuilder magazine highlights Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s growing influence in healing justice work
Name any current major conflict in the world, domestic or international, and there is likely at least one graduate on location, employing the analysis and peacebuilding tools learned while studying ... read more about Annual Peacebuilder magazine highlights Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s growing influence in healing justice work
Counseling Center expands offerings in new location
Now located in Suter House at 1115 College Avenue — look for the blue door — and under the new direction of Tempest Anderson, the Eastern Mennonite University Counseling Center ... read more about Counseling Center expands offerings in new location
ACRS book series finale features stories of the often surprising results of service
The fourth and final volume in the Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society (ACRS) series The Geography of Our Faith will be released during the October 13-15 Centennial Homecoming and ... read more about ACRS book series finale features stories of the often surprising results of service
Book publication crowns career of seminary’s most tenured teacher and scholar
In her new book, The Irony of Power: The Politics of God in Matthew’s Narrative (Pickwick, 2017), Dorothy Jean Weaver, professor of New Testament at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, brings together ... read more about Book publication crowns career of seminary’s most tenured teacher and scholar
First Bible class offerings grow into Eastern Mennonite Seminary: a short history
When Eastern Mennonite Seminary needed to raise funds for a new building in the late ’80s, students stepped up as they had in times of past need: with an auction. ... read more about First Bible class offerings grow into Eastern Mennonite Seminary: a short history
Common Read selection ‘Between the World and Me’ a challenging invitation
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Random House, 2015) is the 2017-18 Common Read selection for Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Each year since 2013, faculty, staff, and students ... read more about Common Read selection ‘Between the World and Me’ a challenging invitation
Convocation affirms seminary as an anchoring community of abundant hope
Interim dean Fred Kniss has been spending his commute time to Eastern Mennonite Seminary listening to his “much too large” CD collection rather than tuning in to the morning and ... read more about Convocation affirms seminary as an anchoring community of abundant hope
EMU Centennial Arts and Lectures Calendar Fall 2017
Events are subject to change at any time. To see most current details and further information about events, please visit the EMU events calendar at www.emu.edu/events September Sept. 14 – ... read more about EMU Centennial Arts and Lectures Calendar Fall 2017
The world as classroom: Faculty-staff panel discusses past, present and future of EMU’s unique cross-cultural program
Professor Kim Brenneman calls the cross-cultural experience “the ultimate classroom.” Most Eastern Mennonite University alumni who have participated in the program agree. Each semester and summer, EMU students spread out ... read more about The world as classroom: Faculty-staff panel discusses past, present and future of EMU’s unique cross-cultural program
EMU President Susan Schultz Huxman responds to aftermath of events in Charlottesville, Virginia
Today, as a campus community committed to extending the peace of Jesus Christ, we stand in sympathy and in solidarity with our brothers and sisters caught up in the ugly, ... read more about EMU President Susan Schultz Huxman responds to aftermath of events in Charlottesville, Virginia
‘Expanding the Legacy, Enlarging the Tent’: Annual faculty-staff conference draws community to Centennial themes
Eastern Mennonite University faculty and staff dipped their hands into bowls of water as they received a blessing on their work for the coming year. The sacred ritual concluded the ... read more about ‘Expanding the Legacy, Enlarging the Tent’: Annual faculty-staff conference draws community to Centennial themes
