Red Wing Roots Music Festival is rocking their seventh year. The three-day music festival — created by a local band — continues to expand their festival and hopes to inspire people with music. ... read more about Red Wing Roots Music Festival, started by EMU alums, grows and grows from Daily Progress
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EMU puts six on VaSID Academic All-State Team
Six EMU student-athletes have been named to the Academic-All State Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). A total of 198 student-athletes representing 33 colleges and universities across the ... read more about EMU puts six on VaSID Academic All-State Team

Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 honored as national orator for Liberia’s 172nd Independence Day celebration
Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 delivered the prestigious national oration at Liberia’s 172nd independence Day celebration on Friday, July 26. The invitation to speak was made by President ... read more about Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 honored as national orator for Liberia’s 172nd Independence Day celebration

All EMU field hockey players invited back to campus for special Sept. 14 alumni day
Former EMU field hockey players and coaches are invited to Field Hockey Alumni Day on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Royals host Juniata College that day at 3 p.m. Royals of ... read more about All EMU field hockey players invited back to campus for special Sept. 14 alumni day

A Sacred Space: John Neiswander ’05 amplifies voices otherwise unheard
John Neiswander ’05 makes his living through speech, but he remembers clearly one time when words simply failed him. A young patient at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had been pronounced ... read more about A Sacred Space: John Neiswander ’05 amplifies voices otherwise unheard

Earl Burkholder, class of ’72, talks land surveying and 3-D models
Earl Burkholder, class of '72, is the featured professional in the "Career Notes" column of Point of Beginning magazine. In it, he describes his career in surveying and in the development of the 3-D global spatial data model, among other highlights. He is president of Global COGO, Inc., based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. ... read more about Earl Burkholder, class of ’72, talks land surveying and 3-D models from Point of Beginning magazine

Grad School Q&A: Derek Sauder prepares for a career with real-world, high-stakes implications
Derek Sauder ’14 is a second-year doctoral student of assessment and measurement at James Madison University, where he also earned a master’s degree in psychological sciences. Meeting Kierra Stutzman, whom ... read more about Grad School Q&A: Derek Sauder prepares for a career with real-world, high-stakes implications

EMU hosts Virginia Private College Week July 22-27
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is inviting students to discover the educational opportunities available in Virginia. The university is among 23 schools participating in the 2019 Virginia Private College Week, July ... read more about EMU hosts Virginia Private College Week July 22-27

Alumna illustrator nets 43,000 – and counting – Instagram followers
You can’t very well have an Instagram audience of 43,000 and not feel at least a little self conscious. But it helps freelance illustrator and Eastern Mennonite University alumna Madeline ... read more about Alumna illustrator nets 43,000 – and counting – Instagram followers

Intensive English Program now accepting fall semester applications
The Intensive English Program (IEP) at Eastern Mennonite University is now accepting local and international applications for the fall semester, which runs August 28-December 12, 2019. New student assessments and ... read more about Intensive English Program now accepting fall semester applications