EMU alum Frank Albrecht '80, MA '01, a beloved educator for the School District of Lancaster (Pennsylvania), died from Lou Gehrig’s disease on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the age of 66. A memorial service for Albrecht was held on Monday, Aug. 26. In March, he was honored at the Pennsylvania State Capitol for his decades of selfless dedication to the students of the School District of Lancaster. Donations to the Brother Frank Albrecht Memorial Fund (lanc.news/frankalbrechtmemorial ) will support a tree-planting project and two programs he founded to bolster positive mental health practices and resolve conflicts.
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Hymnal sing-through to raise funds for May 2025 trip Sing-through of Voices TogetherWhere: Martin Chapel, EMU Seminary Building, 1181 Smith Ave., HarrisonburgWhen: 7-11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6 | 9 a.m.-9 ... read more about Chamber Singers to represent North America at international gathering
Wildlife photojournalist, filmmaker and adventurer Morgan Heim will speak about her work at a pair of EMU events on Friday, Sept. 6. Heim’s work focuses on the ways human-influenced environmental ... read more about Renowned photojournalist, National Geographic Explorer to visit EMU
Alumni, parents, students and community members are invited to celebrate Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 11-13, 2024. This year’s events include a Royal City Celebration, a theater ... read more about Save the date for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2024
When EMU’s generous alumni are asked about why they choose to give back to the school, their answers are “overwhelmingly the same,” said President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman. Their response, ... read more about EMU’s Huxman shares goals, updates at Presidential Address
This listing includes events for the fall semester at Eastern Mennonite University. To see most current details, additional events and further information, please visit the events calendar at www.emu.edu/events. EMU News ... read more about Arts and Lectures Calendar for Fall 2024
A group of Mennonites and interfaith allies—many of them students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other members of the EMU community—marched more than 135 miles from Harrisonburg, Virginia, to Washington, D.C., ... read more about EMU community joins Mennonite Action march to D.C.
An article in the Aug. 6, 2024, edition of the Daily News-Record newspaper detailed the illustrious legal career of EMU alumna Anne Showalter ’90. Click here to read the story ... read more about In the News: Anne Showalter ’90 leads a team of lawyers from around the world
EMU history professor Mark Metzler Sawin is part of the team helping uncover the past behind a Harrisonburg, Virginia, house listed in the Green Book guide. The professor is working ... read more about In the News: EMU, JMU partner together to preserve historic Green Book house
Selected for inclusion in the FirstGen Forward Network FirstGen Forward recently announced Eastern Mennonite University as one of 80 new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-25. To be ... read more about EMU recognized for commitment to first-generation college students
