When Chester Wenger ’36 became acquainted with Sara Jane Weaver ’42, he found her “so beautiful and loveable I couldn’t resist,” he said with a twinkle in his eye. Something ... read more about Centennial Award recipients Chester and Sara Jane Wenger honored for ‘rich lives of service, leadership and faith’
Celebrate Eastern Mennonite University’s 100th year by riding through the Shenandoah Valley in the Centennial Century bike ride. The ride — with 100K (62 miles), 50K (31 miles) and 5-mile ... read more about Centennial Century cycling event offers scenic Shenandoah Valley loops with 62, 31 and 5-mile options
When Ingrid De Sanctis ‘88 and Ted Swartz ‘89, MACL ‘92, debut their theatrical celebration for Eastern Mennonite University’s Centennial in Lehman Auditorium during Homecoming and Family Weekend this fall, they hope it will give audience members ... read more about ‘What we bring. What we take. What we leave.’ Centennial theatrics to feature EMU alumni cast and playwrights Ted Swartz and Ingrid De Sanctis
Madalynn Payne didn’t bring to the cradle of Anabaptism this past summer the same lineage as some of her Eastern Mennonite University peers. The daughter of parents who joined the ... read more about European cross-cultural experience examines women’s Reformation history
Eastern Mennonite University rising junior Christian Taylor hopes to play volleyball professionally overseas after graduation and then become a college coach. He got a jump on both future goals this ... read more about Volleyball player Christian Taylor joins D-3 Select team on trip to Brazil
Navigating spiritual and personal growth, pastoral roles, early mornings, late nights, and much more, four Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students are spending 11 weeks this summer exploring the ministry profession ... read more about Ministry exploration draws five students to summer internships
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference named 14 EMU student-athletes to the 2016-17 ODAC Sportsmanship Teams in their respective sports. ... read more about EMU places 14 on ODAC Sportsmanship Teams from EMURoyals.com
On Monday, July 24 the U.S. House of Representatives voted down S. 114, a bill that many veterans opposed. One veteran from Harrisonburg spoke to reporters Monday against the House bill, as WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports. ... read more about Evan Knappenberger ’15 among veterans who oppose VA bill, which fails in House from WMRA
On a fall morning in 1978, Leonard Dow left his home in working class Philadelphia and arrived at the expansive, picturesque campus of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School in Lansdale, ... read more about Leonard Dow ’87 to be honored with EMU’s Distinguished Service Award
Larisa Zehr is a 2011 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, where she majored in peacebuilding and development, and minored in pre-law, history and social sciences, and political studies. Since graduation, ... read more about Grad School Q&A: Larisa Zehr heads to law school after six years of peacebuilding work in Colombia