Kelly Wiedemann, a music teacher in the preparatory music department at Eastern Mennonite University, was at her grandmother’s bedside at a hospice center with a violin in hand. She played ... read more about Music with a purpose: prep music instructor Kelly Wiedemann trains as therapeutic musician
Sing me high, sing me low, sing me when the cold wind blows. In the rain and in the snow, Sing to me, oh Shenando’. Those words from a song ... read more about Sing Me High Festival brings musical, faith-filled alumni to Crossroads heritage center
Aubrey Bauman, marking manager and sustainability lead at AMERIgreen Energy, enrolled in the Collaborative MBA program for “the opportunity to learn with professors and classmates from across the country and ... read more about Collaborative MBA program’s global classroom meets for week-long residency
Best friends through their college years at Eastern Mennonite University, Joel Daly and Bess Steury spent the fall semester of 2002 at Washington Community Scholars’ Center in Washington D.C. Joel ... read more about October celebration will mark 40 years of service and learning at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center
Chester Wenger, the 98-year-old Mennonite pastor and missionary who made headlines in 2014 when he performed a same-sex wedding ceremony for his son and his partner, was the featured guest ... read more about Author Malcolm Gladwell features Mennonite pastor on ‘Revisionist History’ podcast
In January 2015, Eastern Mennonite University nursing professor Ann Schaeffer volunteered with Midwives for Haiti. The nonprofit organization, founded by alumnus Nadene Brunk, trains Haitian women in midwifery. By the ... read more about Nursing students volunteer with alumnus-founded nonprofit Midwives for Haiti
David Hooley, from First Mennonite Church in Bluffton, Ohio, knew education was important, but not until he taught in Kenya did he really see the impact of his work. He ... read more about Mathematics and computer science double major David Hooley ’15 teaches in Kenya
An American military pilot and the Serbian officer who ordered him shot down are featured in a 2012 documentary by new VACA professor Zeljko Mirkovic. Their story appears on the National Geographic Channel. ... read more about Zeljko Mirkovic’s documentary provides the basis for National Geographic Channel episode from National Geographic Channel
Eastern Mennonite University recorded the third-highest record total for University Fund donations during fiscal year 2015-16. Gifts to the University Fund totaled $1,792,142, an increase of 4.5 percent over last ... read more about EMU records banner year in University Fund giving and other donations
Holding his 19-month-old grandson, Ray Martin told the audience gathered at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Thursday afternoon why he had made a generous donation to study and combat the issues ... read more about A catalyst for stewardship, Ray Martin helps EMU and partners to launch the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions