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Royals cross country finishes third and fourth at ODAC championships

November 2, 2016Last updated November 5, 2016 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite’s cross country teams each had solid finishes at Saturday morning’s ODAC Championships in Buena Vista, Va. Working through a few injuries, the teams came home with three All-ODAC

Articulation agreement with Mary Baldwin University gives students pathways into PT, OT and PA programs

October 26, 2016Last updated November 1, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

A new articulation agreement provides admissions-related preferences for Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) undergraduate and graduate students seeking acceptance into health professional programs in Mary Baldwin University’s Murphy Deming College of

Homecoming and Family Weekend draws a crowd to reunions, arts and athletic events, food and fun

October 17, 2016Last updated February 7, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

In 1966, eight women, all elementary education majors at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), started a circle letter after graduation. Nearly 50 years later — after moves, weddings, births and other

Latest ACRS publication features Mennonite and Brethren authors on the theme of service

October 10, 2016Last updated October 20, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek

Service takes center stage in the latest collection of memoir from the Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society (ACRS) at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Titled “Re-Envisioning Service: The Geography of

Professors collaborate to improve instructional methods in STEM classes, thanks to NSF research grant

October 10, 2016Last updated November 7, 2016 by Andrew Jenner

In a 2014 Scientific American blog post championing greater diversity within the sciences, Dr. Kenneth Gibbs Jr. writes that “the large and persistent under-representation of certain social groups from the

Augsburger lecturer Scot McKnight shares missional message

September 30, 2016Last updated October 3, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson with Laura Lehman

In a violent world in which strident cruelty to others is often publicized and rewarded, The Reverend Canon Dr. Scot McKnight urged audience members at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to

Centennial celebration theater production team asks alumni and EMU community to share memories, unforgettable moments

September 26, 2016Last updated October 25, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University alumni Ingrid De Sanctis ‘88 and Ted Swartz ’89, MACL ’92, have collaborated as professional playwrights, actors and directors for more than 20 years. The friends and

Zehr Institute fall 2016 webinars explore the frontiers of restorative justice

September 20, 2016Last updated October 17, 2016 by Andrew Jenner

In January, the focus was restorative justice and trauma healing; in February, campus sexual assault. In March, the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice webinar looked at violence against African-Americans. In

First-year class swells EMU’s Honors Program, while grad programs remain strong

September 20, 2016Last updated September 20, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

A record number of high-achieving students comprise Eastern Mennonite University’s traditional undergraduate first-year class for the 2016-17 academic year, according to both the university’s fall semester enrollment report and statistics

Ridgeway Mennonite Church, started by the college’s YPCA chapter in 1948, continues under Pastor Ben Risser and alumni leaders

September 19, 2016Last updated September 29, 2016 by Hannah Heinzekehr/The Mennonite

Pastor Ben Risser ’85, MACL ’04 was interviewed by Hannah Heinzekehr, executive director of The Mennonite, about his call to Ridgeway Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Ridgeway was started by

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