Gilberto Perez Jr., senior director of intercultural development & educational partnerships at Goshen College, is the recipient of two awards from statewide organizations for his work in education and advocacy ... read more about Alumnus Gilberto Perez Jr. earns two awards for work in education and advocacy for the Indiana Latino community
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 ... read more about Centennial celebration theater production team asks alumni and EMU community to share memories, unforgettable moments
International Education Week’s annual incarnation, planned by Multicultural and International Student Services, brought a host of educational and indeed, delicious, events to Eastern Mennonite University Sept. 12-16. With the theme ... read more about Tres leches cake and cross-cultural theme wins big at annual International Education Week food fest
Katie Mansfield, director of STAR, was among the speakers from the US, Ghana and Pacific Island countries at the first-ever Pacific Peace Conference in Suva, Fiji. Leda Werner, Women's Peacebuilding Leadership Program director, was also in attendance. ... read more about STAR director offers keynote at first Pacific Peace Conference in Fiji from Fiji Times
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 ... read more about Zehr Institute fall 2016 webinars explore the frontiers of restorative justice
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 ... read more about First-year class swells EMU’s Honors Program, while grad programs remain strong
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 ... read more about Ridgeway Mennonite Church, started by the college’s YPCA chapter in 1948, continues under Pastor Ben Risser and alumni leaders
Graduate certificate holder Caitlin Tice talks about how EMU coursework influences her work with anti-sex trafficking organization New Creation Virginia. ... read more about Caitlin Tice, with New Creation Virginia, talks about how MBA coursework helped influence her career choice from The Mennonite
Wading through ice cold water, catching turtles and examining stream insects may not seem like a typical summer. For Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) biology professor Jim Yoder, these activities are ... read more about Suter Science Seminars open with biology professor Jim Yoder on the Bergton stream restoration project
'Viewpoints' on WVPT examines the legacy of 9/11, with Center for Justice and Peacebuilding's executive director, Daryl Byler, among the guests. lived in the Middle East for six years, from 2007-2013, and came back to the United States with an appreciation for the impact that the U.S. military response to the 9/11 attacks had on that region and the world at large. ... read more about CJP’s Daryl Byler speaks on WVPT’s ‘Viewpoints’ about the legacy of 9/11 from WVPT 'Viewpoints'/Augusta Free Press