Marie Rosy Kesner Auguste, right, and Guylene Clerger, an MCC worker in Port-au-Prince, were MCC-sponsored participants in Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI). Photo by Melissa Engle A joint ... read more about Working for a Better Future in Haiti
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Genocide Survivors Change Lives Through EMU Program
By Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record Not all treasures are locked away in banks or buried in chests beneath the ocean. Last week, one classroom on Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about Genocide Survivors Change Lives Through EMU Program
Laotian Students Seek to Eradicate Unexploded Ordnance
Left: Khamseng Homdouangxay of Vientiane, Laos and Phounsy Phasavaeng of Sekong Province, Laos, display a shoulder bag handmade by countrywomen made handicapped by unexploded ordnance (UXO). Photo by Jim Bishop ... read more about Laotian Students Seek to Eradicate Unexploded Ordnance
STAR Program Expands to Serve Youth
L. to r.: Lou Furman from New Orleans, Ebun Abeni James of Sierra Leone, Tamara Maslovaric from Serbia and Jeff Mansfield from New York City do a role play representing ... read more about STAR Program Expands to Serve Youth
Peacebuilding Institute Opens with ‘Ritual of the Americas’
Nancy Beall Hedren (l.) and Tin Tin Yee, a CJP student from Burma perform the dance of the eagle and condor as part of a ‘Ritual of the Americas’ at ... read more about Peacebuilding Institute Opens with ‘Ritual of the Americas’
EMU Hosts Concern Group for Military Vets
Carolyn Yoder (l.), STAR director, facilitates a small group discussion at the military veterans roundtable. Photo by Jim Bishop Ten adults were given clay, blocks and pipe-cleaners. During a March ... read more about EMU Hosts Concern Group for Military Vets
Number of Int’l Students Remains Stable
Photo by Kai Orenic By Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record Although James Madison University and Bridgewater College have fewer international students than they used to, Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about Number of Int’l Students Remains Stable
University ‘Thankful’ That Hostages Freed
Officials at Eastern Mennonite University welcomed the news that three members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) were freed by military soldiers in Iraq early Thursday morning, Mar. 23. “We thank ... read more about University ‘Thankful’ That Hostages Freed
EMU Celebrates Life/Work of Tom Fox
Lisa Schirch speaks at Tom’s memorial service Christian Peacemaker Team worker Tom Fox was eulogized in an on-campus memorial service Wednesday evening, Mar. 15, as an example of active love ... read more about EMU Celebrates Life/Work of Tom Fox
Last in a Round of Bullets
By Lisa Schirch, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding Bullets travel in circles – one side fires, another side reciprocates. Tom Fox ... read more about Last in a Round of Bullets