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Continuing his service: MA in Counseling alum is one of four regional Virginia directors serving veterans

February 22, 2019Last updated February 23, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Caleb Johnson never was very interested in working with veterans, but a decade after his military tour in Iraq, the 2013 graduate of the Eastern Mennonite University master’s in counseling

Counseling interns contribute to holistic care at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Free Clinic

January 29, 2019Last updated February 4, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Graduate students in Eastern Mennonite University’s Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) program are gaining real-world experience – and providing needed counseling services at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Free Clinic in Harrisonburg.

The expanding universe of STAR II

November 23, 2018Last updated November 26, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

For some participants, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) I is an “entry point,” the first opportunity for an extended conversation about trauma and resilience, how traumagenic events can

EMU welcomes four faculty members for 2018-2019 academic year

October 16, 2018Last updated October 19, 2018 by EMU communications

This fall, four new faculty members were welcomed to Eastern Mennonite University. The new faculty, announced by Fred Kniss, provost, Sue Cockley, dean of the School of Graduate and Professional

September Writers Read features alumna Allison K. Garcia and her novel ‘Vivir el Dream’

September 4, 2018Last updated September 17, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

A September Writers Read event at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will feature alumna Allison K. Garcia, a licensed professional counselor and “Latina at heart.” Garcia will read from her novel

‘Intentional sitting down and talking’ is central to research, work and family for counseling graduate Sabrina Burress

May 24, 2018Last updated May 23, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

If there’s a common thread that runs through Sabrina Burress’s counseling research, her career passions and her commitment to family, it’s listening and talking openly and intimately. “People must sit

EMU awarded $300,000 Department of Justice grant

February 14, 2018Last updated March 14, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University has named Leda Werner as the project coordinator of a new grant funded by the U.S. Department of Justice that focuses on connecting with community partners to

EMU awarded record-breaking total of more than $3.3 million in grants in 2017

January 29, 2018Last updated February 14, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

In 2017, Eastern Mennonite University was awarded grants in excess of $3.3 million, including more than $2.2 million in federal funding. The grants support the health and wellbeing of local

UCC pastor Steve Giddens, a dual-degree graduate student, served three tours in the Middle East

November 17, 2017Last updated November 21, 2017 by Ellie Potter/Daily News-Record

This article was published in the Nov. 10, 2017, issue of the Daily News-Record. Steve Giddens earned a Master of Divinity degree at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and will complete a

Take Back the Night events honor survivors, highlight diverse impacts of sexual violence

November 15, 2017Last updated February 5, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

With #metoo and #Ibelieveyou circulating through social media feeds and news digest, Eastern Mennonite University’s Nov. 7-10 Take Back the Night events focused the community on reflection, listening and frank

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