“Don’t know much about history . . . don’t know much biology . . .”
The late Sam Cooke may not have made such a declaration in his song, “Wonderful World,” had Myron E. Blosser of Harrisonburg, Va., been his teacher.
Blosser, who teaches biology at Eastern Mennonite High School (EMHS), has received national recognition for his ability ...More
Jennie Carr, a master in education student at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and fourth-grade teacher at Elkton Elementary School, was chosen as one of two recipients of the 2011 Virginia “Thinkfinity” Teacher of the Year award.
Carr joins Mary Johnson, a first-grade ...More
A chance to serve and lead on a global scale has led three 2011 spring graduates of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) far from the comfort and familiarity of Harrisonburg to a newly opened academic center in the Adriatic Sea town of Lezhe, Albania.
The Lezha Academic Center (LAC) op ...More
The more than 3,600 people gathered Sunday afternoon, May 1, under a sea of colorful umbrellas at Eastern Mennonite University learned some lessons from bears, but not just any bears.
Michael Berenstain, author and illustrator of the popular Berenstain Bears children’s book series created by his parents, Stan and Jan Berenstain, addressed the graduating seniors parents ...More
When Dr. Lee M. Yoder ’63 first spotted the cover of the Feb. 28, 2011, edition of Time, he was astonished. Under the blazing headline “The Generation Changing the World,” he spotted a 23-year-old Egyptian college student he reca ...More
Eastern Mennonite University will culminate its 2010-11 school year with its 93rd annual commencement exercises 1 p.m. Sunday, May 1, on the front lawn of campus, weather permitting.
President Loren Swartzendruber will confer 451 degrees – 320 undergraduate (including 119 Adult Degree Completion Program graduates), 120 graduate, (5 gradua ...More
A retired long-time member of the education department faculty died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009.
Esther K. Lehman, 85, professor emerita of education at EMU, was a resident of Oak Lea, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, for six years.
Esther K. Lehman, professor eme ...More
EMU will have 16 new undergraduate and graduate faculty members when fall semester classes begin Aug. 29, 2007.
The new faculty, announced by Dr. Beryl H. Brubaker, EMU provost, and Dr. Marie S. Morris, vice president and undergraduate academic dean, are:
Kirsten Eve Beachy, assistant professor of English. Beachy earned a BA with a double major ...More
The number of full-time undergraduate students has increased slightly for fall semester 2006 at Eastern Mennonite University.
Traditional undergraduate enrollment totals 916 students, compared to 902 last year. Of that total, 878 are full-time students, up 11 over last fall.
Stephanie C. Shafer, director of undergraduate admissions, s ...More
Enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University has set a new record this fall, with the increase primarily reflecting continued growth in the graduate education programs in Harrisonburg and Lancaster, Pa.
An anticipated total enrollment of 1,660 students – undergraduate, seminary and graduate – compares to 1,511 last fall, according to figures released by David A. Detrow, univ ...More
