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CJP leader Daryl Byler nurtures Iran-EMU relationship

March 8, 2014Last updated July 27, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

J. Daryl Byler’s 11th trip to Iran marks the culmination of nearly a quarter-century of bridge-building efforts between North American Mennonites and Iranians. Byler, who is executive director of EMU’s ... read more about CJP leader Daryl Byler nurtures Iran-EMU relationship

New Bridges – Meeting the needs of the residents from foreign lands

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

Consider a few statistics: In 1990, just 2.4% of Harrisonburg’s population was foreign born. That figure rose substantially over the following decade to 9.2%, and now sits, per the latest ... read more about New Bridges – Meeting the needs of the residents from foreign lands

Goes around, comes around: EMU and Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

In the first decades of the 20th century, simultaneous efforts arose with the Virginia Mennonite Conference to establish institutions that might sit like bookends at either end of our lives: ... read more about Goes around, comes around: EMU and Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community

Extravagant love – from the Little Grill to Our Community Place

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

Let’s begin in 1992 , when the Free Food For All Soup Kitchen opened to the world, every Monday at noon, at The Little Grill restaurant in downtown Harrisonburg. Ron ... read more about Extravagant love – from the Little Grill to Our Community Place

It’s their home – helping inmates live outside walls

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

The twisting corridors and ad-hoc floor plan suggest a history of repeated additions and expansions to the Gemeinschaft Home, which once again is bursting at the seams. In late 2013, ... read more about It’s their home – helping inmates live outside walls

Helping schools bridge cross-cultural divides

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

The baggage that comes with feeling new and out of place in a foreign milleu is heavy, especially for children who can’t communicate with their peers in the United States. ... read more about Helping schools bridge cross-cultural divides

David Whyte highlights counseling’s 20th year

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

David Whyte, an internationally recognized poet, author and expert in organizational development, came to campus in late February for an event highlighting the 20th anniversary year of the master’s in ... read more about David Whyte highlights counseling’s 20th year

Bridgewater College’s counseling department staffed by EMU graduates

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

Every March, more than 800 students from the four local colleges, wearing t-shirts in their school colors, converge on downtown Harrisonburg to raise awareness about suicide prevention. Walk For Hope ... read more about Bridgewater College’s counseling department staffed by EMU graduates

First mediation center in state

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

Harrisonburg’s Fairfield Center– known for most of its 32-year history as the Community Mediation Center – has a long record of leadership in promoting and practicing creative problem-solving in Virginia. ... read more about First mediation center in state

Restorative justice and talking circles: JMU embraces EMU’s teachings

March 8, 2014Last updated August 11, 2014 by

Not long after he’d come out of the closet, Mark was at a party with his friends. At some point that evening, a group of guys approached Mark and told ... read more about Restorative justice and talking circles: JMU embraces EMU’s teachings

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