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WCSC WORKS: New grad translates internship into full-time employment

January 24, 2022Last updated January 24, 2022 by Moderator

When Terry Jones arrived at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center during the summer of 2021, he wasn’t sure of his next steps. A senior at Eastern Mennonite University majoring in

EMU announces new partnership with Peace Corps

October 11, 2021Last updated December 17, 2021 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University announces a new partnership with the Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program. The program offers financial assistance and internships to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who

Students, professor conduct entomology research in Hawai’i

August 3, 2021Last updated August 9, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

On the eastern coast of the island of Hawai’i sits the Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, where two students from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) spent part

Students sample congregational vocations through ministry internships

July 27, 2021Last updated July 29, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

For students who want to explore a possible call to ministry, a summer program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) allows them to experience ministry firsthand. The Ministry Inquiry Program (MIP)

Washington Community Scholars’ Center director to retire after 22 years of shaping, invigorating DC cross-cultural program

May 13, 2021Last updated May 14, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

A city divided, Washington D.C. is at once violent and magnificent. Its political and cultural institutions attract politicians, academicians, artists, and immigrants. Rhythm and color from around the globe embellish

Student-scientists receive 2021 summer research grants

April 15, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by EMU communications

Seven EMU students heading to careers in science and medicine have earned funding for summer research, provided by the Kauffman-Miller Research Awards and the CT Assist Summer Experiential Learning Program.

EMU’s new National Science Foundation-funded scholarship program preps STEM teachers for 21st century classrooms

April 13, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Teacher education majors at Eastern Mennonite University who are preparing for careers teaching in the STEM fields will soon have access to new scholarship funds. EMU is the recipient of

EMU announces community organizing and development minor

April 11, 2021Last updated December 10, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

“Community organizing is fundamentally a project of power-building within and among groups of people marginalized from existing power structures,” says Professor Ryan Good, co-director of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center

WCSC interns work in food access, end-of-life care, zoos and more

March 24, 2021Last updated April 1, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

This semester, students are mapping racially restrictive deeds, nursing and caring for the most vulnerable patients, improving food access in food apartheid areas, and monitoring zoo animals – all through the

Returning to the roots: Local farmers adopt restorative practices

January 26, 2021Last updated January 26, 2021 by Kathleen Shaw/Daily News-Record

Jonathan McRay MA ’13 (conflict transformation) is Eastern Mennonite University’s sustainability and social justice curriculum consultant. As co-founder of Silver Run Forest Farm in Harrisonburg, McRay has hosted practicum experiences

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