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Late switch to accounting major poses no barriers to scholarship winner Alyssa Gore

February 15, 2019Last updated February 17, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Alyssa Gore came to Eastern Mennonite University unsure about a career path but with a hope: “to become successful in something that I love doing” – and it appears she

Tweet D.C.: BUSADMIN 101 students meet professionals, explore capitol

December 3, 2018Last updated December 5, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The post-trip Tweet-style summaries tell the story: one long cold day filled with new sights, new people, learning and a lot of laughing. And for some students in Professor Andrew

Student-athlete helps bring Special Olympics fall event to EMU

October 1, 2018Last updated October 1, 2018 by Pete DeLea / Daily News-Record

In his roughly 20 years as a Special Olympics athlete, Watkins Parrish played almost every sport he could, including bowling, basketball and swimming. On Sunday, the 45-year-old Harrisonburg resident put

Engineering interns build, create, learn: A potato chip factory roof, hydraulics, software development tools – and marshmallows – among summer experiences

September 21, 2018Last updated September 24, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

You’ve seen them, those little sugar-covered marshmallows in shapes of chicks or bunnies, bright pink or yellow, so sweet you can hardly tolerate eating them without first dipping them in

Business internships through WCSC program prep students for job market

September 18, 2018Last updated September 18, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The best internship, says Brendon Miller, is crafted jointly and intentionally, incorporating both the goals of the intern and the organization. Miller would know. His first internship turned into his

Seven weeks in Peru: CT Assist awards fund student explorations of health care delivery

September 6, 2018Last updated September 6, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Three Eastern Mennonite University students preparing for careers in health professions observed healthcare delivery in Peru this summer on a trip funded by the CT Assist Health Experiential Learning Program.

Siderhurst research team returns to Hawaii for pest projects

August 22, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Hawaiian coffee growers used to have a leg up on much of the rest of the world: The number one insect pest for the industry – coffee berry borers –

Abigail Shelly: Living and learning with the Indonesian immigrant community in South Philadelphia

August 17, 2018Last updated November 1, 2018 by Moderator

Ministry Inquiry Program participant Abigail Shelly, a junior education major at Eastern Mennonite University, attended the Aug. 4 Immigration Community Day hosted by Mennonite Central Committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In

Summer WCSC internship confirms career direction in geriatrics

August 17, 2018Last updated August 22, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Shanon Gallagher started her internship at Carroll Manor in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington D.C. just weeks ago, but she walks through the halls of the multi-story nursing and rehabilitation

Senior social work major returns to Guatemala for immigration-related AFSC practicum

August 8, 2018Last updated August 22, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Elizabeth Witmer, a senior social work major at Eastern Mennonite University, returned to the country of her childhood for a summer practicum experience. “I was a missionary kid in Guatemala

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