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Professional guide Husam Jubran MA ’04 on the ‘responsible tourism’ movement

May 23, 2019Last updated May 23, 2019 by EMU communications

Husam Jubran MA ’04 of Mejdi Tours spoke about socially conscious tourism at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai in April 2019. Jubran is a professional guide and nonviolence trainer based in

Staff Spotlight #4: Sarah Gant, IS Helpdesk manager

May 23, 2019Last updated May 23, 2019 by EMU communications

This occasional series features Eastern Mennonite University staff members. Read Staff Spotlight #1 about Lynn Veurink, #2 about Vanessa Derrow, and #3 about Betty Lee. Sarah Gant, the helpdesk manager

Retiring professor Chris Gingrich anchored EMU’s economics program for 24 years

May 22, 2019Last updated May 22, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Jelly beans, tennis balls and cups of coffee – these descriptors appear with regularity when former students remember Professor Chris Gingrich. The first two classroom props were used in activities

Tecla Namachanja Wanjala MA ’03 honored as CJP’s 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year

May 21, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Tecla Namachanja Wanjala MA ‘03 was honored as the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding‘s 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year award during a May 8 luncheon at the first session of Summer

The Mennonite highlights university presidents: Susan Schultz Huxman contributes ‘We’re better together’

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This is the seventh article in a seven-part series by the presidents of Mennonite Church USA higher education institutions. The entire series is available at themennonite.org/mhea. ... read more about The Mennonite highlights university presidents: Susan Schultz Huxman contributes ‘We’re better together’ from The Mennonite

EMU awards five Yoder Scholarships

May 20, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University has awarded Yoder Scholars to five students beginning their studies this fall. Established in 1993 and named for alumni Carol and Paul R. Yoder Jr., the scholarships

Mary Jo Heckman MA ’05 named Harrisonburg City Teacher of the Year

May 17, 2019Last updated May 22, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Mary Jo Heckman MA ’05 was named Teacher of the Year for Harrisonburg City Public Schools, during a ceremony at the Lucy Simms Continuing Education Center on Thursday evening. Scott

For fifth consecutive year, EMU earns first among state RecycleMania competitors

May 17, 2019Last updated May 17, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

For the fifth straight year, Eastern Mennonite University has placed first among participating Virginia universities in the 2019 RecycleMania competition. It also improved its national standing to 34th with its

Mutual impact: ‘Wonderful and wise’ Deirdre Longacher Smeltzer was changed by – and changed – EMU

May 16, 2019Last updated May 17, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

For the recent LovEMU Day festivities, outgoing vice president and undergraduate academic dean Deirdre Longacher Smeltzer chose a t-shirt that said, “EMU changed my life” – because it’s “definitely true,”

27th Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival explores ‘creation’ through Haydn, Milhaud … and itself

May 15, 2019Last updated May 20, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation” and Darius Milhaud’s “La Création du Monde” – and the process of musical creation at the festival itself – are centerpieces of the 27th annual

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