Engineering at EMU
Visit brand new engineering labs in the Suter Science Center at EMU in Harrisonburg, Virginia. EMU offers Mechanical and Computer Engineering as majors. Scholarships are available! ... read more about Engineering at EMU
Academics
Iris de León-Hartshorn MA ’05 talks about transformation and hope for ‘real change’ in Mennonite Church USA
IRIS DE LEÓN-HARTSHORN MA ’05 has served Mennonite Central Committee (1996-2007) and Mennonite Church USA (2007-present) in various leadership roles. Previously the church’s director of transformative peacemaking, the Portland, Oregon, ... read more about Iris de León-Hartshorn MA ’05 talks about transformation and hope for ‘real change’ in Mennonite Church USA
Alumnus wins National Council of Teachers of English writing award
Ben Roth Shank, a high school English and media studies teacher in New Zealand, was awarded the Paul and Kate Farmer English Journal Writing Award. ... read more about Alumnus wins National Council of Teachers of English writing award from National Council of Teachers of English
Student-athlete helps bring Special Olympics fall event to EMU
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 ... read more about Student-athlete helps bring Special Olympics fall event to EMU
Sweet Cheeks apples, developed by alum Ryan Linder-Hess ’98, earns top votes from Lancaster readers
The Sweet Cheeks apple, a cross between Honeycrisp and Pink Lady developed by Lancaster’s Hess Brothers Fruit Co., was the top vote-getter in a LancasterOnline reader poll. ... read more about Sweet Cheeks apples, developed by alum Ryan Linder-Hess ’98, earns top votes from Lancaster readers from LancasterOnline
Royals Athlete of the Week: Goalie devotes pre-season to student-teacher prep, then sets career saves record
Juggling preparations for a teaching career and setting athletic records might seem a difficult combination. And it is, according to Eastern Mennonite University senior Kelsey Troyer (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), who ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Goalie devotes pre-season to student-teacher prep, then sets career saves record
Nathan Hershberger ’12 earns EMHS Young Alum Award
Nathan Hershberger was recently named Eastern Mennonite High School’s Alumnus of the Year. He is a 2008 graduate of EMHS and a 2012 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University. His wife, ... read more about Nathan Hershberger ’12 earns EMHS Young Alum Award
‘Global South Voices’ brings three to Harrisonburg to share impacts of climate change
Three community development experts from El Salvador, Nepal and Zimbabwe will speak at Eastern Mennonite University Oct. 1-3 as part of the Global South Voices program, an initiative of the ... read more about ‘Global South Voices’ brings three to Harrisonburg to share impacts of climate change
CJP degree candidates experience practicums in peace education, historical memory, restorative justice and more
Second-year master’s degree candidates in the conflict transformation and restorative justice programs at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) recently completed practicums engaging with peace education, historical ... read more about CJP degree candidates experience practicums in peace education, historical memory, restorative justice and more
Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar
Leigh-Anne Krometis, associate professor in biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech., will present a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. Krometis will discuss ... read more about Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar