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Medicinal chemist Hollis Showalter gives Suter Seminar on drug development and discovery

March 29, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Hollis Showalter, a medicinal chemist and professor at the University of Michigan, gives the final Suter Science Seminar of the 2016-17 academic year on Wednesday, April 12, at Eastern Mennonite

Following retirement announcement, interim leadership changes planned for Eastern Mennonite Seminary and graduate school

March 28, 2017Last updated March 29, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University announces several changes in leadership to Eastern Mennonite Seminary and the School of Graduate and Professional Studies beginning July 1, 2017. These changes come with the March

Alumnus Michael J. Sharp among confirmed dead in Democratic Republic of Congo

March 28, 2017Last updated March 29, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Michael J. “M.J.” Sharp ‘05, a United Nations official kidnapped with five others in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) two weeks ago, has been confirmed as deceased by the

Work experience, grades and ‘future promise’ helps grad school-bound senior win area accounting scholarship

March 27, 2017Last updated March 28, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Becca Hardy, a senior at Eastern Mennonite University, was one of three local students from area colleges and universities to win a $1,000 scholarship from the Virginia Skyline Chapter of

Spring break Y-Trips immerse students in history and service

March 24, 2017Last updated March 24, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University students participated in four Y-Trips over spring break March 4-12. The trips were sponsored by Y-Serve (formerly known as Young People’s Christian Association), a program of EMU Campus

Syrian-Lebanese pastor and interfaith peacebuilder still has ‘hope for new Syria’

March 23, 2017Last updated March 23, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson and Randi B. Hagi

Riad Jarjour is a Syrian-Lebanese scholar, pastor and peacebuilder whose work has focused on Muslim-Christian relationships since the 1970s. On March 15 and 16, he visited Eastern Mennonite University to

‘100 People in 100 Days’: EMU’s new president engages, listens, learns in Harrisonburg and beyond

March 23, 2017Last updated March 24, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman’s office walls in the presidential suite at Eastern Mennonite University are newly decorated with archival photos commemorating the institution’s 100-year history. But she’s not often there

Refugee teens discover strengths and work to smooth newcomers’ paths with Harrisonburg High’s Peer Leader program

March 22, 2017Last updated June 21, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

For 15 students participating in a resilience training at Eastern Mennonite University, one role-play activity hit close to home. The small-group skits were focused on inviting students to learn how

Our Royal Pride: Quinn Kathrineberg, SGA co-president, musician, future teacher and more

March 21, 2017Last updated April 6, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

“Our Royal Pride” is an occasional series celebrating Eastern Mennonite University’s undergraduate students who contribute to campus life in extraordinary ways in addition to their academic pursuits. These students enthusiastically create

Pastor and sheep shearer Carl Geissinger is devoted to both of his flocks

March 21, 2017Last updated March 21, 2017 by Tabitha Goodling/Lancaster Farming

This article about Carl Geissinger ’82 is re-published with permission from Lancaster Farming. REEDSVILLE, Pa. A Mifflin County sheep shearer said he does not need any additional clients, but he

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