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EMU’s Commencement ceremony moved indoors to Yoder Arena in University Commons due to inclement weather

April 26, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by

Inclement weather has forced EMU’s commencement ceremony indoors to Yoder Arena in University Commons. The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. Disability parking is available in front of University Commons and ... read more about EMU’s Commencement ceremony moved indoors to Yoder Arena in University Commons due to inclement weather

April 23, 2015Last updated May 6, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University will offer two new graduate certificates in business administration and organizational leadership, beginning in the fall of 2015. Both programs are designed for working professionals seeking leadership ... read more about New graduate certificates in business administration and organizational leadership serve professional needs

April 22, 2015Last updated May 4, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

In conducting research, Sam Stoner says he’s learned diligence, time management, and patience – all qualities that the environmental sustainability major and business administration minor says will pay off as ... read more about Annual Spring STEM Celebration features pizza, posters and trivia with profs in the renovated Suter Science Center

April 15, 2015Last updated April 30, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Counselor, professor and administrator Mary Jensen was recently named associate provost of Eastern Mennonite University’s Lancaster site, which serves approximately 1,000 students in nursing, pastoral studies and graduate education programs. ... read more about Experienced administrators provide leadership in new associate provost and director of operations positions at EMU Lancaster

April 10, 2015Last updated August 28, 2020 by Kara Lofton and Lauren Jefferson

On Tuesday, Rebekah York stood in Thomas Plaza – sometimes alone, sometimes with a crowd – surrounded by ghostly chalked outlines of feet that marked those who had stood, even ... read more about Inspired by Romanian survivors of sexual trafficking, Rebekah York takes the lead and stands for #Stand4Freedom

April 10, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Over the past three years, the graduation rate for EMU honors students was 100 percent, with a third completing double or triple majors. These students, representing diverse cultural, racial and ... read more about Newest Yoder Scholars bring artistic, athletic and academic talent to EMU

April 7, 2015Last updated July 11, 2025 by Robert Propst

No organ can even compare to the complexity of the human brain. It may be the only thing in the universe that can comprehend itself, but scientists still know very ... read more about George Mason University neuroscientist’s research uses computer modeling to ‘map’ Parkinson’s disease

April 3, 2015Last updated April 23, 2015 by Andrew Jenner

On a bleak and bitterly cold February afternoon, Ryan Gehman leaves campus for a run, heading south toward one of Harrisonburg’s city parks. Dirty snowbanks line the streets and a ... read more about Working hard to put in hard work: Ryan Gehman and why he runs

April 1, 2015Last updated April 23, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi

The computer sciences are often thought of as purely objective, devoid of ethics. But, as computer science professor Dee Weikle explains, every single computer program contains its writer’s conscious and ... read more about New artificial intelligence course is the latest offering in EMU’s computer science program which aims to create well-rounded, ethical scientists

March 31, 2015Last updated April 23, 2015 by Chris Yoder

About 10 years ago, Gordon Shantz, director of maintenance at Highland Retreat in Bergton, Virginia, faced a problem. The first permanent structure ever built on the property – a bathhouse with ... read more about Mennonite Camping Association maintenance teams visit EMU to learn sustainable models for renovation of historic facilities