The culturally mixed background of the Afghan-American Muslim keynote speaker fit well with the diverse attendees from 21 countries at the first “Frontier Luncheon” during the six-week Summer Peacebuilding Institute. ... read more about Mennonite education provided to Afghan-American Muslim woman leads her to key roles in world peacebuilding
Young musicians in a special summer fiddle camp hosted by the Eastern Mennonite University Preparatory Music Program will end their week-long workshop by jamming on stage with The Steel Wheels ... read more about Suzuki Strings camp adds workshop: learn tunes and jam with The Steel Wheels at Red Wing Roots Music Festival
He has seen more of the world than Marco Polo. He has opened more mission fields than David Livingstone. He has been as innovative in his world of church ministries ... read more about New Orie O. Miller biography to be celebrated by contemporaries at Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society meeting
For the last four years, Eastern Mennonite University has finished as runner-up in the state rankings of colleges and universities participating in the national Recyclemania contest. But not in 2015. ... read more about After two years as Recyclemania runner-up, EMU wins the top state ranking in campus community recycling contest
The story of a man with 107,000 Twitter followers – famous for publicizing the “Arab Spring” via social media – has been dramatized by Eastern Mennonite University faculty and students. ... read more about EMU stage adaptation of Andy Carvin’s ‘Distant Witness’ immerses audience in tech-driven revolution of Arab Spring
Jim Krauss’s talk will follow his career-long healthcare experience from developing health services in San Joaquin, Paraguay as a Peace Corps volunteer to serving in an executive role in the ... read more about “From Paraguay to Harrisonburg: A Healthcare Adventure” with Jim Krauss
Loren E. Swartzendruber, president of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), announced to the university community today that he plans to retire next year, on June 30, 2016, marking 13 years of ... read more about EMU President Loren E. Swartzendruber announces plans for retirement
Answering a call, following a hunch, listening to your heart – four Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students, each with a different way of expressing what they are heeding in their ... read more about Students discern leadership gifts in summer-long Ministry Inquiry Program
When Gordon Meriwether first began attending Eastern Mennonite Seminary, he wanted to earn a master of divinity degree. Then the United Methodist pastor, who is also a 31-year U.S. Navy ... read more about Eastern Mennonite Seminary graduates 33 students, the largest class since 1988
When Katrina Gehman began her four-month practicum experience at the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI), she quickly learned that some terms have different meanings in different contexts. ... read more about Capstone Projects 2015: Center for Justice and Peacebuilding graduates research issues of conflict transformation